One Moment 9/?
One Moment 9
Long smooth legs, soft as satin skin, the feeling of silken hair tickling my thighs….“So how is my patient this morning Addie?” Derek’s voice was all it took to shake Addison out of the haze she was in. “I’m sorry, what was that? Oh, Izzie.. She is fine Derek. I left her at the hotel to get some more rest. I would think by tomorrow she should be okay to come back.” Over Derek’s shoulder, Addison saw Meredith Grey approaching and her mind started in, ‘I will not hug her again, I will not hug her again, though.. she is one of Izzie’s best friends.. Okay I will hug her, I will hug her again’. Focusing back on Derek she realized he was waiting for some type of answer from her. “Sorry Derek, I have so much on my mind, what was that again?”
“ What is wrong with you Addie? I simply said I want to check Izzie again in the morning before she started…” And then there she was, Meredith Grey. Once again, Derek was forgotten about as Addison tried to greet Meredith. “Hey Meredith! It is so great to see you again,” giving Meredith a quick hug, Addison continued. “ I hear you and Derek have once again worked things out. Living together now? That’s, well that’s great.” Meredith, looking from Addison to Derek, who just shrugged his shoulders, responded, “Yeah, we are living together now. It is nice to see you back Addison, will you be staying long? I mean, well.. How is Izzie?” “Fantastic, she is just so…umm, like I was telling Derek she is doing better. Should be fine by tomorrow.” “Great, good to hear, Derek are you ready to go? Sorry Addison, we have been on all night and I am ready for bed.” “Mmm, bed, yeah.” Addison’s mind was filled with who was in her bed. “Bed does sound good. Okay, see you two when I see you” Giving his ex-wife one last odd look, Derek once again repeated, “ I mean it Addie, I need to check on Izzie before she is allowed to start work tomorrow.” “Okay okay Derek, I am a doctor myself you know, but I will be sure to have her here early for you to exam.”
“What was that?” Meredith asked Derek as they got in the elevator. “ I don’t know, but if I didn’t know better I would say there is something going on between the two of them. Don’t give me that look Mere, I am telling you, when I went to check on Izzie yesterday I walked in on something.” “Derek, please. Addison just got back yesterday. How could anything be going on? You know, I am going to go over to that hotel and visit Izzie for a few minutes, I will meet you at home, okay?” “Okay, tell Izzie I need to see her first thing in the morning though before she can return to work. I am not too sure that penetrated Addison’s brain. See you in a while.”
As Izzie stretched her arm across the bed she woke up realizing she was alone. ‘I should have gotten up with her,’ Izzie thought as she looked around the now empty hotel room. Seeing the note on the bedside table, Izzie smiled and started to read it….
Good morning sweetheart, I didn’t want to wake you. Please rest today and be sure to eat. I will be home as early as possible. Last night was wonderful, I love you, Addison.
“I love you too Iz, and last night was not wonderful, not for me anyways.” “Denny?” Looking at the end of the bed, there he stood, he was back again.” Denny, you were here last night, watching us? Why? Why are you still here? Please, I have asked you to go. You need to go Denny, please.” Izzie pleaded.
“Come on Iz, you don’t want me to go, we both know that. You are fooling yourself with Dr. Montgomery, it will only be a matter of time before she moves on to someone else. You know her track record, hell when she ran out of men here she moved to another state. But not me Iz, I am here..for you. I’m not going anywhere, you can ask me over and over to leave, I won’t.”
“Denny, it isn’t like that. I have loved Addison all along, almost from day one, and her me. When we did realize how we both felt, well it was a case of bad timing and stubbornness. That isn’t going to happen again. Addison came back to Seattle for me, she still loves me, and Denny I am sorry, I still love her. I always have. I thought I could move on with you, I thought your strength and love would be enough to help me forget her.” Izzie hated saying the words that were sure to hurt Denny, but he needed to know. She was going to be with Addison, he needed to move on.
