Chapter 2

Izzie enters the unit to see Christina and George still in their chairs watching the quints. She shakes off her encounter with Olivia and smiles lightly at the two.

"You guys can get some sleep if you'd like. I'm sure Meredith's on her way."

"Thanks." Christina replies standing up. "It's been pretty quiet. Burke's gone for the night so he won't be stopping in anymore, and The Spawn stops in every so often to check vitals, but otherwise has been wisely keeping away."

"Well you did threaten to castrate him Christina. That would make any guy want to stay away."

"It worked didn't it. No more hovering around to see when Izzie will be most likely to listen. Makes your life much easier trust me. Anyway, Shepherd's gone as well and Bailey is sleeping downstairs if you guys need anything. And now I'm off for what I get so little of."

"Vodka?"

"You're funny George. Though the idea does have merit. But it'll have to wait until morning. Sleep is more important right now."

"Hey Izzie." Meredith says as she folds her shirt into her pants as she enters the room. "Two hours is not nearly long enough."

"No it isn't."

Meredith spies the cup of tea in Izzie's hand and looks at it wistfully.

"Get yourself some coffee. Vitals were just checked and everything was fine. I'll be okay for a few minutes."

"You sure?"

"Of course."

"Thank you." Meredith says gratefully before rushing out of the room for much needed caffeine.

Izzie stands up and slowly walks around the room checking on the quints. Suddenly screams of sirens fill the room as Izzie's quint's heart stops. Izzie rushes over to the baby and looks at the monitor. She hits the code button and puts her hand to her forehead trying to think of something to do. Taking a deep breath and getting herself together Izzie sticks her hands into the incubator and begins a light CPR on the infant. Nurses rush into the room with a crash cart as Izzie tries desperately to force the quint to breath on her own. She motions for the paddles just as Bailey runs into the room.

"Go for a low voltage first. She won't be able to handle the higher voltage."

Izzie nods and gently applies to paddles to the baby's chest. She calls clear and delivers the shock to the baby's heart. Nothing. Izzie groans and calls for a higher voltage. She calls clear again and watches the monitor jump as the electricity surges in, but still nothing.

"Come on. Come on, you can do this." She whispers to the tiny baby before calling clear again. The tiny body jumps as the electricity enters her body and Izzie anxiously watches the monitor for some sign that the baby is back with them. A moment after the shock, a heartbeat returns to the monitor. Izzie sags in relief as a nurse comes to relieve her of the paddles.

"Nice job Stevens." Bailey says from her spot next to the intern. Izzie and Bailey watch the tiny baby for a few minutes while the room empties out. Meredith comes running into the room with a coffee stain on her shirt attesting to the fact that she ran to the unit as soon as she heard the code.

"What happened?" She asks anxiously looking around the room to make sure all the quints were still there.

"One of the quints coded. But we got her heart started again." Izzie answers. Meredith sighs in relief before returning to her seat.

"No more coffee for me tonight."

Izzie looks over at her friend and smiles slightly.

"You should probably get changed before you get scalded anymore."

"Oh no the air from the run cooled it down. Though a dry shirt sounds good. I'll be right back."

The rest of the night passes calmly. George and Christina return from their naps slightly refreshed and resume their seats. Alex has popped in and out of the room throughout the night to check on his quint. But after his first two attempts of conversation with Izzie has given up on trying to talk to her at the hospital. Dawn slowly comes upon Seattle and with it the knowledge that all of the quints made it through the crucial first night.

Addison walks into the room and checks over the charts. She smiles at Izzie and takes the quint's tiny hand in hers. "Well you made it through the night. That's the biggest hurdle." She beckons for Izzie to follow her into Dorie's room as they tell her about the quints first night.