Chapter 11

Emerald City Bar, Seattle

"She'll be fine I mean she won't hate us for this right?" Izzy asked George and Alex but neither look convinced as George tried but failed to reassure her.

"No… Meredith will understand of course she will, wont she?"

"007 wake up… McDreamy will flash that cocky grin of his then give her one of his longing to kiss you looks and they'll be doing the nasty nasty in some elevator! Please this is Meredith we're discussing, you know the girl who got knocked up in an exam room by her ex who was also her married boss!" Christina joined them at the bar making everyone laugh.

"It's been two weeks…" George said looking unsure again and Alex shrugged it away,

"Lots of missed screaming orgasms to make up for…"

"Or if it has all gone wrong she'll be at some bar just like this one telling the barman how crap her friends are as she knocks back shot after shot of tequila while she waits to break another guy's penis!" Joe put in putting a beer in front of Christina.

"Oh crap Izz, what did you do???"

"Me… Alex thought it was a good idea too and you didn't exactly stop it happening George!" At this Alex choked on his beer as he turned to look at Izzy.

"It was you and crack whore here who told the dude where she is and all about Cam…"

"Go play with Syph nurse evil spawn…"

The women stood a few feet behind them unseen and enjoying their argument finally moved forward laughing,

"And I was worried Christina Yang had gone soft…" Meredith broke in before Alex could answer causing George to fall off his seat in shock and the other three to jump off their stools and rush towards her.

Christina pushed the others ruthlessly aside so she could reach her first and hugged her tightly with the last edge of awkwardness gone.

"Please say your back for good; I can't take much more of the Brady bunch… They express their emotions not bottle it all up like normal people..." Drawing back Meredith grinned at her best friend.

"Could I possibly leave my person to face that extreme torture all alone, again?" she whispered before being grabbed by George and then swung off her feet by Alex.

Izzy hesitated before letting out a sob as Meredith embraced her,

"Thank you," Meredith said smiling as Izzy wiped the tears away and Christina groaned

"See what I mean… Emotion! It's seriously sickening!"

"So what will it be?" Joe asked and the five of them burst into fresh laughter

"Tequila!"

"Just the one Derek and Cameron are waiting outside."

"You only one…" Joe shook his head "this is so wrong'

Derek lent against the car Cameron in his arms, the night was warm the sky clear so he was able to point out the different constellations. But his mind was going back over the previous two weeks, the happiest he could he could ever remember and he knew the future could only get better.

The first week they had spent the days together going to the park, zoo or just lazing around watching cartoons but the nights he had returned after putting Cameron to bed to his hotel alone. It was only in the last few days Meredith had let him back into her bed as well as her heart but now back in Seattle he wasn't sure if that would continue. The contract at the hospital would be signed tomorrow but where he would wake up tomorrow morning he wasn't so sure.

"It suits you..." A familiar voice said softly as she approached him.

"Addy," Derek wasn't sure how to react or even where this was heading so he decided to let her take the lead.

"What's his name?" Addison asked ignoring the tiny ache in her heart as two identical pairs of blue eyes looked her over suspiciously before Cameron broke the silence.

"Cameron…" He gave her his biggest smile causing Addison to push any niggling regrets away, who could not love a little boy so like Derek.

Plus Derek looked happy and really that's all she had ever wanted for him even though she had once hoped he would find it with her. But if Meredith and their son were the ones to do it then she couldn't and wouldn't hold it against them.

"Oh are you going to break some hearts…"

"Me cute." He chuckled and Addison looked sardonically at Derek,

"DNA has a lot to answer for…"

"Mmm he's already tearing heads off the little girl's dolls at crèche to look inside them so I hope that's a good sign!" Addison laughed at this and for the first time in so long they laughed comfortably together before she became more serious.

"Don't hurt her again Derek, they deserve more …"

"So do you Addy, id hate to see you in pain again?"

"Mark you mean?"

"By anyone, I hope we can be friends one day?' he said sincerely and she nodded

"So do I, Meredith too. But what about you and Mark?"

Derek took a few moments before he shrugged his shoulders

"I guess over time even the deepest wounds heal!" He answered and she nodded knowing this would please Mark, as all he wanted now was Derek to forgive him.

"See you Derek, take care."

"You too Addison!" he said before she walked back across to the hospital.

It was ten more minutes before Meredith came out, a smile lighting up her whole face as she saw her two favorite people waiting for her as she always dreamed they would be.

"You stink of tequila," Derek teased as he kissed her and she gave a slightly tipsy chuckle

"It was my welcome home drink they wouldn't let me stop at one!"

"So where too?" He was a little nervous now and it showed in his slightly crooked smile but as she looked up at him with a combination of love and desire in her eyes a slow grin grew.

"We're going home to put Cameron to bed then to test out the padded headboard Izzy brought us…" Her lips moving closer and closer to his as he laughed till he couldn't resist and still laughing he kissed her, a kiss to seal the promise of their future together.

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