Grey's Anatomy Season 6 Always and Forever
Chapter 10
1 month later
"So, how was the honeymoon, Mer?" asked Izzie. Meredith and Christina were both in George and Izzie's room.
"It was wonderful." said Meredith smiling dreamily.
"Have you told McDreamy that you are going to have a McBaby yet?" asked Christina.
Meredith's smile faded. "No, not yet. I just can't figure out how to tell him. I'm still having a bit of trouble accepting it myself."
"Well, you're going to have to tell him eventually Mer. What's he going to say when you stomach starts growing?" George said. He was now doing much better and could talk clearly now. He looked a little different now though due to the plastic surgery, but they all knew it was the same old George.
"Thank you, Captain Obvious. I know I have to tell him. I'm going to try and tell him tonight." said Meredith.
"So, you ever going to tell us what happened with you and Burke?" asked Izzie turning her attention to Christina.
Christina fidgeted before glancing at her watch. "Come on Mer. We have to get back to work." she replied before quickly leaving the room.
Meredith laughed and said, "We still have ten minutes left on our break."
"I'm guessing, we'll probably never know." said Izzie.
"So, Izzie what happened with you and Alex?" asked Meredith.
Izzie got quiet and glanced down at her hands. She began picking at the fuzz on her faded blue hospital blanket.
"Well?" asked Meredith.
"We just realized that the only reason we got married was because we thought I was going to die. Now that I'm better we know that it was a mistake getting married so fast and that if we took some time to think about it, we would have realized that our relationship just didn't work." said Izzie finally.
"Oh. You guys did have some problems before the cancer. So you guys are getting a divorce?" asked Meredith.
"Yeah, we signed the papers last week. Mer, I hope you and Derek aren't mad at us. I know that wedding cost a lot and I will pay you back." said Izzie and then Meredith cut her off.
"Izzie, don't worry about it. Derek and I aren't mad. We wanted you to have that wedding in case anything happened and we understand that it didn't work between you and Alex. Besides Derek and I didn't want the big wedding anyway." said Meredith.
Izzie sighed relieved. She was afraid that she had made Derek and Meredith angry. "Thanks Meredith."
"You're welcome. I'm gonna go now and see if I can find Christina. I'll come by later. Bye guys." said Meredith before heading out.
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Izzie smiled over at George.
"So, how are you feeling?" asked Izzie.
"Better. I'm not in so much pain anymore and I can move more now. I'm going to be starting physical therapy soon. I can't wait to get out of this hospital bed." George said anxiously.
"You and me both." said Izzie glancing out the window at the cars going by. "I never thought I'd get sick of this hospital, but boy am I right now."
"Yeah, me too." George said sighing.
"I say when you and me are better. We should take a trip somewhere, anywhere just get the hell out of Seattle." said Izzie smiling at the thought.
"Mmm... sounds good." said George.
"How are you feeling?" asked George after a brief moment of silence.
"Good. This damn treatment makes me so tired, though but the doctor says my cancer is almost gone so only a few more treatments. Yay!" said Izzie smiling brightly.
"Yay!" George said equally excited. They smiled at each other and their eyes met. They stared at each other for a few seconds, but the moment was ruined by Mark coming in.
"Hey Stevens. Can I take O'Malley off your hands? We have another plastic surgery to do."
George groaned. He was certainly getting sick of surgery.
"Good news though. This should be your last one. We just have to do finishing touches to your face and arm and then you should be good to go." said Mark. George's face brightened at the news.
"That's great!" said Izzie grinning.
Mark went over to George's bed to wheel him out. Izzie grabbed a paper and pen off her desk.
"Hey, George." she called.
"Yeah?" he replied. Mark was just about to wheel him out, but he stopped so they could talk.
"Ever been to Paris?" asked Izzie.
"Nope."
"Want to go there after this is all over?"
"Yeah, the idea sounds wonderful." said George smiling as he thought of Paris.
"Great, I'm making a list of places we can go as soon as we get out of here." said Izzie as she began writing on her paper.
Mark then wheeled George to surgery and just before George was out, he pictured him and Izzie beneath the Eiffel Tower.
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"You okay?" asked Meredith to Christina once she caught up with her.
"Yeah, fine. We just have to get to work."
"Seriously, what happened with you, Burke and Owen?" asked Meredith.
