A/N: So another one of my stories that I have not continued! Okay, I'm dearly sorry that I hadn't updated earlier, I kinda like this story though... Soooo I'll go back to my script for our play now! I hope at least a few are still reading this and maybe even enjoying it?

Closeness

Addison awoke awhile later, finding herself in Derek's arms, his chest pressed up tightly against her back while one of his hands had moved a little beneath her scrub top the other rested on her hip. Suddenly she began to feel uncomfortable, not believing she hadn't gotten this much sleep in nearly a year, or maybe even longer than that.

"Derek..." She started, thinking he was still asleep.

"Yeah?" He whispered, not fully comprehending that at least one of his hands was in a pretty inappropriate place.

"Thank you." Addison stated, closing her eyes again, she wanted to enjoy this moment just for a little longer before she had to face the consequences. Well, they could just both ignore this. This right here and the connection that was between them for some reason.

"You're more than welcome. I think I should thank you too." Derek moved his fingers along her hip bone, feeling her skin warm underneath his touch.

"Why?" Her breathing was already a little uneven as she tried to ignore the tingling sensations in her stomach.

"Because I haven't slept more than a few hours every night for a while." He pushed his luck when he buried his nose in her hair, breathing in her soft scent. He couldn't quite define it but it smelled amazing, or maybe it was just her.

"Me neither." She stated, her teeth sinking into her lower lip before she moved her hips back against his a little. Derek was taken aback by this a little but he couldn't mind any less and now moved closer as well. She slowly turned around in his arms, her eyes locking with his. He was so close to her that she could feel his warm breath on her lips as her eyes slipped closed and his lips touched hers, carefully at first, as if he was testing the waters. When she responded to the kiss he pressed his lips against hers a little more firmly before he lightly sucked on her bottom lip. Addison moaned lowly and tangled her fingers in his hair to pull him closer. She couldn't believe she was actually kissing him in some bed in an on-call room. At work! But for some reason she couldn't find herself able to pull away from him, like she needed him.

"Whoa!" They hadn't heard the door open or someone who had stepped inside. "Dude..." It was Alex Karev. Derek and Addison pulled apart quickly, their breathing still rather heavy.

"Excuse me." Addison had gotten up and now quickly rushed out of the door.

"Not a word, Karev." Derek gave him an annoyed look as he got up as well.

"She's hot, I can't blame you." Alex shrugged and watched Derek walk past him.

"Addison, wait!" He called after her but she didn't turn around. "Fuck!" He sighed, closing his eyes. Derek knew he shouldn't have kissed her and maybe shouldn't have told her to sleep in the same bed he was sleeping in.

"Hey, Derek!" He turned around and saw Gracie standing behind him with a teddy bear in her hands.

"Hey." Derek smiled at her, kneeling down in front of her. "How are you liking Seattle so far?" She crinkled her nose as she thought about her answer for a little. "It rains a lot." She then stated simply, making Derek laugh. "Do you know where I can get a sandwich? Uncle Richard said he had to … well, do something."

"Yeah, come on." He smiled at the little girl, finding her rather endearing, just like her mother. "And you know Richard?"

"Yeah! He was there when I was born and for all my birthdays and" she had to take a breath since she had been talking so fast. "I love him."

"He's pretty great, huh?"

"My mommy always says that I shouldn't say 'huh'. She says people who talk like that wouldn't manage to graduate high school, let alone university."

"She says that?" Derek chuckled, he could actually picture Addison telling her daughter that.

"Yes, but you're a surgeon, so you can't be so stupid."

"Oh, don't be so sure." Yeah, when it came to her mother he definitely had been pretty stupid.

"Do you like my mommy?" Gracie raised her eyebrows at him as they walked towards the cafeteria.

"Yeah, I do." He smiled at her, kids thought all liking was reduced to friendships, right?

"She really likes you too... And so do I." She gave him the sweetest smile in the world. "But my mommy likes you differentlyyy." Okay, he had been wrong, maybe she did know more than he had thought. "Oh, come on, I'm six years old!"

Derek raised his eyebrows, slightly amused. "Are you in school yet?"

"I'm in first grade. But you shouldn't just change the topic."

"You're pretty smart." He stated as they reached the cafeteria and he got her a sandwich.

"My mommy thinks so too. Thanks." She took the sandwich from him.

"Do you miss New York?"

"I miss my dad." Grace looked at him with sad eyes, taking a bite of her sandwich.

"I'm sorry." Derek tugged a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"What's your dad like? Because mine was the greatest in the entire world... We always went camping and mommy even went with us..."

"Then I guess my dad was the second best in the world then... But he died when I was just two years older than you." Grace looked up at him and hugged him, he was surprised to say the least, never would he have expected a girl her age acting this mature. He hugged her back and smiled softly.

"I'm sorry, Derek."

"I'm sorry too, sweetie."

"Hey." Addison had approached the table and sat down next to her daughter. "What's wrong, sweetie?" She tilted her head to the side and looked at Gracie.

"Derek's daddy died too."

"Oh..." Addison looked up at him, a somewhat apologizing look in her eyes. "I'm really sorry." She took his hand in hers, squeezing it a little. He was probably as surprised as she was about this. "It's okay, it happened a long time ago." He tried to shrug the feeling off he hadn't had for a really long time. Derek usually avoided talking about his father in any way, no one here knew anything about what had happened. "It'll get easier, I promise." He said, not only to Gracie, but also to Addison.

Both of them nodded at the exact same time, making Derek smile at how alike they were.

"I think we need to go home, sweety. Aunt Adele invited us for dinner tonight." She stroked her daughter's hair lovingly.

"Can Derek come too?" Grace asked, her eyes big and pleading.

"I'm sorry, sweetie, but I have a surgery later." He saw her eyes sadden again and quickly added. "But we can go to the zoo this weekend?"

"Yes!" She squealed, getting up from her chair. "Thank you for the sandwich! I'm gonna go say bye to uncle Richard."
"Be back here in a few minutes, okay?" Addison raised her eyebrows at her daughter, she knew she didn't want her mother to walk with her but at least a little control was in order, right?

"Yes, mommy!" Gracie ran off, leaving Derek and Addison stand at the side of the cafeteria, hands still intertwined.

"Thank you." She smiled at him. "She really likes you."

"I know, she told me." Derek chuckled a little. "And she says you like me too." He grinned at her boyishly.

"She's such a little loud mouth." She smiled and shook her head. "You know that she's got you wrapped around her little finger, right?"

"Yeah, I do..." He sighed, still smiling at her. "And just so you know, I like you too." Derek kissed her cheek, wanting her closer again but he knew he couldn't... Well he could but he shouldn't. Just as Addison was about to reply her daughter tugged on her hand.

"Let's go mommy!"

"Yeah, right..." She was still staring at Derek.

"Goodbye you two." He kissed Gracie's cheek as well and watched a still slightly perplexed Addison walk away with her daughter in her arms.

"He smells good, doesn't he?" Grace said on the way to the car.

"I don't know about that, honey." Her mother replied, hoping her daughter wouldn't catch onto anything.

"Yes you do! You smell like him!"

Alrighty! Do you like it? Cause I actually kinda do now! Review, please?