I was going to update earlier but I was too busy to type anything up & then my computer went stupid so here it is, sorry it's so late!!
This chapter: Will Addison be found in time? (hint. If she wasn't, would there be an Addex note in the summary? LOL) And who by? Read on.. LOL here's chapter 2 of Intuition!! Oh, by the way, Alex lives in an apartment in this story rather that with Meredith & Izzie.
Disclaimer: See Chap.1
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Izzie walked down the silent hallway, the only sound coming from her heavy footsteps against the cold hospital floor. It had been a long day; few patients all with minor problems. The board had been wiped clean & the surgeons had left for a peaceful evening. She should have seen the signs; a quiet board means trouble.
Turning the corner, another empty hallway awaited her. She paused for a moment, wondering whether she really wanted to go home. She knew George & Callie would be there, & ever since her & George's drunken night together things had been awkward. Well, more awkward than usual. It was common knowledge that Izzie didn't like Callie, but she knew she couldn't get away with what she'd done using that.
She shook her head, not showing would be more suspicious. She carried on down the hallway, pausing again at the nurse's station where Olivia sat. She looked up at the blonde doctor, surprised she hadn't yet left.
"So, there's no more patients?" Izzie asked, hoping she didn't sound too desperate.
Olivia shook her head, slightly confused. " No, I'm going now anyway, bye."
She didn't wait for Izzie's reply, leaving her standing alone. Sighing, she turned to follow her towards the exit. She stopped suddenly as she heard a noise coming from a nearby supply closet. A little scared but also curious, she stood rooted to the spot. The handle began to turn & she caught her breath in her throat. After a few seconds the door opened slightly & Izzie stepped forwards. She pushed the door uncertainly & stopped in her tracks.
She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding & raised her hand to her mouth.
"Oh god," she breathed as she stared at the crumpled heap that was Addison Montgomery.
It took a few seconds for her to realise she had to help. She bent down next to the attending.
"Dr. Montgomery?" Nothing. "Addison?"
A small groan came out of Addison's mouth & her eyes flicked open. She pointed weakly towards the empty pill bottle before closing her eyes again.
Izzie grabbed the bottle, realising then what Addison had done. Grabbing her pager she paged the first person who came to her mind: Alex.
Alex sighed, rubbing his face. He sat between Meredith & Derek who were deep in a slightly porny conversation, & Cristina & Burke who were attempting unsuccessfully to have a quiet argument. Opposite him was Callie & George who were smiling as they chatted calmly. Alex felt like a spare part among the three couples.
It wasn't as it he didn't have anyone he could be with. If he was desperate he could sleep with Izzie. It might take a bit of persuading after the Denny Duquette episode but Alex could be very convincing. Or he could sleep with a nurse, well Olivia, or any other random girl. But the truth was he didn't want Izzie, or Olivia, or any other 'random' girl. He wanted Addison, but he knew it was almost impossible. She was his attending,. He was good friends with her ex-husband's girlfriend. But he wanted he badly, more than he'd wanted anybody before. He couldn't get her out of his head, every time he saw her he wanted to grab & kiss her. He couldn't think straight around her. She was perfect to him, even though she was an emotional mess. He knew better than to mess with her head any more. But he couldn't get their kiss out of his head, he could still feel her fingers on his face, her lips on his. He could still taste her. God, he wanted her.
The room went silent as a pager began to beep. Everyone stopped what they were doing to check theirs as Alex raised his hand.
"It's mine," he said staring at the pager with a confused expression.
"Who is it?" Meredith asked as Derek watched him closely, while the two other couples continued their previous activities.
Alex continued to stare. "It's Izzie. But I don't understand it. It says 911 Dr. F.M, who's Dr. F.M?" he thought aloud.
Both Meredith & Derek thought carefully.
"Oh god," Derek said, suddenly realising. "It's Addison." He immediately jumped to his feet.
"What?" Alex stared at Derek.
"Dr. F.M, Dr. Forbes-Montgomery." Derek answered.
Alex gulped & jumped to his feet frantically. "We have to get to the hospital," he said, his words a jumbled mess.
Derek nodded, slightly taken aback by the intern's concern for his ex-wife. He turned back to Meredith who simply gestured towards the open door where Alex had just ran.
Alex was already in the car when Derek left the house. The engine was running & he was sitting impatiently.
"Hurry up!" Alex yelled.
"Why do you care so much?" Derek asked closing the car door behind him.
Alex pushed his foot down on the pedal, the car jumping into life & pulling forwards. The noise of the engine drowning out his voice he said: "because I love her."
The journey to the hospital was short but it felt like a lifetime to Alex. He watched Derek who was nervously playing with his phone, entering & then deleting someone's number.
"Who you calling?" Alex asked.
"No one, I was just-" Derek stopped & raised his head to look at Alex. "I was thinking whether I should phone Mark."
"Don't," Alex said before realising how it must have sounded. He turned his head to concentrate on the road ahead.
"What?" Derek asked curiously.
