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"Good Morning." Derek said as Addison woke up.

"Were you watching me sleep? That's creepy." Addison said sleepily.

"I was not watching you sleep! I was just sitting here reading." He gestured to a copy of 'My Sister's Keeper.'

"'My Sister's Keeper?' Isn't that chick lit?" Addison asked while laughing.

"Shut up. I ran out of books to read so I stole one from Meredith."

"Oh. Okay. What time is it?" Addison asked.

"11. I can't see how you can sleep so late. I'd go nuts."

"I'm a late sleeper." Addison said with a shrug. "Does your mom usually let girls come over at 10pm and stay the night?"

"Never. It's usually Mark who shows up." Derek explained that Mark usually used his house as an escape. Mark's mom was a single mother who had a hard time making ends meet. Mark knew she was doing her best, but he still ran to Derek's house often. Mark's dad was in jail for beating him and his mom, so Mark was having a hard time.

"Wow," Addison breathed. "He never let on to any of this."

"Yeah. He doesn't want anyone to know. Please don't tell him that I told you." Derek pleaded.

"No! Never." Addison said. Just then there was a knock on Derek's door. Derek's mom came up and asked if they wanted breakfast. Addison raced down the stairs with Derek. They saw Meredith at the table with all of Derek's other sisters.

"You haven't met everyone, have you?" Derek's mother asked.

"Nope. Introduce me Derek." Addison said.

"Okay, well you know Meredith. This is Kathy, Nancy, Jesse, and Amanda." As he said the names, he pointed to each girl. Kathy and Nancy both looked older than them. Jesse and Amanda were identical twins, and they looked to be about twelve.

"Hi everyone." Addison said with a small wave.

"Sit here." Meredith said, pointing to the seat next to hers.

"Thanks Meredith." Addison said with a smile. Derek's mother smiled then went into the kitchen to make the breakfast.

"So, this one shows up on our doorstep at 10 at night, and she just stays? When I lived here, mom never let me have boys over after 9." Kathy said.

"Speaking of which, when are you going back to your OWN house." Derek said quietly.

"I'm happy she's here." Nancy said.

"You would be." Meredith said just quietly enough that only Addison heard her. Addison giggled quietly.

"So what's the story?" Nancy asked. "Why was she allowed to stay?"

"You don't have to tell them Addison." Derek said to her.

"It's okay." Addison said. "Well my mother and I had a bit of a fight last night. See, she thinks its okay to cheat on my dad for six years. She also thinks that kicking him out of our house because she's pregnant with some random guy's baby is okay. I disagree."

"Oh." Nancy said. "Sorry."

"It's totally fine." Addison said.

"So there's nothing going on between you and my brother?" Kathy asked. Neither Derek nor Addison said anything. They both had feelings for each other, but they hadn't told each other yet.

"No." Meredith said. "They're friends."

"As far as you know." Jesse said. "I think there's something going on. Why do you think they're blushing?" Addison looked at Derek and Derek looked at Addison. It was true. They both had turned a deep shade of red.

"What do you know? You haven't even hit puberty yet Jesse." Meredith said.

"I like noodles." Amanda said.

"What?" They all asked her.

"Shock the public." Amanda said simply.

"Shock the public?" Addison asked.

"She has this new desired to distinguish herself from Jesse. She decided that every so often she'll 'shock the public.' She wants to be random." Nancy said, rolling her eyes.

"I think it's cool." Meredith said.

"You know what's cool?" Amanda asked.

"If it's stupid, don't say it." Derek warned. Amanda thought for a second.

"Fine." She sighed. They all laughed as Derek's mother entered with chocolate chip pancakes.

"FINALLY!" Derek said loudly.

"Quiet Derek. You sound like a pig." Carol said, and everyone laughed. Addison sat with the Sheppard's, and she was truly happy. It was only when she was so happy, that she remembered that she'd have to go home eventually.

"Welcome home." Addison's mother said as Addison walked in to her house, closing the door behind her.

"Yeah." She murmured.

"How was your night?" Madison asked.

"Fine."

