3x18 "Scars & Souvenirs" George just left from his can Callie's hotel room.

_George's POV_

I messed up. I REALLY messed up.

My wife tells me that she thinks Izzie has feelings for me. And when I argue that she doesn't I say the reason why is she's a 'blond, stacked supermodel'?!

I'm so stupid. No wonder she threw me out. But I'm mad too. She lied to me about who she was. She didn't even give the chance of telling her that I don't care about her money. If she would have trusted me and had enough faith in me to tell me, she would have known that and we wouldn't be having this fight right now. I would've told her that I don't care if she is a princess or barely has two dimes to rub together, as long as she is still the woman I love, it doesn't matter and I will still continue to love her.

But I'm hurt. I'm hurt because I was lied to. She told me that her money has ruined every relationship she's ever had but if she trusted that I loved her for her, she would have known that nothing would have been ruined. But she didn't and that's what hurts the most.

I all honesty, I think I overreacted. I didn't have to scream at her. I could have just told her what I thought of her money and 'used my words' to tell her how I felt, like she always tells me too. We would have apologized to each other and then I would probably be holding her right now. But I don't and we keep fighting and somehow the conversation got to Izzie and how she is always insulting Callie and our marriage. Callie expressed her insecurity and I tell her that the object of her insecurities is a 'blond, stacked, supermodel'. Way to go George. That'll reassure her.

But we didn't settle it so I drove. I saw a liquor store and bought some brandy. Callie was right about Izzie insulting and belittling our marriage and that had to stop. I had to tell her that as soon as possible. So I drove to Meredith's. I marched straight into the kitchen and put the brandy on the counter, looked at Izzie and said,

"I need you to get over yourself. I need you to start liking my wife. And even if you don't really like her, act like you do cause she's my wife and the woman I love. I need you to like her because sometimes I don't and I need you to talk me back into it because I love her and I don't what to do make a mistake.-"

"Okay"

"You're the best friend and that's the job I need you to do. And I need to vent."

"Okay"

"And I need to vent with alcohol."

Izzie pulled out two glasses and put on the counter and said,

"Okay. Vent"

…

_Callie's POV_

I promised myself I would never be this girl. I told George that I am a "happily independent, successful woman, and "I don't give a crap what other people think about me" but all of a sudden, loving George means I care what Izzie Stevens thinks about me.

Why do I care? I care because she is George's best friend for some reason and George is easily influenced by his friends. I care because I don't want George to ever think of something bad Izzie has said about me when he thinks of me. I want him to love me like I love him. I want him to defend me to Izzie more.

DAMMIT, I just want him! I want all of him. I want him to spend more time with me at work and not have to see Izzie next to him every time I see him at the hospital. I have hot guys hitting on me every day and "McSteamy" coming back for more but I want him. Only him, because he was the first guy that ever made me feel. It always felt robotic and like I was going through the motions. Sure I cared for him. In all my other adult relationships the guy always was there for either my money or for sex. They were always bad boy and jerks. They didn't play video games with me or share my geeky habits. They didn't understand me or know me the way George does. And I never knew them the way I know George. I never have connected with anyone as much as I have with George. That's what made me fall for him. I never said that I loved any other guy. Usually I would be the one in George's shoes not ready to say it back which is why it hurt me when he didn't because the usually I didn't say it back to other guys because I didn't feel it and I never would.

But I waited for him to say it back. I waited because I loved him and wanted and hoped for him to love me. And then he finally did and 24 hours later we're in a Las Vegas hotel room married and watching pay-per-view and making love. It was bliss. Then we came back to Seattle and Izzie was the first one to pop our bubble. George got so easily influenced by his friends opinions so what was supposed to be a happy day for me at work ended up turning into a fight. I thought when he defended me to his friends at the end of the day that things would be different in our marriage but apparently I was wrong.

