She's only happy when she's dancing
Chapter 6

Disclaimer: Don't own a thing. Except Ashley of course, as she is my creation.

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The next morning…

It was still dark when Ashley woke up. When she turned her head to look at the alarm clock on the nightstand, Ashley was surprised to see that it was 5.30 in the morning and she was already wide awake. Without moving too much, Ashley's hand roamed the nightstand in search of her cell phone. After having found it, she turned it on and checked for messages. Seeing that there were none, Ashley decided to text Addison to see if she was up for breakfast. A few moments later her cell phone bussed, indicating she had received a message.

Up already? I'm shocked. Come over to my room and we'll order in. XOX Addie.

Ashley smiled while reading the message. Addison was right, it was quite a shock that she was up already. Suddenly she remembered everything that had happened the night before. She remembered Mark's dirty remark, indicating that he was feeling better already. She also remembered the rush of adrenaline she had felt when Mark had pulled her into his lap. She wished that he would kiss right there and then, but instead he had stood up, put her with both feet on the floor and suggested that maybe they should call it a night. He was being the perfect gentleman and she hated every single second of it. But she really didn't want him to see her longing and desperation, so instead she kissed his cheek, wished him goodnight and made her way over to her room. And surprisingly she had fallen asleep the second her head hit her pillow.

Now she was wide awake and had just finished getting dressed. She grabbed her purse and keys and, closing the door behind her, made her way over to Addie's room.

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A half hour later both Addison and Ashley were enjoying breakfast, talking about random subjects.

"Do you have something to tell me?", Addison asked out of the blue.

Ashley almost spit out the sip of tea. "What would I have to tell you?"

Addison shrugged. "Maybe that you and Mark seem really close lately? And that you spent whole last night in his room?"

Ashley looked at her wide eyed. How could she know about last night. She hadn't told a single soul that she was spending it with Mark and she was fairly certain she had almost nothing to drink last night either.

"I… I… ", Ashley stuttered.

"I knew it!", Addison exclaimed, looking at a slightly confused Ashley.

"You bitch!", Ashley replied. "You tricked me!"

Addison nodded fiercely.

"Well, FYI nothing happened. We talked, we talked some more and just when I thought magic was about to happen, he talked some more", Ashley told her glumly.

"What happened?", Addison asked her.

"He was the perfect gentleman. Told me we should call it a night", Ashley explained.

Addison laughed, but quickly stopped when she saw the look on Ashley's face.

"And you just wanted him to jump you?", Addison asked her bluntly.

"No!", Ashley exclaimed, but ended up nodding her head. She really wanted him to jump her, no matter how soon it was.

"Well, if it's meant to happen, it will happen", Addison told her.

Ashley rolled her eyes. "Thank you, Oprah".

Then she looked at the clock. "We have to go or we will be so late!"

Both of them quickly gathered their stuff and headed out the door.

"Oh, I feel like high school all over again!".

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The rest of the day went by quickly. Ashley had found a pile of files on her desk. The files contained patients who were recently admitted to the hospital and were in need of some guidance. Ashley was more than willing to help, so she spent the day talking to elderly people about help in the household, she pointed homeless people in the direction of the Salvation Army and gave them a few folders which contained information about how to get a job and a place to live. She also made a few phone calls to check up on a few of her former patients and she also found the time to have lunch with Mark in his office. They agreed to meet each other at Joe's after work for a little pick me up.

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When Ashley arrived at Joe's after work she noticed that Mark wasn't their yet. She spotted Meredith sitting at one of the tables in the corner and she decided to walk up.

"Hey Meredith".

"Ashley, hey", Meredith replied, looking a little confused why Ashley was so friendly to her. She was after all not so fond of Derek.

"Sit down", Meredith told her, actually looking for some company.

"I better not. Derek's not my biggest fan these days", Ashley joked, even though it couldn't be more true.

Meredith shook her head. "Derek just called. He had an emergency surgery so he wasn't able to make it here", she explained.

"Well then, I'd love to sit down", Ashley told her, while hanging her coat over the seat next to her, before sitting down in the one Meredith had pointed at.

A half hour and 3 shots of tequila later, Mark finally joined Meredith and Ashley.

"Started the party without me?", Mark whispered in Ashley's ear.

Ashley nodded fiercely before downing another shot of tequila.

Mark realized that both Meredith and Ashley were able to drink themselves into oblivion, so he decided to drink soda instead of alcohol, so he could keep an eye on them.

A couple of hours later, when both Meredith and Ashley were quite wasted, Mark helped them into the car and drove them home. First he stopped at Meredith's place, carefully walked her in and left her in the care of Izzie, before heading towards the Archfield. Ashley had fallen asleep, so he gently carried her to her room, fiddling with her room key. He gently placed her on the bed, took of her shoes and then covered her with the blankets. He decided to sleep on her couch, because he knew she would probably be sick during the night.

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The next morning Ashley awoke with a giant headache. She was glad she hadn't got sick, but the headache was killing her. After a long hot shower she felt a little better and Mark and Ashley met Addison in front of the hotel and they drove to work together.

After Mark had parked his car in front of the hospital, he helped the two women out of the car and the three of them headed for the entrance. Right before the entrance they were intercepted by Derek and Meredith. Derek fumed with anger, while Meredith tried her best to stay calm and out of it. She shared a quick look with Ashley and Ashley simply winked at her.

"You spent the night with Meredith last night! How could you that! I trusted you!", Derek yelled at Mark.

Mark simply nodded, not really wanting to fight with Derek so early in the morning.

Ashley walked over to Meredith and wrapped an arm around her, pulling her close. Derek turned his attention to his girlfriend. He was shocked to see that Meredith and Ashley got along perfectly. Meredith looked up at Derek, locking eyes with him. She was getting sick with his never ending crusade against Mark and now Ashley as well. All she wanted was to spent time with him, but every time something got in the way. She realized that he really had to get over his jealousy. She worked up the nerve to say something as she wrapped her arm around Ashley, pulling her closer as well.

"Yes, he did", she said. "And the threesome was wonderful."

GA

To be continued!

So, why did Meredith say it? Fueling his jealousy? Or is there another reason? Stay tuned!

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