A/N: OMG, I haven't updated this since September! Didn't realize it had been that long! This is the final part, and to be honest I'm not too keen on it, but I can't have it sitting there anymore! So, I hope you enjoy it, thanks for all the feedback so far, and hopefully I'll have something new to post soon!
"We'll come back" Addison said softly as she stood with Meredith looking out at the Eiffel Tower on the balcony as their trip came to an end, her arms around Meredith's body from behind, Meredith leaning right up against the railings "The next time we get some time off, we'll come back"
"Good" Meredith smiled "I love it here" she breathed "I want to learn French, I've decided"
"Right" Addison said with a slight laugh "Well, I have some teach your self CD things I used to listen to on the flights here somewhere, they're all yours"
"Thank you" Meredith smiled.
"This is our place now" Addison said quietly "I never want to come here without you"
"You never will" Meredith said turning in her arms and kissing her softly "God what are you doing to me?" she said with a slight laugh.
"What?" Addison laughed.
"I never make plans" Meredith said quietly "Never have done, thinking of the future, scares the crap out of me, but now, I can't stop making plans"
"I love you" Addison said softly "I love you and, I don't want you to change for me, I know the future scares the crap out of you, and I love the fact that you feel you can make plans now but, that's not important to me, what's important to me right now, is being with you"
"Move in with me" Meredith said simply.
"Mer I, I think that'd be rushing things just a little" Addison said with a nervous laugh "I mean, we don't even know what we are and, we'd have to tell everyone about us and, it's not that I don't want to do that, I just want you to be sure because, well, they're not going to take it well are they"
"Probably not no" Meredith said quietly "I just, don't know if I want to sleep in a bed without you" she sighed.
"We'll wait, just a little bit longer, I won't move in, we'll just, you can come and stay with me sometimes and I'll come and stay with you, and when we're not together, we'll talk on the phone, I just, don't want us to rush into that, because, I love you, and I don't want this to go wrong for us"
"Ok" Meredith said softly "Well, I guess when I'm at your hotel room we can have very loud hot sex without having to worry about people hearing us" she said with a slight grin.
"Except for possibly the people in the room next to me" Addison laughed "I swear if you cause any complaints against me, well, I won't be a very nice girlfriend"
"Girlfriend" Meredith said with a small smile "I love that you're my girlfriend" she whispered, reaching up and kissing her.
"Me too" Addison smiled stroking her cheek a little "That's our car" she sighed as the doorbell rang out "Say goodbye to Paris"
"Bye Paris" Meredith said reluctantly "Wait" she said pulling Addison back a little as she went to walk away "We have to have one last kiss out here" she said with a small smile, Addison wrapped her arms around her and kissed her passionately, tongues moving together, moans escaping them both, as they pulled away Meredith grinned a little, she pecked Addison's lips before they made their way back inside, closing and locking the doors behind them.
~x~
"Hello? Anyone home?" Meredith shouted as herself and Addison stepped into Meredith's house the following day, Meredith pulling her suitcase inside.
"In the kitchen" Izzie shouted, Meredith linked her fingers with Addison and pulled her to the kitchen, Izzie, Alex, George and Callie all looked up to them.
"Hey" Izzie beamed "Paris huh?" she said with a slight laugh, holding up the post it note that Meredith had scribbled on.
"It was, very last minute" Meredith laughed "And, incredible"
"Addison, a word" Callie said firmly as she stood up, she grabbed Addison by the arm and yanked her into the living room before anyone could say another word "Now for some reason" she said quietly as she shoved Addison down onto the sofa "Nobody in there seemed to notice where your hands were but because you dragged me into all this, I did, now what the hell is going on? You're supposed to be leaving for LA, not running off to Paris with Meredith!" she exclaimed.
"Something happened" Addison said quietly "With Meredith, and I can't tell you because, that's her business, and she only wants certain people to know, but something happened and, she needed someone to help her and, I helped, because, well I didn't have much choice but, I helped and, we talked, and she needed to get away, so I suggested Paris, I have an apartment out there I use once a year, just me, so I took her there, and it was, amazing, we talked and, we laughed and cried and, it was, amazing, and then after about a week, we were on the balcony, the sun was setting, we just lay there together looking at the Eiffel Tower, which I know is very cheesy and romantic but, it was perfect, and we were talking and, we kissed" she said softly "I freaked out because, well you know how I feel about her" she said quietly "And I didn't want her to do it and then regret it, I didn't want to be her rebound, but we talked and, she loves me too" she said with a slight laugh "She loves me too and, we're going to really try and, be together, so, I kind of need your support here Cal, because when it all kicks off, I need my best friend on my side"
"I'm always on your side" Callie said softly "This is just all, I didn't think it would really happen" she said with a slight laugh.
