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Izzie awoke in a gurney beside Brandon Webber. She had that moment where everything was peaceful, and she did not really remember why she was in the hospital, but the moment was short.

"Hey Dr. Stevens." Brandon whispered to Izzie.

"How is everyone? How's Hannah?" Izzie asked quickly.

"I don't know. No one will update me. I've been asking since Dr. Grey stitched up my face, but that wasn't that long ago." He said. Meredith came up to them behind them.

"Hey Izzie. We already looked you over, and you're fine, just a nasty bump on the head. I am so sorry about Hannah." She said quietly.

"Sorry!? Why are you sorry? Is she..." Izzie could not finish her question.

"No! No! I was just saying I was sorry that she was in such an accident. She is in surgery right now." Meredith said.

"Oh. Thank god she'd not dead. What is she having surgery on?" Izzie asked.

"Well, her brain took a lot of damage. It was hemorrhaging pretty bad, and she had a cerebral contusion. Along with that, there are many lacerations on her face, a pulmonary contusion, and a few broken bones. I am so sorry Izzie. You have no idea how bad I feel." Meredith said, although there was not much she could say to comfort her friend. There was a high chance that her daughter would die. What exactly do you say to someone in that position that will make them feel better? Meredith then showed Izzie and Brandon that they were fine, so they went to the waiting room.

A while passed, and Izzie was left alone with Brandon. They made some small talk, but they mostly sat in silence. There was nothing that either one of them could say. After a few hours of silence, and worried families showing up, Bailey finally found Izzie to give her an update.

"There you are! I've been looking for you for hours." She said.

"How is she? Is she okay?" Izzie asked.

"Doctor Sheppard stopped the bleeding, fixed the swelling and now she's stable. We've got a new head of cardio who started today, she'll be fixing her lungs. She's really good. I would not worry too much." Bailey said, and Izzie knew that she could trust her.

"What about everyone else?" Brandon asked. He had been so quiet that Izzie forgot he was there.

"Okay, well the girl who came in with the broken wrist, ankle and the fractured skull is okay, she's stable and she's sleeping." Bailey said.

"That's Olivia. You should have seen how bad she hit her head. I thought it would be worse than a fracture. Then again, she's really hard headed." Brandon laughed. "Will she be okay?"

"Yeah, I think so. The other little girl had a lot of glass in her body. There was a shard of glass in her heart. The new doctor got it out, you should have seen it Stevens. It looked almost effortless." Bailey said.

"That one is Kaylee. She was sitting in the front, and she was thrown through the windshield. The crash was so bad, she was thrown through the car, and her seatbelt was on!" Brandon said. "What about Kaylee's mom, Christopher and Jack?"

"They are all fine. They will be joining you guys here in the waiting room soon. Kaylee and Hannah got it the worst." Bailey said. "I have to get back. I just wanted to give you an update." On that note, Bailey left. Izzie and Brandon settled back into their small talk when a woman dressed in scrubs approached them.

"IZZIE!" She squeaked.

"Yes? " Izzie asked. The more she thought about it, the woman looked familiar. "Wait one second. Is your name Ava?"

"Yes! I can't believe it! What are you doing here?"

"My daughter was in an accident. It was really bad. What are you doing here?" Izzie asked.

"I work here! The chief of surgery here called my hospital in New York and made me an offer to become the head of cardio. Isn't that cool?" Ava said.

"Dr. Stevens, who is this?" Brandon asked.

"Brandon, this was my one and only friend in high school after I had Hannah." Izzie said and Ava waved.

"That's really weird. Hannah said that everyone from your past is showing up lately." Brandon said.

"Who else?" Ava asked.

"My daughter. I guess you're operating on her later. Um, Eric came in for treatment but he attacked me so he left, and Gabriella works here now. That is a lot of people from my past. Hum. Weird." Izzie thought.

"That is weird." Ava laughed.

"Wait, if she was in your high school classes, how is she the head of cardio? Shouldn't she be a resident?" Brandon asked.

"I skipped a few grades." Ava shrugged.

"Ava is a genius. Literally, she is gifted." Izzie laughed. "So, how is my daughter?"

"I can't believe she is living with you. It fells like yesterday I was with you at the hospital while she was being born. Anyways, I am going up soon to do surgery. Doctor Shepard was closing her up a minute ago. So how have you been?"

"Good. I just got a house, and I am pregnant. What about you?" Izzie asked.

"Wow! Congratulations. Nothing new really with me. My kids are getting really big now. My husband is fine." Ava said. "Nothing exciting."

"How old are your kids again?" Izzie asked.

"Nicholas is 8, Nora is 4 and Ella is 1." Ava said. "But I better be going to do the operation now. See you later?"

"For sure. Do you think Hannah will be okay?" Izzie asked.

"Yup. I really do, and you know how honest I am. I would tell you if I thought things were bad." Ava said and Izzie nodded. With a quick wave, Ava ran to the elevator, and left. Izzie finally began to feel a bit better, knowing that Hannah was in the best hands that Izzie could ask for.

"She seemed nice." Brandon said.

"She is. I know now that Hannah is gonna be fine. Thank god." As Izzie finished her sentence, Alex showed up. He had been in surgery all day, and came to see Izzie when he finished. Izzie was very thankful to see that Alex brought coffee and big cookies.

"Hey Izzie. Any updates?" Alex asked.

"Yep. She is stable after all of the brain surgeries, and now she just needs the lung surgery. The new head of cardio was my best friend is high school and I know she is one of the best. You know, I have never been this worried before. Hearing that your baby could die is the scariest thing ever. I hate this Alex." Izzie said, and Alex pulled her into a huge hug. Finally, Izzie was able to break down. She gave up pretending to be calm and she didn't care who saw. She let herself cry for the first time.

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"Izzie?" Ava said, waking Izzie and Alex from the light sleep that they fell into. It was about 3am and Izzie just wanted to take Hannah home. She looked up at Ava, and waited for her to continue.

"The surgery went fantastic. Hannah is doing great. She just woke up, and she is asking for you." Ava said.

"Seriously?" Izzie said.

"Yep." Ava said. Izzie jumped out of Alex's arms, and ran to the elevator. Alex followed Izzie very closely. When they got up to Hannah's room, Bailey was there chatting with Hannah.

"You're okay!" Izzie yelled excitedly as soon as she looked at Hannah.

"Told you." Hannah croaked to Bailey. "You owe me a dollar."

"What?" Izzie asked.

"I knew that you would yell when you saw me. Bailey thought you would cry." As Hannah finished talking, Izzie began to cry. She pulled Hannah into the tightest hug she had ever felt.

"Well, I'm going to keep my dollar." Bailey laughed. Alex quickly joined in the hug. The door opened again, revealing Brandon.

"You're okay?" Brandon asked.

"I'm okay." Hannah said. Izzie and Alex let Hannah go, assuming that Brandon would want a hug. Apparently he didn't want a hug, because when he walked up to Hannah, he did not hug her. He kissed her. At first, Hannah was shocked and she pulled back, but then she leaned in for another kiss.

"Wow. A car crash and then boys. The worries never stop." Alex laughed, and Izzie laughed too. She laughed a bit because what Alex said was true, but she was mostly laughing because she was thanking god that the worries were not going to stop.