Christina let out a frustrated sigh before pulling Meredith into the locker room.
"A month ago, Owen and I got into a fight about Burke. He thought that I still had feelings for Burke, which was crazy. Anyway, I got depressed and went to the bar and got drunk. Then Burke came and took me home and took care of me, and I kissed him and then I passed out." Christina took a break to take a breath.
"Wow." Meredith said stunned.
"Yeah, I know. Then the next morning Owen came and told me he was sorry, that he was just jealous, but Burke was still in the other room listening. Then after Owen left, Burke told me goodbye and left and I haven't seen him since."
"So, that's it? Did you tell Owen?" asked Meredith.
"Yeah, I told him a couple weeks ago. At first he was mad, then he ignored me for a while, then he told me it didn't matter, that I was drunk and it was a mistake. Then he told me he loved me and wanted us to move in together." said Christina.
Again Meredith said, "Wow."
"So, what did you say?" asked Meredith.
"I didn't know what to say. So, I told him I needed time to figure everything out before I gave him my answer."
"So, how do you feel? Do you want to move in with him? asked Meredith.
"I don't know. I love him, but I don't want things to move so fast. Things went fast with Burke and look what happened. I got my heart broke. I don't want that to happen again."
"Christina, Owen isn't Burke. He loves you."
Christina smiled slightly and sighed before saying, "I know he loves me and I truly love him, I guess I'm just scared. I've never felt this way before, not even with Burke. It's like when I'm without him, I can't breathe and I know that is ridiculously cheesy and not like me at all, but it's true."
Meredith smiled and said, "You're really in love with him. I say go for it Christina, move in with Owen."
"I have to talk to him about it first. Now in the mean time, why don't you do tell Derek about the baby? You know he's going to be overjoyed."
Meredith sighed, "I know, I'm going to try and tell him tonight. I just can't believe I'm having a baby."
Christina laughed before saying, "You're having a baby and I might be moving in with my boyfriend. It's unbelievable. Guess we're no longer dark and twisty inside."
"Yeah, things have changed."
"Well, I have to get to work. I'll see you later."
"Yeah, see you." said Meredith before heading off to her patent's room.
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"Hey, Hunt." said Alex coming up behind Owen in the hallway.
"Hey, what's up Karev?" Owen said.
"Oh, I was wondering how things were going with that therapist of yours." asked Alex.
"Dr. Wyatt? Yeah, everything has been going good. She's a great therapist. Why do you ask?" Owen said confused at why he was asking.
"Well, I have this friend and I think she might need someone to talk to. Could you give me her number?" asked Alex not wanting to give Casey's name.
"Yeah sure." said Owen pulling a paper out of his pocket. He scribbled down the number and handed it to Alex.
"Hope everything goes okay with your friend." said Owen before walking off to his patent's room.
"Thanks." said Alex before going to find Casey.
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"Hey Lex." said Meredith when she saw Lexie going over her patent's charts.
"Hey Meredith. How's everything going? Is George and Izzie okay? I haven't had a chance to go and see them yet." said Lexie.
"Yeah, they're both doing good. So, how are things going with you and Mark?" asked Meredith.
"Good. We gotten into a few little arguments, but things are great. He likes to hog the covers though." said Lexie laughing when she said the last part.
"Well I'm glad everything is going great. We all miss you at the house." said Meredith.
"I miss you guys too." said Lexie before giving Meredith a hug.
"Did you tell Derek yet?" asked Lexie.
"No, not yet. I'm going to try and tell him tonight." said Meredith.
"Good luck. I'm sure everything will go okay." said Lexie before they entered their patent's room.
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"Owen." Christina called coming up behind him. She took his hand and pulled him into an empty on-call room.
"Are you sure you want to move in with me?" asked Christina.
"Of course, I'm sure. I wouldn't have asked you if I wasn't." said Owen.
"I love you Owen." said Christina needing him to say it back.
"I love you too Christina." said Owen.
"I want us to move in together, but I want us to take things slow. Let's not be in such a rush. I don't want to mess things up with us." said Christina.
"Okay, we'll take things slow. We can start looking at apartments, but we don't have to be in a hurry to find one." said Owen.
"Right. Well, now I have to get back to work, or the chief is going to kill me." said Christina before kissing Owen.
"Love you." said Christina smiling.
"Love you too." Owen said grinning. They both left the on-call room to go work.