"Me either" Addison said quietly as Callie moved to sit next to her "It all feels, too good to be true, waking up next to her and, being with her, I feel like someone's going to jump out and tell me it's all been some kind of joke"
"It's real Addie" Callie smiled "She hurts you and I kick her ass ok?"
"Ok" Addison laughed "Come on, we should get back in there" she said standing up, when they moved back into the kitchen everyone dropped into quiet.
"Everything ok?" Meredith asked.
"Everything's great" Callie smiled "So, how did you find Paris?"
"Amazing" Meredith beamed "I can't wait to go back, whenever we find the time"
"We'll find the time" Addison said softly "Maybe you'll be able to speak a little French by then"
"Hopefully" Meredith smiled.
"Can I have the car keys? I think I left my cell in the car" Addison said walking closer to Meredith.
"Sure" Meredith said pulling them from her pocket, kissing Addison softly as she did so, Addison smiled a little with a blush before leaving.
"What the hell was that?" George, Izzie and Alex exclaimed.
"They were holding hands when they walked in the room" Callie laughed "How did you not pick up on that?"
"How did you pick up on that?" Meredith smirked.
"She's my best friend" Callie shrugged "I know her secrets Meredith"
"Ah, so you know about…."
"Yeah" Callie smiled "I didn't think she'd ever do anything about it I mean, this is all, a little insane but, please tell me you feel the same way, like really truly feel the same way, because she can't be hurt anymore, and I'll have to hurt you if you're just rebounding and you know I'll make it painful"
"It's real Callie" Meredith said softly "I promise you"
"Good" Callie smiled "I believe you"
"Good" Meredith smiled "Guys I know it's weird but, I love her and she loves me and, I just, we just need your support because as soon as we get back to work it's all going to kick off and I can't get through that without you ok?"
"Mer this is…" Izzie started.
"So hot" Alex finished with a grin and a laugh.
"Oh shut up" Izzie said swatting his arm "I was going to say, this is, a surprise, and it's a little weird but, if it's what you really want, then we're all here for you, both of you"
"Thank you" Meredith said with a small smile.
"Hey, what's going on?" Addison asked as she walked back into the kitchen.
"Nothing" Meredith smiled "Everything's perfect" she said kissing her softly "Just perfect" she whispered.
~x~
"Meredith" Burke smiled as he opened his apartment door to Meredith later that day.
"Hey" she smiled "Is Cristina home?"
"Sure, come on in" he said letting her through "Do you want, me to go?" he asked carefully.
"No" Meredith said with a slight laugh "You might as well hear what I've got to say rather than what goes around the nurses gossip line, plus I might need you to protect me from your wife"
"Ok" he chuckled.
"Hey, what's going on?" Cristina asked as she walked out from the bedroom "And why the hell did I have to find out from Barbie that you ran off to Paris with Montgomery?" she asked incredously.
"I think we should sit" Meredith sighed, Cristina raised an eyebrow at her "Just sit" she said with a slight glare.
"Fine" Cristina said rolling her eyes, they all moved to sit at the table.
"The, the thing is, me and Addison we, we're kind of, together now" Meredith said carefully "That wasn't why we went to Paris, we went to Paris to just, get away, and she helped me, with a thing, which I can't tell you right now but, it was a thing, and she helped, and we went to Paris, and we, talked, and then we kissed, and it just kind of, went from there, and we love each other, and I know it's a shock but, it's not changing, and I really, we really need your support"
"Well uh, um, of course you have our support, right Cristina?" Burke stuttered.
"Wait just one second" Cristina said leaning forward a little "You're a lesbian now?"
"No Cristina" Meredith said rolling her eyes "It's not like that, I love Addie, that's it, I'm not any different, I just, love her"
"If she's just messing with you…."
"She's not" Meredith said softly "I know she's not"
"If she screws this up I will make her pay, even worse than McDreamy"
"I know" Meredith smirked.
