A/N: This is for Aylin, it was requested back in August so I'm sorry it's taken me so long! I'll be writing a follow up to this eventually :) It's set in the first few months of med-school! So it's very AU! Hope you like it :)
What If You Had Said Yes?
~x~
Addison sat in the library of Columbia medical school, her tired eyes blurring a little as she endured another late night studying session, she suddenly felt a presence in front of her, she looked up and Sam Bennett stood nervously in front of her.
"Hey" she said quietly with a small smile.
"Um, hey" he stuttered.
"Is everything ok Sam?" she asked, pushing the chair next to him out a little with her foot, he sat down quickly and twisted his hands nervously on top of the table "Sam?" she said with a whisper.
"Do you want to go out for a drink with me?" he blurted, so quickly she almost missed it, she stared at him a little in awe "Forget I said anything" he said starting to stand, Addison reached out and grabbed his wrist, pulling him back into his chair.
"No wait I um, you just, caught me by surprise" Addison said with a slight laugh "Um, can I, can I get back to you? It's just, I'm really snowed under with this test and, this isn't a no" she said quickly as he looked at her skeptically "I just, need to get back to you, ok?"
"Ok" he nodded with a slight gulp "Well, I uh, I'm gonna get going so, I'll see you tomorrow"
"See you tomorrow" Addison said with a smile.
~x~
"Hey" Naomi smiled as Addison walked into their apartment later that night.
"Hey" Addison smiled "And how was your evening?"
"Well, I went out with Nancy while you were studying like the perfect student you are" she teased "She introduced me properly to her brother Derek and that Mark Sloan guy, I have never seen a man try and pick up so many women in my life"
"Oh god I hate that guy" Addison said with a laugh "The first day of school he tried to pick me up, his line? Are you from Tennessee? Because you're the only ten I see! I mean come on! How lame is that!"
"That's awful" Naomi chuckled "How was studying?"
"Yeah it was, interesting" Addison said with a slight nod as she accepted a glass of wine from Naomi.
"What are you not telling me?" Naomi asked with a smirk.
"Sam Bennett asked me out" Addison blurted.
"What?" Naomi exclaimed with a gasp.
"I know" Addison said nervously "I was sat reading my book and I felt someone standing in front of me and he was there all, nervous, and I asked him what was wrong and he asked me out for a drink, I said, I needed to, get back to him, I didn't want to just say no and…."
"You wanted to ask me if it was ok" Naomi finished "You, you actually like him don't you!"
"Yeah" Addison said biting her lip a little "But if you're not ok with it then, I won't go, I won't, you come first Nae, always, I promise, and I could set you up with him and, Nancy wants to set me up with her brother anyway so, it's totally ok if…."
"No" Naomi sighed "No, Addie, say yes, go on a date with him, it's not like me and him are, anything, we barely speak to each other, if you want to go out on a date with him then, go"
"Thank you" Addison said hugging her "You know I love you right?"
"I love you too" Naomi smiled.
~x~
"Sam" Addison said with a laugh as he led her up the stairs of an unfamiliar apartment building the Friday night after he had asked her out "Where are we going? I thought we were going for drinks? Where the hell are we?"
"Be patient Addison" Sam smiled as climbed more and more stairs, Addison instantly regretting wearing heels, she glanced suspiciously at the back carry case in Sam's hand, he led her out onto the roof, in the middle of the roof there was an abandoned looking bench, he took a blanket from the bag and draped it over it "It'll be a little cold" he supplied as Addison frowned at him, they sat down next to each other "Now look at that" he said pointing out to the view.
"Oh my god" Addison said with a slight whisper "Is that…."
"The Empire State Building" Sam smiled "I have a cousin who used to live in this building, he said that if I ever needed somewhere quiet, to come up here and enjoy the view"
"It's an amazing view" Addison smiled, Sam reached down to the bag he'd placed on the floor and pulled out two wine glasses and a bottle of red wine, he popped it open and poured out the liquid.
