Something to Talk About
By
Misha
Disclaimer and Notes in Part One.
Part
Four: Letting GoA Week Later
Izzie
watched Alex across the cafeteria. "He's seeing someone."
She said, her eyes glued to him.
"What makes you think that?" Meredith asked, looking kind of uncomfortable.
Izzie shrugged. "I can just tell. Alex gets this look when he has his eye on a woman. Not in a screw her and forget her way, but in a really interested way."
"Why do you care?" Christina asked her, shoving food into her mouth. "I thought you were over Evil Spawn."
"I am." Izzie assured her. "I'm just curious as to who the misfortunate soul is."
"Whoever she is, I'm sure she can handle him." Meredith said, not meeting Izzie's eyes.
Izzie frowned. "I guess so. I feel sorry for her though, who knows how long it'll be before he's cheating on her with some slutty nurse."
Meredith looked distinctly uncomfortable. "Why do you even care?" She asked after a moment.
"I don't." Izzie insisted, finally tearing her eyes away from Alex. Yet, for some reason, despite her protests, it still bothered Izzie that Alex could be really, truly interested in someone else.
It was one thing if he was just screwing random women, but to see him really interested in someone else, whoever she may be? That was hard. Harder than she wanted to admit.
After all, she had broken up with Alex, she had walked away from him, she shouldn't give a damn what he did, but... Somehow, the idea of Alex actually moving on, of possibly falling for someone else... That really bothered her, for all that she knew she was being a hypocrite.
Izzie sighed, there was nothing she could do with it. She hadn't wanted to be with Alex, so it was natural that he'd find someone who did.
She was just grateful that at least it wasn't anyone she knew. Because that was one thing she knew she couldn't handle. No way.
Derek watched Meredith talking to Christina, she was smiling and happy. Happier than she'd looked in a while. Since at least before Prom.
Derek still felt bad about that, about what had happened between them, but... Addison was his wife. He'd made vows and he had to honour them. No matter how much he loved Meredith.
Still, telling her that hadn't been easy. He'd felt like the scum of the Earth. She'd been happy, with Finn, and he'd ruined that and then abandoned her all over again.
But, now she looked happy again. Derek wondered what had put that smile on her face, whether it was a man. He thought it was. He could recognise it.
"Meredith." He said, approaching the pair before he could stop himself.
The look disappeared almost instantly.
"Dr. Shepherd." She acknowledged coldly.
Yang just looked at him with steely eyes.
"I need someone to scrub in." He said, directing it at Meredith.
"Grey, Bailey needs you in the pit." Alex said, coming up to the trio.
Meredith smiled at him. "Thanks." She walked away without a second word, Karev trailing behind her.
Derek watched them go for a second, frowning slightly. There had been something in that smile, in the way Karev had come to her rescue, the split second look that had passed between them.
Derek shook his head. No way. He was imagining things. Someone might be making Meredith smile again, but there was no way it was Alex Karev. There was just no way.