"Ok, well, I can get over it" Cristina sighed "But don't think you're gonna avoid the lesbian jokes, because I have at least 5 in my head already"
"Wouldn't expect anything less" Meredith chuckled "Anyway, I just wanted to tell you before we go back to work, I should go home, I don't want Addison to run away screaming after spending an hour in that house"
"Don't blame her" Cristina muttered.
"Bye Cristina" Meredith laughed as she stood up "Burke" she nodded.
"Meredith" he nodded back, Meredith smiled a little and let herself out of the apartment.
"Mer?" Cristina called out as she stepped out of the door.
"Hmm?" Meredith said turning back.
"Why didn't you come to me?" she asked "With whatever it was, why, why did you go to her?"
"It was your wedding day" Meredith said quietly.
"It wouldn't have mattered, you're my person" Cristina replied simply "That still doesn't explain why you went to her instead?"
"I, I didn't choose to" Meredith sighed "I was in a bathroom stall at the reception, she came into the bathroom and heard someone crying, she didn't know it was me, but, the thing is I, I was having a miscarriage" she said quietly "I'd only know about it for a day and, Derek had broken up with me a few hours before, so, so she took me to the hospital and checked me over and, and stayed with me, she helped me tell Derek, she listened to, everything I wanted to tell her, and then suggested Paris"
"You still should've told me" Cristina sighed "I would've been there Meredith"
"Like I said, it was your wedding day, and even if it wouldn't be a big deal to you, it was a big deal to me, I wanted you to have your day" Meredith smiled "And I'm fine, I promise"
"Good" Cristina said with a small smile "If you need me to kick anyone's ass over this, you know I'll be there"
"I know" Meredith said with a slight laugh "Bye Cristina"
"Bye Mer" Cristina smirked.
~x~
"Well this is a pretty great sight to come home to" Meredith grinned as she walked into her bedroom to find Addison in her underwear and a thin robe, Addison crawled to the edge of the bed and kissed her gently.
"I was thinking we could take a bath" Addison smiled "How did Cristina take it?"
"Well" Meredith nodded "She's getting a ton of lesbian jokes ready for us though"
"Not surprising" Addison smirked "So…wanna take a bath with me?"
"Always" Meredith whispered against her lips "Go and turn the taps on" Addison kissed her long and hard before slipping off the bed and going to turn on the taps.
"Come in" Meredith called out when there was a knock at her bedroom door a minute later "Derek, hi" she stuttered "What are you doing here?"
"I just, wanted to make sure you were ok, I used the spare key, I hope you don't mind"
"Well um, no I think uh, it's ok, and so am I so…"
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"I'm great Derek" Meredith said with a small smile "Thanks for asking but, you could've just called"
"Yeah well I wanted to…"
"Honey I…." Addison started as she walked out of the bathroom, she froze when she saw Derek stood in front of Meredith and wrapped the robe around herself tightly, Meredith winced a little.
"What, the hell, is going on?" Derek asked shakily.
"I…." Meredith started "Derek I, we, I…."
"Unbelievable" Derek said with a slight laugh "She miscarries my baby then you take her off to Paris and get her into bed? Wow, you really do get around Addison" Meredith instantly slapped him.
"Meredith!" Addison exclaimed.
"You, do not get to speak to her like that" Meredith said angrily "Yeah, I miscarried your baby, and yes it was horrible, but I still have a mind of my own, and for a long time, for a long time I've felt something for Addison, and I never would've pursued it, but then I find out she feels the same and, why should we not be together? Because we've both been with you? That doesn't matter! What matters is I love her, and she loves me, and I know it must be weird for you, and I'm not expecting you to accept it, but you do not get to speak to her like that, now get the hell out of my house"
"I was just leaving" he spat "Good luck Addison, you're really going to need it with this one"
"Meredith, Meredith don't" Addison said grabbing her as she went for Derek again "He's not worth it"
"Get out" Meredith whispered hoarsely, Derek shook his head in disbelief and left, slamming the bedroom door behind him.
"Sshhh baby come here" Addison said turning Meredith around and hugging her tightly "It's ok, it's ok, don't cry, it's ok"
"I'm sorry" Meredith sniffled "I just…."
