I wrote this a few days ago but I wasn't really happy with it, so I left it hoping I'd be inspired but nothing is happening so I'm just gonna post it anyway. Hope its ok.
Disclaimer: I do not own Greys or any of its characters.
After leaving the group behind Alex pounded down the hall so fast Izzie had to nearly jog to catch up with him. It was exciting to be back in a hospital that was as busy as Seattle Grace. There was a comforting bustle in the hospital and Izzie now understood why Derek, Mark and Addison liked it here so much. The atmosphere was friendly and it did not smell of disinfectant.
"I hear you have quins?" she asked as they turned a corner.
"Yeah." Alex replied in a short tone.
"How was the delivery?" Izzie asked.
"Fine." Alex mumbled allowing a long silence to follow. Izzie decided to take another approach to make Alex open up more, or at least speak sentences.
"I have heard a lot about you Dr. Karev." At this he just shrugged. Of course she had heard lost about him he was often featured in medical journals and he was a damn good doctor. Of course he had heard about her too. She was a high profiled doctor from New York who was known not only for being a world class Neo-Natal surgeon but she was also the most sought after doctor by celebrities.
"Addison tells me your quiet the doctor." Izzie slyly mentioned as she watched him closely. She saw his face falter for a moment so she continued. "I've just spent two months with her in LA, she said to say hi to you."
"Oh, well yeah we were colleagues before she left. Is she keeping well?" He asked as he finally turned to look at Izzie. Her face told him that she knew well that he had been more than just colleagues.
"She's very well. So the quins, how are they all developing?" Izzie asked now that she had finally gotten through to Alex.
"Well I'll be taking one in to surgery in an hour."
"Well I'd love to assist." Izzie offered delighted by the idea of getting back into an OR.
"No I don't need your help." Alex said with his tone as cold as possible remembering that the woman standing before him who seemed so nice was sleeping with Derek.
"Oh, ok." Izzie said surprised, this doctor was not the same nice man that Addison had described.
Alex saw her face drop obviously stunned by his harsh tone and for a moment he regreated his decision, but it was only a brief moment.
About an hour later Mark was passing the nurses' station where he found Izzie flicking through a glossy magazine. Smiling he approached her.
"What you doing?" he asked as he leaned over her shoulder to look at what she was reading. It was a picture of Gemma Knight, who was a famous singer, holding her son who was dressed in a hideous outfit.
"Just keeping an eye on my babies. I would not have delivered this little guy if I knew she would dress him up like this. Poor child! How much therapy do you think he'll need when he grows up?" At this Mark laughed.
"Should you not be in surgery with Karev?" he asked remembering noting that Karev had surgery on one of the babies.
"Oh he doesn't need my help. It's fine, I got to visit them and I'm planning on talking to the mother when she wakes up, she seems fairly down." Mark did not miss the flicker of disappointment on Izzie's face. He did not remember much from last night but he knew she had told him that she was excited about operating again.
"Wanna grab a cup of coffee?" he offered
"Sure if you have time?"
"Yeah come on, I'll show you the sights of the canteen." He said as he offered her a hand and pulled her out of her chair. He would find Karev later and find out why he did not allow Izzie go into the OR.
Richard was having a good day. Everything was running smoothly, there was a good board up, not too busy but more importantly not empty. And to top it all off Dr. Isobel Stevens was in his hospital. Richard always had a soft spot in his heart for the young doctor. He felt somewhat responsible for Izzie's less than ideal upbringing. He had let the young girl down before she was even born and to this day he always regretted how things worked out. But now she was here and he full intended that she would stay here. Not only would he be gaining yet another world class surgeon but he could bring Derek and Izzie even closer and keep an eye on her after the loss of her fiancé.
Richard had take on the father figure role with Izzie in the same way he had with Meredith. He could still remember Izzie's excited voice ringing him to tell him she had gotten engaged and he had almost burst with pride when she asked him if he would walk her down the aisle. Unfortunately he never got the opportunity too.
