A/N: This chapter takes place a few hours after the last one ended. Thanks to all who reviewed. They really motivate me to write more.
A/N2: Kat Ellis is Debra Messing's character in the movie "The Wedding Date." In the movie, she hires Dermott Mulroney's character Nick to be her escort to her sisters wedding in England. They eventually fall in love.
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters, Shonda does. I also don't own "The Wedding Date," that belongs to Universal.
Previously on Grey's Anatomy...
"Here we go," he said as her handed the bowl of food, and walked around to the other side of the bed. "Do you want to watch a movie?"
"Sure," she said as she took a bite. "Wow, this is really good, Mark" The man is a regular Betty Crocker.
They settled into a comfortable silence as The Wedding Date rolled across the screen. Izzie just stared at him incredulously. I can't believe he picked out The Wedding Date.
I'm so Tired of Hurting
The credits of the Wedding Date rolled slowly over the screen, and Mark thought. Now that I think about it Debra Messing is hot, but she's not as spunky as Izzie. Izzie, I am still not used to calling her that. It feels pretty damn good though, if I do say so myself. Mark leaned over the wall of pillows Izzie had created during the movie, and chuckled as he thought back on their conversation.
--------Flashback------------
"Ooh, this is one of my favorite parts." Izzie said enthusiastically. Mark watched the screen as Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney flopped on the king-sized bed. "I would love you even if I didn't know you," Izzie sighed dramatically. She turned to Mark at that point, and said to Mark "Is that not the most romantic thing you've ever heard?" Mark did think it was romantic, well as romantic as Mark got, but he certainly was not going to let Izzie know that. "It's all right, if your into that kind of thing." He said with a shrug of his shoulders. "You are such a man Dr. Sloan!" Izzie stated emphatically. "Would it kill you to admit one true emotion?" He opened his mouth to reply, but she just charged on. "Of course it would, you are the egotistical Dr. Mark Sloan, "manwhore" M.D., who never expresses..." He cut her off as he noticed that she was taking the pillows, and building a wall between the two of them.
"Just what exactly are you doing?" He asked with interest.
"I am building a wall between the two of us, because obviously you are incapable of expressing any emotion." Izzie said.
"I believe your question was would it kill me to express one true emotion, and my answer is, yes Dr. Stevens I believe it would." He turned from her and continued to watch the movie. They sat in silence for the rest of the movie.
-------End of Flashback-----------
I should really be mad at her for the things she said, Mark thought as he watched Izzie sleep, but she had no idea what she was saying. She would have no way to how close to the truth she is. She has no idea how her words affect me. That she is truly my Kat Ellis. Mark got up, careful not to disturb Izzie, and went into the kitchen to clean up the dishes.
Izzie meanwhile is sleeping...
-------Dream Sequence Begins--------
As she walks into the crowded hospital, she weaves her way over to her friends. There is definitely something weird about the hospital on this day. No one was looking at her. This is odd she thought, but continued on anyway. She stops in front of a room in the post surgical ICU, and she notices that everyone is standing outside the door. Izzie cautiously peered in the room and saw George, Bailey, Chief, and George's family all standing around the bed looking at a man she guessed was George's father. She started to enter the room, but she was stopped by Olivia.
"You have to leave Dr. Stevens," She stated firmly "They are letting him go."
"All the more reason I have to be in there," Izzie states emphatically "George is my friend, he would want my support." Izzie was looking around frantically at her friends, but they were all finding the floor very interesting at the moment.
"Guys, tell them I have to get in there," She pleaded "George would want me in there."
"You can't go in there Stevens," Callie said as she glared at her from her place on the wall. "He specifically said 'do not under any circumstances let Izzie in here', and I intend to honor his wishes." Callie laughed at her, and said "How does it feel from the other side Izzie." She turned, and went into the room triumphantly.
"I have to get in there," she said frantically as she turned and looked at her friends. "You guys know that he would want me in that freakin' room!"
"Cristina, please," she gripped her friends arm. "He's my person! You have to help me." Izzie had lost all grip with realty, and was now openly crying. Cristina tried to reach out to her, but Preston stopped her.
"It would be better if you left Stevens," Preston stated diplomatically. "No one wants you here."
"No! Please, will you please listen," Izzie screams at no one in particular, as everyone is doing their level best to avoid her. Meredith and Alex, at that point stepped forward to comfort her, but were stopped by their significant others. Bailey and the Chief rejoined the group, and looked at Izzie disapprovingly.
"Will you please listen to your colleagues Dr. Stevens?" The Chief asked. "No one wants you here."
"But chief," Izzie started...
"No Buts Stevens," Chief Webber said sternly. "Get off my surgical floor, and out of my hospital." Bailey looked at Izzie apologetically, but followed after the Chief none the less. Izzie watched them retreat down the hall with a mixture shock and anger. How dare they do this to her. The whole confrontation left her with a very strange feeling, almost like it wasn't real. Izzie was fraught with anxiety by this point. She had to talk to George, and she had to talk to him NOW! The door to the ICU room slowly slid open.
George walked out of the room with Callie close behind. Izzie locked eyes with him. They both stood there stock still for a full minute. Neither of them dared to move, much less breathe. Izzie silently pleading with him to talk to her, but he shook his head, and started down the hall with Callie. Callie shot her a smug smile, as she slipped her hand in George's. The crestfallen look on Izzie's face went unnoticed as the rest of Izzie's friends followed suit, never once looking at her.
"NO!" Izzie screamed "Please don't leave me." She noticed Mark in the far corner staring at her. His expression was blank. She couldn't tell if he wanted to kiss or kill her. He moved slowly forward, but was stopped by Olivia.
"You don't want to do that Dr. Sloan," Olivia warned "Not even her daughter wants to see her."
"No!" Izzie slowly sunk to floor sobbing. "Everyone has left me." She was shaking badly, and she couldn't seem to stop herself.
"Izzie, not everyone has left you..."
-End of Dream Sequence-
"Izzie! IZZIE!" Mark shook her gently as to not do further damage. The fact that she was having such a terrible nightmare was beginning to scare the crap out of him. What in the hell happened to her, and how can I fix it, he thought. I want to take away all her pain, and make her happy again.
Izzie, who was thrashing around the bed, finally started out of her dream with a scream. She looked around wildly, and was unsure of her surroundings, but all she was sure of was that her head hurt and she was alone. My fate, she thought forlornly, to be lost and utterly alone for the rest of my life. Get used to it Izzie, that's just the hand that you've been dealt. Suddenly, she felt a pair of strong arms go around her. She was being gently rocked and soothed. A hand rubbing small circles on her back, and she could hear a voice in her ear.
"Ssh, Izzie," Mark soothed. "I've got you. You are all right now, and I am not going anywhere." Izzie lifted her head, and gazed into the depths of his blue eyes.
"You didn't leave," She whispered gratefully. "In my dream everyone left me."
"I would never leave you Izzie," He whispered back. "You're my Kat." She smiled sweetly at him, and gently kissed him on the lips.
TBC...
A/N: Don't kill me for ending the story there. Life got in the way, so I haven't been able to update as quickly as I would like. Never fear, I will update soon! Thanks again to all my reviewers, please feel free to do so again.