Chapter Six : Conversations in the Cafeteria -

Short chapter, I know. But the next one should be up quite soon. I just want to say, THANK YOU SO MUCH to all those who read this story. And a huge giant hug for those who review it, because it really makes me happy to read reviews (Even just one worded ones).

Not a lot happens in this chapter, but I quite like it.

"Addison, my legs hurt." Callie moaned. "Please can we just sit down?"

"I need a new bag." Addison said, scanning the shelf that was filled with designer handbags. "I want to throw the one I brought with me in the trash."

"We've been here for four hours." Callie reminded her.

"Aren't you meant to be a surgeon?" Addison didn't take her eyes from the purse she was currently admiring. "And you said you'd take me shopping, you should've known what you were getting yourself into."

Callie sighed, and opened her mouth to make a remark, but she was stopped by the sound of her pager going off. "911 for Mr Brice…" She muttered to herself. "Addie I have to go. Here." She handed Addison her car keys. "Stay as long as you want, then go home, okay? It's only a five minute walk to the hospital anyway."

"Okay." Addison nodded as Callie left, still eyeing the Gucci bag. "Bye."

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Alex stared down at his food, trying to ignore the conversation that was currently going on at the cafeteria table.

"Naomi's not that bad." Mark said, after listening to Callie-who had just come out of a two hour surgery- and Arizona tell their story.

"Well, she sounded completely insane." Arizona told him, sipping at the red straw stuck in her coke.

"She hates me." Callie said, her mouth full of salad. "She thinks I'm trying to 'steal' Addison away from her."

"She's just protective!" Mark protested.

"She's just crazy." Cristina concluded. Callie and Arizona nodded in agreement, Teddy and Meredith smirked in amusement.

"Hey guys." Izzie set her tray down in between Alex and Meredith. "What's going on?"

"Mark's defending Naomi and won't admit she's completely crazy." Callie said from across the table.

"From what you said, she sounds nuts." Izzie said, picking up her plastic fork and digging into her food. "Anyway, if we're done talking about insane telephone women, I'd like to remind everyone about what's happing at seven tonight."

"Giant get-together at Grey's house, we know." Mark replied. "I think me and Lexie might be late, we've got a surgery at six."

"Well, come as soon as you can." Izzie told him. "You're one of Addison's best friends, she'll want you to be there."

"Especially as Shepherd's reclaimed his title as McAss." Callie chimed in the conversation.

Alex's head shot up. "What?"

"What?" Meredith frowned,

"What?" Izzie said. "What did he do?"

"Called her a slut." Callie exhaled, Izzie, Teddy and Meredith all gasped. Alex tensed up.

"Seriously?" Izzie's eyes were wide.

"I knew he was going to say something stupid." Meredith sighed.

"Why would he be so angry at her?" Teddy asked, not understanding Derek's behaviour.

"She almost married one of his closest friends, and didn't tell him." Mark said. "I wasn't exactly over the moon when I heard."

"Mark, you have to talk to him, get him to apologise." Izzie told the plastic surgeon, who nodded. "Addison doesn't need something else upsetting her right now."

"Maybe she'll feel better after tonight." Arizona said hopefully.

The sound of pagers interrupted them.

Mark looked down at his, "911. I have to go."

"Me too," Alex said. The two men got up and ran towards the door.

There was a short silence before anyone spoke.

"Did anyone else think Alex was acting strange?" Meredith questioned.

"How so?" Izzie asked curiously.

"He was way to quiet." Cristina said.

"Well, the subject of Doctor Montgomery has always been a touchy one. Especially for him." Izzie giggled to herself.

Cristina frowned. "What, why?"

"How much do you know, Stevens?" Callie wondered, narrowing her eyes.

"I know he likes her. A lot." Izzie began to gossip. "And he's feeling protective of her, he doesn't like seeing her like this, all sad and stuff."

"Where did you get all that from?" Cristina asked.

"The way he looks at her. How he talks about her." Izzie listed. "And he told me he still liked her."

Callie's face broke into a grin. "I knew it."

Izzie smiled as well. "How could he not still care about her, what with their history and all."

The other four girls sat their in confusion, watching as Izzie and Callie gossiped in what seemed to be another language.

"Excuse me." Cristina butted in. "Would one of you like to explain for those who don't speak the language of Satan and Evil Spawn."

"Oh. Right." Izzie told them all about how Addison and Alex had grown to have deeper feeling than hate for each other. How he'd messed up Sloan's coffee, and said he'd notice if she were missing. The Callie cut in on how Addison felt about Alex, and the whole 'lines of deliciousness' scenario. Teddy, Arizona and Meredith all 'ooh'ed and 'ahh'ed at the right parts of the story, Cristina just rolled her eyes and laughed. But when it got to the end of the story, even she was pissed at Alex. "What an ass!" She exclaimed as Callie explained why Addie had moved to LA and the speech in the church.

"First he blew he off with all that 'you're not my girlfriend' crap, and then he runs after Ava when she tells him too. Idiot." Cristina shakes her head in disbelief.

"I feel so bad for her." Meredith said sadly.

"Well, Alex still loves her." Izzie said. "But he thinks she still hates him."

Callie shrugged. "She doesn't know what to feel right now."

"He said he pushed her away. Alex does that to people when he doesn't want to hurt them."

"I think Addie only agreed to marry that Sam dude so she wouldn't be alone."

"Well. That's it then." Izzie decided. "We have to prove to her that she's not alone."

"Agreed." Teddy and Arizona said at the same time.

"So… You're not telling Addison that crazy phone lady called?" Teddy wondered.

"Nope." Arizona confirmed. "If Naomi calls again, I'll answer and say she's go the wrong number again."

"She knows it's us. You sounded like you were hiding something." Callie said.

"She was threatening to kill Addison, I was freaking out!"

Cristina smirked. "Tonight should be interesting."

Sorry, that's all I've got time to write right now. Plus it seemed a good place to stop, because the next chapter's going to be the get-together!

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