Rainy Day

Chapter 2: More Than A Name (Or A Face In The Crowd)

Author's Note:

So the last chapter was a one-shot but then I wanted more!

bobbiejelly

Rainy Day

It's raining again and it's fitting to suit your mood and also probably Addison's.

Meredith Grey/Addison Montgomery. Angst & Hurt/Comfort. Rated E.

Chapter 2: More Than A Name (Or A Face In The Crowd)

You wake up and she's still beside you so you don't care that it's still terribly stormy outside.

When you shift, she does also, so you stop moving so she can sleep.

The resident's lounge isn't a spectacular spot for a catnap, but at least you've both been spared the embarrassment of someone walking in on you both to this point.

You realize the stakes are higher for her because she's technically your boss and all, though to be fair most people will call you the double mistress or something stupid like that so you really need to figure out how you're gonna explain all of this to Cristina.

Somehow all of that seems far away though, as Addison subconsciously slides her hand to your lower back and you lean into her.

You sleep again, and by the time you wake up the thunder-y part of the storm seems to be over.

When Addison opens her eyes, she blinks a second before a wave of panic and vulnerability grows inside them.

"Do you want me to go?" She asks you.

You quirk your eyebrow because you're surprised that she's asking you this at this point.

"No," you say a bit forcefully, and you lean in to kiss her cheek when Addison whimpers involuntarily from the tone of your voice.

"Oh, Addie, I'm sorry," you coo, and you soothe over her cheek with her hand.

"Sorry, I'm sensitive when I wake up," Addison grumbles a little, and you find her raspy voice adorable.

"It's okay," you offer.

"It's okay," she mirrors.

You realize that she lights up a little when you reassure her.

Once you've both calmed down a little, you don't know what to say or do here so you just sit there and ask her how her nap was.

She asks you the same question.

It goes on like this until you can't bear it anymore and you have to ask if this is going to become a 'thing' between you and her because you have to know so you can prepare yourself.

"Is this, are we, ah-" you try, but you realize you're too chicken to find out the answer so you switch over to "is this when we-are-should get dinner soon?" At the last minute.

"Do you mean do you want dinner?" Asks Addison, seemingly unaware that you had intended to ask a deeper question than that originally.

"Yeah," you concede shyly until Addison's face lights up all over again.

"Yeah," she adds. "I could go for some dinner..."

So you do, you end up in the hospital cafeteria with two bowls of vegetable soup as well as two cups of hot chocolate sitting on the same side of the table as Addison.

"You know, you still call it "juju," and I think it's really cute," you grin, and Addison matches with a smile that extends beyond the professional.