Title: According to Her.

Continuity: 'Crash Into Me, Part Two.'(Season Four's 10th episode.)

Song: 'Decode', by Paramore.

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Warning/Comments: Slightly A/U. Mini-fic. Izzie's POV. Izzie's take on the break up. The dialogues are the original ones from the scene. (Although it's a really sad scene for the Gizzie fans like me, I totally love it-you can see so many emotions bubbling under the appearance of coolness when they decide to break up. It's fascinating. I tried my best to interpret both Izzie and George's feelings and thoughts in the moment.)

Do you see what we've done?
We've gone and made such fools of ourselves.
Do you see what we've done?
We've gone and made such fools of ourselves.

"I'm never gonna be Cristina. It's just not gonna happen. And I'm not gonna be Erica Hahn. I am not kick-ass." I sighed ever so slightly. I felt the mattress creak a bit under his weight when he leaned closer to me.

"Thank God for that."He muttered, wrapping his arms around me from behind and nuzzling his nose against my shoulder.

He always knew how to make me feel better.

I turned around and smiled at him, somehow sadly, before looking away again. "I love you."I suddenly blurted out, not knowing exactly why. Maybe because my intuition told me that something was about to happen and that our relationship had reached a turning point. My heart beat sped up, but I turned around to face him.

"I love you."He replied, his gaze locked with mine. For a second I saw myself reflected in his blue eyes. Then I looked away once again and a deep silence surrounded us.

But I needed to make the question that had been torturing me for a long time.

"We're not gonna make this work, are we?"I asked. He sighed and I thought I knew what was on his mind. He loved me and he didn't want to let me go, but he had-we had-to face reality. Our relationship wasn't working.

He instantly lifted his head up from my shoulder and leaned back, still holding me in his arms. "Marriage is hard even when it's right. It's hard. And… "He paused for a moment, choosing the right words to express his feelings. "… next time I do it I just want it to be forever." He glanced quickly at me. "And I don't think it's our chemistry."He shook his head." I think it's our timing. But I don't think it's our chemistry."He finished, reassuring.

I tried not to let the sadness for the separation overwhelm me. "So, we're saying maybe someday?"I inquired, hoping he would say yes or else I would fall apart. If I knew something for sure, that was that I would always love him and need him no matter what. I could stand being away from him; I could wait for him as long as I knew that it was just until we could be together again, just until the timing was right for us.

"Yeah. Yeah. We're sayin' maybe someday."He answered as he moved closer to me and nuzzled his nose against my shoulder again. He seemed confident and optimistic and his eyes searched for mine again, but I couldn't hold his gaze.

I wasn't that optimistic. I was afraid of the future for the first time in my life. And I felt sad because all of the obstacles that we had had to overcome to be together and all the effort we had made had been in vain if now we were going to break up. Something inside of me told me to fight for us and to not give up so easily, but I knew that the timing wasn't right and that we were under so much pressure, that it wouldn't work.

He planted a soft, sheepish kiss on my temple and then tugged on my shirt sleeve. "C'mon, let's go downstairs."He said as he sat down.

"What for?"I asked wearily.

"I hear music coming up from there. Mer and Christina must be dancing away their frustrations."

"And…?"I turned around to face him. A wide smile spread across his face. The smile that I loved the most in the whole world.

"What? Aren't you going to have a last dance with me?"He half-teased, half-pouted, pretending to be insulted.

I shook my head and bit my bottom lip. "Of course I'm going to have it."I whispered before kissing him softly. "Let's go."I stood up but he stopped me before I could reach the door.

"What-"I couldn't finish my question because he picked me up and started carrying me downstairs.

"Just in case you were planning to escape… "He warned, laughing."… It's not gonna be that easy."

I laughed quietly but I offered no resistance, snuggling closer to him and burying my face in the crook of his neck.

I was really going to miss him.