January, Thursday 28th

Pete and Addison got out of his car in front of the restaurant after he had picked her up from Naomi's earlier. She walked away from him and walked inside without looking at him once. He didn't say anything, just walked after her. Addison gave a small smile before she kissed both of her parents on the cheeks and sat down. Pete greeted them as well before he sat down next to his wife.

"How are you?" Clara smiled at them.

"Okay, thanks, you?" Pete looked at his mother.

"We're good. We've just booked a cruise around the Mediterranean."

"Nice." Pete gave a small smile. "When you going?"

"Three weeks time." Clara smiled. Pete nodded and took a sip of his water.

"Have you two thought about what you're going to do for your anniversary?" Bizzy looked at the young couple.

"Probably nothing."

"Nothing?" she looked shocked. "You can't just do nothing for your first anniversary." Pete shrugged and looked at Addison.

"We haven't thought about it yet." Addison commented.

"There's not that much time left though." Bizzy looked at them.

"We'll figure it out."

"Okay." Bizzy nodded. Addison nodded as well before they all ordered their food. Clara sat and watched her son closely as she sat across from him. Pete and Addison were sat not touching or even looking at each other. She couldn't help but feel like there was something wrong.

"Anything new?" Bizzy asked.

"How's school going?" Edward looked at them.

"Fine." Addison nodded and looked down at her drink.

"Good." Her father nodded.

"How's work?" she asked.

"Busy."

She nodded again and took a sip of her wine.

"It's your last year, Pete, isn't it?" Edward looked at his son-in-law. "What will you do after?"

"Will you start your internship?" Bizzy smiled at him.

"Yeah." He nodded. "Finally."

"Do you know what hospital you'll work at?"

"Not yet. There are a few good ones."

Bizzy smiled and nodded. "Do you know what you'll specialise in?"

"Probably general medicine."

"Not going to try a bit of all of it before you decide?"

"You have to decide as soon as you start."

"Ah, okay." Bizzy nodded.

"I'll do surgery and general medicine then."

"Aiming high." She smiled.

"I want to do alternative medicine as well though."

"You've wanted to do that since you were ten." Clara smiled at her son.

"I know." Pete gave a smile.

"I'm sure Addison will let you practice on her." Bizzy smiled as well.

"Yeah." He nodded but didn't look at her.

"It's good that you're both studying medicine." Edward commented. "It means you can help each other study."

"And you have more things in common." Bizzy smiled. Addison glanced up at her mother before she finished her glass of wine.

"Didn't you used to think about going to China after your internship?" Richard looked at his son.

"Oh yes I remember now." Clara nodded. "You always used to talk about going there for two years."

"Yeah, I thought about it."

"Are you still going to go?"

"Probably not."

"Can't stand being away from your wife." Clara smiled softly.

"Two years is very a long time."

"It is." Edward nodded. Pete nodded reached for his wine glass. Their food arrived and they all began eating in a comfortable silence. Addison and Pete didn't look at each other once nor did they exchange a single word.

"Is everything okay?" Bizzy asked the couple.

"Huh?" Pete looked up. "The food is perfect."

"I meant with you two."

"Oh." He looked back down at his food.

"Is there?"

"We're fine."

"You don't seem it."

Pete just shrugged and looked down at his food. Everyone stopped eating and looked at the young couple. "What?" Pete looked back up.

"What's wrong? Are you having problems?" Clara asked.

"We're fine, mum."

"You're not, are you? Addison?"

Pete sighed and looked at his wife. Addison put her knife and fork down before she grabbed her handbag and left the table. Pete watched her walk away and sighed again before he turned back to their parents. Bizzy frowned before she got up and followed her daughter out of the restaurant.

"Addison?" Bizzy looked around as she walked outside. Addison glanced over her shoulder at her mother before she sighed. "What's wrong, Addison?" She walked towards her. Addison just shook her head at her. "What happened?"

"I can sort it."

"Sort what?"

"It's mine and Pete's problem."

"Okay."

Addison nodded and hugged herself slightly.

"But you're not going to get a divorce or anything, right?"

"No." She shook her head and looked down.

"Good, I didn't think you would."

Addison glanced up at her mother before she leaned back against the wall.

"Marriage isn't always easy, Addison." Bizzy looked at her. "It's not something you do and then it just happens. You have to work on it, always. And even when it's hard sometimes, if you really love each other, it's worth it."

