Sorry about the lack in updates! Life has been hectic with friends and school and AP tests. Not to mention I hurt my wrist, which kept me off the computer for a while. Well, just in case you didn't get the foreshadowing at the end of the last chapter, the road this story is on is about to get bumpy, so get ready!
Chapter 28: Crashing Down
As Meredith got out of her car, she noticed George hurrying into the hospital. She ran to catch up with him, stopping him in front of the doors, "Do you know what's going on?" she asked quickly.
"Izzie's been admitted to the hospital," George said calmly before pushing past Meredith and hurrying into the hospital. Meredith followed after him and they got onto the elevator quickly. George didn't say a word or look at anything other than the ceiling.
When the elevator doors opened, Meredith saw Alex pacing around in circles. Her heart began to beat rapidly as she hurried over to him, "Alex, what's going on?"
"I can't do this," Alex mumbled as he stared at the ground, his hand rubbing the back of his neck. He was completely oblivious to Meredith or George's presence. He kept circling and mumbling.
George pushed past him to go into the room, but the door opened instead and Dr. Bailey came out. "Stop," she said quickly, "You two aren't going in there."
"But-"
"No," Dr. Bailey said quickly, "Alex, get in there with your wife. This isn't about you, so you don't get to freak out. Izzie gets to freak out. You get to be strong. Now go in there and be strong."
Alex just nodded. He didn't offer any sarcastic or snide remarks. He just walked in to the room. Meredith and George tried to look in, but Dr. Bailey stood in their way and closed the door. "Give them some time," she said calmly.
"What's going on? Is Izzie okay? Is the baby okay? I sent her home yesterday because I thought she'd be fine. If she's not fine then it's my fault. Please tell me that she's fine," Meredith rambled quickly, not even caring that she was talking to her superior. She wasn't a doctor right now.
"Izzie is undergoing a biophysical profile and a nonstress test right now. They're monitoring her blood pressure and doing other tests. They're going to do a sonogram soon," Bailey explained calmly.
"Tests? What are they testing for?" George demanded quickly, in a very unGeorge way.
"We believe Izzie may have a condition called preeclampsia," Bailey said carefully. She knew neither of them where OB/GYNs and that their minds were not working scientifically right now so she continued, "It could be decreasing blood flow to her organs, like the brain, kidneys, liver, and also the uterus. We're confirming it with the tests, but if we're right than it's most likely very severe. She's presented with most of the symptoms."
"What about the baby?" Meredith asked quickly. This was her fault. She could have given Izzie more time to deal with this if she wouldn't have sent her home. If she hadn't have been worried about Derek, she could have checked on Izzie and brought her in sooner. "Is the baby okay?"
"We don't know right now," Bailey said carefully, hoping to not freak them out. "We'll tell you guys what we know when we know it."
Meredith just nodded as George fell into a chair at the nurse's station across the hall. Bailey looked at them for a moment before stepping away, deciding that she should let them deal with this.
