A/N: Thanks so much for all of your reviews. It's very much appreciated.

I need to apologise for getting Alex's home wrong. I said it was Ohio and it should have been Iowa. Thanks Piet Pompies for pointing that out.

Hope you all Enjoy Chapter 2.

Chapter 2 – Boys Night Out

Alex had managed to avoid going to Chief Webber's house for dinner. He hated organized work functions, as far as he was concerned that was not part of the job. Tonight however, begrudgingly he agreed to go out for drinks to meet the new head of Neurology. Like I care.

He grabbed his jacket that was lying on the chair and made his way out of the hospital. He walked the short distance to Joes the closest bar to the hospital in which he had spent many nights over the years.

"About time Karev." Mark said as Alex approached the group.

"Yeah, sorry I got held up." Alex lied.

"Alex this is Dr Derek Shepherd the new head of Neurology. Derek this is Dr Alex Karev the Head of Paediatrics." Richard Webber said introducing the two men.

The two Dr's shook hands.

"Nice to meet you Dr Karev." Derek said.

"You too." Alex replied.

A few hours and many drinks later the men noticed a group of young men and women flirting with each other.

"God I would hate to be going through that again." Derek said.

"Oh it's not so bad." Mark disagreed.

"No I was never any good at that. Lucky I'm married."

"You're married?" Alex asked.

"Karev do you ever check your email?" Richard asked annoyed. As much as he respected Alex as a Doctor he annoyed the hell out of him for his lack of interest in other hospital matters.

"Yes I check emails I just don't read unimportant hospital memos." He replied knowing full well this would piss the Chief off.

"Well Hospital Staffing is important and if you bothered to check you would have found that Derek and his wife are both starting work with us on Monday."

"Oh what does your wife do?" Alex asked just to be polite.

"Addison is a Doctor too." Derek said.

"Not just any Doctor Derek. Don't be modest of your wives success. Addison is one of the best Neo Natal surgeons in the country. We are very lucky to have both of them working for us."

"Oh I was wondering who would take over that job." Alex said trying to ignore the fact that just hearing the name Addison bought back memories he didn't want to think about.

"Yes and I hope you can get along better with her than you did with her predecessor. I need my OB and Paediatrician to get along."

"Yeah, yeah I get it Richard. Can we just enjoy the night?"

"So you aren't married Alex?" Derek asked trying to change the subject.

"Ha, you've got to be kidding. The longest relationship Alex has ever had is with his best friend Mark here." George said.

"Thanks O'Malley. I'm just not the marrying kind of guy." Alex said with the shrug of his shoulders.

"I'm afraid the list of women who have graced Alex's bedroom is long and varied." Mark said.

"Oh not unlike yours." Richard added. "If the pair of you were not such good Dr's I wouldn't put up with your out of work activities."

"Oh for Christ sake Richard lighten up. You wonder why we never invite you anywhere." Alex said taking another mouthful of his beer.

"So neither of you has had a serious relationship?" Derek asked in a way envying these men.

"Well no not really." Alex said.

"Not enough time, you know work and stuff I mean I dated Claire for about 6 months that was pretty big for me." Mark said.

"Yeah I remember her. She was hot." Alex said.

"Yeah she was. Oh well you dated that underwear model Izzie was it?" Mark said to Alex.

"You know full well that's her name and she is now a Doctor at the hospital." Alex said.

"Yeah very hot blonde. Then there was the crazy ex patient, Ava, Nurse Olivia Oh and don't forget the Redhead from Florida all those years ago. Can't remember her name."

At Mark's mention of her Alex suddenly didn't want to pursue the banter anymore. He hated that it still bothered him. He hated that he didn't know what happened between them and he hated most of all that he still thought about her occasionally wondering where she was and if he ever crossed her thoughts. Thinking about her again only put him in a bad mood.

"No I can't remember her name either. That was a really long time ago. I'm surprised you remember her." Alex said feigning indifference again.

"Oh come on you pinned over her for what felt like years."

"I did not. Talk about exaggeration. I didn't pine. I don't pine. I was a kid what were we 18? She was my first girlfriend and she dumped me. I was pissed off more than anything. I didn't pine. I don't pine. Ever." He ranted.

