Okay. I am suppose to be writting papers and studying for exams, so what does that mean? A new fic of course. I have been thinking about writing this one for months and just couldn't find the right time. Hopefully this is it.

It's called "Everybody's Got a Story, That Will Break your Heart" and it's by Sheryl Crow.

Enjoy.

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Derek opened the door to his trailer and stepped back to let Doc run in ahead of him.

"Addison?" he called out, hoping to be heard over the sound of her hairdryer.

"What?" she called back.

"Are you almost done in there? I need to shave." Derek's expression didn't change until he heard her slam down her hairdryer on the counter.

"Well it wouldn't be a problem if there was another mirror with a power outlet." she hissed before turning the hairdryer back on.

Derek closed his eyes momentarily as he poured his coffee. Glancing at the closed bathroom door, he fought the urge to roll his eyes, and carried his coffee out onto the deck. The morning was calm and peaceful.

"AGHHHHHH!"

Derek almost chocked on his coffee as he jumped up and rushed back into the trailer.

It was mass chaos. Doc was rushing back and forth barking. Addison's hairdryer was going crazy hanging from the socket still running, and Addison was standing on the bed wearing only her underwear and a tank top, her hair only half dry, freaking out and very mad.

"What is going on?" Derek asked anxiously, as he approached, trying not to trip over Doc.

Addison was visibly shaking, and not from fear. She was furious, "There is a mouse in the bathroom!" she spat.

Derek glanced at the bathroom, the back at his wife, then back at the bathroom. "Oh."

"Oh?" Addison ran an angry hand through her hair, "Oh? That's it?"

"Well what do you want me to say?"

"I don't want you to say anything. I want you to kill it."

"I can't kill it," Derek reasoned compassionately, "It's just a little mouse."

Addison gaped at him.

"I'll get a trap on the way home from work." he assured her, "It will be gone before you know it."

Addison stared at him blankly, her jaw slack, "No," she said shaking her head, "I don't think so. I am not living in this trailer with wild animals," she walked to the edge of the bed and grabbed the closest articles of clothing without stepping down.

Derek disappeared into the bathroom to look for the mouse, but returned a few minutes later empty handed, "It couldn't have gone far, he'll be gone by tomorrow morning, I promise," he reassured her.

Addison just glared and motioned to Derek to pass her a pair of shoes from the closet, "Seriously?" she asked seeing his selection, "I am wearing jeans, pass me the boots."

Derek sighed with annoyance, but handed her the boots she requested.

Addison sat on the edge of the bed careful not to let her feet touch the floor, "Honestly, you have known me for what? 18 years?"

"19."

Addison paused, "19 years. You would think that by now you would know that you don't wear Dior slingbacks with jeans."

"They're shoes Addy."

"This is so not about the shoes," Addison grumbled, zipping up the boot and pulling down the leg of her jeans, "This is about our home being overridden by the wilderness!"

"Addison," Derek protested, as she skirted quickly past him on her way to the door.

"I have done whatever you have asked in the last 6 months Derek." Addison ranted as she collected her things for work , "You wanted to live in a trailer when we have two seven figure salaries. We are living in a trailer. You wanted to adopted your girlfriends dog. We got the dog. And I like the dog, I do. But I will not, repeat, will not, live with a mouse!"

Derek cringed as Addison slammed the door behind her.

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"I don't want to go over there." Meredith groaned glancing at Derek and Addison trying to quietly argue, 20 feet away.

"You have to," Alex reminded her, "It's your case."

"It's not my case," Meredith hissed, " It's George and Torres'"

"And yet the second someone mentioned neuro you got all hot and bothered," Alex coxed his head, "Why is that."

Meredith glared, "I like neuro."

"You like neurologists."

"Derek, I'm not being passive aggressive this time," Addison's angry voice raised enough so that Meredith and Alex could overhear.

The interns didn't even look away when Derek glanced around and pulled Addison further away.

"What is going on with them?" Cristina asked as she joined them, leaning forward, blatantly watching the Shepherds.

Alex watched them for a moment, "He wants to take her to a strip club for her birthday, so they are almost breaking up, again. They'll be back together by lunch. Why do we even care?" He said, "It's not like they usually get along."

Meredith continued to watch Derek and Addison, barely registering what her friends where saying, only nodding in agreement.

"Nuh uhhh," Cristina said shaking her head, "It's different this time. There is something different..." she narrowed her eyes trying to pick out what it was.

