Ok. This is it. This is all I got. And on the bright side, If I am not writing this I can update the other one.

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"You boys look comfortable." Addison said entering the bedroom.

"Your wearing your glasses."

"My contacts were bothering me. How is the book?"

"Pretty good. Lots of battles. Doc likes a good battle."

"Your reading to the dog?" Addison raised her eyebrow as she took off her glasses and set them on the night stand.

"I am expanding his mind. He has been very sheltered."

Addison shook her head and laughed, "Is there room in there for one more?"

"Yup," Derek nodded and attempted to nudge Doc away from the middle of the bed.

He refused to move.

"Doc," Addison ordered kneeling on the edge of the bed, "Get off."

Nothing.

"Just move to the end of the bed," she pleaded attempting to push him to the foot of the bed.

"Come on Doc," Derek encouraged, "Move over so your mother can go to bed."

Doc slowly and deliberately stood up, glared at them both, and moved exactly 6 inches towards the end of the bed.

Addison attempted to slide into bed. "Ok, this is not going to work. I'm going to have to... sleep sideways or something."

"I told you not let him sleep in the bed," Derek admonished, holding out his arm out so that she could rest against his chest.

"He gets lonely by himself."

"Then I wouldn't complain," Derek replied resting his hand on her hair.

Addison didn't reply. She just lay there not moving a muscle. Derek's chin resting on the top of her head, his hand running over her hair, stopping every so often to rest his fingers against her temple. She stayed still and he slowly glided the fingers of his other hand over the forearm that rested on his chest, then gently wrapped his fingers around her wrist, his index finger still rubbing her skin.

Then he sighed.

Addison didn't move. Derek was lost in his thoughts.

He sighed again.

"That was a big sigh."

"Long day."

She knew why. Addison slowly pulled away and with resolve, rolled over onto her stomach to face him. "Do you ever think that you made the wrong decision?"

"About what?" he asked, stalling for time.

Addison looked him straight in the eye, "About taking me back. Do you ever wish that you hadn't?"

Derek stared at the ceiling then down at Doc, "Sometimes I think that it would have been easier, to have just signed the papers and moved on."

"With Meredith?"

Derek was silent, "Without you."

Addison stared at him.

He looked back at her, "Yeah, probably with Meredith."

Addison sat up and turned away from him, "Your not happy Derek."

"Neither are you," he pointed out, reaching over to touch her.

"For different reasons," she replied not pulling away from his touch, "Your not happy because you lost Meredith, I'm not happy because I still don't have you."

Derek was silent for a moment, "Do you remember that insane nurse that you worked with New York? When you were finishing up your residency?"

"Yes."

"And do you remember what she used to do after you would give a diagnoses?"

"No."

"She would explain it to the patient again, but she would compare it to something that they could relate to. And eventually you started to do it too, and then I started doing it and..."

"What is your point?"

Derek reached over and pulled her back to him so that the back of her neck rested on his chest and his arm lay under her chin. "Loosing Meredith was like loosing my right arm."

Addison closed her eyes and willed herself not to cry.

"I miss her. It's hard to get used to not having her around, and I still get those phantom pains and I don't know if they will ever completely go away," he paused and held her a little tighter, "But when I left you in New York it was like... having both my legs amputated, half of me was let behind; and if I lost you, for good, it would be like having all my vital organs removed, my brain, my heart, the things that make me me. There would be nothing left."

Addison unconsciously moved closer to him, "You would still have your left arm."

"A left arm isn't a left arm without a heart to give it blood or a brain to give it a purpose," he told her kissing her temple, "I just need you to learn to live with my phantom pains."

Doc choose that moment to crawl back up the bed and rest his head on Addison's stomach, inviting both of them to pet him.

"Derek? A few minutes ago," she said slowly, "Did you refer to me as Doc's mother?"

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6 months later

"Tell me again why are going to this?" Meredith looked out the window as her, Izzie, George and Alex drove towards the Shepherds trailer for what Derek described as 'The Most Dysfunctional Fourth of July Party on the West Coast'.

"Because we were invited," Izzie reminded her for the 5th time, as she turned around to check on her apple pies for the 10th time.

"It was a pity invite," Meredith murmured.

"So what," Alex chimed in from the back seat, "There is a barbecue and cake."

"And my gorgeous ex-boyfriends and his gorgeous wife and MY dog."

"You dog-sit for them 3 times a week so that they can go to counseling. You know they are together, you know they are happy...ish" George pointed out, "Get over it."

"George!" Meredith's mouth dropped open in surprise.

"Oh come on," Alex cut in, "We were all thinking it."

"Besides," Izzie teased, "You've got that hot baseball playing EMT keeping you warm at night."

"Shut up," Meredith blushed as she put the car in park.

"Where is everyone?" Izzie asked as they approached Cristina and Bailey sitting on the Shepherd's deck.

Cristina didn't look up, "Down there" she nodded towards the bottom of a downward slope, "Being happy."

Bailey shook her head, "Bein' stupids more like it," she admonished the dozen or so people playing a friendly game of football, Doc in the middle of it all, "We get one day off and every single one of those idiots is going to break a bone. Drinkin' to much, showin' off. And that's before they get the fireworks out. And do you know who is going to be stitchin' them back up? Me."

The five interns moved away from Bailey and her rant, deciding instead to sit on the hill and watch the game.

"Who's got the booze?" Alex asked as they settled on the grass.

"I do," Cristina replied dragging over a cooler and waving to Burke on the field.

"Want one Mer?" George asked holding out a cold beer.

But Meredith wasn't listening. She was watching Derek. She couldn't help but smile. He seemed to be having the time of his life. She watched him run a few steps backwards to catch a throw from one of the nurses. He started his victory dance prematurely though because just has he was about to score Nurse Debbie stole the ball and headed for the opposite end. Derek was stunned for a moment then took off after her.

Then Meredith lost track of him, as every player from both sides converged in the middle trying to get there hands on the ball. Suddenly Addison broke free, ball in hand, and headed for the goal line, Derek close behind her. She was within a few meters of the goal when Derek caught her by the waist and spun her around. She screamed and laughed at the same time. She held on the the ball with all of her might desperate to keep it away from the opponent, until Nurse Debbie once again saved the day, taking the ball from Addison and expertly assuring a goal.

But Meredith missed the goal. She was watching the Shepherds. When Debbie grabbed the ball, the two of them had collapsed on the ground. Addison was the first to jump up, proclaiming her teams victory, but extending a hand to help her husband to her feet. They walked hand in hand for a moment then Derek dropped her hand in order to put an arm around her shoulder and pull her playfully towards him, casually dropping a kiss on her hair. Addison put her arm around his waist and rested her head against his shoulder for a minute, snaking her fingers through the hand that rested on her shoulder. Doc jumped excitedly around them.

"They look happy," Meredith said out loud, "Like a family."

The other interns stared at her.

"Oh thank God. Finally! " Cristina sighed with relief.

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Ok. Seriously. That's all I got. I can't do anything more for this story. And I know nothing about football, so if I got everything wrong just pretend that it is another spot that only exists in the land of Grey's and it is called football cause in this land they aren't very creative.

So for the last time, Review! It won't get you anymore chapters on this story, but I have others, and I'll probably write more.