"Even if one of you screws up?"

"If it's something you can forgive, then yes."

Addison nodded and looked at her mother. "I really love him, you know."

"I know." Bizzy nodded. Addison smiled softly and looked down. "You'll be fine."

"Yeah…yeah…"

Bizzy nodded and looked at her daughter.

"I'm going to go home." Addison pushed herself off the wall.

"Aren't you here with one car?"

"I'll call Nae or a cab."

"Oh."

Addison nodded and got her phone from her bag. "Tell them I wasn't feeling well."

"Yeah…"

"Thanks, mum." Addison kissed her mother's cheek.

Bizzy gave a small smile and nodded. "I'll see you."

"Go enjoy the rest of your meal."

"Yeah." She nodded again before she walked back in. Addison gave a sigh before she rang Naomi for a lift and waited for her friend. "She's not feeling well." Bizzy excused Addison as she sat back down. "She'll get a lift home."

"Hope she feels better soon." Clara nodded.

"Yeah." Richard nodded. "What's wrong with her?"

"Feeling sick, a headache, probably has a twenty-four hour bug." Bizzy lied.

"Excuse me." Pete got up from the table and made his way out of the restaurant.

Addison was stood with her back to him as she waited for Naomi.

"What are you doing?" Pete asked as he stepped out behind her

"Going home." she replied without turning to face him.

"So you can't even sit next to me anymore now? Is that how much you hate me?"

"I didn't want them knowing. I don't want to sit at a table with our parents knowing that something is wrong and keep probing at it until we crack."

"Who cares if they know? You can't keep it from them forever."

"If my father thinks you've cheated he'll beat you to a pulp. I'm keeping it from them for your sake."

"You didn't have to tell him that."

"What am I meant to say then? Oh we're just going through a rough time right now?"

"You could have just we're not living together anymore." He shrugged.

"That'll look really good for us. We haven't even reached our first anniversary and we're already living apart."

"It's the truth though."

"I don't want them knowing." Addison turned and looked at him.

"When are you going to tell them then?"

"We're not."

"They'll find out eventually, if you want them to or not."

"They won't." She shook her head.

"How are they not going to find out?"

"They're just not, okay?" Addison looked at her husband. "I'm not going to tell them and you're not going to tell them."

"Fine, believe what you want."

"Just don't tell them, for your sake."

"I can look after myself, thanks."

"Fine. Go tell them then. Go tell them that you got drunk, went home with Lisa and woke up the next morning in your boxers. Go tell them that and see what happens."

"I didn't say you'd have to tell them that."

"You tell them that we're not living together and they'll keep asking you questions until you tell them what happened."

"If I don't want to tell them, I won't."

"I don't want to tell them. I don't want them knowing at all."

"Fine."

"Thank you." Addison nodded.

"Yeah."

She nodded and turned to wait for Naomi again. Pete put his hands into the pockets of his pants and looked down at his shoes. "You should go finish your meal." Addison commented. "Don't let me keep you from it."

"I've finished."

"Okay." She nodded. Pete nodded as well and watched her. "You don't have to stand out here with me."

"I know."

"You can go inside with your parents."

"I'll go home soon anyway."

Addison nodded and shivered slightly from the cool night air.

"They know your mum's lying anyway so I'm not going to sit there alone like an idiot."

"It's your choice."

"I'm glad."

Addison nodded and looked ahead as she continued to wait for her friend.

"Are you cold?"

"Nae will be here soon."

"Okay."

She nodded and hugged herself slightly.

"You can have my jacket, I don't need it." He offered.

"I'm fine, really."

"You sure?"

"Yes." She nodded. "You can go, you know."

"I know." He nodded and slipped out of his jacket. Addison glanced at him slightly as she hugged herself. Pete walked up to her before put his jacket over her shoulders and kept hold of it slightly so he could lean in for a kiss. She let her eyes flutter closed as he softly kissed her and she felt herself get lost in the kiss. It only lasted for a few more seconds before he pulled away slowly and looked down at her. Addison looked back up at him with her lips slightly parted.

"Bye." He whispered before he let go of her and walked back into the restaurant. She gave a sigh before she leaned back against the wall and watched him walk away.

Thought we'd throw in parents to create a little more drama. Reviews, as always, are much appreciated.