flashback: new york
"you're still my best friend, y/n! i mean for gods sake, you were addison's maid of honour!" he grinned, looking at me momentarily from the driver's seat. it was pouring with rain, and derek was desperate to get us both back to his place, as it was the closest. we pulled up at his house, and i paused. "you better get ready to run." he smirked as we exited the car and headed towards the door. addison had clearly left the door unlocked, which in this moment, we were very grateful for.
"i need a towel." i huffed, indicating towards my hair. "come on." he smiled, as we made our way upstairs. "hey addi we're back, you should see- what the hell." derek shouted. i pushed him out of the way, mortified to see mark and addison in bed together. "wow." i chuckled, dryly before leaving, derek hot on my heals.present day
i gasped, watching derek's fist meet mark's face. mark stood up straight, turning to me. "y/n!" he called, but i was moving away from his presence as quickly as possible. "my office. now." richard shouted at myself, addison and derek.
"you slept with him." i shouted at addison, walking away from richard's office. "you slept with mark, when i was finally happy. you had encouraged our relationship for months, addison. months! you broke derek's heart and trust, along with mine for both you and mark." i left without another word, knowing that if i continued, someone else would be getting punched.that evening, i was sat in my apartment, drinking. i had turned to the alcohol to forget today and the memory of new york. however, i was interrupted by an aggressive knocking at my door. i walked over, opening it, surprised to see the person on the other side of the door. "mark?" i questioned, my understanding of the situation clearly compromised. "i need to talk to you." he marched into my apartment, standing in the living room, his arms folded across his chest. "welcome?" i sarcastically commented, looking at him.
"i miss you. i miss us. i didn't come to seattle grace for addison. i came back to fix what i broke between myself and derek, but most importantly between us." i stared at him blankly, as he poured his heart out to me. "i love you y/n. not addison. you're the only person for me, and i don't care what i have to do to prove it, i will." he continued. i don't know what came over me, but i'm guessing it was most likely the amount of alcohol i had consumed not long before that was speaking, because i made my way towards the man, wrapping my arms around his neck and kissed him. it wasn't just a normal kiss though. it felt right, like every weight had been lifted off my shoulders when i did so. i pulled away, my eyes meeting his. "you better work your ass off to fix this mess." i stated. "yes ma'am." he smirked.