Author's Note: Okay, so I am officially the worst with updates, but I have no class this whole week so I should be able to write up a few more chapters. Here's a new chapter so I hope you guys haven't given up on me quite yet:)

Chapter 8

Derek walked quickly throughout the halls as he searched for Meredith. He had passed by Cristina's and she wasn't there so he figured she had to be in the hospital. He made a sharp turn down the hall and was about to give up when he caught a glimpse of dirty blonde hair disappear into an on call room. He hurriedly opened the door and was shocked when he saw an all too familiar redhead pull her lips away from Meredith's.

"Addison?!"

"Derek….What are you doing here?"

"I think a better question would be what are you doing making out with my girlfriend?" Derek yelled angrily.

"Derek lower your voice you're attracting attention." Addison hissed as she quickly closed the door to the on call room, much to the displeasure of the nurses lurking outside.

"Oh what you don't want everyone to know that you, not only slept with my best friend, but you slept with my girlfriend too?"

"She's not your girlfriend she's your ex-girlfriend!" Addison corrected.

"Just because we got into an argument doesn't automatically mean she's up for grabs!" Derek defended as he ran a shaky hand through his dark hair.

"No wonder she doesn't want to be with you, you talk about her like she's a piece of meat, Derek!"

"Addison, honey, you need to relax." Meredith said softly, as she placed a hand on the redhead's forearm.

"Honey?! Did she just call you honey? What the hell Addison? How long have you two been together?" Derek's voiced boomed within the small room.

"A couple of weeks." Addison mumbled quietly.

"A couple of weeks? We were still together! You're unbelievable Addison, you know that? Un-fucking-believable!" Derek shouted, and with a slam of the door, he was gone.

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Meredith and Addison had been successfully avoiding Derek for almost a week now, although there was no way to avoid the curious glares and the whispers that seemed to follow them everywhere. Meredith had been able to hold back her anger but Addison, not so much, as she often greeted the nurses with a 'Can I help you with something?' Or 'Do you want picture?'

Meredith silently chuckled as she lay snuggled into Addison on her couch.

"What?" Addison said quietly.

"Nothing, nothing." Meredith said as she giggled even more than before. "I'm just really glad I'm not a nurse right now."

Addison smiled. "Well they just make up the craziest things, they aren't even half true."

Meredith's laughter quickly dissipated at Addison's comment. "I heard they were saying you only slept with me to spite Derek." Meredith said meekly.

"You don't actually think that's true do you?"

Meredith just shrugged. "I'd like to think it isn't"

"How could you even think that was true, Mer?"

"Easily Addison!" Meredith raised her voice as she sat up on the couch. "You're smart, and beautiful, and you're a great surgeon and you have all these things going for you, and I'm me…dark and twisty Meredith with the daddy problems. Yeah, you like me right now but what happens when you see how broken I really am? You're not gonna want me anymore Addison, you're gonna end up leaving like everyone else does."

"Meredith, there is nothing I would like more than to be with you. All of you, not just the bright and shiny you, so let me. Okay? I'm in this for the long haul, I'm not going anywhere."

"Okay." Meredith said weakly, hoping that Addison meant what she said.

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Author's Note 2: I hope you guys liked the chapter, I'm already working on the next one. Let me know what you thought-feedback is always appreciated:)