Title: Sick Day

Author: MissMouseMD

Rating: K+

Disclaimer: Don't own it.

A/N: Another really short chapter, to tide you guys over. I was just blown away by how many reviews I recieved. Thank you guys so much, and please continue to review!


Worried

Izzie's POV

She watched him carry Meredith into the hospital.

She felt a pang of envy.

No one had ever carried her like that before.

And then she looks at Addison.

His wife. She looks crushed.

She doesn't know what to say, so she follows Derek inside.

They're in a room now. Taking Meredith's temperature.

It's steadily rising.

It might not be just a fever. That scares her.

She knows how the patients' families must feel.

Terrified. Anxious. Worried.

Derek's watching Meredith.

He cares about her. Loves her, even. It's written all over his face.

She starts to feel a little overwhelmed. She leaves the room, and runs smack into Cristina.

"Hey."

"Izzie, what's up? Have you been crying?"

"No."

She sniffles, and wipes her eyes.

"You have too. What's wrong?"

She gestures towards the closed door.

Cristina looks puzzled.

She peers through the window.

"Is that…Meredith in there?"

She nods.

"Well, what happened?"

Cristina looks freaked out. Cristina almost never looks freaked out.

"She had a fever, so I left her at home. When I got back from work, her fever had risen, and she was delirious. So I brought her here."

"Oh my God."

"They're running the tests now. You can try to go see her, but she's asleep. They're trying to get her fever down."

Cristina nods, and slips into the room.

She follows her.

Derek looks up. Embarrassed, he mutters something about symptoms, and makes a hasty exit.

Cristina looks at her. She gives her an I'll-tell-you-later look. Cristina nods.

They sit there, watching their friend.

Hoping against hope she'll be all right.


A/N: Told you it was short. Anyway, I hope to update again tomorrow after school. Review please, it gives me inspiration!