Next chapter! I'm looking for my muse right now. Somehow it left ;) Hope you like this capter anyways. Please leave me a review.

When Addison awoke the next morning, she found the other half of the bed empty. Her heart clenched and she looked around the room to find Noah's clothes still placed on a chair. Relief washed over her. So he was still here.

The next moment the door to the bedroom swung open and Noah entered. He was only wearing his boxers and held a tray in front of his bare chest.

Addison giggled.

"All you need now is a bow tie and you would look like a Chippendale."

Noah smiled at her.

"You got one?"
He walked over to the bed and placed the tray on top of the covers. Only now did Addison see a single red rose lying across the tray. Noah crawled onto the bed and placed the tray between them. He then leaned over to Addison and kissed her.

"Good morning."

"Mmh...good morning."

Addison mumbled against his lips.

"How are you feeling today?"

"Still a little sore when I move."

Noah nodded.

"Okay, so not too much moving for you today."

Addison frowned.

"Wait. Do you have anything planned?"

Noah shook his head.

"No. First we're having breakfast and then we'll see what the day brings. I took the day off, though. That's the only thing I have planned."

"Sounds good so far."

Addison smiled at him.

Noah took a strawberry and brought it up to Addison's mouth.

"I'm not an invalid, you know? I can eat on my own."

"Sure."
Noah responded matter-of-factly.

Then a smile spread over his face.

"But it's way more fun this way."

Addison shook her head.

"I didn't know you were such a romantic, Doctor Barnes."

"Well, there's a lot you don't know about me, Doctor Montgomery."

Addison opened her mouth and let Noah place the strawberry on her tongue. He then leaned closer and kissed her once again.

"Mhh ... strawberry tastes really good."

XxX

After the sweet and romantic start into the day Noah and Addison spent the afternoon on the deck. Addison lay in a chair and looked out on the water where the waves gave a calming rhythm when they crashed against the beach.

"Noah,we have to talk about this." Her voice was low but strong.

Noah turned and looked her into the eyes.

"About what?"

Addison gave him a stern look.

"You know exactly what I mean."

Noah exhaled sharply.

"Addison there's nothing to talk about."

Addison sat up and stiffened.

"You're married. Your wife is having a baby. What we do here is adultery. Noah. Nothing else."

"What do you want from me, Addison?"

"I...I don't know."

Addison threw her hands in the air.

"I broke up with her. I told her I want a divorce."

"I know."

Addison's voice sounded desperate, her face showing that she was holding back tears.

"I just want a normal relationship, Noah. But that's never possible. It should never have gotten this far between us."

Noah took her hands into his.

"Addison, we can have all of this. I'm glad I have met you and I'm glad it has gotten this far. I love you. I want to be with you. We just have to wait a little longer. Everything will be alright."

Addison swallowed and nodded. Her thumb was caressing Noah's palm.

"Okay. I can wait a little longer."

Noah took her into his arms.

"We will be together."

They stayed like this for a little while and watched the sunset. The horizon turned orange first then coloring the water with it. When the sun was gone, the sky turned into a deep pink and predicted another wonderful day.

After a while Noah felt Addison shiver slightly in his arms. He rubbed her arms with his hands.

"Come on. Let's go inside."

Addison nodded and Noah took her hand and helped her to get up from the chair.

He put his hand on the small of her back and let her inside.

XxX

Inside Addison sat down on the couch and Noah brought over a blanket and wrapped it around her shoulders. He kissed her on the forehead and made his way across the living room to the kitchen to get some warm drinks when his cell phone rang.

"Hello?"

He took mug out of the cupboard.

"Morgan?"

Addison felt her heart beat against her ribcage. All the noises seemed so far away all of a sudden and her vision was clouded when she looked over to Noah.

A loud smash got her out of her daze. The mug had slipped out of Noah's grip and was now broken into pieces on the tile floor in her kitchen.

Addison stared at him. Noah's gaze was empty when he looked at the broken fragments, his arm with the cell slowly falling to his side.

"She's in labor."

Addison felt a shiver going down her spine and swallowed.

"Go."

Her voice was barely audible.

Noah just stared at her.

"I....I..."

"Go Noah, you will regret it for the rest of you life if you don't. It's the birth of you child."

Addison had to bring up all the strength she had to tell him to leave now.

Noah nodded and turned to the front door.

He looked back at Addison for a short time only to see her pulling the blanket tighter around her and hugging her knees.

He knew she was right. But the pain in her eyes almost made him turn around again and stay. Take her in his arms and never let her go again.