"One word answers? That's all I get?"

"Yup." Addison said as she made her way to the stairs.

"Look Addison, I think we need to deal with all of this. I think we should go to a family councilor." Madison said.

"No." Addison said.

"It's not your choice."

"Whatever." She said, turning to walk up the stairs.

"Addison McKenzie Forbes Montgomery! Being angry at me will not make this all go away! I'm sorry I hurt you. I'm sorry I hurt everyone. I've made a lot of bad choices, and I'm sorry. There is no way to excuse my behavior, but I want to deal with it."

"Deal with it?" Addison said, not only using one word for the first time. "You're making it like if we talk about this, it will go away. Dad LEFT me because of you. I'm going to be a sister to a love child! I don't think I can trust you."

"I am so sorry Addison. I didn't think. Please can we just talk about it?" Madison asked her daughter.

"Okay. You want to talk? Let's talk. Why? Why did you sleep with other men? Why did you marry dad if you were going to just be unfaithful. Mom, that's so slutty. Didn't you feel guilty?"

"I don't know Addison! I don't know why I do what I do! I know I'm a dirty, awful slut. I don't know why I hurt the people I love so much." Addison's mother burst into tears. "It was just going to be that one time. The first time I cheated I felt so guilty. It was eating me alive. I don't know what made me do it again, and again. Your dad knew. He knew for years. But he ignored it, and that killed me. He knew I was with other men, but he didn't care. I guess I did it for attention."

"That doesn't make it better!" Addison said, while she began to sob along with her mother.

"I regret it so much."

"I don't care."

"Addison, please."

"I'm going up to my room. Don't follow me." Addison snapped through her tears. When she got to her room, she slammed the door as loud as she could, and dissolved into tears the second her body hit her bed.

"You didn't make a move?!" Mark asked, totally shocked. Mark came over to Derek's house two hours after Addison left. Derek gave Mark a rundown of what happened that night.

"What? You think I'd make a move? I don't-"

"Don't lie to me Derek. I know you like her. Why do you think I've cooled down the hitting on her? You should have her."

"Whatever. But even if I did like her, why would I ask her out while she was so upset?" Derek asked.

"She was in your arms! She needed you! She was vulnerable! It was the perfect time." Mark said, as if it was totally obvious.

"You're sick." Derek laughed. "Sick in the head."

"Shut up." Mark laughed.

"Anyways, there's that beach party and dance that Alicia McClaire is throwing. I was thinking of asking Addison to come with me. She wasn't invited really, so I thought she might want to come with me." Derek said nonchalantly.

"That's perfect!" Mark exclaimed. "Take her to the party, and kiss her!"

"Don't be stupid." Derek said.

"I'm serious. It's on the beach, and it's all romantic and stuff. You can kiss her, and then you can get in her pants." Mark laughed loudly.

"You really are a man whore." Derek said laughing loudly as well.

"Whatever. You know you want to."

"That's just vulgar. What unlucky lady has the pleasure of your company at the party?" Derek asked Mark.

"I…uh, it's a surprise. You'll see on Friday." Mark said.

"Come on, tell me!" Derek demanded.

"Umm, not yet." Mark said.

"Fine." Derek sighed.

"Hello?" Addison said when she answered her phone.

"Hello Addison."

"Derek? Is that you?" She asked.

"Of course." Derek laughed.

"Hey! Jeez, you should have seen my mother when I got home. She wanted a giant pity party. So, what's new?" Addison asked.

"My friend from school is having a beach party and dance. We're supposed to bring dates, and I was wondering if we could go together." Derek paused for a minute before adding, "As friends." He didn't want to add the 'as friends' thing, but he was scared that he'd freak Addison out.

"Oh." Addison sighed. She was sad that he added the 'as friends' thing. "Yeah. I'd love to!"

"Great!" Derek said. "It's on Friday. I can't wait."

"Neither can I." Addison said. "No offence, but I'm not really in the mood to chat."

"I get it. See you soon." Derek said.

"Bye." Addison said.

"Bye." Derek said, and he hung up.