Wake up call – Maroon 5

After 3 hours…

'Hey, Alex, sorry I'm calling so late.'

'No, no problem. What's up?' He was really surprised when he saw her name on the display.

'Hm… how are you? How are the people in Seattle?'

Alex was silent for a couple of moments.

'It's different. There are only a few people from the old staff. Shepherd married Meredith but you probably know that already.' There was a pause. Alex sounded tired and he was almost whispering. Addison thought there was someone sleeping in the room.

'I didn't know actually. Are you sure you can talk about it right now?' She asked because she was starting to feel uncomfortable because of his short answers.

'Sure. What else do you want to know?'

'I have no idea, you tell me.' Addison lay on the bed preparing for the long conversation she wanted to have.

'O'Malley died.'

'Yes, I heard about that. This is terrible.'

'Yeah it is… And Dr. Han quitted and we have a new PEDS surgeon Arizona Robbins.'

'Yes, I know her we worked together in New York. Do you like her… as a surgeon?' Arizona wasn't Addison's favorite colleague but she was good with patients.

'Hm, I don't know. I'm not working with her very much.'

'Oh, ok. And what about you?'

'It's a long complicated story. 'Alex said and Addison felt he really didn't want to talk about it.

'Ok. Did you find Izzie?'

'It's a part from the same story… Tell me about you?'

'Okay… I'm good. Here is different too. There aren't many surgeries but there is more time the patients.'

'That's sound good. And you like it more there?'

Addison paused for a second.

'I think so, yes.'

'I'm happy for you.' He said and he really was. He knew that the most you're connected with the patient the more concentrated you are during the surgery.

There was again an awkward silent.

'How's Kate?' Addison asked.

'BP 120/93, pulse 61.' Alex answered immediately.

'Wow.' She sounded impressed.

'It's not such a big deal, I'm watching the monitor right now.' Alex laughed.

'You're with her?' Addison asked and smiled to herself because she knew the answer already.

'Of course, I told you I'll keep her alive for the next two days.'

'You impress me, Karev. As always. '

'I'm glad to hear that, Dr Montgomery.'

'So what are you doing right now?'

Addison wanted to know something about him. Anything. It felt like he was her only friend there, the only connection between her old world and the new one.

'I'm watching the baby.' He said.

'Where is her mother?'

'She is still in surgery. She hadn't seen her yet.'

'I hope Kate's mother will be fine.'

'I don't know even if her name is going to be Kate…'

'You named her Kate? I like the name.' Addison said and tried to imagine the picture of him and Kate.

'And what are you doing?'

'I'm drinking wine and I wonder when you are going to tell me something about yourself because you're talking about everything else but not for you.'

'Why are you so interested?'

'Let's say I need distraction. One cat is staring me for over an hour now.'

'A cat? You have a cat?'

'Yes but don't change the subject, Alex.'

'Ok, I'll tell you just wait for a moment to get me some shirt because I'm freezing.'

'Okay.' She waited for him keep smiling to herself. It was unusually pleasant talking again with him and the thought that he was a thousand miles away was even more hurtful.

'Here.' Alex said and cutted her thoughts. 'She's not going to stop breathing because I'm wearing a shirt, right? This kangaroo thing works even when I'm dressed.'

'Oh, yes, of course.' Addison said adding to the picture she imagined before the shirtless version of Alex witch in fact she remembered quite well.

'Okay. So… Izzie got cancer. She almost died and after that she got fired, and now I don't know where she is and she didn't come here for her therapy last week and I'm worried.'

'She can be somewhere in the province. These are a lot of things that had happened to her the last months…'

'No, she's not, I know her and… and I'm married to her it's at least my obligation to know if she's all right.'

Addison stood quiet for a moment. It was too much information at once for her.

'I didn't expect that. What can I tell you?' She said after a while.

'I know that it's impossible situation.'

'Maybe it's not. Do you have any regret of marring her?'

'I don't know. She just left me with a note and this was it.'

'And before that?'

'It was hard, okay? It was really hard all this dying thing and all the surgeries and loose of memories and at the end when the work started to get her better, the Chief fired her. I really would prefer that he had fired me.'

'Why did she left?' Addison asked. It was… hard for her to talk about all this but she wanted to help him, after all it was the least she could do.

'I don't know.'

'What does the note says?'

'It's like … Don't search for me, you won't find me.' Alex said sounding angry.

'That's crap.' She said.

'It is.'

'You're not guilty. I mean are you sure she don't have any reason to be angry at you?'

'I am. I saw her before she went to talk with the Chief and this was it.'

'You have any idea for what she talked with Richard?'

'No but he fired her, I mean I talked with him before that… actually I asked him not to fire her.'

'Listen we can only guess, go and talk with Richard what happened that day. He owes you an explanation.'

'Maybe you're right.'

'I'm glad you told me.' Addison said.

'Okay, I don't believe I'm saying this but could you please try to talk with her.'

'If she's not picking her phone I…' Even the thought of doing this was absurd….

'She will pick it up to you she doesn't have you phone number.' Alex started begging her.

'No, Alex, you have to talk with Richard first.'

'Please, Addison, I just… you're my last hope.'

It wasn't fair he was manipulating her. Saying her first name… She loved the way he was saying her name. He was using it very rarely. And…

'Okay. What do you want me to say?'

***

There was a knock. Then another one.

'Come on in.' Richard shouted. 'Hey, Karev.'

'Hello Dr. Webber, I- I need to talk with you if you have a minute.'

The first impression which he Chief got was that Karev looked very nervous. Maybe it was about that story with Stevens. He really didn't want to fire her he was forced to do it. All this new things in the medical system were awful but he had no choice.

'Make yourself comfortable. 'Richard said and pointed the empty chair in front his desk.

Alex sat down.

'Can I ask you what was the exact reaction to Dr. Stevens when… the last time she was here.'

'Karev I'm really sorry I just…' Alex was fighting with himself not to interrupt the Chief but he was the Chief and he wasn't going to tell him anything if he was so insisting and impatient. 'I'm not suppose to give you that information but I really respect Izzie Stevens as a doctor but you know that someone had to be fired and Dr Shepherd was sure about opinion that she wasn't well enough to practice medicine anymore.' Richard said and waited for Alex to object or something like that but…

', I believe you. I just need you to tell me what was her reaction because she just left and I'm really starting to worry about her…'

***

'My God what am I doing? I'm phoning Karev's wife to convince her to come back to him. That's insane. It's insane, and yet I'm going to do it…' Addison said to herself while waiting on the line for Izzie to pick up.

***

*She thinks Karev was the reason for her firing.* Richard Webber realized while he was looking at the worried young man trying to get to the truth. *Another mistake, mistake after mistake…*

***

Shepherd is the reason. He saved her and then got the reason for her running away… 'Iz, where the hell are you Izzie?!'

Alex was looking at the little baby he was holding and wondered when Addison will call and will he see Izzie ever again.

Hi! I'm Marty (you probably know that already) This was the end of this fiction I'll be very happy if any of you want to continue it and as always I would love to see your comments. Thanx 4 reading. I'll write soon.

(Mc)Marty