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Finding My Way Back to You
Chapter 1
Isobel Stevens-Karev sat at her kitchen table alone waiting for her husband to come home.
They have been married for almost a year now. She fought it through the cancer and Alex was with her every step of the way but now it seemed like the spark they had once had for each other was gone. He seemed like he was trying to distance himself from her. The only time they talked to each other was at work and usually that was about a patient.
She stared at the candles that were now almost burnt out. She sighed disappointed before blowing out the candles. She picked Alex's plate up and walked into the kitchen. She wrapped it up in some tin foil and put it in the fridge knowing he'd probably be hungry when he got home.
This wasn't the first time she had planned a romantic night for her and Alex and ended up disappointed. She was now beginning to get used to it.
She cleaned up the table and put the candles away and then went to her bedroom. She put on her pajamas and got in bed under the covers. She laid there waiting for him to get home as she did every night. It was 2:00 A.M when she heard the familar clicking of him turning the key and opening the door.
She heard him walk in the room and take off his boots. He put on his night shirt and laid down beside her. A year ago he would have turned to her and pulled her into his arms but now he turned to look at the wall, his body barely touching her. The past nights Izzie had ignored this but now she was tired of it.
She sat up in bed and turned on the lamp on the desk beside the bed.
"Oh... hey sorry did I wake you Iz." said Alex sitting up in the bed.
"No Alex. I've been awake waiting for you. You said you were going to be home early tonight." said Izzie irritated.
"I'm sorry! I got caught up at the hospital. Iz, you're a doctor you should know how it is!" said Alex his voice rising.
Izzie became furious when he started yelling at her. How dare he yell at her? Was it wrong for a wife to want to spend some alone time with her husband?
"Oh really, you were at the hospital, the whole time?" asked Izzie.
"Yeah I was at the hospital the whole time!" said Alex.
"Really then how come when I called Bailey she said you left five hours ago!" said Izzie furiously.
"I-I you know what I don't need this? I worked all day and I shouldn't have to come home to you yelling at me" said Alex before getting out of bed and storming out of the room.
Izzie growled in anger as she got up quickly and ran after him.
"Were you cheating on me Alex?! Is that what you were doing those five hours?" said Izzie now yelling.
He sat down on the couch sighing. He put his face in his hands. How the hell had their marriage come to this?
"No, Izzie I was not cheating on you. I've thought about it but I have not cheated on you. I sat at the bar those five hours trying to figure out how our marriage has managed to fall apart." said Alex now calmed down.
Tears formed in Izzie's eyes as she sat down beside him.
"How did we get here? We used to be so happy and inlove." said Izzie sadly.
"I don't know Izzie, I really don't know how we got here but we have to face it. We just aren't inlove with each other anymore" said Alex finally facing the cold truth.
"Yeah" said Izzie, her heart broke knowing that that was true.
"I know one thing though, I don't regret marrying you." said Alex truthfully.
Izzie smiled slightly "I don't regret marrying you either."
They sat there in silence dwelling the fact that their marriage was over.
"Well I guess I'll pack my bags." said Izzie softly. The words cutting into her as she said them. She got up off the couch and headed back to their room.
"Iz you don't have to do that. We can wait until tomorrow to figure things out." said Alex following behind her.
"No, I have to go. I can't stay here another night. It hurts too much." said Izzie as she pulled a suit case out of the closet. She began putting things in the suitcase.
"Iz, really I can leave. You don't have to go." said Alex trying to stop her from getting her clothes out of the drawers.
She just continued what she was doing before saying "Alex you bought this house for us. It's yours. You stay. I'll go" said Izzie stopping for a moment to wipe the tears out of her eyes. After she was done packing, she zipped up her suitcase and picked it up.
"No let me get that" said Alex taking the suitcase from her. He helped her take her things to her car.
"I'll be back tomorrow to get the rest of my things." said Izzie.
"Okay." said Alex sadly.
They stared at each other a moment before Izzie slowly took her wedding ring off. She handed it to him.
He then pulled her two him and hugged her tightly. They both had tears in their eyes.
After a few moments they pulled away and Izzie got in her car. She glanced at him one last time before pulling out of the driveway. He stared at her car as she drove off. The one girl he thought he'd spend forever with was gone.
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He had finally gotten to sleep after a long shift when he heard a knock at the door.
He groaned before getting out of bed. Who on earth could it be at this hour?, he wondered.
He heard another knock as he made his way to the door. "I'm coming. I'm coming" he yelled irritated.
His irritation quickly vanished when he saw who was at the door. There was Izzie holding a suitcase in her pajamas, her eyes swollen from crying.
"Hey George" she said softly.
"Hey" he said opening the door wider for her to come in.
She didn't move. "Alex and I are over" she said before bursting out crying.
He took her in his arms and held her tightly as she cryed.
"Can I stay here?" she asked her head against his chest.
"Of course" he said holding her tighter. He stood there for a long time just holding her. His best friend needed him and he was going to be there for her no matter what.