Now, loving him has made me insecure. It took so long for him to say he loved me and so much for him to defend me and start to put me first. I know that sounds selfish, it's just I know that his friends don't like me and his friends are his 'family' and I want to be his family. Legally I am but sometimes I feel like I'm not and it hurts that George is so oblivious to it or does nothing to change it out of fear he'll lose them as his family.

Then he calls Izzie a 'supermodel' and she would never have feelings for him. I love him so what does that make me. Some average looking women that goes for guys like him. Does that make me less than to him? He tried to fix it but called me 'curvy' which just made it worse. I didn't feel like getting hurt more by his words so I kicked him out. I just hope he doesn't run to Izzie. She's the LAST person I would want to know about our fight.

…

_George's POV_

(Izzie and George are drinking together but they are not drunk yet. George just finished telling Izzie about his fight with Callie and Izzie is telling him how to fix it)

"I can't always be wrong." I said as I took a sip of brandy.

Izzie pointed at me and said, "You still have to grovel. Whether you're right or not, you still have to grovel and apologize. Maybe she's just really insecure."

I nod and say "Yeah, she is insecure" and I chuckle a bit as I think of her crazy notion but don't elaborate on it.

Izzie must have saw it because she asked, "What?"

"Nothing. It's ridiculous."

"What? Tell me."

"Okay, Callie said…" I couldn't stop a laugh from coming out from this crazy notion but I continued, "had this idea or thinks that you have feelings for me and that's why you hate her"

(This is where it get different from what happened on the show.)

I'm laughing at it now that I said the words out loud but I notice that Izzie isn't laughing with me like I thought she would be. Her guys expanded wide and her breathing slowed and became heavier and she wasn't looking at me, she just looked straight ahead.

"Izzie, are you alright?"

She turned her head to face me and looked straight into my eyes. What happened next caught me by surprise. One second she was looking straight at me and in the blink of an eye she grabs my face and kisses me. I took her hands of my face and pushed her off me immediately and said,

"Izzie, what are you doing?! What is wrong with you?! Are you crazy?!-"

"She's right George. I'm surprised it took her this long to figure it out and tell you but I do."

"What do you mean? You're still grieving over Denny. You're still in—"

"I thought I still loved Denny. I actually still do and will always love Denny but then I realized that the reason I hate her is because she is with you. I feel like she took you away from me and I finally realize how important you are to me. I lo-"

"No. Stop."

"But George—"

"What do you mean 'but George'? I am married to the woman I love more than anything in this world. I can't believe this. All this time I thought you just didn't get along with her but then you never gave her a chance to show you who she is did you? You automatically decided not to like her just because she had me and you didn't. If you would have given her a chance I think you would have liked her because you obviously like me and she's amazing. You wouldn't really know if she's right for me considering you hated her before you got to know her."

"I can tell she's not right for you because women know women. She's—"

"My wife so watch what you say. I married her, not you. I love her, not you and you're my best friend so that means you support me but I think the main reason you hate my marriage is because your chance for marriage was taken from you. That doesn't mean I'm gonna let you ruin mine!"

Izzie looked like I had just shot her but everyone thought it and it needed to be said. Neither of us moved for a minute. She didn't say anything back. She just drank the rest of the brandy in her glass. There was silence for another minute before she refilled her glass, took another sip and said,

"You're right. You said that and it all clicked to me. I miss Denny every day and every time I see you with Callie, all I can think about is how you two have what supposed to be my life. I'm really not mad at you, or Callie. I'm just angry that I didn't get to have that. You're my best friend so I direct all my anger towards Callie and then you have to pay for it. You're her 'McDreamy' and I know she loves you. I've been a bitch and I'm sorry.

"It's not really me you have to apologize to. So… I'm her 'McDreamy'?

"Yeah. The way she defended you to Meredith and I when you first had a date told us that. And you're right, I'll talk to Callie tomorrow."

"Thank you Izzie"

She smiled warmly at me and said, "You're welcome. No go back to her. Tell her how you feel and apologize for being a dick and overreacting."

"Okay. See you tomorrow"

I left Meredith's house and started driving back to home. Back to Callie.