"Thank you" Addison smiled accepting it from him and taking a sip "This is so perfect Sam" she said softly, she moved to rest her head on his shoulder, one of her arms around his back, her fingers brushing against his side, Sam moved one of his arms to wrap around her shoulders, she could feel how nervous he was beneath her, as the night continued they talked about everything, getting to know each other, their likes, dislikes, hobbies, everything, Addison couldn't help but smile her way through the evening.
"I didn't think you'd say yes" Sam said quietly after an hour of being there.
"Why?" she asked softly.
"Because, I mean, have you seen you?" he said with a slight laugh "I'm just the geek going for the hot girl"
"You're not a geek, and I am so not the hot girl" she smirked.
"I am kind of the geek" he said quietly "And you are the hot girl, everyone wants you Addison, I, I told Derek and Mark I wanted to ask you out and they laughed in my face"
"They're morons Sam" Addison said looking up at him "I said yes because I want to be here, you're a good guy, you're funny and smart and kind, and everything a girl could ask for, and this, this is the best date I've ever been on, and I'm not just saying that" she said softly, they slowly started to gravitate towards each other, their lips softly touched, Addison pulled back a little, Sam looked at her nervously, Addison took his wine from him and put both glasses onto the floor before holding his face in her hands and kissing him deeply, a moan came from her throat as their tongues played together.
"Wow" Addison whispered as they pulled away, both of them letting out laughs.
"Addie" he said softly "I really want to do this again, date I mean, not the kissing, I mean, I want to kiss you again but I'm, I'm asking you on a second date and um…."
"Shut up" Addison whispered kissing him again "I would love to go out on a second date with you"
"Ok" Sam smiled.
"Ok" Addison smiled back.
~x~
"So, I'll see you on Sunday then, I'll pick you up at 7?" Sam said as he stood at the door of Addison's apartment with her.
"Sounds perfect" Addison smiled "This has been, amazing Sam" she said softly.
"Good" Sam smiled "Talk to you soon" he said kissing her softly.
"Bye" Addison whispered, she kissed him quickly before entering the apartment, she leant up against the closed door and closed her eyes a little as she grinned happily.
"That good huh?" she jumped up at the sound of Nancy's voice.
"Shut up" she smirked looking over to the sofa where Nancy and Naomi sat drinking wine, she grabbed a glass from the kitchen and sat down in between them, she poured herself a glass, took a sip, and put the glass on the coffee table.
"Well…." Naomi said expectantly "Details Addie"
"It was, perfect" Addison said with a slight breath "I was a bit apprehensive at first, didn't know where the hell he was taking me, but god when we got there, it was amazing, he took me to the roof of an apartment building, his cousin used to live there and told him about it, there's a bench in the middle of it, we sat down and there was an amazing view of the city, you could see the Empire State Building and it was all lit up and, it was amazing, we drank wine and we talked and, he actually listened to me y'know? He didn't just stare at my cleavage like most guys do, and, and we may have um, made out, a lot, he is an, amazing kisser" she said with a blush.
"God look at you" Nancy laughed "You've turned into a teenage girl"
"Shut up" Addison said hitting her arm.
"So, are you going out with him again?" Naomi asked.
"We're going to see a movie on Sunday" Addison said with a small smile "Oh and Nancy, tell your brother and his pervert friend to leave Sam alone, they laughed in his face when he said he was going to ask me out, the pervert guy is only pissed because I turned down his crappy chat up line"
"Right" Nancy laughed "They're probably just jealous, so, you gonna do him?" she asked bluntly.
"NANCY!" Addison exclaimed loudly.
"What? It's a perfectly reasonable question Addie, you're a 22 year old virgin" she said with a shocked whisper.
