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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

"Good news, Doctor Stevens," Meredith said with a smile as she stood by Izzie's bed. "You have the all clear to leave hospital." Izzie smiled happily. "As you know, no strenuous activity is allowed and it will still be a few weeks before you can return to work, and even longer before you can return to surgery.

"I understand," Izzie said.

"Oh and I should let you know, Hannah will probably be out of isolation tomorrow."

"That's great," Izzie said with a smile. There was a knock at the door. "Hey!" Izzie said happily as she saw George in the doorway.

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything," George said. He went over to Izzie and kissed her lovingly on the lips.

"The patient is being discharged. Medically she is no longer my problem," Meredith joked. "Make sure she takes it easy"

"Don't worry. I will," George said.

"Okay then. I'll see you guys later," Meredith said.

"Now I get you all to myself," George said happily, kissing Izzie again.

"You've been very patient," Izzie said, kissing him back.

"I have a surprise for you," George said. "Let's go."

When she was dressed George led Izzie, who insisted on walking instead of using a wheelchair, out of he hospital and over to his car.

"Just stay there for a moment," George said as soon as Izzie was seated in his car. He jogged across the road to Joe's bar and emerged a few minutes later with a large picnic basket. Izzie grinned when she saw it.

"You know me well," she said. George pulled a piece of material out of his pocket. "What's that?" Izzie asked.

"It's a blindfold," George said. Izzie didn't object as he gently placed it around her head, shielding her eyes. "You like surprises remember?"

"I do," Izzie replied.

"No peeking," George said with a smile.

With Izzie blindfolded beside him, George drove to a park on the outskirts of Seattle. It wasn't as popular as some of the inner city spots but that was why George liked it. He liked to go there to think. It was where he had made the decision to propose to Izzie.

When they arrived, George opened Izzie's door and helped her out of the car, still blindfolded.

"Can I take it off now?" Izzie asked. "I feel like a bit of a weirdo."

"You look beautiful," George said. "Just keep it on for a bit longer." He took the large picnic basket out of the car with one hand and took Izzie's hand gently in his. Izzie started giggling.

"This is strange," she said. She heard the crisp autumn leaves crunch under her feet. "Where are we?"

"That would be ruining the surprise," George said mysteriously. They kept walking until George reached his favourite spot. "Stay there," he said when they'd stopped. Izzie did as she was told. George spread a rug on the ground and opened the picnic basket. He assembled a little dining setting: plates, cutlery and an assortment of fresh deli foods that Joe had organised for him. He positioned himself nervously and took a deep breath. "Okay, you can take the blindfold off now," he said, trying to hide the nervousness in his voice. Izzie appeared to struggle to untie the blindfold which made George even more nervous. When she pulled it off she saw George on one knee before her, holding a beautiful diamond ring out to her.

"Izzie Stevens," George said, trying to suppress his nerves. "You have made me happier than I ever thought it was possible to be. I love-" Izzie burst into tears. "What's wrong?" George asked, concerned.

"I'm sorry," Izzie said, wiping her eyes. "Continue."

"I love you more than I can even begin to say," George stammered, getting emotional now. "You are the most beautiful woman, in every sense of the world. You're smart, you're passionate, you're selfless… you're hot." Izzie giggled. "So I ask," George continued, "Will you do the honour of becoming my wife?"

"Yes!" Izzie said, bursting into fresh tears. George placed the ring on her trembling hand.

"You're shaking," he observed.

"It's okay," Izzie said, wiping her eyes as George stood up. "I just never thought this would happen for me. Not after Denny. I never thought I'd be this happy again." George moved closer to Izzie and kissed her on the lips.

"Everything's gonna be okay now," he said softly, holding her in his arms. They stayed there for awhile. When they finally pulled apart, Izzie looked at the sparkling diamond ring on her finger in more detail.

"Do you like it?" George asked.

"It's perfect," Izzie whispered with a smile, watching it glistening in the sunlight. "This is all so perfect." They sat down on the picnic rug, cuddled close together and began picking at the deli food, disregarding the cutlery. Izzie's phone started to ring.

"Hello," she said, answering it,

"Did he ask you?" Hannah asked enthusiastically on the other end of the line. Izzie laughed.

"How did you know?" she asked.

"A little birdie told me wanted an opinion on the ring," Hannah said mischievously. Izzie smiled at George who had relaxed considerably ever since Izzie had accepted his proposal.

"Well you did a very good job of keeping it a secret," Izzie commended her daughter. "Because I had no idea it was coming."

"I'm so happy for you," Hannah said sweetly. "I know that your life hasn't been easy and that you've had to overcome a lot just to be a doctor and be the person that you are. So you deserve this more than anyone." Izzie's eyes again welled with tears at her daughter's generous words. "I love you, Izzie, and I'm so proud of you."

"Thank you, beautiful," Izzie said back to her daughter. "I'll come and see you soon, okay?"

"Yep," Hannah replied.

"Bye bye," Izzie said.

"See ya," Hannah replied as the call ended. Izzie turned to George.

"That's sweet how you let Hannah in on it before you proposed to me," Izzie said to George. George shrugged. "She's family." That statement alone reminded Izzie why she loved George so much. They shared another romantic kiss. A kiss that led into a whole night's worth of celebrations.

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