"It's the outfit," Izzie informed them from the other side of the nurses station, "Seriously, it took me an hour to figure it out. Addison's just wearing jeans and a t-shirt. And her hair's not done."

The interns turned to evaluate Addison.

Izzie continued, "I mean, they are designer jeans. And the shirt probably cost more then my shoes." She paused, "And she still has the best footwear in the hospital..."

Alex tilted his head and mused, "She needs to wear jeans more often."

The three female interns glared, Meredith acknowledging her friends for the first time since Cristina arrived.

"She is wearing a lab coat, you can't even see her..." Meredith trailed of, rolling her eyes at Alex.

"I can imagine." Alex grinned.

"She is getting ready to storm off," Izzie warned as she attempted to look busy.

Meredith took a deep breath an headed over to the Shepherds, she had procrastinated long enough.

"It's up to you Derek," Addison was saying shaking her head, "You can stay with me or in the trailer, more or less, alone."

"Dr, Shepherd," Meredith interrupted.

Addison shot Derek another glare and turned to walk away.

"Addison!" Derek spat with frustration, "Addison, just wait 2 minutes."

Addison turned back and crossed her arms.

Derek flexed his hand and turned to Meredith, shooting one last glance at his wife, "Dr. Grey," he said, trying to sound pleasant.

Meredith took a deep breath and glanced between the two, " I'm really sorry, I just need a quick consult," she glanced at Addison who raised an eyebrow," 20 minutes tops."

Addison expression didn't change.

Derek glanced at his wife then back to Meredith, "What's the case?"

Meredith handed him the chart and he flipped immediately to the relavent pages, as Meredith filled him in, "17 year old female. Spina Bifita. Came in to the ER with a broken foot, but has been having pain for a few weeks."

Addison took a step closer to her husband, scanning the chart over his shoulder.

He glanced up at her and they locked eyes for a moment.

"Take your time," Addison said quietly.

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"CJ? This is Dr. Shepherd." Meredith introduced as she and Derek entered the small exam room.

The petite brunette teenager on the bed looked up and gave a weary smile, "Hi," she said after a long pause, glancing nervously across the room at a teenage boy, but not looking him in the eye.

"Boyfriend?" Derek teased the girl, sizing up the boy who just crossed his arms and glared.

"Brother," CJ said quietly.

Derek raised his eyebrow and glanced between the two. "Okay," he flipped a page in the chart and turned to Callie Torres and George who stood to the side of the bed, "How much longer do you need?" he asked them.

Callie glared at the brother and sister, "I don't know." she said tersely, "Someone won't call their parents."

Brother and sister were silent.

"They don't know we're here," CJ finally admitted.

"At the hospital?" Meredith questioned.

"In Seattle."

The room went still.

George reacted first, "Where..."

"Connecticut," growled the brother as he pushed himself off the wall, "Because she said she wanted to check out schools without Mom and Dad knowing! But really she wanted..."

"SHUT UP BRADLEY!" CJ yelled at the top of her voice.

"You lied to me!"

"It was the only way you would come," CJ's green eye's flashed almost black.

"We shouldn't be here, CJ!" Bradley moved closer to the bed. Everyone else in the room stood frozen, "You are going to get hurt!" he hissed.

"NO I'M NOT!" CJ screamed.

"Okay!" Callie yelled, to the surprise of everyone in the room, "You," she pointed to Bradley, "Are coming with me and we are calling your parents. You," she indicated George, "Are going to get ready to set her foot the second I get of the phone. And you," she looked to Meredith and Derek, "just do what ever it is that you do."

Callie shook her head and marched to the door.

No one followed her.

She turned her head and shot a warning look at the occupants of the room. George and Bradley immediately followed.

"Okay," Derek said trying to alleviate the tension, "So, why don't we start with some blood work. Once I talk to your parents and see your chart we can figure out what needs to be done." Derek smiled at CJ and she tentatively smiled back. "Take good care of her Dr. Grey," he instructed as he left the room.

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Derek leaned against the back wall of the elevator. He had wandered the NICU for 20 minutes looking for Addison, no one knew where she was. So he was riding the elevator. People joked that he just rode it for fun, but mostly he rode it to think.

The doors opened and Meredith got on, "Torres got ahold of CJ's parents," she said quietly, somehow she had known he would be here, "I set up a conference call in 20 minutes. They are flying out at 4, and her records are being faxed here now."

Derek continued to stare straight ahead. She could tell he was thinking about Addison. He thought about her alot.

"Derek?"