He was now making his way to the OR where Karev and Izzie would be operating on one of the babies. He scrubbed in and eagerly entered the OR.
"How's it going Doctor Karev?" he asked as his eyes scanned the room looking for Izzie.
"Fine Chief, we're just finishing up here." Alex replied curious to know why the Chief was in his OR.
"Where is Dr. Stevens?"
"Don't know, I told her that her assistance would not be needed on this case."
"You did what?" the Chief boomed. "Did I not tell you to welcome Steven's to this hospital? Show her round?"
"Yes and I did that but this is my surgery and I am going to perform it how I want to with who I want assisting me." Alex bit back.
"You listen to me Karev, Dr. Stevens is to be treated like Royalty here. Rules do not apply to her and she will be involved in all of your surgeries whether you want her there or not. Have I made myself clear?"
"Yes Sir." Alex responded.
"Good, now after you finish I want you to find her and apologise and make sure she is happy at all times today." With this Richard turned on his heels and stormed out of the OR, his good start with Izzie had now been ruined by Karev.
Alex left the OR and found Cristina in the halls.
"That cheating bitch is ruining my career." He moaned as Cristina scoffed.
"What do you expect, she is a devil woman."
"What I don't get is how come every one is so crazy about her. The Chief just shouted at me in my OR because I did not let her in on my surgery." With this Lexie joined them.
"Have you guys met Dr. Stevens, she's amazing isn't she?" Lexie asked with her eyes glowing, "You know I think she saved Baby C's life by placing her in the incubator with Baby E so they could cohabitate. Apparently they gain strength from one another." Lexie gushed.
"She moved my babies?" Alex asked furious that he had not thought of placing the babies in the incubator together.
"Yes, but it was necessary." Lexie responded as she moved away.
"That bitch is swooping in and doing my job." Alex spat angrily.
"Who cares about your stupid job, what about Meredith? You need to tell her that Derek is a lying, cheating bastard." Cristina replied dryly.
"Why me? I don't want to tell her?"
"You have to, your her roommate and your working with Blondie. Plus it might work out well for you because Meredith will kill this new doctor and we can all go back to being a happy family, minus Derek of course." Cristina smiled at Alex as she picked up her charts. "You can do it Alex I know there's a big boy in their somewhere. And after you do, I'll come round with the tequila and we can torch Derek's clothes. Now I am going to cut something."
Alex watched the cardio surgeon walk away. The last thing he wanted to do was tell Meredith that Derek was cheating on her but he'd want Meredith to do it for him. Taking a deep breath he decided to go find Meredith. She was on the night shift last night and it was still early so she might be in an on-call room somewhere.
During his search he came face-to-face with Mark.
"Hey, have you seen Meredith?" he asked hoping the plastic surgeon had not because he still did not know what he would say to Meredith.
"No, why was Izzie not in on your surgery?" Mark demanded. Alex rolled his eyes the last thing he wanted to hear about right now was precious Izzie. However, unlike with the Chief, he did not have to take this from Mark.
"Because I did not want her in my OR." Alex replied harshly.
"Alex, you do know who Izzie is don't you?" Mark asked in a quiet but threatening tone.
"Yes, I do."
"Good, then you will understand why I will be pissed off with you if you don't treat her like a princess and why Derek and the Chief will be pissed off if you don't treat her like a princess?"
"Oh I understand perfectly why Derek would want me to treat her like a princess." Alex said with a snide tone.
"Then do it. If Izzie is not in the OR assisting on all of your operations I will make your life hell."
"Is that a threat Sloan?" Alex questioned wondering why Sloan was going to such lengths to cover Derek's affair.
"No Karev, it's a promise. So you will look after Princess Izzie?"
"Yes Dr. Sloan, I will make sure Princess Izzie enjoys her visit to Seattle Grace."