Chapter 4
A/N: THANK YOU SOO MUCH for the reviews. I had a pretty crappy day and it made me feel so much better. So unfortunately I won't be able to update again till Monday cause I'm trying to be good and do hard core studying for my final. This chapter picks up immediately after the last chapter. Hope you enjoy.
"Okay, so I guess Fight Club starts right now," Mark said as he got up and sat right in front of her. "Okay, so why is the thing with O'Malley making you cry? It was a one night stand, that's it. You don't have to make a big dramatic deal out of it."
"Its complicated."
"It's only complicated if you're in love with him," after a few moments of silence, "Oh shit, you're in love with him?"
"I don't know, maybe. Ugh. Why does life have to be so complicated?"
"Its only as complicated if you make it that way."
"Okay, enough about me today, what about you?"
"What about me?" Mark asked sharply.
Izzie ignoring his tone of voice continued, "Why were you in such a pissed off mood today?"
"Cause of Addison."
"What'd you do?"
"Hey! I believe that that is a violation of rule (grabbing the list out of her hand) Rule # 2. No making assumptions based on previously formed assumptions. And why does everyone think I did something?"
"I'm sorry. What happened between you two? Or is it just because she left?"
"It's part of the reason she left and may be why she might not be coming back; both of which aren't entirely my fault."
"Out with it Mark."
"Umm…I do believe we are still in the hospital."
Izzie rolled her eyes and said, "Fine, out with it Dr. Sloan."
"We had this bet that if both of us abstained from sex for 60 days then we'd try to have a real relationship. And before you start, yes seriously."
Izzie smiled a little and then pressed on, "Ok, so what happened?"
"She didn't keep up her end. I saw her just as she had finished doing it in the hospital and then when I found out I was pissed and hit on Meredith. And before you say anything, yeah I know stupid, but I'm self-destructive. She told me to grow up and let Addison go. So I told her that I lost the bet so that she wouldn't feel guilty."
"That was a really nice thing you did for her. See you're not such a bad guy."
"Yeah, well this friendship just started, give it time before I screw it up. So, you're not going to ask who see broke the pact with?"
Izzie looked down and whispered, "it was Alex wasn't it?"
"How the hell do girls do that?"
"We're not oblivious. Besides the day that George and I…you know, well Alex said he had moved on and then you wee the way Dr. Montgomery looks at him and the way he looks at her…you kinda figure out something would happen eventually."
"Can I ask you something? Why O'Malley?"
"What do you mean?"
"You are this brilliant and beautiful ex-model (after seeing the look she gave him) sorry. Beautiful young woman can have any guy she wants, why did you pick O'Malley?"
"He was there for me, he gets me. I guess that's why I love him."
All of a sudden Mark's pager goes off.
"I have to go," Mark got up and turned to face her. "But let me leave you with this last thought, are you in love with him cause you're actually in love with him? Or are you in love with the idea of him?" Seeing Izzie's face open in contemplation, "Just think about it. I'll see you tomorrow…friend."
