Lust into Love

Coming Out

Addison's POV

I could tell the interns were shocked when I walked in with Meredith. We were in the kitchen and I could hear their confused chatter from the living room.

Meredith and I payed no attention to it and started pulling things out of the grocery bags. I grabbed the beer and assortment of liquor and set them on the counter.

Meredith was putting everything she bought in the fridge and different cabinets. Cristina walks in to the kitchen and sits down at the table.

"So, are you finally gonna come clean to everyone? You can't keep this a secret much longer." She says, with a hint of curiosity in her voice.

I smirk at her and say, "as a matter of fact we are." Cristinas eyes get big and I can tell she's gonna enjoy this.

"I'll grab the popcorn." She says, quietly chuckling to herself.

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Meredith's POV

I look over at Addison and I can tell she's a little nervous. I walk over to her and put my arm around her waist.

"It'll be okay babygirl, I promise." I say to her lovingly.

"I know it will. As long as I'm with you everything will be just fine." I give Addison a side hug and go to grab the nachos off of the counter.

"Let's do this." I say enthusiastically.

I walk out of the kitchen and wander into the living room. I set the nachos down on the coffee table and take a deep breath.

"Guys I have something important to tell you." Cristina, George, Izzie and Alex all look up at me and give me the go ahead to speak. I take Addison's hand in mine and take another deep breath.

"Addison and I are dating." I say with a relieved sigh at the end. Izzie's eyes get wide and her mouth forms an O shape. George spits out his beer and Cristina starts laughing at him.

"George, you have beer coming out your nose." Cristina says to him as she hands him a tissue.

"How long has this been going on?" Izzie asks in disbelief.

"A couple weeks... maybe a month or so." Addison tells them.

"You really kept this a secret for that long? And let me guess. Cristina knew before all of us, didn't she?" Izzie asks, slightly annoyed.

"I was scared of how you guys would react... and yes, Cristina did know." Izzie raises her eyebrow at me and then gets off the couch and approaches me.

She punches me in the arm lightly, looks at me and says, "you know you could've told me. I would at least take it better than George." George glares at her and just sits quietly. I can tell the wheels in his head are turning so I ask him what's wrong.

Cristina and and Izzie share a concerned glance. I cock my head at them and they both just shrug.

George sighs and just simply replies, "nothing... I just didn't know you were into girls."

"I've known that I liked girls since the seventh grade. I just don't really tell people." I tell him. I have a feeling that there's more going on than I know.

Izzie turns around and looks Addison dead in the eyes.

"If you hurt my friend the way Derek did, I will make your life a living hell." Izzie deadpans. Addison looks a little shook but she shakes it off quickly and responds to her.

"I could never hurt her the way Derek did. I actually love her and plan on being with her for the rest of my life." She says while looking at me, her eyes gleaming.

I face Addison and I pull her in for a hug. Her warmth makes me feel so safe... Safer than I've ever been before. "I love you too Addie." I whisper into her ear.

George groans and I unwrap myself from Addison, giving her an Eskimo kiss before I turn back to my friends.

"So we are trying to keep this on the down low for now but we need to tell Richard soon before this gets out. We all know how the rumor mill runs."

Alex clears his throat and finally says something.

"We'll all keep quiet and won't say anything to anyone. Who else knows?" He asks.

"Derek, Bailey, Mark, and Callie. Derek kind of.... walked in on us, and Bailey caught us cuddling in the elevator after the storm." I respond to him. Alex laughs loudly and I walk over to him and punch him in the arm.

"It's not funny." I glared at him. "I haven't been on Baileys service since the storm and it's been making me nervous. That's why I want to talk to the chief." I say seriously.

"Sooooo... now that all the serious talk is over, is it time to drink?" Cristina asks with a smirk. To that, I don't respond, but I simply take the bottle of tequila and take a shot straight out of the bottle.

I swallow and respond, "it's time to drink." Everyone starts taking shots after this and we all become very drunk very fast. The last thing I remember is dancing with Addison, my arms wrapped around her waist hugging her from behind.

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Hey everyone!! I can't believe it's been an entire year since I last updated this story. I honestly think I burned myself out when I first started writing so this time I'm gonna take it slow and really take my time. I hope everyone has had fun holidays and I hope you enjoyed!!!