August, Wednesday 4th
Lisa made her way along the street when she spotted Pete sat outside of a coffee shop and she sat down next to him.
Pete looked up at her surprised before he gave a smile. "Lisa, hey."
"Hey." She grinned and rested her chin on her hands.
"What are you doing here?"
"I was out shopping and I saw you sat here so I thought I'd join you. You looked lonely."
"Oh." He gave a small smile.
"So," Lisa started and sat up.
"You enjoying your holidays so far?" He watched her.
"I am." She nodded. "You?"
"Yeah." He smiled.
"You know, you kissed me back." She watched his face.
"Yeah…" He nodded slightly.
"But now you're with her."
"Look, I made a mistake." Pete looked at her. "I shouldn't have kissed you back."
"But you did. You kissed me back."
"It didn't mean anything."
"Yes, it did." She looked at him annoyed. "Your marriage is nothing. You married her because you were drunk and angry at your parents."
"That's not true." Pete shook his head.
"Yes it is, you told me."
"We worked things out. I love her." Pete looked at Lisa. "I fell in love with her."
"So I don't matter anymore?"
"We broke up a long time ago, Lisa."
"And that's why you kept screwing me until you married her?"
"Look, I'm sorry. But it was sex, and you weren't complaining."
"Your marriage is a shambles. You hardly know her. You do not know who she is."
"I do know her." Pete looked at Lisa. "We've been married for six months now and I do know who she is."
"No you don't." Lisa shook her head.
"Yes I do." Pete felt himself getting angry.
"You don't, I do."
"How do you know her?"
"I went to school with her. I know the real Addison Montgomery." Lisa looked at him.
"So who is the real Addison Montgomery then?" He looked back at her annoyed.
"She's a geek. She always has her head stuck in a book. She's a prude. She's never had a boyfriend. She thinks she's better than everyone else because she's a Montgomery. She's a total snob."
"You clearly never really got to know her."
"Oh no, I tried, she didn't want friends."
"So?" Pete looked at her. "What does it matter?"
"She's a snob. According to her, everyone is beneath her."
"But that's not who she is."
"Oh, it is." Lisa nodded. "Just you wait. She'll hurt you like no other could hurt you. You deserve better than her."
"But I love her. I want to be with her. You don't know her, Lisa."
"She's leading you on. Your marriage is nothing but a lie!"
"That's not true!" He glared at her.
"It is and you know it! Bet she's only with you for the sex until she finds someone better."
"You know I thought we were friends, Lisa. I thought you had gotten over this relationship we had that failed so badly. I thought you had moved and you could be happy for me. But clearly all you really care about is yourself."
"I care about you!"
"And I'm in love with her!"
"You deserve better!"
"But I want her!" Pete glared at her before he got up from his chair and put some money on the table.
"She'll just hurt you." Lisa called after him. Pete ignored her and walked out of the café angrily. She sighed and leaned back in her chair.
When Pete got home half an hour later he was still visibly upset about what Lisa had said to him earlier.
"Hey." Addison smiled at him. "I made lunch." Pete just nodded and slipped out of his shoes in the hallway. "What's wrong?" she frowned at him.
"I met Lisa." He sighed.
"Oh…"
"She just pissed me off. Never mind."
"Why? What did she do?"
"Just said some things." He shrugged and walked towards her.
"What did she say?" Addison wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Apparently she thinks she knows you better than I do."
"Oh. She hardly knows me though."
"She went to school with you." Pete looked at her.
"Yeah, but we weren't friends."
"Well she said you didn't want to be friends with her. You were a geek, you're prude and you think you're better than anyone." He repeated Lisa's words annoyed.
"Oh." Addison glanced down.
"I don't care what she thinks." Pete looked at his wife.
"She hates me."
"So? What does it matter?"
"What else did she say?" Addison looked up at Pete.
"It doesn't matter." He shook his head.
"It does to me."
"Why?"
"It just does."
"She said I deserve better than you, that you're only with me because of the sex, that you'll leave me as soon as you find someone else and that you'll hurt me."
"I'd never do that." Addison whispered and shook her head. "Never." Pete just looked back at her and nodded. "I love you so much, Pete, you mean so much to me." She cupped his face.
"I told her that that's not true."
"It's not."
"I know." He nodded slightly
"I love you, Pete."
"I love you too." Addison leaned forward and softly kissed him. He kissed her back tenderly and wrapped his arms around her. She pulled him closer before she buried her face into his neck. "She just made me so angry." Pete mumbled.
"It's okay." Addison whispered and rubbed his back.
"I just...I love you so much and you're the only one I want to be with and I don't get why she can't just understand that. I hate that she thinks she knows you because clearly she doesn't."
"She's just angry."
"But why? We broke up so long ago."
"I don't know." Addison shrugged. "Maybe she's in love with you."
"But we didn't work out. She knows that."