"Why is that a bad thing?" Addison asked with a sigh "I want it to be with the right person, I want it to be special, I didn't want to be like my brother, he's slept with anything and everything since he was 15, I don't even want to know how many illegitimate children he's got floating around"
"You have to be ready Addison" Naomi said softly "I think he's it though, I think Sam's, the one you'll do it with, he's a good guy, just take your time, and don't take any advice from Nancy 'Too much sex' Shepherd over there"
"You're just jealous because I've got a boyfriend and you haven't" Nancy said hitting her arm "You look happy Addison"
"I really am" Addison smiled "I'm really happy"
~x~
Addison and Sam spent so much time together over the following 4 months that everyone started joking that they were joint at the hip, they were a perfect group, Addison, Sam, Nancy, Mark, Naomi and Derek, Addison didn't take any crap from Derek or Mark, and neither did Nancy or Naomi, they'd all spend lunches together, Addison would constantly tell them all off for not studying enough, and also made it very clear to Mark that all of his flirting and teasing had to stop. It never did.
"I still don't know why you'd choose Sam" Mark said to Addison as they all sat together eating lunch.
"I'm right here Sloan!" Sam exclaimed from his seat next to Addison.
"I know, and I love you man I do, but still, I mean, look at her" he said gesturing to Addison.
"You're a pervert" Addison said throwing a fry at Mark "And an ass, I'm with Sam because I want to be, because he's smart and kind and funny and he treats me with respect, which is more than I can say for you, plus, he's hot" she grinned kissing Sam softly "You got that asshole?" she said looking to Mark.
"Yeah yeah, whatever" he mumbled.
"Honey, are we still on for dinner at my place tonight?" Addison asked Sam.
"Of course" Sam smiled "7 right?"
"Perfect" Addison smiled.
"You're gonna need these" Mark said pulling two condoms from his pocket, reaching across the table and slipping them into Sam's jacket.
"Mark!" Addison exclaimed "God you are such an ass" she hissed as she stood up "Some of us have work to do, I suggest you try it sometime" she kissed Sam again before storming off to the library.
~x~
"That was amazing Addie" Sam smiled as he cleared up their plates.
"It was just spaghetti" she shrugged "It's the only thing I can successfully cook" she said with a slight laugh.
"Well, it was still amazing" he said kissing her, Addison wrapped her arms around him and deepened the kiss, he softly pressed her up against the kitchen counter, Addison moaned a little as his hands caressed her back.
"Sam" she whispered quietly "I'm falling in love with you" Sam pulled back a little and stared at her "That was too fast wasn't it" she said quickly "Sorry it's just, I didn't, I can, I don't…."
"I'm falling in love with you too" he smiled before kissing her again, Addison slowly guided them towards her bedroom, their lips never parting, they climbed onto the bed together, Sam lying between Addison's legs.
"Wait" Addison said pushing him back a little "Sam I, you've been really patient and, we haven't ever talked about this and, I, I've never, done this before" she said shyly.
"Hey, it's ok" he said softly, his hand coming to her cheek "It's ok Addie"
"I just wanted it to be with someone I, I felt something for, I want it to mean something and…."
"Addison, we don't have to do this now" Sam said kissing her cheek "If you're not ready then…."
"No I am" Addison said quickly "Sam I, I want to do this it's just, I'm scared" she said with a slight whisper.
"We'll take it slow" he said softly "Just relax, you're in charge ok?"
"Ok" Addison said quietly "I'm ready"
"Ok" Sam said with a small smile.
~x~
"How are you feeling?" Sam asked softly as he lay in bed with Addison, her head lying against his chest.
"Perfect" Addison smiled "Thank you" she whispered.
"You don't have to thank me Addie" he said kissing the top of her head.
"You made it perfect Sam" Addison said quietly "It was, exactly how I wanted it to be, believe me, I need to thank you, and, I couldn't have asked for anyone better to be my first"
"Well I'm honored that you chose me" he said softly.
"I didn't think I'd ever feel this way about anyone" Addison said with her lips against his chest "I don't want to freak you out or, I just, when I'm with you I feel better about myself, I feel like, I mean something"
"You do mean something" Sam said moving so they lay face to face, his fingers brushing against her jawline "You mean everything to me Addie, I'm ready for this, for us, I want this to work, and I really think it will"
"Me too" Addison said with a small smile "I love you Sam" she whispered.
"I love you too" Sam smiled kissing her softly.
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