She sat alone on the bench outside of SGH. A cold wind was blowing against her back. The dark grey clouds lingering overhead threatened to open up at any moment. None of this mattered. It had been a year…almost to the second…since her first true love had passed away. Every day, her heart still ached. Yes, she gets up every morning and does her very best to fake a smile, but nothing has really, truly filled the void left in the depths of her heart. She feels a cool touch on the back of her shoulder.
"Izzie, are you okay?"
"Fine. I'm fine."
"It would be okay if you weren't, you know?"
He sat down beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. She instinctively laid her head down on his. She could feel his warmth radiating from his sweater. In the midst of her misery, the warmth felt so good.
"Since when have you been the overly caring one?"
"Hey…even the 'evil spawns' of the world care once in awhile…when it really matters."
"It's just been a year, you know?"
"I know."
"Hey, Alex?"
"Hmm?"
"Thanks for your support and all, but I think I would rather be alone for awhile."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, but I'll be at Joe's if you change your mind."
He gave her a supportive kiss on the top of her forehead, lingering long enough to notice the smell of her hair. He hoped she didn't notice, but he never could resist the smell of her hair. It smelled like lavender. She must be using Meredith's shampoo again.
She walked him walk away. For a split second, she got lost in the moment and forgot about her pain. Why does he always make me feel better? She even smirked briefly before the rain started to fall. The cold, hard rain brought her back into the cold reality of why she was sitting there in the first place.