“You were going to marry me, and now you want me to believe that you were just trying to get over her? Iz, I just can’t believe that. You pushed me to fight, for you. You wanted me to fight when I was ready to let go, for you. Well I did fight, I still am fighting, for you. I am not leaving Iz, not while there is a chance you are going to get your heart broken and realize that you made a mistake. Because let me tell you Iz, once I do leave, it will be for good. I won’t be able to come back again.”
“Denny, you have to let me be, you have to let us be. Please, I know I asked you to fight for me once, but I am not asking now. I will always carry love for you Denny, but my heart belongs to her and my heart is safe with Addison, please believe that. She is who I want to be with Denny, don’t you want that for me?” Izzie could barely get the last few words out between the tears that had started falling.
“Oh Iz,” Denny replied with a crocked grin and tears rolling down his own cheeks, “I do want that for you, but until I know for sure, without a doubt, I am not leaving. I’ll be seeing you soon.” With that said Denny faded away, leaving a sobbing Izzie still in the bed she and Addison had spent the night together in. That is where she was when she realized there was someone knocking at the door. Taking a few minutes to wipe her face and pull all her clothing back on, Izzie slowly opened the door to find Meredith on the other side. “Izzie, what have you been doing? I have been out here for awhile. Were you sleeping, cause I thought I heard talking and you don’t look so great. Should I call Derek?” Meredith went on as she entered the room. “Why do you look like you have been crying? Izzie what is going on with you?” Not being able to get in a word Izzie just stood there and let Meredith ramble on until she heard this, “ well you aren’t staying here any longer. Come on, get your things. I am taking you home now.”
“No! I mean no Mere, really I am fine here. Actually, I want to stay here. It is quiet, and really it is only for another night. I will be back at work tomorrow.” “Right, well Derek wants to be able to check you over before you start work again, so it would be easier for you to come home, he could just do it there.” Meredith replied logically, not understanding why her friend would want to stay in a hotel room rather than at her own house. Looking around the room, Meredith noticed the bed, it was a mess. Then the couch, there was no evidence of anyone sleeping there. “Oh Izzie, please tell me Derek isn’t right.. Tell me there isn’t something going on with you and Addison?”
Like a deer in headlights, Izzie just stood there looking at her friend. She didn’t know what to say, she had no problems telling everyone, but what about Addison? What would Addison want? “Want to get some coffee brought up here? I haven’t had any and I can see you didn’t bring me any. You know, I would have thought you would have. You know I need my coffee fix in the morning.” Izzie tried to change the subject, hoping Meredith would fall for it. She didn’t. “Okay Iz, so you aren’t talking.. For now. As for the coffee, no I can’t stay, I want to get home to Derek. I just wanted to stop in and check on you. So, since you are staying here again, I guess I will see you tomorrow at the hospital. Just remember, Derek needs to see you first.” As Meredith headed for the door, Izzie was thankful that her friend hadn’t prodded anymore. “Okay Mer, tell Derek I will be in early to see him. Thanks for coming by. See you tomorrow.” Closing the door behind her friend Izzie blew out a sigh of relief.
“So how was your first day back Addison? I know if felt good knowing you were here. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to talk with you earlier, busy busy day.” Addison put down her last chart of the day and turned into the offered hug, “Hi Richard, it is wonderful being back. I forgot how quickly time can pass by here, I am just on my way out.” ‘and into someone’s arms I hope’ Addison added to herself. “Well, don’t let me stop you, we will set up a time tomorrow to sit down and go over a few things.” Already heading to the elevator Addison turned and answered, “Sounds good Richard, I will see you tomorrow then.”
Driving a bit faster than normal, Addison made it to the hotel in great time and before she knew it she was opening her room door. On the chance that Izzie was sleeping she softly closed the door behind her and turned to see where Izzie was. There just inches away from her was Izzie, “First this” and Izzie hungrily kissed Addison, letting all the love she felt for the red head flow from her until the attending was weak in the knees and pulling away for breath. “Second, I missed you today, and third” Izzie paused and looked away from Addison for a brief moment before looking back into loving blue eyes that reassured her all would be fine, “we need to talk.”
