Falling Apart, Barely Breathing

Chapter 27: Break On Through, Part 14: Unfunny Valentine

Edited on April 28, 2020, after the original posting.

Falling Apart, Barely Breathing

In Which Addison meets Meredith in a bar. Things spiral from there. This is the story about what might have happened after Meredith asks Derek to "Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me" but before he decides to do anything about it, and after SHE decides to do something about it. MerAdd. Meddison. Set during "Bring the Pain" GA. An Addison Montgomery/Meredith Grey - Grey's Anatomy Fanfiction. Written by me, bobbiejelly

Chapter 27: Break On Through, Part 14: Unfunny Valentine

"Thanks, Addison" Meredith doesn't even look up at the woman who has just come down the stairs again with Meredith's backpack over one of her shoulders.

"I can carry it, you know. So you won't have to look not-stylish or something" Meredith smirks at her.

"Hey, what if I like it?" Addison quirks at her.

"That bag is from high school. I'm no fashionista but even I know that green doesn't go well with red" Meredith laughs at her, offering her hand out for Addison to give her her bag.

"You're not going to ask what's inside of it?" Addison asks her in surprise.

"Nah, I trust you," Meredith says offhandedly. "You have better taste than I know" she shrugs and looks down now.

"Why thank-you, Grey. New York does teach one something" Addison quips at her back.

"I think YOU teach NEW YORK something, about fashion, for what it's worth" Meredith offers boldly, letting it sink in before sliding her backpack right off of Addison's shoulder.

As she does this, Meredith inevitably grazes Addison's arm and shoulders and Addison tries hard to contain a groan.

"Don't look at all, then" Addison whispers into Meredith's ear once she's standing so close.

"It'll be a surprise for us both" she offers seductively, forgetting herself at the moment.

"But don't you know what you packed anyhow?" Meredith turns, facing Addison in a second.

"But I haven't seen it on you" Addison clarifies.

And the realization hits Meredith like a tonne of bricks over her head.

"Oh" Meredith's mouth forms into a perfect "o" shape and Addison can't help but imagine making Meredith's face look that way for a whole other reason.

"And I can't wait to find out" Addison starts to lean in to bite Meredith's ear on the tip, before Cristina and Izzie burst into the kitchen, squealing "WE ALMOST FORGOT THE CHERRY VANILLA CAAAAAAAAKE"

And Addison jumps back instinctively, leaving Meredith with a rush of hot air on the side of her neck.

Meredith reaches up to soothe the sensitive spot with her hand. And she's flushing openly now and it's making Addison look hell of proud.

So far it has been Meredith doing all the flirting. But something stirred in Addison as she was in Meredith's room.

She knows it should feel wrong, to start hitting on Meredith now.

But she's just so damn CLOSE to her divorce now that she doesn't want to lose a second.

(God, she really IS destined to be a dirty and filthy whore.)

(She really needs to get a grip if she wants to stop being the go-to-for-adultery.)

(Careful, at that moment if Izzie and Meredith had not just walked in you might have let Grey just jump you on this very table.)