Dempeo: The Whole Truth

Chapter 54: The Golden Globes, Ellen's POV

*Ellen*
She was wearing the dress he had bought her and it was beautiful, even she had to admit that she looked stunning in it. She decided to wear the Fred Leighton jewellery Patrick had gotten her for her birthday as well. It was his birthday a couple of days ago and she had bought him a present but it hadn't arrived yet. She was being interviewed, Chris was standing to the side watching like he usually did, Patrick had told her that he'd meet her there but she still couldn't see him. 'Where's Patrick Dempsey' the interviewer asked her, 'I don't know where my Paddy is' she replied looking around. 'Oh there he is' they said pointing into the distance, her heart skipped a beat as she saw the tousled dark head of hair she loved so much. 'Oh is he, poor thing he doesn't have Jill with him tonight' she replied, she knew how annoyed Jill was when he got home. He had called her the next day to tell her what happened when he got home so she thought that she'd try to make things easier on him tonight. Chris walked up to her as the interview finished, 'My Paddy?' he asked with his eyebrows raised. 'You know what I meant' she said shaking her head, perhaps she messed up a little but she felt like this was more Chris' problem.

She was talking to James (Dr Webber) with Chris, she didn't know why but the feeling of his hand in her back felt wrong. She was wearing Patrick's dress and she felt like the only person she wanted to touch her was Patrick. She felt a hand on her waist, normally she would have jumped but she recognised that hand straight away. She turned around and said 'Paddy! You're here!'. She smiled up at him as he leant down and kissed her cheek, 'You look more beautiful than I could have ever imagined' he said. 'I think it's the most beautiful dress I've ever worn, thank you Paddy' she said running her hand up his arm. She remembered that Chris was standing next to her, and turned to face him, he shook Patrick's hand. 'We should get going, our seats are waiting for us' Patrick said holding his arm out for her to take, she looked at him before looking at Chris who was practically scowling. She knew that if she walked with Patrick Chris would say something, she didn't need that today so as painful as it was she put her hand on Chris' arm and started walking to their seats. She sat down and was relieved when Patrick sat next to her, she leant into him, she needed to be near him, to tell him that she still loved him.
The awards started, Katie (Izzy) had been nominated and so had the show in general, she was watching the stage until she felt his hand on her arm. She felt his thumb rub light circles on her forearm and couldn't help but smile at him. She didn't know why but the pull towards him was stronger today than it usually was and she couldn't help but lean in closer to him.
'Greys Anatomy', they won, again, they were doing well. She looked to Patrick first who beamed at her before she felt Chris grab her hand. She turned to face him and he went to kiss her but she turned her face so he got her cheek. She stood up and walked with Patrick, his hand went straight to her back, caressing her bare skin. Sandra joined them as they walked up the stairs and stood on the stage, she stood next to her and gave her a knowing look.
She felt his eyes on her the whole time, she looked over at him every so often, trying not to make it too obvious. She wanted to be with him more and more, the need for his touch growing.
The cast was being interviewed, they were standing in a line and the interviewer was asking them about their outfits. It was her turn 'Versace and Fred Leighton' she said smiling, god she loved this dress. Multiple people had come up to her to tell her how much they loved it and she could see the way that Patrick was looking at her.
They were drinking champagne, talking and laughing with the rest of the cast, Patrick's hand was all over her back and she was loving every second of it. She had her arm wrapped around his waist, the feeling of being close to him really was the best.
She felt Chris' hand on her free one, 'Let's go talk to Katie' he whispered, lightly tugging on her. She looked back at Patrick who was smiling understandingly at her before following Chris to talk to Katie and TR. The feeling of Chris' hand on her back was so different to Patrick's, she missed the warm soothing circles. At least she had Katie and TR joking around, it wasn't that she didn't love Chris it was that when Patrick was around she knew that she loved him more. Patrick appeared out of nowhere, he stood next to her and smiled, 'Ellen could I borrow you for a second' he said. 'Sure' she said giving him a concerned look before passing her glass of champagne to Chris. She didn't know where he was taking her or why, she didn't know if she could trust herself to be alone with him right now. 'What is it Patrick?' she said raising her eyebrow at him, she didn't respond but his eyes on her lips were indication enough of what he was about to do. He leant down and kissed her, she knew she shouldn't but she kissed him back. Her hands automatically went to his hair and his to her waist, pushing her back to the wall. The feeling of his hands under the back of her dress and his lips on her neck bought goose bumps to her arms. 'There you two are', they pulled apart and saw Shonda standing there looking at them, 'Please don't tell me I just saw what I thought I saw' she said shaking her head. They stood there in silence waiting for her to say something else, 'What were you thinking? Imagine if it was someone else that found you, imagine if it was Chris! And Patrick you have a pregnant wife at home' she lectured quietly. 'We just had too much to drink, it was a small slip up, the only time it's happened' he said, 'We promise it won't happen again, please don't tell anyone' she added. Shonda raised her eyebrow knowingly and said 'Get back to the cast, but this is the last awards that you'll be going to together, after this you two can't be trusted at such high profile events together'. They nodded their heads and thanked her, why did she kiss him back, she couldn't stay there any longer. Being near Patrick was torture enough but after that she knew that she'd never be able to trust herself around him. She walked over to Chris, 'There you are, are you cold?' he asked gesturing to the goose bumps all over her arms, the ones that Patrick had just caused. 'Just a little' she said smiling at him, he wrapped his jacket around her, 'Do you mind if we get out of here' she said glancing at the door. He shook his head and put his arm around her as they walked out. She didn't know why she was doing this to herself, Chris was a good guy, she loved Chris. She needed to be better for the both of them if they were going to make this work.

You can see Patrick tell the interviewer that Ellen's dress is from Versace before she answers :)

The Golden Globes in 2007 was the last awards that Ellen and Patrick were photographed together at...