Derek finally turned his head to look at her.

"Did you really ever want out?"

Derek raised his eyebrows and sighed, "Yes."

"But you stayed. Your staying"

"Yes."

"I couldn't," Meredith said truthfully, "Maybe I would have tried to, but I would have given up by now."

Derek was silent for along time, "I have known Addison for over 19 years. We have been married for almost 12."

"And she slept with your best friend."

The elevator stopped, and the doors opened.

"20 minutes," Meredith reminded him, passing Addison as she exited.

"You slept with my best friend," Derek said to his wife once the elevator doors had closed again.

"I know," Addison affirmed, an edge to her voice, "but a dead trout is still different then a live mouse."

"We have known each other 19 years."

"Yes."

Derek paused, "And we have survived tougher stuff then this."

"Tougher then a mouse."

"Tougher then Mark."

Addison looked sadly at her husband.

Derek rubbed his temple, "I'll kill the mouse before you get home tonight."

Addison smiled, "Thank you."

Derek smiled back.

"How is your case going? The girl?"

"Her parents are flying in later tonight." Derek looked over at Addison as the doors started to open, "She going to be okay though."

Addison smiled as she exited, "Good."

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"Dr. Shepherd?"

Addison looked up from the incubator to see Meredith standing urgently at the door.

"Derek needs to see you on a consult."

"Okay," Addison jotted a few things down in a chart and joined Meredith at the door, "Why didn't he just page me?"

Meredith shrugged as they walked briskly down the hallway, "He asked me to come get you, it's not really a medical consult. The case that I came to him about earlier, she is really upset, I think he wants you to talk to her."

Addison was confused, "Why me?"

Meredith shrugged again, "Because your neonatal I guess. She came to Seattle to find her birth father. She is really upset that she wasn't wanted just because she is sick. Derek seems freaked out."

The two women stopped outside the door to the room, "And Derek wants me to take over and tell her her parents did the right thing..."

Meredith nodded, "I guess, her adoptive parents are flying in right now. But I think Derek wants CJ reassured before they get here and they have to talk about surgeries."

"CJ?" Addison clarified as the stopped outside the room

Meredith nodded.

Addison took a deep breath and knocked quietly on the door as she pushed it open. Neither occupant of the room looked up at her as she entered.

"Hey," she smiled warmly, "Dr. Grey said you had some questions."

CJ continued to watch Derek for a moment then looked at her lap, refusing to look up. "I was just a baby."

"I know," Derek nodded, "Sometimes people have to make hard choices, but they do it cause they love you."

CJ remained silent.

Addison moved quietly to the other side of the bed and slowly opened the chart, scanning quickly. Derek seemed to be doing fine.

"You are loved. By your adoptive parents and your birth parents," Derek spoke quietly and tentatively touched CJ's arm.

"It doesn't feel like it." CJ whispered pulling away.

Derek stood up and turned towards Addison, running a hand through his hair. They locked eyes.

And she knew.

And she had no idea what to say.

"The disease you have, and how early you were born, it meant that for you to get better it was going to take a lot surgery and a lot of therapy and a lot of trips to the hospital," she began.

Derek stared incouragingly at her, so she continued, "Not every parent is in the position that they can do that. So sometimes, because they love their baby very much, they give them to someone that can give them all the things that they can't."

Addison paused until CJ looked at her, " I... we..." Addison looked to her husband desperately.

Derek locked eyes with his wife for a long moment, then he turned to CJ, "No one wanted to give you up."

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Meredith stood at the nurses station reviewing CJ's chart.

Just then Addison exited the room. She walked 10 feet away from the room and stopped, bracing herself against the railing.

Derek emerged from the room. He carefully closed the door behind him and walked directly to Addison.

Sensing he was coming, Addison turned and was immediately encircled in her husbands arms.

Meredith stood in confusion as the Shepherds stood feet away clinging to each other. Meredith's jaw dropped open a bit.

Derek buried his head in Addison's hair, "She's happy and healthy," he breathed.

Addison pulled away a bit so she could look him in the eye, "We did the right thing," she smiled. Suddenly she laughed and pulled away, brushing tears out of her eyes. She looked at her husband and reached up brushing away the tears that were starting to fall down his cheeks.

Derek grinned and hugged her tighter, "God, we make beautiful babies."

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So how did we like it? I am thinking that it will be 2 more chapters... but they will be mostly flashbacks. I think.

Tell me what you think.

I need reviews in order to procrastinate to my fullest potential.