Well here it is, the final part. When i read through this story i didn't like this chapter so i just rewrote it and completely changed the entire thing. I like it now though so i really hope you do to.
I haven't had a chance to reply to the reviews from the last chapter individually so i'll just say a huge thank you now to: McLonely, Right Hand Blue, LizzieLovesLife, l0sinxgrip, BenderTheOffender, addisonkarev, mistysparks, addexlover and kawaadshe. I'll dedicate this last chapter to all of you :)
Chapter 3
Addison woke up the next morning but made no effort to move out of bed. She could see Alex across the other side of the room asleep on a chair in the corner. It didn't look very comfortable and she immediately felt guilty for taking his bed.
She eventually struggled to sit up and winced at the pain in her head. She stood up, gasped and swore at an unexpected pain in her ankle and promptly fell back on to the bed.
Alex woke up with a jump when Addison swore loudly. He smiled as he watched her slowly stand up again and carefully lower her weight on to the injured ankle.
"How does it feel?" He asked. She jumped at the sound of his voice.
"Oh, I didn't realise you were awake."
"Don't sound too happy to see me whatever you do." He rolled his eyes in her direction.
"Sorry," Addison grinned sheepishly. "It doesn't feel too bad now, just sprained I think."
Alex stood up and made his way over to Addison. "How's your head?"
"A slight hangover, but other than that I'm ok. I think I got off lightly considering." She raised her eyes to meet his and they stood staring at each other for what felt like hours. A crash from the hallway followed by a muffled shout drew them out of the trance.
"Izzie." Alex said as an explanation to the shouting. "Do you have to get to the hospital?"
"Why, are you trying to get rid of me?" Addison joked.
"Exactly the opposite. I'm not working until tonight so I was hoping you were free to do something today." He replied.
"Oh. Well in that case no I have absolutely nothing planned." Addison knew she was grinning like an idiot but at that moment she couldn't care less.
"Great, it's a date." He winked at her before grabbing some clean clothes and leaving her to get dressed.
For once it was warm outside and the sun was shining. Alex drove them both to a small café in the centre of the city where they sat and ate breakfast.
"Do you like Seattle?" He questioned as they sat sipping the last of their coffees.
"It's not New York, the weather sucks and the ferryboats remind me of Derek but it does have certain perks." Addison smiled.
"What did you love most about New York?"
"Everything. The atmosphere, the shops, the buildings, sometimes Derek and I used to eat lunch on top of the Empire State building." She said softly.
Alex noticed the wistful expression on her face and a plan started to form in the back of his mind.
"Stand up." He said suddenly.
"What? Why" Addison looked confused as he stood up and grabbed her hand before leading her from the restaurant.
They walked for about 5 minutes in which Alex refused to tell her where they were going despite her best efforts. He barely even noticed that they were holding hands as they walked, it just felt natural.
"We're almost there." He said finally. A minute later they came to a halt. "We're here."
Addison looked around slowly before her eyes travelled upwards. They were stood at the foot of the space needle.
"I know it's not the Empire State building but…" Alex started but she cut him off.
Addison leaned forward and placed the softest of kisses on his lips. "It's perfect Alex."
He stood unmoving for a moment, wondering if he had imagined the brief taste of her lips on his own.
"Come on," Addison said eventually as she dragged him in to the building. She was grinning excitedly as they bought tickets and was almost jumping up and down when they reached the elevator.
"I can't believe I've never been up here before." She smiled and squeezed his hand which was still clasped in her own.
41 seconds later they exited the elevator and found themselves 520 feet above the city.
"Wow." Was all Addison managed to say as she stepped out on to the observation deck.
They wandered around the deck taking in the views from every angle before Addison stopped facing Elliot bay and leant against the railings. Alex came up behind her, grasping the railings on either side of her body.
"Thank you. I can't believe you brought me here, it's just breathtaking."
"It's not the only thing that takes my breath away." He whispered in her ear. Addison shivered at his words and the feel of his breath on her ear.
She tilted her head to the side slightly so their faces were inches apart. They stayed like that for a moment before he eventually leaned forwards to capture her lips.
Alex teased her mouth with soft brushes of his lips before finally deepening the kiss. It was soft but deep, gentle but passionate, and it made Addison's heart beat a hundred times a minute and her knees feel slightly shaky.
They parted for a second to gasp for breath before she leaned back in again. She felt giddy and excited and literally like she was on top of the world.
What could have been minutes or hours later they moved apart slightly, his head rested gently on her shoulder and they stood trying to get their breath back.
"I feel like I could stay up here forever." She said softly. She felt him smile against her shoulder.
"Yeah." He whispered. "We can come back whenever you want, this can be our place."
"As far as first dates go, I'd say this was pretty spectacular."
"Of course it was, it was my idea." He said cockily
"Don't be so modest," She said sarcastically.
"I try my best." He grinned. "How the hell am I gonna think of something better than this for the second date?" He said after a moments pause.
"Wow you're already planning a second date?" She turned to face him.
"Well we'll see how it goes but I might keep you around for a while yet." He said as seriously as he could. She slapped his arm lightly before they both started laughing.
"Maybe you're stuck with me for good." She whispered.
"I can deal with that." He said softly before he leaned in to kiss her again.
The end!
What did you think? Maybe as this was the final part you can all make an extra effort to hit the review button? Thanks again to everyone who reviewed the previous chapters.
Oh and just in case anyone was wondering i actually went on the Space Needle web site and looked it up, it does in face take 41 seconds to travel 520 feet to the observation deck lol.