The next morning Addison goes downstairs to the kitchen and finds Amelia sitting drinking coffee.
"Good morning, Addie. Sorry I woke you both last night."
"Good morning, Amelia. Well I'm glad it was just you. I don't know what we'd have done if it was a burglar. I'd told Derek to stay in the room with me and we were going to call the cops. I didn't want Derek to go down and get attacked by anyone. It was only when I heard your voice, I knew it was you."
"Do you want a coffee? That was literally all I could find in this kitchen."
"Yes please. Well there was no point in shopping as we won't be here for long. Anything we need we can just go out for or order take out."
"Are you ok, Addie? With the divorce and everything?" Amelia asks Addison as she starts to make her a coffee.
"I'm getting there. It's going to take time. I still love him, Amelia but we both hurt each other so badly and I was trying to make up for everything. I even lived in a trailer with him, but he couldn't let go of Meredith and then he cheated on me at the prom we arranged at the hospital for the chiefs niece. Then I got upset and called Mark and we slept together again and Derek turned up at the hotel to tell me it was over and then Mark walked out of the bathroom in nothing but a towel. Derek who had just finished telling me how sad he was about the end of our marriage, then said that he felt so much better now, like he had nothing to be guilty about."
"Oh Addie, I'm so sorry. If Derek can't see how amazing you are, then he doesn't deserve you. I just want you both to be happy. So Derek lives in a trailer? And he's with some girl, Meredith did you say?"
"Yes he lives in a trailer and he's seeing a intern at the hospital we work at."
"Oh my god. I need to see this. Talk about having a midlife crisis."
"You can come and visit me at my new house in Seattle if you want. If you're not too busy with your residency. How's that going?"
"It's great. Well I had a few days off so I thought I'd come and see my friends and family. But I'll be heading back in a few days. It's going well. I'm letting nothing stand in the way of becoming the surgeon I want to be. I'll show everyone who ever doubted me. I'm going to be an amazing neurosurgeon."
"That's fantastic, Amelia. I've always believed in you. I'll always love and support you no matter what."
"Thank you, Addison. I know I've had my moments especially with Derek. But I really hope he can see how hard I try every single day. I just want him to be proud of me. He's the only man I've got to look up to and I just want him to be a part of my life. More than he has for the last few years at least."
They hear a cough from behind them and Derek walks into the room. "Amy, I love you so much. I know I haven't always been there for you like I should have. But I hope you can give me a chance to be there now."
"Oh Derek, I love you too. It's not too late we still have time. So Addie has invited me to stay at her new house when I have time off and I just need to see this trailer of yours, I don't know how you can possibly live in a trailer. I mean you have plenty of money, so why would you choose to live in a trailer." Amelia laughs.
"Well I love the land and it's a great place to spend time fishing. I don't intend to live in a trailer for the rest of my life, I do actually want to build a house there I just haven't found the time."
"Hmm well, I guess I'll see it for myself when I come and visit. But I'm definitely going to be staying at Addie's house."
"That's ok the trailer only has one bed anyway."
"Wow, I don't know how you put up with it for so long Addie."
"It was pretty terrible. But there was a couple of times it wasn't so bad. Mainly the times when Derek was actually being nice to me and when we had a dog for a while, Doc before he got sick and we had to put him to sleep, I really loved that dog. I mean it would have been nicer to have more space for him but he really loved to run around through the woods."
"Aww I'm sorry about Doc."
"Yeah he was a great dog. At least he's not in any pain anymore. It was awful to see him suffering."
"So what are you going to do today?" Amelia asks trying to change the subject.
"Well I guess we need to start sorting through our things here and decide what we want to keep, or give away to charity or sell along with the house. I was thinking we'd leave the furniture with the house and then whoever buys it can have the choice to either keep it or if they want to redecorate then they can get rid of it." Addison tells Amelia.
"Yeah that's a good idea, the furniture is pretty great anyway and it saves people the hassle if they like it when they decide to buy it." Amelia replies
"What are you going to be doing Amy?" Derek asks his sister.
"I was thinking of going to visit mom. How about you? Are you going to come and visit the rest of our family. You know they'll be dying to see you. You too, Addie."
"Yeah we were planning on going to see mom and Nancy, Kathleen, and Lizzie and all the kids. Would you let mom know that we're here and then maybe she can arrange for everyone else to come over so we can see everyone together." Derek suggests.
"Sure I can tell her. I'm sure she'll be delighted to see her golden child." Amelia says sarcastically.
"I'm sure I'm not there so much anymore. I mean I've hardly even seen her properly in ages. But I've decided that has to change, from now on I plan to see more of my family. Even if I'm living in Seattle, I'll make sure I'm here for important occasions."
"That's great if you mean it, Derek. I guess I haven't really spent much time with my family in a few years either. So maybe we should make a pact that from now on, family comes first. I'm including you in this too, Addie. You'll always be my sister."
"Oh Amelia, I love you so much." Addison says as she pulls Amelia into a hug. "I agree family is the most important thing. I've always loved your family. Even though one person in particular wasn't always so keen on me. Who knows maybe now we're divorced she won't be so hard on me."
"Just ignore her, Addie. Everyone else thought you were perfect for Derek. I'm sure mom would think no one was good enough for Derek."
"It's ok I've learned to ignore it for all these years now so it won't really make a difference to me now."
"I'll uh have a word with her, Addie. I'll tell her that this divorce was my fault and that if she wants to blame someone then she can start with me." Derek tells her.
"Thanks Derek. It's not all your fault. But at least you're willing to take your fair share of the blame."
"So guys I'm feeling pretty hungry. What do you say we get ready and head out for some breakfast. I know a great diner which does the most amazing pancakes and waffles and pretty much anything else you might want." Amelia suggests.
"Yeah that sounds great. Let's get ready and go and get some breakfast." Addison agrees.
"Yeah let's go." Derek tells them.
The three of them head upstairs to get ready and a while later they make their way out to go and get breakfast.