Authors Note: Here is chapter 3! Please, enjoy.

Addison Adrienne Forbes Montgomery knew many things; she was a damn good, smart, kick-ass Doctor. It wasn't the fact that she came from money that made her smart; it was the fact that she was a double-board certified Neonatal surgeon, she worked fucking hard to get to where she was and everything else in her past was just a smudge on her radar. Everything except for Derek Shepherd, she loved that man with all of her heart and if she was completely honest with herself, if he asked her to move in with him again...To marry him again.

She would say yes in a heartbeat.

Derek was beautiful, smart, caring; but the fact that their marriage blew up wasn't his fault, it was hers. She knew she shouldn't have cheated on him with Mark, but if he would just talk to her and give her a chance to explain that they were both drunk when Mark came to the house. But, in the separation, Addison got Derek's family; they sided with her because even though it was wrong of Addison to cheat, Derek gave her thousands of reasons to.

And now.

Now she was dying.

She couldn't think rationally when she felt the gun press against her side, she knew she was alone in that moment as she looked down at Derek and saw the fear in his eyes; she had felt the bullets pierce her flesh and when her body went numb, she knew she was at death's door. But now, she had to fight, she was stubborn and she would win. The only question was whether or not she had anything to fight for.

Derek was standing at the nurse's station outside of Addison's new room, it had been a week since the shooting and Addison had been transported back to Seattle Grace once the Police cleared them to come back; the majority of the Doctors felt that the new security system in the hospital was ridiculous, but Derek was glad because it meant that Addison was even safer. Derek was sitting at his wife's side when some of the residents come in; Meredith had to stifle an 'oh my god' as they looked at Addison. She was pale and now had been intubated when her lung collapsed; it looked like she was attached to almost every machine in the hospital.

"Derek..." He and the residents turned to see the Chief standing in the doorway; he motioned for Derek to join Nancy, Naomi and himself outside along with Bailey, "What's going on?" Derek asked, seeing the look on their faces. As gently as he could, Richard spoke; "Derek. It isn't good. Her right lung is collapsed and she isn't breathing on her own." Derek shook his head, not believing what he was being told. "She coded five times, Derek. Most people don't even survive the first shock."

Seeing Derek almost in tears was too much for Richard, so, Naomi continued; "She doesn't have very much time left, Derek." Naomi paused and Nancy finished; "mom is on her way and I have already called the Montgomery's. They have done everything in their power, she just isn't fighting Derek, it is time to say 'goodbye'."

"I met somebody today, Naomi." Addison told her friend as they sat at a table in the local Starbucks drinking their lattes. Naomi practically choked on her latte and looked up at Addison in surprise, "Who?"

"His name is Derek Shepherd; he is in the same 'Anatomy' class as me back at the school."Addison smiled, "Naomi...I think he is my 'one and done'."

Derek sat beside Addison and looked at the heart monitor which was still steadily beeping; the nurses and other doctors had filed out of the room so the only people that remained in the room were Bailey, the residents, the Chief, the Shepherds and the Montgomery's. "Addison, I am so sorry." Nancy whispered as she adjusted the blanket on Addison's still and cold frame.

"Marry me." Derek said, his sisters glared at him, it was Christmas and they had gone on a 'family walk' in Central park. Addison looked down at her boyfriend stunned, "Please marry me, Addison." He opened the box and presented it to Addison, her eyes filled with tears and Derek panicked; "I-I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to." He rushed to assure her just to notice the look of displeasure on his sisters faces, "It's just that I love you so much Addison Adrienne Forbes Montgomery and I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

"Stand up and look at me." Addison ordered. Derek shot her a confused look before doing as she asked; she looked deep into his eyes and asked him in her 'matter-of-fact' voice. "Tell me what you want."

"I only want you, Addison."

Bizzy and the rest of Addison's family stayed outside of the room most of the time and Derek was furious, Archer was the only one who came in, Bizzy had told Derek 'if you have nothing nice to say, don't bother'. Derek sat at Addison's beside just listening to her heart monitor steadily beep, he knew that he had hurt Addison and that their marriage falling apart wasn't only her fault; it was also his, no matter how much she denied it. "Addie, I'm so sorry." Derek started to cry as he leaned forward and buried his head in the crook between her neck and shoulder, "Please, baby, come back to me." He sobbed, "I love you Addison, please fight."

Addison could hear Derek's voice echo through her head, she immediately knew that he had been crying; for how long? She didn't know, but now...Now she had reason to fight, he still loved her and that was all she wanted in the world. Derek jumped when Addison's hand moved onto his and she squeezed tightly as she started to choke, he sat up and looked at his wife just to find her staring at him; "She's fighting intubation. She's alert." Bailey exclaimed as she pushed her way past Derek.

"What's going on?" Naomi rushed in followed by the rest of the Shepherds.

"She's-she's fighting intubation." Derek watched as Miranda pulled the tube out of Addison's throat, moving aside and throwing it away, Derek immediately returned to Addison's side and took her hand in his. She opened her mouth to talk just to be shushed by Derek, "please say something."

"I-I love you t-to." She said weakly as her tired gaze met with his.

Authors Note: Okay, tell me what you thought! The next chapter, Derek will break the news to her. Also, please feel free to PM me or review with some ideas that you might want to see happen in the story later on? Tell me what you thought.