Long smooth legs, soft as satin skin, the feeling of silken hair tickling my thighs….“So how is my patient this morning Addie?” Derek’s voice was all it took to shake Addison out of the haze she was in. “I’m sorry, what was that? Oh, Izzie.. She is fine Derek. I left her at the hotel to get some more rest. I would think by tomorrow she should be okay to come back.” Over Derek’s shoulder, Addison saw Meredith Grey approaching and her mind started in, ‘I will not hug her again, I will not hug her again, though.. she is one of Izzie’s best friends.. Okay I will hug her, I will hug her again’. Focusing back on Derek she realized he was waiting for some type of answer from her. “Sorry Derek, I have so much on my mind, what was that again?”
“ What is wrong with you Addie? I simply said I want to check Izzie again in the morning before she started…” And then there she was, Meredith Grey. Once again, Derek was forgotten about as Addison tried to greet Meredith. “Hey Meredith! It is so great to see you again,” giving Meredith a quick hug, Addison continued. “ I hear you and Derek have once again worked things out. Living together now? That’s, well that’s great.” Meredith, looking from Addison to Derek, who just shrugged his shoulders, responded, “Yeah, we are living together now. It is nice to see you back Addison, will you be staying long? I mean, well.. How is Izzie?” “Fantastic, she is just so…umm, like I was telling Derek she is doing better. Should be fine by tomorrow.” “Great, good to hear, Derek are you ready to go? Sorry Addison, we have been on all night and I am ready for bed.” “Mmm, bed, yeah.” Addison’s mind was filled with who was in her bed. “Bed does sound good. Okay, see you two when I see you” Giving his ex-wife one last odd look, Derek once again repeated, “ I mean it Addie, I need to check on Izzie before she is allowed to start work tomorrow.” “Okay okay Derek, I am a doctor myself you know, but I will be sure to have her here early for you to exam.”
“What was that?” Meredith asked Derek as they got in the elevator. “ I don’t know, but if I didn’t know better I would say there is something going on between the two of them. Don’t give me that look Mere, I am telling you, when I went to check on Izzie yesterday I walked in on something.” “Derek, please. Addison just got back yesterday. How could anything be going on? You know, I am going to go over to that hotel and visit Izzie for a few minutes, I will meet you at home, okay?” “Okay, tell Izzie I need to see her first thing in the morning though before she can return to work. I am not too sure that penetrated Addison’s brain. See you in a while.”
As Izzie stretched her arm across the bed she woke up realizing she was alone. ‘I should have gotten up with her,’ Izzie thought as she looked around the now empty hotel room. Seeing the note on the bedside table, Izzie smiled and started to read it….
Good morning sweetheart, I didn’t want to wake you. Please rest today and be sure to eat. I will be home as early as possible. Last night was wonderful, I love you, Addison.
“I love you too Iz, and last night was not wonderful, not for me anyways.” “Denny?” Looking at the end of the bed, there he stood, he was back again.” Denny, you were here last night, watching us? Why? Why are you still here? Please, I have asked you to go. You need to go Denny, please.” Izzie pleaded.
“Come on Iz, you don’t want me to go, we both know that. You are fooling yourself with Dr. Montgomery, it will only be a matter of time before she moves on to someone else. You know her track record, hell when she ran out of men here she moved to another state. But not me Iz, I am here..for you. I’m not going anywhere, you can ask me over and over to leave, I won’t.”
“Denny, it isn’t like that. I have loved Addison all along, almost from day one, and her me. When we did realize how we both felt, well it was a case of bad timing and stubbornness. That isn’t going to happen again. Addison came back to Seattle for me, she still loves me, and Denny I am sorry, I still love her. I always have. I thought I could move on with you, I thought your strength and love would be enough to help me forget her.” Izzie hated saying the words that were sure to hurt Denny, but he needed to know. She was going to be with Addison, he needed to move on.
