A/N: I will always ship Lexzie. Always, always, always. So, I wrote a fic about them. It also has quite a lot of Calzona and Maddison, with a little bit of MerDer, Crowen and some other couples.

Alex and Izzie never got divorced, but their relationship did suffer. Addison is back in Seattle and dating Mark. She has a baby girl who was concieved using donated sperm while she still lived in L.A. Calzona and Mark have continued raising Sofia as a team. Meredith and Derek have not tried to concieve or adopt again, but they are happy. Cristina and Owen have also just been going on with life. George was never killed, nor did he go to war.

Alex's family is a little different in this. I thought them up back when we knew very little about them. Alex's dad was abusive and is no longer in their lives. However, unlike on the show, their family was able to overcome it and become stronger as a family. None of them suffer from mental health issues or any of that that has been mentioned on the show. Their names are also different.

Please be warned that this fic will contain sensitive subject matter a few(ish) chapters in.

"So she has no idea about any of this?" Carrie Karev asked her brother Alex.

"No," he said. "And keep it that way."

"I can keep a secret."

"No, you can't," he replied.

He put the engagement ring on a chain and hung it in their elaborately decorated Christmas tree. It had always been his wife's favourite holiday, but he had a feeling that tomorrow morning would be extra perfect.

Sure, they were already husband and wife – and had been for a few years – but renewing their vows just seemed to be the right thing. For one, he had never gotten to actually propose to his bride. His family had also missed out on the wedding. The second time around, everything would be different. Izzie would be healthy, the proposal would be as romantic as Alex Karev could manage, and his family would be a part of the wedding.

Anna Cambel and her three children had always been close, but things had been tough ever since Alex had moved to Washington to begin his internship. The four had remained just as close emotionally, but not being able to see Alex on a regular basis was tough. One by one, the other three family members had moved to Seattle. Supporting Alex and Izzie during her battle with cancer was the driving force behind their decision, and now that they were happy and settled in Washington, none of them wanted to go back.

Carrie looked over to her mother and oldest brother for a little back-up. Anna smiled. "Sorry, but he's right."

"Mom!"

"You don't do it on purpose," Tony Karev added. "You just can't keep a happy secret. You get so excited that you can't keep it in."

"I don't know how you three can," she said. "Iz is gonna be so excited!"

"Keep it down," Alex warned. "She's just upstairs."

"Sorry!" Carrie whispered, realizing her mistake.

The jingling sound of the black lab's collar could be heard as he bolted down the stairs, excited to hear that their company was still over.

"What's up, Oreo?" Alex laughed, patting the head of the two-year-old pet who had gotten his name because Izzie thought that the white strip down the middle of his otherwise all black body reminded her of the brand of cookie.

"Your daddy's gonna propose to your mommy tomorrow!" Carrie whispered to the dog. "Don't tell, 'kay?"

"If you keep saying it, his mommy'll hear you," Tony pointed out.

Izzie came down from the stairs. "Did I wake you up when I went upstairs, Oreo?" she asked. "Sorry, Sweet Boy."

"So what time is everyone else coming tomorrow?"

"Derek's working late, but we're just gonna start without him," Izzie replied. "I thought it was rude, but Meredith said we could, so…"

"And George gets off at four," Carrie said. "Which means it'll be more like six, but…"

"Not always."

"I'm just getting used to dating a surgeon," Carrie said. "Pushing everything back a couple hours is always a good idea."

"I asked Addison and she said that she, Sloan, Robbins and Torres are doing their own thing," Alex said.

"I know," his wife nodded. "I asked Arizona."

Addison had come back to Seattle a year ago, which led Alex to go back to the "gynie squad." It was nothing against Pediatrics or Arizona, but he just couldn't pass up the opportunity to work alongside Addison Montgomery again. His wife was a part of the Pediatric surgery team now, anyways. It wasn't like he was leaving Arizona with no one.

"Oh."

"But I did tell her we'd stop by and give the girls the presents we bought them. I told her what we got Sofia and I asked her to tell Addison and Mark we had something for Felicity, too."

"You get your ex's ex's kid Christmas gifts?" Carrie asked.

