A/N: I don't like this chapter very much. I already know it's bad writing because I kind of rushed through it. But I hope you enjoy it anyway!

Chapter Six: Movie Theaters & Crying Kids

A lot happened over the rest of the week. Izzie confronted Addison about betraying her, and they haven't spoke since then. Alex kept what he heard to himself, living in denial, afraid to learn more about the matter. Cristina tried her best to avoid Owen, and was successful. Lexie and Mark have been hanging out more, and she even joins him at the lunch table he eats at. While Mark is getting close to the girl, Meredith is not. She avoids her 'sister' as best as possible. But it's getting harder because Lexie is so nice.

It was now Saturday night, and Meredith had just finished getting ready for her date with Derek. He was right, they hadn't been out on a date, just the two of them, publicly in a while. It was time they did. Ellis was actually home that evening, and she kissed her daughter's cheek before she left the house with her boyfriend. A moment that was seriously the highlight of Meredith's month.

"I'm glad you're not the type of girl who only watches chick flicks," Derek smirked at her as he opened the passenger side door of his car for her. She giggled, knowing that was him hinting he didn't want to see a chick flick tonight, and lucky for him, Meredith didn't want to either.

Addison came over to Alex's house to help him watch his two sisters (in his adopted family) who were five and seven years old. She knocked on the front door of his small, one story house. A cat that was licking itself on the front porch hissed at the redhead when she looked at it. Alex opened the door, with a look on his face that told her he wasn't expecting her at all, "Ads, I said you didn't have to come over. I can handle myself with two little girls."

"But you sounded so distraught over the phone," she retorted, "besides, I want to be with you right now anyway. I feel like crap," she began to push passed him, entering his living room.

"You aren't the only one," he mumbled, shutting the door behind her.

Addison's winced when she heard an ear-piercing shriek come from down the hall. She peeked around the corner as the shriek formed into the loudest sobs she's ever heard in her life to find two little girls at the end of the corridor, one yanking at the other one's hair, "Alex, are you sure you don't need my help?" Addison cocked an eyebrow.

"Damn it," Alex groaned, stomping down the hall, "Jess, how many freakin' time do I have to tell you to stop pulling Jaylen's hair!" His voice boomed through the girl's ears. She let go of Jess's hair, but also began to cry herself. So now, both of them were screaming.

Addison let out a breath, shaking her head before joining Alex down the hall, "I don't think yelling is going to help anything," she told him, picking up the younger girl who had gotten her hair pulled.

"Well, nothing else helps either, they've been doing this nonstop all freakin' day," his voice was still loud and firm, which only made Jaylen more upset.

Addison's brows furrowed at his attitude, he seemed tense. More tense than usual. Maybe it was just the girls who were getting to him.

"If you wanna see if you can make them stop, you can go ahead and do it, because I'm done!" And just like that, he stormed off down the hall and back into the living room, turning on the television. He turned up the volume on purpose to drown out all of the crying going on in the hallway. This wasn't helping Addison at all, it was just starting to give her a headache.

"Okay," she sighed, "You're name's Jaylen, right?" She asked the older girl, taking her hand while holding the other girl on her hip. Jaylen nodded her head, her lip still quivering. She led her into the nearest bedroom, which she assumed was their bedroom. It had pink walls with disney princess posters posted everywhere. She shut the door, muffling the sound of the blaring television. If this was how Alex was toward a five and a seven year old, he really wouldn't be able to handle a baby.

Meredith and Derek decided on an action film that had already been out for a little while, neither of them liked a crowded theater. So, with the popcorn in her hands, Meredith led them to a couple of seats in the very back in the far left corner. She sat down, and he sat beside her. He quickly put his arm on the armrest in between them, then smirked at her, "Beat you."

Meredith rolled her eyes playfully at him, then decided to rest her arm over his and intertwine their fingers. She glanced at his wounded pinky finger, which was starting to look better. The off color had almost completely faded away.

"You're pinky still hurting you?" She asked, looking from his finger to his face.

He nodded, "A little bit. Only when put a lot of pressure on it." he leaned over a little to grab some popcorn with his other hand when Meredith planted a small kiss on his lips. It brought a smile to his face.

"What was that for?"

"What?" Meredith paused, grinning at him, "I can't kiss my boyfriend?"

But before Derek could reply, Meredith noticed Owen and Teddy enter the theater from the other side, "Hey, look who it is," he said, letting her hazel eyes point them both out to Derek.

"Oh, yeah," he smiled, about to wave his hand to catch their attention. But Meredith smacking his arm back down, "Ow, what?" He asked with a confused frown on his face.

"Don't let them know we're here, I want to see what happens when they think no one is watching," Meredith said, stuffing popcorn into her mouth as if she was watching a movie all in its own.

Derek gave her a weird look, "You know they're just friends."

Meredith glanced from Teddy and Owen (who had taken their seats on the other side of the theater) to Derek, "Well, I think Cristina is jealous of that Teddy girl. She's convinced there is something going on between them. Cristina's my person, I have my person's back."

Derek chuckled at her loyalty, "Okay," he paused, "but I seriously think they are really only friends."

"We'll see," Meredith replied as the lights began to dim in the theater.

Callie and Arizona stood outside of the theater, trying to decide on a movie. Everything they wanted to see has already started, until Arizona's blue eyes came across the picture of the action movie she thought was already out of the theaters.

"Oh! Calliope," she paused, pointing to the picture, "We have to see that."

"You like action movies?" Callie cocked an eyebrow in her direction.

"No," she shook her head, flashing her dimples, "But I do like Angelina Jolie."

