A/N: Something went wrong with my computer and when I finished this chapter, it didn't save right and I couldn't upload the document. I saved it a few times, I tried to open the file, but it was a blank page, so I rewrote this. I'm sorry if this isn't that good. I'm trying to remember everything that I wrote before, which was a little more than I usually write, I forgot a lot of it, but I tried my best. Sorry, please R & R..
Summary: Mark and Izzie try to hide their relationship. It's been over one year since our favorite interns became residents. Burke is no longer in Seattle. Christina and Alex are roommates in a two bedroom apartment (even though they still don't really get along), which is quite nice. George is at Mercy West. Callie went with George. She still has no idea about what happened with Izzie and George, which isn't important now. Derek is chief. Since Christina and Alex are roommates, leaving Meredith and Izzie to be roommates. Meredith and Derek are back to being a couple, and quite happy. The drama now is about the secrecy of Mark and Izzie's relationship.
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In the dining room sat Izzie, Mark, and Cristina on one side of the table and Derek, Meredith, Alex, and Meredith on the other side. There was a lot of food on the table, kind of like Thanksgiving, Derek went all out.
Cristina looked at Meredith. "Okay, where's the booze?" She asked slightly annoyed that she hasn't gotten it yet.
Meredith looked at Derek. "Want to tell them now before Cristina isn't sober anymore?" She asked slightly amused.
Derek smiled and nodded. He stood up. Meredith followed suit and stood up also. She put her hand on her belly. "The reason Derek and I invited you here was to tell you…" She looked at everyone at the table. "I'm pregnant."
"With a baby?" Cristina asked incredulously.
Meredith looked at Cristina and rolled her eyes. "Yes with a baby." She looked at Derek. "His baby." She smiled at him and they both kissed.
Cristina stood up. "Okay, now I need booze." She walked out of the dining room to the kitchen.
Mark, Lexie, and Alex said congratulations to the couple. Izzie smiled at them. Once they were done with that, Meredith and Derek sat down. Moments later, Cristina walked in with a large bottle of tequila and a shot glass for herself. She sat down in her seat.
Cristina poured herself a shot and gulped it down in one go. She looked at Izzie who kept glancing at Mark, Mark did the same with her. "Tequila?" She asked her. She just thought she kept glancing at him because she didn't want to be near him.
Izzie looked at Cristina and shook her head. "No thank you, no alcohol for me." She told her.
Cristina said bitterly. "What? You pregnant too?" She drank another shot of tequila.
When she said that, Mark's head shot up. Izzie shook her head. "No!"
Mark smirked and looked at Izzie. "Not in the mood to get drunk tonight?"
Izzie looked at Mark, she smiled and rolled her eyes knowing what he was doing. She shook her head. "No, not tonight."
Mark chuckled. He looked at Alex's confused expression.
Alex was confused. They don't get along in his mind, at all, at least that was what he thought. "What's up with you two?" He said with a confused looking at Izzie and Mark.
Izzie looked at Alex. She really had no idea of what he was talking about. "What do you mean?" She asked.
"You two don't usually get along." He said referring to her and Mark.
Izzie and Mark looked at each other at the same time, and at the same time looked back at Alex. When was the last time they saw them not getting along?
"Now that was weird." Cristina said referring to Mark and Izzie looking at each other, then at Alex and the exact same time. She was a little tipsy. She gulped down another shot of tequila.
Izzie ignored Cristina. "We don't not get along, we…" She looked at Mark trying to find the right words so that no one would get suspicious. "Tolerate each other." She looked back at Alex. She stood up. "I'm going to get myself a glass of water." She walked out of the dining room to the kitchen.
Mark stood up. "I think I'll go get myself a glass of water too." He said before he walked out of the dining room to the kitchen.
Lexie was getting more suspicious of them more than before as she watched Mark walk out of the dining room.
"Is it just me or do you think they are hiding something from us?" Derek asked the others at the table.
Meredith looked at him. "Maybe, but I doubt it." She said as she took a bite of the food on her plate, she was feeding for two after all.
Mark stood in the doorway of the kitchen and watched her get herself a glass of water. Her back was facing him, she was standing in front of the sink. He smiled slightly and walked behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist.
Izzie smiled and put the glass of water in her hands next to the sink. She rested her head on his chest that was in back of her.
"I think we are more than tolerant of each other, don't you think?" He said tightening his grip on her a little.
Izzie turned around to face him with his hands still on her waist. She put her arms around his neck. She smiled and nodded. "Oh yeah."
"I think some might be suspicious of us." He said truthfully. Maybe they were a little to obvious.
Izzie nodded slightly. "I don't know about that. I think Lexie's getting suspicious though." She said a little worried that she might actually know something. Lexie isn't as oblivious as the others.
"I'm not surprised, but it seems like she's been suspicious for awhile. Have you noticed, or am I alone in that category?" Mark said.
Izzie chuckled softly. "You're not alone."
Mark smiled. "I'm glad." He watched Izzie smile back and they both leaned in for a kiss.
Meredith looked at Derek. "You know we have to tell Dr. Bailey about this, right? She is Chief resident after all." She took another bite of the food on her plate.
Derek looked at her. "Yeah, well I'm Chief of surgery." He said taking a bite of the food on his plate.
"Yeah, but Bailey is The Nazi, and do you not want to tell her and let her hear it from the nurses? Come on Derek, I know you're scared of that." She said lifting a large forkful of food and taking a bite of it.
Derek looked a little worried. "Oh god, you're right." He thought about what might she do, a lot of yelling probably.
Lexie kissed Alex on his cheek. "I'll be right back." She stood up and walked out of the dining room. She was wondering what Mark and Izzie were both doing in the kitchen. She stood at the doorway of the kitchen.
Izzie and Mark pulled apart from their kiss. Izzie smiled. "I love you." Mark smiled back. "I love you too."
Lexie walked more into the kitchen. "I knew something was going on between you two!"
Once Mark and Izzie heard her voice they let go of each other and looked at Lexie. They surely couldn't get out of it this time.
"Even when I thought something was going on between you two, I never thought you two would be in love! Why didn't I know about this, and how long has this been going on?" Lexie asked very curious to know.
Izzie looked at Mark who just nodded for her to tell her. She looked at Lexie. "You didn't know about this because we didn't want anyone to know, at least not yet. We've been dating for five months, and for more information, two months before that, we actually became pretty close friends." She told her.
Lexie looked at them very surprised. "Seriously? How did I not even know about the friendship? I'm your person."
Izzie looked at Lexie. "Yeah, you are, but we didn't want people to know, yet."
Mark put his arm around Izzie's waist. "And we would appreciate it if you didn't say anything to anyone about us."
Lexie nodded. "Okay." She looked at Izzie. "I am staying over tonight, and you are giving details, many, many stories." She said pointing at Izzie.
Izzie laughed lightly. "Okay, anything you want to know."
Lexie smiled. "Great! We better get back before people come in here wondering if we were still alive." She turned and walked out of the kitchen. Mark and Izzie following.
