Rogue Note: I don't update much on weekends. I probably should've given you guys a warning beforehand, but I forgot how lazy I seem to get. I tend to write more during the week anyway. But, here's the update you've been waiting for anyway.

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031: Gentle

Continuity: During 'Scars and Souvenirs'

The alcohol might have affected her coherency, but Izzie swore it enhanced her senses. Touch seemed particularly amplified. She wondered why she'd never noticed it before. George was always touching her in some way. A hand on her shoulder, fingers through her hair, his breath on her cheek.

It wasn't that he touched her that surprised her, but just how gentle his touch was. It was the gentlest touch Izzie had ever experienced. His hand was atop hers, giving it the lightest squeeze. Even his voice seemed softer. "You're really something special, Iz. And I'll always be here for you."

032: Give

Continuity: After 'Testing 1-2-3'

With George and Izzie, there's give and there's take. But mostly, there's give. It's what you do when you love someone. It's what best friends do: they give. Izzie would give George everything. She's already given him everything. She's given him everything more than once.

But with George and Izzie, there's give and take. When George gives her an out, Izzie takes it, not because she wants to, but because, in a roundabout way, she's giving George his life back.

And George takes it. But in a way, George is giving back all that Izzie gave him.

And that hurts.

033: Gossip

Continuity: Anytime

"Did you hear?"

George turned, glancing at Izzie. "About what?"

"Meredith. And Dere-"

"Why is the topic of interest in the place always the 'Life and Times of Meredith Grey?'" George wondered, turning slightly to lean against the nurses' station. "Besides, what makes you think I want to hear about the latest gossip?"

"Because you're a gossip."

"I am not a gossip." Izzie stared at him. George rubbed his temples. "Well, I'm only a gossip because you're a gossip and you're my best friend." He turned back to his charts. "Well? What about Meredith and Derek?"

George was a gossip.

034: Grace

Continuity: Anytime

Sometimes, George found himself stealing glances at Izzie from across the hallway, just to watch her. Izzie walked with a certain model's grace, as if the entire hospital was her runway. There was confidence, and yet it was an elegant sort of movement. The funny thing was, Izzie didn't even seem to notice she had the certain spring to her step George found so captivating.

"Anyone ever tell you that you have a model's grace?"

"What makes you say that?"

George shrank back at the edge to her voice. "I just mean you have a very graceful walk."

"Oh...Thanks."

035: Guilt

Continuity: After 'The Other Side of This Life'

It was a strange thing, feeling guilty for shooting glances at her best friend. Now, it was different. When their eyes met, it was the kind of glance that you held for only a second before glancing in the opposite direction. Her emotions had settled. But after talking with Callie...

Now, instead of flares of jealousy when the O'Malleys walked down the hallway, Izzie felt a rush of guilt. What had possessed her to sleep with her best friend anyway?

The thing was, you can't help who you fall in love with, no matter how guilty it makes you feel.