A/N; Woot 10 chapters! I never thought I would get this far this fast, If I keep this up this fic will be done soon which is totally sad. Anyway we still have several chapters left so don't worry about that. Now it's time for Izzie, I was totally scared of doing her because I was never an Izzie fan...I think it came out okay though...

Isobel Stevens

1. Izzie knew that becoming a doctor was a way out of her trailer park home. It was the dream – the good life.

She never knew she would actually love it so much.

2. She doesn't remember her dad nor does she even think she met him. The closest she ever got was a picture she stole from her mom once.

That same picture is still to this day almost always tucked in a pocket in whatever pants she's wearing. She may not know him and she may not ever want to see him…but he's part of her no matter what.

3. To this day she can never see a cricket without hearing her mum's voice in her head using her old nickname. She usually says she hated it.

Still she has a feeling that the next time she hears it she might actually smile because deep down she kind of miss it.

4. Some people may not understand how she can seem so distracted from her daughter. It really is a defense mechanism; the girl is no longer her daughter.

She's simply a reminder of what her life could have been like had she stayed with her mother.

Still there is no one in this world she loves more then 'Sarah'. She likes to see it as her loving the girl enough to let her go…

5. No matter what others might think she is not ashamed for how she earned her college money.

She is however ashamed of the looks others give her. People who have no idea what she went through.

6. Even though he is her best friend there is a part of her who hates George for putting her in the middle of his and Callie's divorce. Sure she was there and she did something bad – yet she was not the one who wanted to keep it a secret.

She should have figured it out back then that whatever she and George had would not last beyond the borders of friendship.

7. Deep down she knew her fling with Alex was more then just that. She could have fallen in love with him had he not been suck a jerk about it.

Maybe that was why it was such a hard blow when he told her he was not over her. He had waited for her and she didn't even know…he didn't push her away, she did that all on her own.

8. Her mom taught her to cook and bake at a very young age. Not so she could help her but so that Izzie could do the cooking instead.

Today she uses it to close down all other feelings. That doesn't mean she likes it though.

9. Big holidays were always important to her. Those were the only times when their trailer was turned from dull to festive. That was also the only times that she was allowed to relax and just enjoy the moment.

Christina and the others never truly understood that, but to Izzie Christmas were all about forgetting how crappy life could be and just get back to her roots.

10. When she was younger she used to believe in soul mates. She would lie awake late at night, starring up at the star-filled sky and dream for a night in shining armor to come and take her away. When she met Denny she was sure he was it – he was her soul mate – her night in shining armor.

Now she doesn't believe in that anymore. She simply believes in love, it's the only thing she can hold on to without loosing all hope of that happily ever after.

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Next up; George O'Malley