I haven't gotten any reviews, but that's okay. In a few chaps. the McStizzie connection will begin and people will miss the hotness that will ensue )
Mark is an ass, Alex talks to Izzie, and Izzie wants to choke both of them.
"U Got Nerve"
"And Stevens, you got Sloan," Bailey yelled to her. Izzie grumbled--last night hadn't gone as she had planned, and with Sloan, this day wouldn't be any better. Although she admitted it was better than having Addison as her attending for the day.
She walked out to the hall where she found Dr. Sloan flirting with the nurses. She cleared her throat to grab his attention, and plastered on a smile when he turned to her.
"I'm your intern today Dr. Sloan," Izzie told him after he had looked at her as if she was crazy.
"And that's a good reason to interrupt the nice conversation I was having with these lovely nurses?" he remarked.
Izzie opened her mouth to speak.
"No, it's not. So next time you need to talk to anyone, wait until they're done talking. And when you walk, you should watch where you're going."
"Walking? What are you talking about?" Izzie crossed her arms. Sloan was once again being an ass, and an unreasonable one at that.
"I'm talking about you hitting me yesterday and offering a sorry little 'sorry' and not even checking for the damage," he whispered directly to her face.
"Oh," she blushed for a second," that was you?"
"Yes, that was me. And I know you just wanted a reason to bump into me," he smirked," but next time be more careful." He wriggled his eyebrows and Izzie rolled her eyes.
"So that's why I'm your intern today?" she grumbled.
"Yes, that and I needed something pretty to look at today, as I have no scheduled surgeries. Now you see those files over there," he pointed to the nurses station," they need to be organized. But first I need my caffeine fix, and my dry cleaning should be ready to be picked up by now, so why don't you get to it."
"I'm not your personal assistant!" Izzie screamed to him as he started to walk away.
"No, but I am your attending!" he left before she could reclaim him further.
"Dammit," she muttered.
After Izzie got Sloan his drink, she went to looking for other attending to see if they needed someone to scrub in. As she was walking through the neo-natal unit, as she wasn't going to look for surgeries there, she was muttering,"Yeah, like I'm going to pick up his dry cleaning. Who am I, his wife or something? He think I'm just some little intern willing to do his bidding? Seriously? Seriously!"
Alex heard her "quiet" mutterings and went to talk to her. He was not occupied at the time and saw it fit to talk to her now before he lost his courage.
"Hey Izzie," he called to her.
"Alex," she answered in a disgusted tone.
"Having a bad day, Iz?" he asked.
'Why does he have to call me Iz?'
"More or less," 'depending' she added to herself.
'Dammit' he thought.
"Well, um, are you busy? I kind of need to talk to you about something."
'I wish' she thought.
"Is it urgent? Like life or death?"
"Well, not life or death, but I needa tell you this and right now seems to be a good time," he said nervously.
'He's going to tell me…' she realized.
"Okay," she answered. They went to the pits, a vacated one. Izzie sat down and told herself to be calm. She was not going to burst out like a little girl. She had to pretend like the news was new to her, and that it didn't bother her much.
Alex sat down next to her, and Izzie just wanted to move further from him, but that would make him suspect.
He began," Izzie, I feel like I need to tell you this because a few months ago I implied something that you may remember..."
"What's that?" she feigned ignorance.
"Well, when I kissed you, you said we were friends, but I…"
"Oh," she acted like the memory hit her," yeah I remember."
"Well, not that I think you've changed your mind, or that you plan on changing your mind, but as a friend I thought I should let you know that I'm seeing someone."
"That's great Alex," she hugged him, wishing she could choke him. She moved away from him and smiled all too brightly.
"So, are you going to offer me details?" she raised her eyebrows, trying hard not to smack him already.
He gulped, because this was where the hard part came in. "Well, I've actually been seeing someone for a while…"
'A while…?' she wondered how long that was but kept on smiling.
"Two months actually," he continued.
"Two months?!" she exclaimed. "Sorry," she grinned," just surprised me."
"Yeah, two months," he looked down, wondering how she would react to the next "new" piece of information, "with Addison."
"As in…She-Shepard?" she asked.
"She's not Shepard anymore," he bit back.
'Whoa,' that defense surprised her the most. She stayed silent, not knowing what to say.
"You okay Izzie?" he asked her after a few moments of silence.
She snapped back and looked at him. She gulped and said, "Yeah why wouldn't I be? I just can't believe you're with that…I mean with Dr. Montgomery. How did it start, I mean, just since when did you two stop hating each other?"
He chuckled, "I don't think we ever hated each other. We just butted heads a lot. But soon I saw…just what an amazing woman Addison Montgomery really is." His eyes brightened when he spoke of her. He was looking off, into the ceiling seemingly, but no doubt he was picturing her.
She could tell he was in those first stages of love. Where he wanted to be with her all the time, or just wanted to think about her all the time. 'That coulda bee me he was talking and dreaming about,' she thought. She bit her lip to hold back her emotions.
She tried to lighten her mood up by distracting Alex," Earth to Alex? Hello…!" she waved her hand in front of him
"Oh, sorry about that," he blushed," so, are you okay with this?" He locked eyes with her and she found it hard not to scream no.
"Perfectly," she cracked a smile," now, are you done her because Sloan is probably wondering where his dry cleaning is."
"Uh, yeah," he stood up, surprised at Izzie's maturity with the situation—she hadn't asked that many questions. "Alright, well later Iz," he kissed her on the cheek and he left, grateful for Izzie being understanding.
Izzie stood up slowly and touched her cheek before wiping at it. She had to ignore he what-if scenarios playing in her mind. They would do her no good as Alex had found someone else, and she had no chance. She saw how happy Alex was, and how in love he was with Addison. He wasn't hers to lament.
Next two Ch.: Izzie's tears finally fall, Mark sees her upset, so he gets pissed (damn emotional interns!), then he gets upset 2 days later when Addex comes out, and all hell breaks loose. Yes, all in two chappies.
