Fiddling with his phone, Avery walked along side of April. On the sidewalk they strolled while April examined the midnight blue sky that twinkled above them. Cars pass by and other conversations pass along, but the two remained silent.

This worried April because she knew herself the very best. She looked at him and saw a blank facial expression and immediately felt pressure. His rock solid face lurking around the streets, and his mind wandered somewhere else giving her an overwhelming feeling to ramble. And in her mind she didn't want to but her mind worked slower than her mouth did.

"You know Lexie's been acting really weird lately." Her face looked forward, looking from the corner of her eye at him as she placed her hands in her jacket's pocket. A wandering grunt came from Avery's mouth, gaining a transmission from his ever so busy mind.

"I- I mean have you seen her at school because I haven't. I saw her at my grandparent's building and she was all twitchy and nervous like someone I know but I just can't put my finger on it." She shrugged her shoulders while her eyes blinked a few times. A sigh escaped his body as her annoying voice continued to speak.

Another unresponsive grunt came from him as he unlocked his phone like he had been doing the whole entire night. He looked at the text message that was last sent by Cristina. Inside his heart was full and it made him have hoped that one day they could be together.

'I'm Sorry,' it had said. She wanted to be with him and in his mind he knew it.

She told him to meet her at the laundry mat and with no hesitation he did. April was at his house studying for mid-winter finals at the time so she tagged along.

If only he knew that April has been looking at him the same way he had for Cristina for so long. But she was a friend nonetheless which meant that she would protect his heart from anything.

She glanced at the phone to see Cristina's number as he locked it once again.

She let out a deep sigh and looked up to him. "You're sulking over Cristina again, aren't you?" This time instead of an unresponsive grunt she received a roll from the eyes. She smirked slightly knowing she was getting something from him.

"I don't get why. All she is, is mean to you and then you want more. I honestly think this is worse than an abusive relationship. All you do is mope around after she disappears for days until she gains contact with you. At least be a man about it."

Coming from his curved upward lips came a scoff. "You don't get it, April."

"Ah, but I do," she chimed in finally receiving a few words from him. She nudged him playfully as his face continued to be as solid as brick.

He unlocked his phone one more time and April watched. Her back tensed along with her face. Her voice escalated, "You know what?—"

Glancing at a nearby Laundry Mat she was ready to curse Avery out, but something stopped her. She recognized black curly locks which made her give the laundry mat a stern look. In front of her was an older, red haired man. She quickly looked at Avery who was still buried into his text messages and obviously stared into the Laundry Mat again. Her eyes opened wide and a stutter came from within her as she grabbed his jacket directing him to the other side of the street. "I think we should go this way."

Hearing her nervous laugh he looked up not noticing where they were. He followed along with her until he saw the street signs. "No, I have to go this way," he said naively.

Slipping in between her fingers was Avery. Unsuccessfully she grabbed his jacket and when she couldn't in the middle of the street she stood in front of him legs and arms open wide. "You shouldn't do that."

He stopped in front of her in a vacant street, raising an eyebrow at the overzealous April Kepner. "I have to go into the laundry mat. Cristina is waiting for me."

Even though he was going to have to see her, April wasn't going down without a fight. "Do you have to go to that laundry mat? I-I-I mean are you sure she's waiting for you because d-d-don't be a creep and try to surprise her. I mean be a man for once, Avery."

He smiled uncomfortably, "Remember when we had that conversation about when you're being a creeper? That's useful now."

He rolled his eyes while walking around her and April's heart clutched itself. Her eyes closed while shouting, "Avery Don't." But closing her eyes didn't change anything for she still heard the scraping of his feet. She slowly opened her eyes watching the heart of a young boy slowly crack.

His shoulders were low as she walked to him. She observed his tongue in his cheek and the pain in his eyes. He watched Cristina smile and laugh with Owen, more than she ever did with Meredith or her other friends or even with him.

"I didn't want you to see, I'm sorry Avery," She said low voice almost like as if she was the one to blame.

"It's okay," he said in a raspy tone walking away from both the laundry mat and April. "You were just being a friend."

XX

The next afternoon the collegiate bell rang. Derek walked out of his class, impatient to wait for Meredith.

Things have been going well with them; at least he can only imagine form his part they were. It was starting to get serious though he tried to evade the feelings. He couldn't sleep without seeing her or speaking to her, everything he looks at or touched reminds him of her but still he tried to keep his distance.

Though his feelings grew each day, he couldn't help but think about his family back home. He remembers the night he left packing everything and sneaking into Mark's truck. He ran away from his mother and father at 18 because he didn't want to be like them.

He didn't want to run a company he didn't love and just because he was the sole heir to the company didn't mean that he should take it. He thought to himself often about what kind of man would he mold out to be if he hadn't met Meredith.

A smile came to his face thinking of the change she had brought to him but the smile like all things slowly withered away as he saw a fire red haired girl waiting in front of a limo.

She smirked to him as she removed her long black gloves. He clutched onto his book bag staring at her with distaste. She removed her black sun glasses and pouted her lips. "Why the long face, Bunny?"

"I am not your Bunny, Addison. Why don't you get back on the very expensive plane you were on and go back to your extremely wealthy parents, Okay?"

Her head rose as she let out a quick laugh only to look back at him with an almost serious face. "Mommy and Daddy are in Cabo. I decided to stay with my future in-law-parents. You should call them sometime soon. They miss you, Bunny"

"No, they do not miss me," he retorted. He stepped one step closer to her and she knew that the steam was rising from his ears. She cocked her head to the side, pursing her lips, teasing him which upset him even more. "They miss what they wanted me to be. They had sex, produced a baby only so that when he dies I could be the carbon copy of him. And For the last time I am not your bunny and we won't be getting married! Get over it."

Exasperated she put her hands on her hips, "Seriously Derek, I don't understand what the big deal is. He wants you to run the company when he dies, I honestly don't see that happening anytime soon. Why won't you take the job? Money makes everyone happy, I mean isn't that why you're going to school anyway?"

"I don't know what they teach you in Bitch school, but leave me and my friends alone, Addison. If I wanted a dimwitted, incompetent hussy as my wife I would have found you but I didn't. So leave me, my family and their money alone."

She chuckled once as she moved her hair out of her face. Derek's eyes screamed rage as he stared her down. She licked her lips and stepped once closer to him having her chest against his. She leaned in a little closer only so that her lips were close to his ear. In a surprised second she grabbed his belt buckle and yanked it towards her.

"Listen to me, and listen carefully Derek Sheppard. It seems to me like you've forgotten about who I am. I think you need to remember that I can fuck up your whole future and make you crawl on your knees begging for me in a minute. But I'm not going to do that because I am going to take my sweet time ruining your life so that you can see what kind of bitch they made me in Bitch School. I will not leave, and you will not get rid of me that easily until I've ruined everything in your life making you run back to your parents. I've got you by the balls and you don't even know it yet. I will marry you Derek Sheppard. Do not mess with me."

She let go and placed her sunglasses on watching him just stare at her, hating her with every breath that he took. She smiled because it was beginning to be more fun than she imagined. She opened the car door and closed it, lowering the window. "I'll be in touch," she said.

Addison Montgomery, always having the last word and she knew she would have the last laugh. One way or another.