Callie rolled her eyes playfully at the other girl and released a chuckle, "You're such a dork… but fine. We can see the action movie."

"Yay," Arizona said in a small voice.

About an hour later, Addison emerged from the girls' bedroom and made her way into the living room where Alex was nearly passed out on the couch with the remote in his hand. She couldn't help but feel a smile tug at the corners of her lips. She leg her feet carry her to the side of the couch, and she leaned over to kiss his cheek. He stirred a moment before opening his eyes.

"Hey," she said, sitting down on the edge of the couch, "Well, Jess is asleep… and Jaylen is watching Spongebob," the smile only grew a little wider with the satisfaction that came with helping her boyfriend.

Alex let out a deep breath, "Addison," he paused, muting the television. He was then silent. Addison sat and waited for him to say something, but she soon realized he had nothing left to say. So, she laid down next to him, squeezing her slender figure on what little space she had. He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a soft kiss on the lips, "I love you."

His words caught Addison by surprise. He's never heard him say that, to anyone before. And he just said it to her? It wasn't like him. His eyes looked deep into hers, and he knew by the look on her face she was in disbelief.

"You love me?" Addison finally said.

Alex was quiet for a moment before nodding his head hesitantly, "I think so."

She cocked an eyebrow, "You think so?"

A half smile appeared on his face, "Stop repeating everything I say in the form of a question."

Addison let out a quick chuckle, laying her head on his chest. She sighed, thinking her response over carefully, "I love you, too."

Alex stared up at the ceiling. He honestly didn't know how he felt about Addison. He didn't know if saying that to her was a bad idea. He didn't know if he really did love her. But there was one thing he did know…. He loved Izzie.

Teddy could barely pay attention to the movie, not with Owen by her side for so long. He was distracting. He was distracting and he wasn't even doing anything. She felt a physical pain inside of her. An ache that she couldn't take any longer. It was an ache that brought her to tears, and Owen felt her eyes burning into him. He glanced in her direction and noticed the drop roll down her cheek.

"Teddy?" He started quietly, "Are you alright?"

She quickly wiped away the tear. She started to say she was fine, but she couldn't lie to her best friend. So she shook her head, "Not really."

Owen looked at her for a moment, unsure of what to say, "Well, what's wrong? You want me to take you home?"

Teddy looked from her hands that were folded in her lap up to Owen's face. Another tear trailed down her face and she didn't bother to wipe it away, knowing another one would simply take its place, "I thought I could handle this," she choked through her words, remaining quiet.

"Teddy? Handle what?" Owen's brows furrowed, curious to know what was on Teddy's mind.

Teddy didn't know how to ease him into what was on her mind, and she didn't know how to ease herself into saying it, so she just came out with it, "I'm in love with you." And just then, she noticed him stop. Everything. He just froze there for a moment, and each moment felt like a lifetime, "I am. I'm in love with you, and I can't handle it. I can't talk to you everyday, and be around you, and go to the movies with you without feeling this urge to be closer to you. And I know I can't do that because you're with Cristina, but…" she paused, taking a breath. She realized that she had been rambling, "I can't get over you. I've loved you since day one, and I know you knew that."

Owen's eyes focused on the movie screen, but he couldn't hear the booming voices on the movie. No. All he could hear were Teddy's words. The words that broke his heart completely, "I did know that," he finally said with a nod of his head, looking back to Teddy.

Meredith noticed out of the corner of her eye Teddy and Owen talking to one another, and could hear faint voices in the distance. Whispers. But she couldn't hear for too long because of the machine guns that were fired in the movie.

"Look at that," she said, squinting to try and get a better look at the two of them.

"What?" Derek asked, having to force his eyes away from Angelina Jolie to look in the direction Meredith was. And he noticed it too, "Is she… crying?"

Meredith nodded, "I think so."

"I knew that," Owen repeated, "And you had to know that I felt the same way about you," he replied, fighting back the tears that pricked his eyes.

Teddy's brows furrowed, and she had never felt more confused in her life, "I didn't," she simply said, shaking her head.

"I did. I loved you, Teddy."

"But… Brenda.. I thought--"

"I loved Brenda," Owen interrupted, nodding his head, "but then there was you. You were my-- you are my best friend. You were perfect in every single way, and I loved you so much."

His words brought tears to her eyes, "Then why didn't you ever tell me?"

"Why didn't you tell me?" He retorted.

Teddy didn't have an answer for that. Instead, she brought her face closer to his. Owen wanted to pull away. He really did, but something inside of him made him stay. Something inside of him wanted to have what he had always wanted for so long. So Teddy kissed him, and her lips lingered on his for a moment.

Derek's brows lifted in shock, and he immediately looked at Meredith who had a look of pure frustration on her face, "That little-- I am gonna kill him."

Callie came back into the theater holding a brand new bag of popcorn. With a smile upon seeing Arizona's dimples, she whispered loud enough for only the blonde to hear, "I got the popcorn, what did I--" and she stopped dead where she was when she noticed two people kissing in the back. Was that? No… but once they parted their lips she realized who the two people were, "miss."

"Teddy," Owen shook his head before resting his forehead against hers, "I can't."

Teddy felt more tears coming, threatening to fall from her eyes, "Why not?"

"I love Cristina," he told her, moving his forehead away from hers, "I think I should take you home now."

Without another word, Owen and Teddy finally stood from their seats and left the theater, not bothering to take a look around at the audience that they had.

I'm pretty sure this chapter sucked, because I had to skip so many days. I like the idea for this chapter, I just don't think I played it out very well. I still hope you like it anyway! Also, I won't update much this week because I have finals. But once school is out on Friday, I should update a lot quicker.

-Shelby.