Hmm..Well, Surprise
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Addison knew sheād screwed up, she had known for a while that she screwed up but she hadnāt expected Derek to actually walk away. Not like that. Not in that way. She had originally let him have his time to blow off steam and deal with what heād found out, but she wasnāt expecting him to pick up and leave. Four months, heād been gone for four months and after a while, the hospitalās gossip had spilled over from Seattle. Addison was surprised to hear about Derek having a girlfriend and it was unmistakable to see the pity in peopleās eyes when she went to work.
After a few weeks of the rumors of her husband having a girlfriend in Seattle, Addison couldnāt take it anymore. Mark had practically begged her to send him divorce papers and let it go, she couldnāt do that though. She needed to see for herself that they really were over. Fortunately for Addison, being a world class surgeon, it wasnāt hard for her to find a case that she would be needed for in Seattle and she called Richard to set it up. She was on a flight to Seattle within two days.Ā
The flight was long and Addison was anxious, but she also knew that she couldnāt and wouldnāt let anyone know that she was rattled. Her entire childhood and upbringing had taught her exactly how to handle this situation. She had the cab take her to her hotel room and drop off her things before heading over to the hospital; she had a patient to see and a boss to catch up with. Addison had rehearsed what she was going to say to Derek when she saw him, if she saw him, and she planned to run into him so she would know where they stood before she started working her case in the morning.Ā
Walking into the hospital, Addison kept her head held high and refused to let anyone see how she felt. She was sure that Derek would have no problem spinning everything to his favor, not that he was exactly wrongĀ but there were a lot of details that would be left out. She was never one to be well liked or popular and Addison was prepared for it. Stepping in, she had every intention of initially going up to the desk and asking where Richardās room was and if they had seen Derek leave for the day, but there he was helping a woman into her coat before he made eye contact with her. She saw the look in his eyes that let her know that he knew that he was caught. Finally, she got a look at who the other woman was and was entirely shocked to see that it was none other than her childhood friend, Meredith Grey. Knowing that this was about to become extremely interesting, she started to walk over to the two.Ā