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"Hey Casey!" Alex called when he spotted her in the hallway.
"Oh, hey Alex." said Casey smiling at him.
"Could I talk to you a minute alone if you're not too busy?" asked Alex.
"Sure." said Casey. He pulled her into an empty on-call room.
"I got this for you." said Alex pulling out the paper with the number on it out of his pocket. He handed it to her.
Casey glanced at confused. "Dr. Wyatt's number? What would I need that for?" asked Casey.
"She's a therapist and from what I heard she's the best around here. It would be good for you to talk to her." said Alex.
Casey groaned before flopping down on the bed. "Alex, I told you I wasn't ready to talk to anyone yet." said Casey upset. She threw the paper on the floor and put her face in her hands.
"I know, but I'm just worried about you. I think you should at least give her a call." said Alex sitting down beside her.
"Why are you so worried about me?" asked Casey. She'd never had anyone this concerned about her.
"Well, you're my friend and I see that you are having some problems, and I want you to fix them." said Alex truly concerned about her.
He picked up the paper and handed it back to her. "Just call her, that's all I'm asking." He squeezed her hand and their eyes met.
For a moment Casey thought he might kiss her and for a moment she thought she'd kiss him back, but Alex broke their eye contact and got up.
"Will you call?" asked Alex.
"Yeah, Alex I'll call but I'm not promising anything."
"Thank you." said Alex before quickly kissing her on the cheek and leaving the room.
Casey stared blankly at the door as her hand went to her cheek. Why did he kiss her on the cheek? she wondered. She dismissed it as a friendly gesture, but secretly she wished it was more.
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Outside the door, Alex touched his lips where he had felt her soft skin. Did he just do that?
It had happened so quickly. It was a impulse he had. All he could think about this past month was Casey and finding some way to help her.
This girl was making him crazy.
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Later that night
The nurse wheeled George back into his room. Izzie was sleeping, but when she heard George come in she woke up.
"Hey." she said sleepily.
"Hey." said George.
"Sorry about waking you up." said George.
"That's fine, I was waiting for you anyway." said Izzie yawning.
"So, how was the surgery?" asked Izzie.
"Good. I'm so glad I don't have to have anymore surgeries." said George gratefully.
"I made a list of places we're going to go once this is all over. " said Izzie before handing him the paper.
He glanced over it and began to daydream of what it would be like to go to all these wonderful places with Izzie. "Sounds nice. It'll be nice just you and me."
"Yeah it will be wonderful." Izzie agreed.
Izzie got up out of her bed and sat down beside George.
Izzie studied his face. He looked different, but he was still the same George.
"Do I look different?" he asked.
"Yeah, a little bit, but if you ask me I'd say you are even more handsomer than you were before." said Izzie smiling. Their eyes once again met.
Izzie gently put her hand on his cheek. George closed his eyes at her touch.
"Do you ever think about what would have happened between us if we had tried hard to make our relationship work?" asked George quietly.
"Yeah, I think about it. I think about it a lot actually." Izzie whispered. She noticed their faces were closer now.
"Do you think our 'someday' will ever come?" he asked.
"I think so." said Izzie softly before leaning forward. The kiss was short and sweet. After they pulled away, they leaned together so their foreheads were touching. They both smiled marveling in the fact that their 'someday' may have arrived.
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Casey hesitated before picking up the phone and dialing the number.
"Hello, Dr. Wyatt." Casey said.
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Christina and Owen lay together in bed. She had her head rested on his chest.
"It'll be nice to be like this every night." Christina said smiling.
"Yeah." said Owen smiling before pulling her closer. He could see them like this 40 years from now.
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Lexie laughed and Mark chased her around the bed. He was trying to tickle her.
"Mark!" she squealed when he caught her and pinned her to the bed.
He began tickling her. Finally he gave in to her pleas to stop. He stared down at her and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
"I love you." he said.
She stared up at him shocked for a moment, "I love you too." she said finally. This was the first time they had said it. He leaned down and kissed her passionately.
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"Derek." said Meredith coming out of the bathroom.
"Yeah?" said Derek who was laying on their bed.
"I have something I need to tell you." said Meredith.
"What is it?" asked Derek concerned.
"I'm pregnant." said Meredith finally. There she had said those two little words she needed to say, now it was time to see how he reacted.