he was trying to make them work. to fix what they both had destroyed in very DIFFERENT ways. his grudge against mark and addison would be one he’d die with, never fully able to let it go despite how much he cared for the both of them. it wasn’t marks fault, not really. their marriage failed because of him. MCDREAMY wasn’t perfect, he had failed. he had a chance still, OWED it to addison to try and make this right. “you don’t deserve me pretending to care. i do care, addison. i want to make this right. i want to try.” please let me try. he was a BRILLIANT surgeon, able to fix incurable aliments. he had to be able to fix his own marriage. “have dinner with me.” it’s a plea as ocean colored eyes rise to meet his wife’s gaze. “let me show you i care, that i’m still affectionate towards you.”