AN: Sorry for the long wait, again. Hope you like this chapter. Feel free to let me know what you think! Next chapter will be the date and questions from the rest of the group. Enjoy!


I'm a flirt

The next morning Izzie was at the hospital early, checking on Hannah. She found the girl awake and sitting upright in her bed.

She knocked and walked into the room.

'Hi Hannah' Izzie said.

'Hi Dr. Stevens.' Hannah said.

'How are you feeling?'

'Ok, I guess.' The girl answered.

'Are you in pain?' Izzie asked.

The girl shook her head.

'Ok, that's good. I wish I could stay a little longer, but I need to get ready for my rounds. But if you need anything, just call ok.'

'Ok.'

Izzie quickly checked the chart and started to leave. When she got to the door Hannah called her.

'Dr. Stevens?'

Izzie turned towards her. 'Yes?'

'Do you know when my mom will be here?' Hannah asked.

Izzie cringed at the question but quickly masked it by saying, 'No, I'm sorry I don't know, but I can call her if you want me to.'

'Would you?'

Izzie smiled at her. 'Of course. Now I really have to go, or I'm in big trouble.'

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As she got out of the residents locker room she found Mark waiting for her with two cappuccinos in his hand.

'Good morning Dr. Sloan.' She said while putting her hair up.

'Dr. Stevens.' He said while handing her a cappuccino.

She eyed him, and when he rolled his eyes, she took it from him.

'What did I do to deserve this?' she asked as she started walking towards the nurses' station.

'What, I can't bring you coffee?' he asked as he followed her.

'Isn't it me who normally brings you coffee?' she asked as she was looking at a chart.

'Well I do like it when interns fetch my coffee, but you're not an intern anymore.' He replied.

She looked up from the chart she was reading and looked at him. He smiled at her and she couldn't help but smile too.

'Actually I just brought you coffee because I felt like it.' He said, his face serious.

'Well thank you!' she replied before taking a sip.

'And …' he began.

'I knew there was something else.' She said, now turning to him.

'And,' he started again 'I wanted to ask you if you wanted to assist me with a facial reconstruction.'

'Oh,' she pretended to be thinking about it. 'Ok, it's not like I got anything better to do!' she smirked.

He gave her a gentle push with his hand and she laughed out loud, which made the nurses and her interns turn towards them.

Mark noticed this and leaned into her.

'Quit Izzie or people are going to talk.'

She looked to her left and also noticed everyone was watching them. She looked back at Mark, just smiled and then gently pushed him away from her.

'I'll see you in the OR.' She said as she turned around and walked away yelling at her interns to move!

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They were scrubbing out when Mark said, 'Great job Dr. Stevens!'

Izzie dried her hands and turned to him.

'Thank you Dr. Sloan.' She smiled. 'Thank you for letting me assist!'

'No problem! I know this isn't your specialty but you really did a great job. Maybe you should reconsider your specialty.' He said and winked.

'Nice try Sloan, but that's not happening.' Izzie said before throwing away her scrub cap and walking out into the hallway.

Mark just smiled.

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'Hi Izzie.' George said as he walked up to her.

'Hi George.'

George moved closer to her and whispered, 'How's Hannah?'

Izzie smiled and said. 'She's okay. I was on my way to seeing her.'

George smiled at her, but the concern was evident on his face. Izzie noticed this and grabbed his hand, gently squeezing it.

'Don't worry George; I'm not going to get too attached to her!'

'I'm not worried. Ok, maybe I am, but I saw how much it hurt you last time.' He said, remembering the day like it was yesterday.

She smiled. 'Thanks for your concern, but I'm fine.'

'Ok.' He said. 'Well I need to get some test results. I'll see you later.'

'Yeah, see you later.' Izzie said walking off towards Hannah's room.

When she got there, she found Mark and Mrs. Kline in the room. She knocked before going in.

Mark looked up and smiled at her.

'Hannah, Mrs. Kline, Dr. Sloan.' She greeted them.

'There you go Hannah.' Mark said as he finished his examination of her burn wounds. 'You'll have a little scar, but other than that it's healing really nice.'

'Thank you Dr. Sloan.' Mrs. Kline said.

Mark just smiled at her.

Hannah turned to her mother. 'Mom, when's dad going to be here?'

Mrs. Kline cleared her throat and Mark and Izzie turned to each other.

'Uhm Dr. Stevens, can I talk to you outside for a moment?' Mark asked.

'Sure Dr. Sloan.' She said. She walked over to Mrs. Kline, put her hand on her shoulder and gently squeezed it. It was a comforting gesture to the woman who was going to tell her daughter that she had lost her dad.

Mark and Izzie stood outside of the room looking through the window, as Mrs. Kline informed Hannah that her dad had died in the car crash. The girl began to cry and scream while her mother tried to calm her. Izzie felt sorry for them. Mark looked at her and gently squeezed her shoulder.

'You okay?' he asked her.

She put her right hand on his that was still on her shoulder and turned her head to him.

'Yeah, I'm fine.' She said and smiled.

Mark let go of her shoulder and turned towards her but didn't say anything. Izzie could feel him staring at her so when she couldn't take it anymore she turned towards him.

'What?' she asked.

He looked nervous.

'Would you uhm…' he started. 'Would you like to go for a drink with me tonight?'

Izzie frowned and then smirked at him.

'Are you asking me out on a date?' she asked him.

He looked up at her.

'What? No! I'm just asking you if you would like to go and have a drink with me after your shift.'

She pretended to be hurt by his answer, but still smiled as she replied, 'Oh, well, yeah I guess I can go for a drink with you. But just so you know, I would've said yes to you asking me out on a date!'

Mark just stood there staring at her like an idiot, not knowing what to say.

She smirked at him. 'I'll see you later.' She said and then turned and left.

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Izzie was standing outside of Hannah's room again. She had finished her shift and still had half an hour before she was going for her drink with Mark.

The girl was lying with her eyes closed, surrounded by a dozen of Kleenex'. She gently knocked before walking in. The girl turned to her, but neither said anything.

Izzie quietly sat down on a chair next to the bed and took the girls' hand in her own. Still neither said anything.

'I'm sorry.' Izzie said after a few more minutes of silence. 'Is there anything that I can do? Can I get you anything?' Izzie asked.

Hannah just shook her head.

'It's not fair.' the girl said eventually.

'No, it's not fair. It's never fair when someone you love dies!' Izzie said thinking about Denny.

They fell into silence again.

'Does the pain ever go away?' Hannah asked.

'No.' Izzie replied truthfully. 'The pain never goes away, but it gets better eventually.' She gently squeezed the girls' hand.

Then suddenly her pager went of. She looked at the girl apologetically and stood up.

'I'm sorry but I have to go. If you need anything, or someone to talk to, just ask the nurses to page me.'

The girl nodded. 'Thank you!'

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As Izzie was walking towards the entrance of the hospital she noticed Mark waiting for her. He was sitting in a chair reading a magazine, looking good in jeans and a shirt. He looked up when she stood in front of him.

'Hi, you ready to go?' he asked her.

'Yeah.'

'You look good.' He said as he looked her up and down.

She rolled her eyes, but couldn't help the blush that crept up her cheeks.

He stood up and guided her outside, his hand on the small of her back.

'Joe's?' he asked.

She stopped and turned to him.

'Could we go somewhere else?' she asked.

'Sure, no problem.' He said and guided her towards his car.

Meanwhile Meredith and Derek stood still and watched Mark and Izzie drive away.