Hey thank you all for the reviews!
Mariella Montgomery: Thank you so much, I'm glad you like it. About Addison's husband I'm not entirely sure, but I think he's gonna be known by at least someone from the story. And that's all I'm gonna say! :)
deslil: Thanks! About Mark I'm not sure, there will be allusions of Meredith and maybe even more.
Addeklover: I happy you like it :). The flashbacks are a great idea! Thanks.
alterus: Thanks, I'll do my best.
When Burke finally found Addison she was leaving a patient's room with her head stuck into a chart. He came to her but she was too absorbed by her work to notice.
-Well, isn't that the great Addison Montgomery? She jumped at the familiar voice calling her name.
-Preston? I knew I'll bump into you at some point! How are you?
-I'm good. But I'm more concerned about you. Shouldn't you be happily married in New York instead of flirting with neuro-surgeons.
-Right to the point as always. First I wasn't flirting with him, he was the one flirting with me. Plus I thought your mother raised you like a gentleman, because you should know that spying is bad!
-Avoiding the real question and blaiming my education, someone hasn't change a bit!
-Okay, I'm divorced, big time. I don't want to talk about it.
-How long?
-Four months, but it was over way before that. It's complicated, like I said, I don't want to talk about it.
-I get it, I was wondering if you wanted to grab a drink after work, there's a nice bar, Joe's, all the hospital goes there. Derek might be there. He said that with a knowing look. My shift ends at eight. Should I wait for you in the lobby?
-I have a surgery so I might finish a little later, I could join you then. Just text me the directions, here's my number, she said as she wrote it down on a paper.
-Okay well, Addison, I'm glad you're working here, it feels like old times! I'll see you tonight.
-Yes it does, I have to run but I'll join you tonight. With that she left to get prepared for her surgery.
Later that day.
Derek and Preston were at Joe's, they were talking at the bar. The room was full of people from the hospital, some nurses, drunk interns trying to hit on the attendings. Especially a young blond who was pinning after Derek. It has been a few month since she started it, but Derek wasn't interested. He wanted to spend a nice evening with his friend Preston and maybe get to know Addison a little better.
-So Preston, is Addison coming tonight?
-She has a surgery but she agreed on coming a little later, she shouldn't be long now. Why, are you bored with me Shep?
-No, it's just, well, she seems to be very nice.
-Very nice indeed, about that I want to reassure you she's divorced. I don't know the details, just, you should know that she's great and she deserve the better.
-Preston, don't you think it's a little early to give the "don't hurt her" speach, I don't even know the woman.
-Yeah maybe but Addison is the kind you fall in love with, and I know you Shep you're quite the sentimental!
-I'm not that sentimental..
-Oh come on, you live in a trailer deep in a forest with a dog, waiting to find the perfect woman to build a house and go fishing with the kids! A cute blond intern keep trying to make you fall into her bed, and you refuse because you think one-night stands are sad! You're so the romantic kind! Derek just looked at his friend siping his scotch. When a new voice interrupted Preston:
-You really live in a trailer? It was Addison, she sat next to Derek and ordered a cocktail. Derek just looked at her, she was beautiful, even at the end of the day, she seemed tired but still beautiful, with her hair falling around her face. But Addison was waiting for her answer, so Preston saved him.
-Yeah in a trailer, next to a lake surrounded by the woods! If you'll excuse me, it's not that Derek living arrangements isn't interesting but there's a very cute intern I'd like to know better! He said that looking at a beautiful asian intern, leaving Addison and Derek alone.
-You rather silent Derek, what happened?
-Nothing I was just caught up in my thoughts. So really Addison what brings you here, you said you wanted change..
-I got divorce a few months ago, my marriage never really worked out, but with the jobs, he's was a surgeon too, we just kept avoiding our life together. We had to end things, and I needed to feel the thrill of the new. I love New York but I was tired of doing the same things over and over. And I don't know why I'm telling you this, I'm sorry, she said confused. She saw Derek looking at her with tender eyes and she knew that she made a good choice by moving here.
-Don't be, I want to know, I'm sorry for your marriage.
-Don't be, love was gone long ago.
As the night went on, they talked about her college years with Preston, New York, Seattle... It was nice, she felt good, like someone cared, she missed that feeling over the years. He proposed to drove her to her hotel, and the happily agreed.
In the car they were enjoying a comfortable silence until they arrived in front of her hotel. She spoke first:
-I had a really nice evening, thank you Derek.
-No thank you, really. So maybe I could show you Seattle like I said before. Are you free this week-end?
-I'd love to, their eyes were locked and before he knew what was happening she kissed his cheek and left the car before adding, Saturday at eight in the lobby?
-I'll be there, Good night Addison. He watched her walk to the hotel front door before drinving towards his land, thinking that she may be the one he had been waiting for.