“You were going to marry me, and now you want me to believe that you were just trying to get over her? Iz, I just can’t believe that. You pushed me to fight, for you. You wanted me to fight when I was ready to let go, for you. Well I did fight, I still am fighting, for you. I am not leaving Iz, not while there is a chance you are going to get your heart broken and realize that you made a mistake. Because let me tell you Iz, once I do leave, it will be for good. I won’t be able to come back again.”
“Denny, you have to let me be, you have to let us be. Please, I know I asked you to fight for me once, but I am not asking now. I will always carry love for you Denny, but my heart belongs to her and my heart is safe with Addison, please believe that. She is who I want to be with Denny, don’t you want that for me?” Izzie could barely get the last few words out between the tears that had started falling.
“Oh Iz,” Denny replied with a crocked grin and tears rolling down his own cheeks, “I do want that for you, but until I know for sure, without a doubt, I am not leaving. I’ll be seeing you soon.” With that said Denny faded away, leaving a sobbing Izzie still in the bed she and Addison had spent the night together in. That is where she was when she realized there was someone knocking at the door. Taking a few minutes to wipe her face and pull all her clothing back on, Izzie slowly opened the door to find Meredith on the other side. “Izzie, what have you been doing? I have been out here for awhile. Were you sleeping, cause I thought I heard talking and you don’t look so great. Should I call Derek?” Meredith went on as she entered the room. “Why do you look like you have been crying? Izzie what is going on with you?” Not being able to get in a word Izzie just stood there and let Meredith ramble on until she heard this, “ well you aren’t staying here any longer. Come on, get your things. I am taking you home now.”
“No! I mean no Mere, really I am fine here. Actually, I want to stay here. It is quiet, and really it is only for another night. I will be back at work tomorrow.” “Right, well Derek wants to be able to check you over before you start work again, so it would be easier for you to come home, he could just do it there.” Meredith replied logically, not understanding why her friend would want to stay in a hotel room rather than at her own house. Looking around the room, Meredith noticed the bed, it was a mess. Then the couch, there was no evidence of anyone sleeping there. “Oh Izzie, please tell me Derek isn’t right.. Tell me there isn’t something going on with you and Addison?”
Like a deer in headlights, Izzie just stood there looking at her friend. She didn’t know what to say, she had no problems telling everyone, but what about Addison? What would Addison want? “Want to get some coffee brought up here? I haven’t had any and I can see you didn’t bring me any. You know, I would have thought you would have. You know I need my coffee fix in the morning.” Izzie tried to change the subject, hoping Meredith would fall for it. She didn’t. “Okay Iz, so you aren’t talking.. For now. As for the coffee, no I can’t stay, I want to get home to Derek. I just wanted to stop in and check on you. So, since you are staying here again, I guess I will see you tomorrow at the hospital. Just remember, Derek needs to see you first.” As Meredith headed for the door, Izzie was thankful that her friend hadn’t prodded anymore. “Okay Mer, tell Derek I will be in early to see him. Thanks for coming by. See you tomorrow.” Closing the door behind her friend Izzie blew out a sigh of relief.
“So how was your first day back Addison? I know if felt good knowing you were here. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to talk with you earlier, busy busy day.” Addison put down her last chart of the day and turned into the offered hug, “Hi Richard, it is wonderful being back. I forgot how quickly time can pass by here, I am just on my way out.” ‘and into someone’s arms I hope’ Addison added to herself. “Well, don’t let me stop you, we will set up a time tomorrow to sit down and go over a few things.” Already heading to the elevator Addison turned and answered, “Sounds good Richard, I will see you tomorrow then.”
Driving a bit faster than normal, Addison made it to the hotel in great time and before she knew it she was opening her room door. On the chance that Izzie was sleeping she softly closed the door behind her and turned to see where Izzie was. There just inches away from her was Izzie, “First this” and Izzie hungrily kissed Addison, letting all the love she felt for the red head flow from her until the attending was weak in the knees and pulling away for breath. “Second, I missed you today, and third” Izzie paused and looked away from Addison for a brief moment before looking back into loving blue eyes that reassured her all would be fine, “we need to talk.”