Chapter 29: Game Time

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"We shouldn't be doing this again." Alex said and quickly removed his shirt.

"Do l look like l care?" Izzie said sarcastically. She stood in front of Alex in her underwear.

"We should at least talk." Alex said hesitantly.

"Alex. I'm being a do-er. Getting while the getting's good, now take off your pants." She said out of breath.

"Izzie-"

"I'm half naked and l'm saying yes. You want to stand here and talk or do you want to literally, take off. Your pants!"

Alex seemed to think for a second before he took off his trousers and kissed Izzie again.


"Where the hell is Karev!" Owen yelled. Half an hour until the big game would start and the whole team, minus Alex, was ready in the changing room.

"Uh, hey Owen. Sorry l'm late." Alex said sheepishly as he entered the room. His hair was disheveled and his face was flushed.

"Take a seat, Karev. We're going over the tactics." Owen said and turned to face the white board behind him again. Alex went to sot down next to Jackson.

"You have the 'l just had sex' look." Jackson smirked. "No, l don't!" Alex said frowning.

"Yeah. You do." Jackson said holding back his laughter. "Was it Izzie?"

"Shut up, dude."

"Okay." Jackson said and defensively raised his hands. "But just so you know, you're shirt is on backwards. Alex blushed and stared down at his shirt.

"Okay, come on. Let's get out there and bring this home!" Owen said. The team was all psyched up.

"Karev, Sloan, Shepherd and Avery fall back." He said before they got out of the door.

"Yeah captain?" Mark asked walked towards Owen.

"I just wanted to let you guys know that you're a fine team. I team l'm happy to be proud of."

"Dude, what's with the sentimental crap." Alex complained.

"I just wanted to say." Owen continued. "I don't care if we win or lose. I care about the friends l've made."

The other 4 nodded and headed out to the field.


"Hey, thanks for saving a seat, did the game start already?" Izzie said as she fixed her hair and sat down next to Cristina.

"No, it hasn't started yet." Meredith said sipping her drink.

"Let me guess, you and Evil-Spawn didn't talk." Cristina whispered. Izzie ignored her friend and focused on the field. Their team had just run out from the changing rooms and everybody was cheering.

Izzie had had time to think. Her oncologist had paid her a visit and told her that they were to start chemo after Thanksgiving. Izzie was scared. Petrified. But only Cristina knew, Alex was completely oblivious.

Her vision blurred and suddenly the world started spinning. Izzie had been having these spells for a while now. If she just supressed them until she got home she would be fine. When they became too much she would faint. Then everybody would know.

"So did you guys win last year?" Lexie asked and grabbed her sister's drink.

"Hey!" Meredith said annoyed.

"Yeah, last year Seattle Pres lost." Callie scoffed. They were up against Seattle Pres again and this time meant defending their title.

"I think they can win again." Addison said nodding her head. "Yeah l mean, last year wasn't fair and we still won, even though Jackson had an injury." April said agreeing with her friend.

"Oh yeah, cause mr. blue eyes is the key to winning." Cristina scoffed. April just shook her head and blushed.

"Aww, your blushing." Teddy gushed. "Look, she's so smitten!"

"Will you shut up." April said blushing even more. "We're just friends."

"Mhmm." Arizona said unconvinced. "We'll see tonight."

"Yeah between all slow dancing and romantic lighting." Lexie said happily.

"Little Grey." Cristina said slowly. "Sounds like you've got love on your mind." She let the L roll off her tongue.

"No I do not. I just l-like dances." Lexie stuttered.

"Who is it? Is it Alex?" Cristina asked.

"Jackson?"

"Mark?" Lexie's eyes widened and a blush painted her cheeks. Callie observed Lexie's reaction. Was it possible Mark's feelings for Lexie were reciprocated?

"Okay, the game's about to start." Izzie said and focused back on the field.


"Okay, team. Huddle!" Owen shouted and the whole team gathered near the dugout.

"Seattle Pres is ruthless. They play dirty. But this is our grass and our field. The only way we're losing is if we know we went all in." He said.

