Meredith suddenly awoke as her alarm clock went off. She groaned then reached for the snooze button.
"What time is it?" she heard Alex say as he wiped his hands over his tired eyes.
She shrugged then allowed her eyes to hesitantly open. Popcorn was spilled all over the floor and her head was resting gently on Alex's chest. Slowly standing up, she wobbled towards the kitchen. "I'm gonna make coffee want any?"
He nodded then ran his fingers through his hair. He watched as she gathered the mugs and dug her fingers into the Lucky Charms she forced him to buy. She was ridiculously cute in the morning.
"I don't want to go to work today," she sighed as she poured herself a huge cup of coffee. "Let's play hooky!"
Alex laughed then walked in the kitchen. "I don't think the chief would be okay with that."
"Aw come on Alex pleaseeeeeeeee," she pleaded. "You won't ever have to watch any movies with me again if you do!"
He grinned then shrugged. "The movies aren't that bad actually."
"TOLD YOU!" she giggled as she took a sip of her coffee.
"God, she has a cute giggle," Alex thought as he tried his best to sort all the feelings he had for her. When they first started as interns, she hated him, but he had always been attracted to her; especially after she basically kicked his ass in the locker room that one day. But after talking to her more, she had really been his only friend. He never got along with George or Cristina. He would never consider Izzie a friend, so Meredith was really the only one you got him, who understood him. And in a way, he was the only one who understood her. They had this bond which couldn't be broken. They were special to one another, and as cheesy as that sounds…Alex never wanted to let that go.
"So what's going on with you and Alex?" Izzie questioned as she caught up with Meredith in the hallway.
"Nothing…we're just hanging out," Meredith replied as she filled out a chart.
"Oh come on Meredith, even Cristina sees it! You don't have a thing for him do you?"
Meredith turned towards Izzie and couldn't help but laugh. "Me? Have a thing for Alex Karev?Are you feeling okay Iz?"
"So that's a no?"
"Of course it's a no! I don't like Alex in that way; he's my friend…nothing more."
Izzie nodded, "Good, that's good."
Meredith looked at Izzie long and hard then questioned, "Why do you still have a thing for him?"
Izzie blushed then tucked some loose strands of hair behind her ear. "I think I do…I mean, I never thought I would again. But, he's been surprisingly sweet to me and not to mention, he's adorable…I don't know it's all so weird."
Meredith smiled. "Aw Iz! Go ask him out."
"You think? I mean, he might still be hung up on Ava…"
She shook her head. "He most definitely is not. I think he still has a thing for you too, so go for it."
Izzie grinned. "Alright well wish me luck!"
Meredith laughed, "You don't need it. I'm sure he still likes you."
"Who likes who?" Alex asked as he walked up behind Meredith.
Izzie let out a nervous laugh then drummed her fingers along her lab coat. "Oh no one you know, uhm got to go…patients to see, things to do, so…see you later?"
He nodded as she walked in the opposite direction then held up a tiny bag to Meredith. "I got you a muffin, figured you'd be hungry."
"THANK YOU! I have been craving these!" she quickly grabbed the bag then stuffed a few pieces into her mouth. "Did you hear Izzie likes you?"
His eyes grew wide, a combination of shock and amusement. "Woo, really?"
"Yep, you should ask her out." She said as she licked her fingers clean.
"Ask her out? I don't think so." He looked down at his feet and sighed. Of course Meredith didn't like him the same way he liked her. If she did, she wouldn't be asking him to date other girls.
"Oh come on, your not still hung up on Ava are you?"
He shook his head. "No, not Ava…someone else."
She gasped, "ANOTHER girl?! Woo, you really get around. Who is it?"
He gave her a small smile then looked deep into her eyes. "Just a girl I know I can't have."
Meredith took a sip of her water as she studied her surgeries with Cristina. "Guess what?"
Cristina looked up from her notes and asked, "What?"
"Guess."
"Uhm…George finally grew some balls?"
Meredith rolled her eyes then whispered, "Izzie likes Alex."
"Oh no, not again!" Cristina whined.
"I know I was pretty shocked when I found out."
Cristina snickered then took a bite of her sandwich. "Barbie and Evil Spawn reunite…never though I'd see the day."
"Well not exactly…"
"What do you mean?"
She shrugged "He won't ask her out. He said he's still hung up on another girl."
Cristina scrunched her face together. "No face chick?"
Meredith shook her head. "Nope…someone else, who knows with Alex."
"Right…" Cristina hesitated before asking, "How about you and Derek?"
She immediately tensed. "What about us?"
"Well, are you two done or what?"
"I don't know," she said uncomfortably. "I haven't talked to him in awhile."
Cristina looked up then signaled, "Well that's gonna change cause he's walking to our table right now."
"What?!"
As Cristina was about to reply, Derek reached their table.
"Meredith, can we talk?" he asked, his voice horsed with sadness and curiosity.
She faintly nodded then slowly stood up from her seat. Turning towards him, she said the only thing she could, "We're done aren't we?"
Alex paced the OR floor as he ran his sweaty palms over his face. He had been stressing all day and was ready to let go of whatever was bothering him with Meredith. He couldn't believe how much he cared about her. It scared the hell out of him because he was Alex Karev. He didn't care about anyone but himself. His thoughts were interrupted by an all too familiar voice.
"Alex?"
He closed his eyes and didn't even bother turning around.
Ava.
A/N: WOW! SO sorry for not updating! I meant to update after Forever Young (HOW IRONIC IS THAT! This fic is called forever young and the forever young episode had a TON of cute merex scenes…SO WEIRD!) but I didn't get around to it and I'm really sorry! But anyways, Izzie likes Alex. Alex likes Meredith. Meredith and Derek's relationship is hanging in the balance and Ava returns…lots of drama! Please give me some nice reviews and I promise I'll update ASAP.