Mark just looked at him. "Fuck you're still pinning. And you do so remember her name; you just don't want to tell us you do."

"Oh Shut up Mark." Alex said. Now annoyed with himself that he let Mark get to him.

Many years ago – Florida

"Dude what's the deal with the redhead?" Mark asked.

"I like her. She's different to the girls I usually go for." Alex replied shrugging his shoulders.

"She is. Not your type at all. Not that I'd say no but I think she won't be the type of girl to give it up easily. So you might be wasting your time."

"Maybe. I just want to get to know her. And by the way I saw her first so don't even think about it."

"The way she was looking at you today, trust me buddy she only wants you." Mark said as they made their way to the beach.

A few hours' later Addison and Naomi turned up at the beach. As soon as Alex saw her he smiled to himself. He noticed her earlier that day as soon as she walked into Mark's Aunt's Diner; he decided there and then that he would get her to go out with him. He didn't think it would be too difficult now that she had showed up at his first invitation.

"Hey, Addison I'm glad you made it." Alex said as he walked over to the girls.

"Hi." Was all Addison could reply.

Alex knew she was nervous and for some reason instead of letting that inflate his ego like he normally would he found it sweet.

To avoid feeling like a third wheel Naomi decided now would be as good a time as any to get drunk and meet new people. After all that was the plan the girls had decided on before they started College and had to get serious about study.

This left Addison and Alex alone. They sat in the sand near the fire and Addison began to drink to help her overcome her nervousness. After a few drinks Addison began to feel a little more comfortable and began talking easily.

The pair covered all topics about where they were from, what College they were going to after the summer and how long they were going to be there for.

"Mark's Aunt and Uncle own the diner." Addison said clarifying Alex's words.

"Yeah, she offered Mark and me a job for the summer to earn some money before we start College."

"So you will be here for 3 months?"

"Yeah. What about you?"

"We are staying with Naomi's Grandmother. We go back at the end of summer, 1 week before school starts."

"Great, so we can hang out when I'm not at work."

"Maybe." Addison said non commitidly she didn't want to appear too keen.

Alex smirked to himself, he knew she was trying to play it cool but he could tell things were going to work out just as he would like them to for the summer.

The pair spent the rest of the night together before Addison had to go. They were walking back to the party after a walk along the beach. He stopped her and she turned to look at him.

"What is it?" She asked.

"I want to do something." He replied as he tugged her closer to him with her hand that was still held in his. She looked into his eyes as he leant closer to her and just as his lips brushed across hers softly her eyes fluttered shut. Alex dropped her hand that was in his and circled her waist so she was now flush with his body. Addison's arms were now wrapped around his neck, returning his kiss that had now deepened. His tongue entered her mouth and began to explore her. A slight moan escaped her mouth at the contact.

They pulled away from each other for a brief minute. His hands moved to either side of her face and he lightly kissed her again.

"We should get back." He said.

Present Day

"I had better get home. Addison will probably be home after her night out." Derek said.

"Sure. I think I'll get going too. We can share a cab if you like?" Alex said.

"Good idea." Derek replied.

There was something nagging in the back of Alex's head why there was something about Derek and Addison. Addison and Derek. He remembered HIS Addison talking about her friend and he was sure his name was Derek. When he rang her Dormitory at Harvard he was sure Derek was the name mentioned as to why she wasn't there. But then again it was so long ago. The details of the break up were getting a little vague now. He may have dwelled on them and made them a little more sinister than what they really were.

Of course it was all Mark's fault if he hadn't of brought her up in conversation he wouldn't be feeling sorry for himself thinking about her all over again. It was stupid. But it didn't matter how many times he told himself that it didn't stop him from thinking about her.

As Alex got ready for bed that night, he hated himself for doing it, but he took out the only photo he had of Addison. It had seen better days but he couldn't bare to part with it. It was taken a few weeks before they both left Florida, she was laughing at something he had said and in his mind she had never looked more beautiful.

He knew it was pathetic and as he touched the photo he laughed at the thought that this same girl could now be Derek Shepherds wife. It was just impossible. Wasn't it?

A/N: So there you go Chapter 2. Please let me know what you think. Next Chapter: Addison starts work at SGH. How will they react? Probably not how you will expect.