"You and George got her something, too," she laughed. "And you're currently dating him."

"Yeah, but what about…?"

"Yeah, I wasn't exactly Callie's favourite person. But we're beyond that. I mean, she's happier than ever with Arizona. And you and George are really happy, too. Plus, that whole hospital loves Sofia. How could we not?"

"So are we saying six?" Anna asked.

"Sure."

"Sounds good."

"Every other year I've been so excited for Christmas, but this year, I just wanna get it over with."

"What?" Carrie asked. "You are still Izzie, right?"

"She has her reasons," Alex smiled. "But Babe, you're gonna love this Christmas. Trust me."

"What are her reasons?" Anna asked. "For Izzie not to be thrilled that it's Christmas is just…"

"Crazy," Tony said.

"Can I tell them?" Izzie asked her husband. "Please?"

"Sure," Alex nodded.

"We were gonna tell you guys tomorrow, but…we're gonna start trying for babies. We have an appointment booked for January sixth with a fertility specialist who's doing a trial on conceiving after cancer. The IVF we need'll be so much cheaper because of the trial, and once we found that out, it just seemed like the perfect time to start trying."

"Not just because it's cheaper," Alex clarified. "Also because we're actually ready for babies."

"Yep," Izzie laughed. "But it gets expensive. So the cost thing helps."

"That's great," Anna smiled.

"So I kind of can't wait for the new year."

"This could be your last Christmas just the two of you," Tony pointed out. "Enjoy it."

"Like they won't enjoy Christmases with babies?" Carrie asked.

"Not what I meant," he said.

"Christmases with kids are so much better," Anna told them.

"I can't wait for a whole bunch of little Karevs," Izzie smiled.

"A whole bunch?" Alex asked. "Let's not say that before pumping you full of fertility meds, Iz."

"One at a time," she clarified. "Though twins would be okay, too."

He smiled; it was nice to see his wife so happy after all they had been through. Cancer had almost taken Izzie's life. Their marriage had also suffered, but here they were. This Christmas they were happier than ever and finally able to make some actual plans for the future. He was also thankful that his wife hadn't noticed a symbol of one of those plans right in front of her on the tree.

"Sofia, look," Callie said as the energetic twenty-one-month-old danced around the Christmas tree singing "Frosty the Snowman" the best that her almost-two-year-old self could.

"Huh?"

"We say 'yes, Madre?'" Arizona corrected her.

"Yes?" Sofia repeated.

"Even Baby Licy's sleepy," Callie said. "Santa's all ready to come, but he can't because you're still up."

Sofia went over and gave Daddy's girlfriend's baby a kiss on her little hand. "Up," she said.

"Oh, Felicity doesn't want to wake up," Addison said, wiping the toddler slobber off of her six-month-old's arm. "She's sleepin' so Santa can come."

"I don't think the Santa thing is working," Mark pointed out.

"Got anything better?" Arizona asked.

Her parents were in town for the holiday and they had gotten Sofia all riled up. It didn't matter that Grandma and Grandpa had gone to their hotel for the night. Sofia was still very excited about spending the day with them.

"C'mon, Little Goose," Mark said, getting up and picking up his daughter. "Let's put out the milk and cookies and call it a night."

"Big," she said.

"Oh, you're 'Big Goose' now? Is Felicity 'Little Goose?'"

"Yes."

He kissed her. "I love you, you know."

"Yeah."

"Tomorrow's Christmas," he said. "What do you think about that?"

"Fun?"

"Oh, we'll have so much fun!"

"Grandma and Grandpa'll be back," Callie said. "And Abuelo said he'd call."

"Oh."

"And you and Licy get presents, Sof," Mark said as he brought her into Callie and Arizona's kitchen to get the cookies they were putting out.

"Cookie?" she asked. "Yum?"

"You already had two cookies tonight," Callie said. "All done."

"Oh."

"Nice try," Mark smiled.

"Sof, tomorrow is Felicity's first Christmas ever. Can you show her how it works?" Addison asked.

"Sata," she said, trying to say "Santa."

"You'll tell her that Santa came?"

"Yep."

"She'll be happy to hear that."