"It's ok, you don't have to explain honey, it's ok, why don't you get in the bathtub, try and relax"
"Ok" Meredith nodded, Addison took her hand and led her to the bathroom, closing the door behind them, she helped Meredith out of her clothes and into the tub, she knelt next to her and brought a wet wash cloth to her back, slowly massaging bubbles into her skin "I don't want him to hate us" Meredith whispered.
"He doesn't" Addison said softly "He doesn't hate us, he's just in shock Mer, he doesn't hate us"
"I, I just, I love you so much" she whimpered "And, I don't want you to, leave me because, he'll, he'll say things, I know he'll say things and…."
"Meredith Grey" Addison said cupping her face in her hands "I love you, and nothing anybody says or does will ever change that, ever, I am in this, we are both in this, it's just me and you baby ok? I'm right here, I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere, ok? I love you"
"I love you too" Meredith whispered.
"Lie back sweetheart, let me wash your hair, I've got you" Addison said soothingly, Meredith slowly lay back in the water, she let Addison massage shampoo into her hair and wash it away "That's it Mer, relax, I'm right here"
"Get in with me" Meredith whimpered "Please, I need to feel you"
"Sshh ok, ok just breathe" she said softly, she slipped off her robe and underwear before climbing into the tub behind Meredith, their legs entwined, Meredith's back against Addison's chest, Addison held Meredith's hands and wrapped their arms around her body "I'm right here" she whispered kissing Meredith's shoulder "I'm not going anywhere, I'm right here, I love you"
"I love you too" Meredith said quietly.
"We can do this Mer" Addison said softly "We can be together, I know it's new, and scary, and we're probably going to have to fight a lot of battles but, all that matters is that we stick together, that's all that matters"
"I know" Meredith nodded "I know, I just, I've spent so long wanting to be with you and, now that I am, I can't lose you Addie"
"You won't" Addison said kissing her neck "You won't lose me, now just try and relax ok? I'm right here"
"Ok" Meredith breathed out, sinking back against Addison's body, letting herself relax, the sounds of their breathing being the only thing heard.
~x~
Meredith and Addison both groaned as the alarm clock rang out at them the next morning, Meredith pulled away slightly from Addison's lose embrace and slammed her hand on it to shut it off, instantly turning over and snuggling against Addison's body.
"We have to get up" Addison mumbled tiredly.
"I know" Meredith mumbled back "Ugh, I hate this job sometimes"
"It's your first day as a resident, you can't miss it, and we need to speak to the Chief about all of this, and Bailey"
"Oh god Bailey is going to freak out" Meredith groaned "I'm staying here" she said pulling the covers up over her head.
"Mer" Addison said with a slight laugh "Come on honey, it's time to get up"
"No" Meredith mumbled.
"We have time for a shower" Addison whispered huskily in her ear "But only if you get up now"
"Well why didn't you say that before" Meredith said coming back up from under the covers with a smile.
"Come on" Addison laughed, climbing out of the bed and pulling Meredith with her.
~x~
"Well, that went well" Addison said as she walked hand in hand with Meredith away from the Chiefs office.
"He looked like he was going to pass out Addie" Meredith laughed.
"Well at least he didn't" Addison laughed back "And I don't think I've ever seen Bailey speechless before"
"Well we are pretty shocking" Meredith smirked.
"We are" Addison chuckled "But we can do this Mer, I know we can"
"Me too" Meredith smiled softly as they reached the nurses station.
"Well, well, well" Mark smirked as he approached them "So the rumors are true huh? The ex-wife and the dirty mistress are shacking up" he grinned.
"Shut up Mark" Addison said dryly.
"Why? I think it's hot" he said moving closer to them "You into threesomes?" he asked with a small smirk.
"You're a pervert" Meredith said hitting his arm.
"I was kidding" he laughed "So, Derek looks pretty pissed, you spoke to him?"
"We had the pleasure of informing him of the situation yesterday" Addison grimaced.
"That bad huh?" Mark winced "He'll get over it, if you two are really serious about this, he'll get over it"
"We're serious" Meredith said kissing Addison's hand softly "But I still don't think he'll get over it"
"Well he's been talking to me again so he obviously has some forgiveness in him" Mark shrugged "Not that he needs to forgive you, you've done nothing wrong"
"Thanks Mark, that means a lot" Addison said squeezing his arm a little "Honey hadn't you better go and get ready for your interns?"