"So…"

"Are we all in?"

"Yes, captain!"

"Okay. Sloan l want you warming up for the bats. Shepherd, you're pitching and Avery and Karev get to centre and out-right field. No ball gets past you. The rest of you, get to your positions. Let's go!" Owen yelled and the team dispersed. Mark was still standing at the side of the field warming up for when he was up to bat.

"Hey, where's Mark?" Lexie asked confused as she saw everyone get into their positions.

"Mark's the batter, so he's warming up for when the sides switch." Meredith explained.

"Oh yeah, l-uh. I knew that." Lexie said blushing again. "Mhmm." Callie said eyeing her friend up and down. She was certain now her suspicions were right.

"Play ball!"

The first batter was lined up and Derek decided to start off to go play and simple with a fastball. He clutched the ball in his hand. Then he stepped back and threw the ball at the batter with speed.

The batter hit it straight towards Alex who jumped up to catch the ball.

"Batter out. Change sides." The umpire's voice boomed. The game was off to a good start especially when Mark hit a homer straight off the bat.


"Okay, this is the deciding hit, ladies and gentleman." The umpire said. Mark adjusted his grip. If he hit the ball right, he would have enough time to sprint back to home base and win the game.

He eyed the pitcher down. The key to any good ball was interpreting what the next ball would be.

Now, the pitcher had thrown a few screwballs here and there, but Mark could tell what his personal favourite was. A curveball.

He positioned his feet ready to receive. Time slowed down. The pitcher's arm moved and the ball was soon soaring through the air. It all winded down to this. Mark could already feel the crack his bat made when it hit the ball.

He immediately dropped his bat and ran. The catchers were still running after the ball by the time he had reached first base. By second they started throwing the ball back in relay. Mark was almost their.

Third base. If this was just a normal game, Mark would've stopped. There was no way he could reach home before being strike out. But not today.

Mark started sprinting even faster than he already was. The very last 5 metres, he slid over the ground. As soon as he reached home, the ball landed in the catcher's hand.

The whole crowd went silent. Was Mark in or out? The umpire seemed to be weighing both results and mentally viewing the footage again.

"I am proud to announce." He started. "That defending-champions, Seattle Grace has won yet again!"

Mark breathed a sigh of relief and sprinted over to his teammates.

"We won! I can't believe it!" Derek yelled and hugged Mark. "I know! Defending champions, Der!"

Mark shouted. He then loosened his grip and ran into the crowd towards the girls. Meredith started cheering for him, but Mark didn't seem to notice.

He ran straight for Lexie. Mark then picked her up and hugged her, Lexie wrapped her legs around Mark's waist.

"Congratulations." She whispered softly into his ear. All Mark could do was smile.

The crowd had ran onto the field. Owen was cheering as he held the trophy over his head.

"Owen!" Cristina yelled. "Cristina?" He ran over to her and hugged her. "I'm so proud of you." She said and kissed him.

"Jackson, you won. I can't believe it. Those last few minutes were a real nail biter." Addison said. "I know, l can't believe it either." Jackson said. "April!" He yelled and ran over to hug her.

"So what now?" Arizona asked Callie.

"Now we party!" She cheered and kissed Arizona. Teddy and Addison walked over to the rest of their friends who were celebrating.

Meredith kissed Derek on the cheek and cheered some more. "Where's the tequila!" She yelled, the rest of the group laughed.

Izzie ran up to Alex. He looked like he was going to hug her, but she grabbed his cheeks and kissed him in front of everybody.

"I called it!" Meredith said and gloated some more. "I told you, l was right all along!"

Alex ignored her comments and kissed Izzie back before they both broke apart.

"I care about you." Izzie said and bit her lip. "Alex just smiled and went in to kiss her again, but suddenly her grip weakened and she slumped down into Alex's arms.

"Izzie?" Alex said shaking her softly. "Izzie!" He said more worried.

"Om my god, guys! Izzie fainted!"


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