"Nothing, it doesn't matter. I just…I don't think Addi-I mean Dr. Montgomery- would really want him there. They're not exactly friends or anything are they?"
"No, I suppose you're right."
The rest of the journey was spent in silence, neither man knowing what to say to the other. As they pulled up at the hospital, Derek spoke again:
"Is there something going on between you & Addison?"
Alex stopped the car & turned to look at him. "I-umm-no. No, of course not."
Derek nodded unconvinced. He opened the door & begain to walk quickly towards the hospital. Alex didn't move straight away, deciding to let Derek get ahead. After a few seconds though, he couldn't sit there any more & got out of the car, sprinting towards the hospital.
Izzie stood waiting impatiently for Alex to show up. As the minutes ticked by, she was more & more convinced that he wasn't coming. Maybe he hadn't understood & taken it as a mistake, or maybe even as a desperate attempt to avoid Callie. Izzie eye's never left the door, praying it would open soon.
Sure enough the door did open but it wasn't Alex who walked through it, it was Derek. 'Great', she thought, 'just what Dr. Montgomery needs'.
"Dr. Stevens," Derek caught her attention.
She nodded, unwilling it speak to him.
"Is Addison okay? Dr. Karev got the pager, he's just coming we drove here together," Derek searched her face for clues, worried.
"Oh, right. Yeah, she's okay," Izzie watched the door still waiting for Alex.
She wasn't sure why she needed Alex so much. It wasn't as it they were a couple any more. Hell, they weren't even that good friends. But somehow she knew Alex would listen, would act as if he cared even if he didn't.
The door opening made both Izzie & Derek jump, & Izzie immediately relaxed when she saw Alex. Walking towards he, he looked strong & protective &…upset.
The pain was evident in his eyes, like a hurt young child. Izzie wasn't sure if he was going to stop in front of her or just carry on until he found what he was looking for. He did stop, however.
"What happened?" he asked, the desperation obvious in his voice.
"I found he in a supply closet passed out. I paged you as soon as I found her. I had no idea what had happened but she wasn't completely unconscious & she showed me this," she held up the empty pill bottle. "She overdosed Alex, & I have no idea why."
Alex didn't wait to hear any more, he just rushed to the room where nurses were going in & out. He stopped at the doorway & stared in. Addison lay in the bed, loose curls of her red hair spread over the pillow. Wires ran in & out of her body & all that could be heard was the machines beeping. She looked so tiny, so vulnerable, & Alex didn't care what people thought of him right then as tears began to fall down his face. This wasn't right, not any of it. He hated to think that if he'd just told her the truth in that supply closet instead of saying that he wasn't interested, she would have been okay. Maybe he could have made all the pain she felt go away. He hated himself for not realising she was hurting. He hated everyone at the hospital for not realising. He hated it all.
He stepped in & slowly made his may to her side, his eyes never leaving her face. He took a seat in the chair beside her bed & took her hand in him. He was vaguely of the nurses coming in & checking her, but he never let her hand go. He would sit here until she was awake, not matter how long it took.
After a couple of hours he was beginning to feel tired. He could feel his eyelids drooping but he did all he could to fight sleep. He glanced out the door quickly, seeing Izzie standing against the doorframe.
"Alex, don't you think you should get some sleep?" she asked concerned.
"I'm not leaving until she's awake, even it that's not for days. And even then I'll be hesitant to go," Alex replied, & Izzie knew his mind was set.
"You need to sleep Alex, I know you want to stay with her but-" Alex cut her off.
"But what? I don't get you, Izzie. After the whole thing with Denny, you tell me I have to move on. That it was the only way I could ever be happy. And then when I finally do, you try to stop me. You want the truth? I love her, Izzie. And I don't mean in a way that I just want to sleep with her, or to get ahead because I'm her intern. I really love her. I want to he with her, no matter what. I would go through hell if it meant she'd be okay. And right now, there is nothing I wouldn't do to get her to wake up," Alex took his eyes from the floor & looked at Izzie.
She bit her lip, taking in Alex's speech. It had been powerful for sure, & she could see he really meant it. She watched him sitting, his face red from crying. It must have taken some love to make Alex Karev cry.
Izzie nodded, "goodnight Alex," she said & walked out. She didn't want to question him in case he started crying again.
Now alone again, Alex gazed at Addison's face. She was beautiful as usual, she looked so peaceful sleeping. She carefully brushed her hair out of her eyes & leant over to kiss her forehead.
His lips lingered on her for a moment & he whispered gently, "Come on, Addie. Please wake up. I need you. I-" he took a deep breath. "I love you."
He pulled back slightly still watching her for any kind of sign. As he watched her, her eyelids began to twitch. He pulled further back, keeping his eyes on her the whole time. Finally, her eyelids flicked open.
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A/N: Okay, thanks for reading, hope you liked it! Please review & let me know what you thought, good or bad!! Next chapter: some Addex yay, a conversation between the interns & Addie goes home, kind of. The more reviews the quicker the update hint hint!! Thank you again! Beth xx