"Yeah" Meredith sighed "Wish me luck"
"Good luck" Addison said pecking her lips "You're gonna be great"
"Have a good day baby" Meredith said brushing their lips together again "Bye" she whispered.
"Bye" Addison whispered back.
"Bye Mark" Meredith called over her shoulder as she quickly walked away.
"Bye" Mark said with a slight laugh "Will you wipe that look off your face?" he smirked to Addison.
"What?" she laughed "I'm happy, leave me alone"
"Even though this is crazy and insane and unexpected, I'm happy for you Addie" he said kissing her forehead gently "I hope this works out for you, both of you"
"Thanks" Addison said quietly "I need to go and check on some patients so, I'll see you later?"
"See you later" Mark said with a smile.
~x~
"Addie?" Meredith said with a slight whisper as she entered a darkened on-call room hours later "Are you in here?"
"Bottom bunk" Addison replied, Meredith closed the door behind her and locked it, she kicked off her shoes and slipped into the bed beside Addison, Addison turned into her and wrapped her arms around her, Meredith let out a content sigh and nuzzled Addison's neck.
"Rough day honey?" Addison asked softly.
"I guess" Meredith mumbled.
"Did something happen? Was it Derek? Did someone say something?" Addison asked.
"No, no nothing, nothing like that it's just, my, my half sister's here"
"Molly" Addison frowned.
"Lexie" Meredith said quietly "I knew she was a med-school I just, I didn't even think of the possibility that she'd, be here and, now she's one of Cristina's interns and, she wants to be, sisters and, I don't know if I can do that"
"You can't blame her for the mistakes your parents made" Addison said softly "There's no harm in being her friend"
"I know I just, I need you, I need you to help me" Meredith sighed "I'm not good at this, the family stuff"
"I'm not going anywhere remember?" Addison said pulling her in closer "I love you" she said brushing their lips together.
"I love you too" Meredith smiled "No matter what happens, or what anyone says, I'm not going anywhere either"
"I know" Addison smiled "Close your eyes Mer, go to sleep"
"Ok" Meredith yawned "We got through this day Addie"
"We got through this day" Addison said softly "Things will get easier now"
"I hope so" Meredith sighed.
"I know they will" Addison said brushing their lips together "Now get some sleep honey, I love you"
"I love you too" Meredith whispered before slowly falling asleep in Addison's arms.
~x~
2 years later.
"The next time we come back here we might have a baby" Meredith said softly as she lay with Addison on the armchair they had once again pushed out onto their Paris balcony.
"We will" Addison said firmly "We will have a baby, positive thinking, we will have a baby"
"We will" Meredith said turning her head and kissing Addison's neck "The next time we come here we will have a baby"
"Thank you" Addison said with a whisper "Thank you for doing this"
"You don't have to thank me" Meredith said softly "I'm doing this for us, for our family, I love you" she said cupping Addison's face with her hands and kissing her.
"I love you too" Addison smiled "It's almost midnight" she whispered.
"Our first new years in Paris" Meredith smiled.
"Our last new years alone" Addison said with a slight laugh.
"Our last new years as girlfriends" Meredith said playing with a lock of Addison's hair.
"Wha….what?" Addison stuttered, her face dropping a little.
"Next year…." Meredith started "We'll be seeing in the new year, married"
"Mer…." Addison shakily "Are you, are you asking me to, marry you?"
"Yes Addison, that is, exactly what I'm doing" Meredith smiled.
"Yes" Addison said tearfully "Yeah I'll, I'll marry you, I'll marry you" she said pulling her in for a kiss "Yes" she whispered.
"Soon" Meredith whispered back "In LA"
"Ok" Addison nodded "In LA"
"There's the countdown" Meredith said softly as they heard the crowd outside the Eiffel Tower start to shout, as the clock struck midnight and the fireworks began their lips crashed together, they kissed for a minute before pulling apart and hugging tightly.
"I never thought, I'd love someone this much" Meredith said looking into Addison's eyes "Addison I, I can't even put into words how much I love you"
"Me either" Addison said stroking her cheek softly "Lets go to bed honey" Meredith let Addison lead her through to the bedroom, closing the balcony doors behind them, they climbed under the covers and held each other closely as they fell slowly to sleep.
The End.