Addison just nodded and held her husband close. Pete gave a small sigh and kissed her hair. "I love you." she whispered.
"And I love you." He hugged her tightly. "So, so, so much." Addison closed her eyes and breathed in his scent. "Just please don't change your mind." Pete whispered quietly.
"I won't, I promise."
Pete nodded and placed a kiss on her shoulder. They stood together in the kitchen holding each other. "What did you make for lunch?" Pete asked after a while.
"Just pasta."
"Hmm, sounds good."
"I'm glad." Addison smiled softly and pulled back. Pete smiled back and kissed her forehead before they let go of each other and set the table up together. She put the pasta into two dishes before she put them on the table. Pete sat down on his chair and took hold of his fork before he began to eat. Addison reached for his hand and held it as they ate. He smiled softly and brushed his thumb over her knuckles.
"I love you." She whispered.
"I love you too." He smiled at her. Addison smiled and continued to eat. They enjoyed their lunch in silence, just happy to be together.
Once Pete had fallen asleep later that day, Addison quietly slipped from the house. She made her way down the stairwell and out of the apartment building before she got into her car. She drove along the streets before she pulled up outside the building she was looking for. She parked her car around the corner before she made her way towards the building and rang the door bell. Addison glanced around as she waited for someone to answer. Someone opened the entrance and Addison made her way upstairs to the right apartment. She knocked loudly on the door and waited once more.
"I'm coming." A voice called from inside before the door was pulled open.
"What is your problem?" Addison asked as she saw Lisa.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"What is your problem?" she repeated.
" You are my problem." Lisa glared at her.
"Me? I stay out of your way."
"But not out of Pete's."
"He is my husband."
"Oh come on, we both know why you two got married."
"I love him."
"Of course." Lisa rolled her eyes at her. "You're just with him for the sex."
"I love him so much. He means the world to me." Addison looked at her angrily.
"We both know what he's like in bed. That's the only reason you're still with him."
"Unlike you, I can be in a relationship with someone because I love them, not just for the sex."
"Oh shut up." Lisa hissed.
"I am not with Pete just for the sex. I love him and he loves me. We are going to make this work. We are happy."
"You don't even know him."
"I do know him." Addison nodded.
"As soon as you find someone else you'll leave. We both know that you have a lot of catching up to do man wise because no one wanted you when you were a teenager."
Addison tensed her jaw and refrained from slapping the other woman. "I want Pete. I love Pete."
"You are not good enough for him. He deserves so much better than you. Your whole relationship is a lie."
Addison raised her hand before she slapped Lisa hard around the face. "Our relationship is not a lie." she hissed.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" Lisa glared at her and pushed her away from her.
"I am Pete's wife and no matter what you say or do is going to change that."
"I give you another month." Lisa looked at her angrily. "Sooner or later he'll get bored of you anyway."
"He won't." Addison shook her head. "He loves me."
"Yeah, that's what he says now."
"He does. You just can't handle it because he never loved you."
Lisa tensed as she looked at her. "You don't know that."
"Oh, I do." Addison nodded.
"Why did you even come here? To rub it in? How pathetic are you?"
"I came here to tell you to leave us alone. We're happy."
"Enjoy it while you've got it then."
"We're going to last forever."
"Of course." Lisa rolled her eyes.
"Just stay out of our lives." Addison glared at her before she walked away. Lisa watched her angrily before she slammed the door closed loudly.
Addison quietly opened the front door and walked back in. She tiptoed around the apartment so she wouldn't wake Pete. He was still led on the couch and started to stir as she walked into the room in her jacket.
"Shh, go back to sleep." she soothed.
"Where were you?" he mumbled tiredly.
"Just out." Addison slid her jacket off. Pete looked at her before he rubbed his eyes and sat up slightly. "You can go back to sleep." She sat down next to him and rubbed his shoulder.
"It's fine." He shook his head. "Did you buy milk? We didn't have any left."
"Oh, I didn't know we'd run out."
"Never mind. I'll go shopping tomorrow."
"I can pop to the shops now."
"I thought you just were out."
"I was." Addison nodded.
"Weren't you shopping?" He yawned.
"No." She shook her head.
"Oh." He nodded.
"I can go get milk now."
"No, it's fine."
Addison nodded as she watched him. Pete yawned again and wrapped his arms around her before he shifted and lay back down. She lay down with him so she was led on his stomach.
"I missed you while I was asleep." He smiled softly.
"You were sleeping." she laughed softly.
"That's what I'm saying."
"How can you miss me when you sleep though?"
"I just do."
"Okay." Addison grinned down at him. Pete smirked and placed a kiss on her lips. She let her eyes flutter closed as she softly kissed him back.
"I love you." he whispered.
"And I love you."
Pete smiled and kissed her again before he pulled away slowly and just looked at her. Addison smiled back before she let her head rest on his chest. He rested his hands on her back and closed his eyes again. They led together in a comfortable silence as they enjoyed being together.