Sights of Seattle, Stars in the Sky

Chapter 3: In Which We Go, Somewhere Only We Know

Chapter 3: In Which We Go, Somewhere Only We Know

"Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet" Meredith exclaims. "It's super sweet when you have the chocolate, vanilla AND the strawberry milkshakes all together 'cause you get to taste all the ice cream you want" she explains as if it's a revelation.

"I have to say these are all much more delicious than I remember," Addison admits. "I haven't had a milkshake since Mark's twelfth birthday party where we had a super soaker fight in his backyard" she laughs.

"How could you live without milkshakes for that long!" Meredith gasps as Addison answers right back. "With a whole lot of wine and beer" she chuckles.

"Somehow I sense that there might be many milkshakes in my near future" Addison smiles as Meredith nods her head vigorously.

"MACARONI!" Meredith exclaims just as loud as she did when the milkshakes arrived. She's set with her supper plate and her side of fries and a ketchup cup in front of her when the waiter pauses before saying "Bon Appetit".

Addison's supper comes a second later and it's a salmon filet with a herb and lemon coating with sides of roasted vegetables and skillet potatoes. She smiles at the waiter who pours her her second serving of wine and nods once it's full.

She holds out her glass to the centre of the table for Meredith to "cheers" her with and she can't help but think it's adorable how Meredith takes a second to select her favorite flavor to meet Addison in the middle.

The macaroni is better than Addison expects and Meredith dutifully tries Addison's salmon because it's "only fair" for it to be an equal trade.

Once they are satisfied by their dinner and the dessert cards come, Meredith snatches the thing right out of Addison's hand so she can get the first peek at all the choices.

"Why do they do this to us? And how can they ever think it's okay to have cherry cheesecake and molten oreo brownies on the same menu! How do they ever expect us to decide between all these delectable treats!" Meredith explains in obvious distress.

"Why don't we see if they might offer us a taster's platter first" Addison offers.

And the look of appreciation she's offered back by the blonde makes Addison feel like she's swimming in sunlight.

As it turns out, the cherry cheesecake ends up being the bestseller so Addison offers the last little bite to Meredith off the tip of her fork after stealing it stealthily and seeing the scathing look that was shot her way when she did.

"Bet you can't make a knot out of the cherry stem with your tongue!" Meredith bets Addison.

"Bet I can too!" Addison challenges.

"Not as fast as I can" Meredith ups the ante.

Addison loses.

Twice.

And not even on purpose.

By the time they're finished with dinner most of the other guests have already filed out of the space needle and they wander back to the elevator so they can go see Seattle from the Space Needle all by themselves.

It's a perfectly clear night out, not a cloud in the sky. They can see for miles the houses and the streets and parks and the places they've been and the places they want to see next.

And when Meredith moves to hold Addison's hand, Addison brings their hands to her lips and kisses Meredith's tenderly as she looks into the blonde's eyes.

"I always like to stay somewhere I could see the stars" Meredith gushes and Addison feels like she's a million miles away and right here right now all at once.

And for that moment, as she watches the shooting stars shoot across the sky, all she wants is for the world as they know it to show them the light as they stay with each other right where they are.

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