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Chapter 6

Mer stared at Izzie in disbelief. "What?" she said, not believing her friend.

Izzie looked away, wiping her stubborn tears from her face. She took a deep breath and turned back to Mer. "We double checked, hundreds of times. I even researched it…No one has ever survived from this kind…" she said.

Mer's voice caught in her throat. For the first time, she could feel fear creeping in. she gazed towards the door, lost in thought.

"Meredith…there is a possibility…there's a new procedure…there may be a way to take it out." George said, his voice sounding far away. "He might be able to fix it."

Mer snapped out of her trance and glared at George. "I want to see Derek." She said, in a flat tone.

"Mer…he's…" Izzie began.

"No!" she shouted, looking at Izzie. "Get me Derek now!"

Izzie watched her closely for a moment before nodding. She motioned for George to follow her and exited the room. Mer stared at the door for a moment then laid down. She looked up at the ceiling, realizing she was more scared than she had ever been in her life.

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Izzie went around the corner and leaned against the wall. "I can't do this…I can't just watch her…I don't want to be her doctor George. I want to be there, holding her hand…" she wiped away another tear, feeling completely lost.

George put a hand on the side of her face. "You're the strongest person I know. If anyone can handle this, its you."

Izzie smiled slightly. They stared into each others eyes and leaned in closer. Their faces were inches from each other.

"Dr. Stevens."

Izzie jerked back and hit her head on the wall. "Ow…" she turned to see Addison standing there. "Dr. Montgomery?" she said.

"Derek's asking for you…he said you were suppose to report back to him…"

Izzie sighed. "I'm done…I can't do this." She looked at George before continuing. "He's the Neurosurgeon, and he's making me tell his patient…Meredith…that she's going to…" Izzie's eyes watered. "I know she's his girlfriend, but she's my friend. Why can't he just go…see her?"

Addison looked at Izzie sadly. "I know Izzie…I agree."

She looked up, surprised by the use of her first name.

"Come on; let's go talk to Derek together."

Izzie nodded and followed Addison. Izzie walked into the dark on-call room where Derek was sitting.

He turned around and looked up at her. "Dr. Stevens where were you? I gave you specific orders…"

"She's not here to run errands for you Derek." Addison said, walking in.

He looked up at her. "That's not what I…she's just…"

"Doing what you should be doing." She said, cutting him off. "This is her friend, and you are making her tell Meredith everything so that you don't have to."

Derek shook his head. "Addison you don't understand…I can't…handle it."

"Like I can?" Izzie said, finally standing up to Derek. "After all that I've been through this year…After Denny…you want to tell one of my best friends that she's going to die? She is lying in a hospital bed, scared and alone, asking for you, and you don't go because you can't handle it!"

Derek stared at Izzie, taken aback by this sudden outburst. "She…she asked for me?"

Izzie sighed. "Yes. You're the person she's been waiting for. She loves you Derek, and you not being there hurts her more than you could ever imagine."

Derek looked at Izzie, impressed by the strength she showed. He nodded and stood up. "Alright…I'm going to go see her."

Izzie nodded and stepped aside so he could pass. He paused and looked at her. "Thank you for this." He said, and left the room.

Izzie looked at Addison and suddenly broke down in tears. Addison pulled Izzie into a hug. "It will be alright. Everything will be alright." She whispered.