"Come on Izzie, breath!" Alex urged as he began performing CPR.

A coast guard rescue boat had pulled them both out of the water minutes after Alex had surfaced holding Izzie. Now she lay lifeless on the floor of the boat. She wasn't breathing and her pulse was gone.

As Alex performed CPR medical personal aboard the boat were running around collecting a small portable defibrillator and a monitor. They ripped open her shirt and began placing electrodes on her chest.

/\/\/\/\

Izzie walked for what seemed like forever, she couldn't see where she was going but it felt right. When the light finally cleared she was standing inside a church. A veil now covered her face, she didn't know where it came from but she could see through it. A man stood waiting for her at the front of the church. He turned around and smiled

"Denny!" she whispered under her breath and a jolt of electricity ran through her body. For a second everything went blank.

/\/\/\/\

"Clear!" the medical personal holding the defibrillator paddles yelled.

Alex lifted his hands from Izzie's body and watched as they shocked her. She body shook momentarily as the electricity ran through her then she was still again.

/\/\/\/\

The church came back into focus; everything was a lot clearer now. Organ music began playing and the man, Denny she was certain, held out his hand for her. She knew she was meant to walk slowly, savor the moment but she was past the moment. All she wanted to do was get to him, be with him. She found herself running down the aisle, running toward him.

She reached out for his hand and took it. It was freezing cold.

/\/\/\/\

Alex took Izzie's hand and squeezed it tight. "Come on" he said under his breath. "Breathe."

"Clear!"

Alex let go of Izzie's hand and watched helplessly as they shocked her again. Her body shook briefly and then was still. Alex watched the monitor, waiting, watching for signs of life. And then it bleeped, her heart was beating, once, twice, three times, and then she was flat lining again.

/\/\/\/\

Izzie held tightly onto the man's hand. She felt someone try and pull her away. Everything started to go blank again but she held on she fought it and then everything came back clearer than ever.

Denny was standing next her. She could feel his energy, feel his presence. He reached up lifted her veil and touched her cheek, his hands were cold just like she remembered.

"I've missed you so much." She whispered pulling closer to him.

"I miss you too." He whispered, embracing her tightly. She breathed in his sent, he smelt like the sea.

She held onto him tight. She could stay like this forever she thought, just standing there embracing the man she loved. But as she stood there she felt a force pushing her away. Cold hands pushed against her chest, pushed her away from Denny. She held on to him tighter, she didn't want to lose him again. But then he stared pulling away from her.

"Denny!" she cried gripping his hand, refusing to let him go.

He came toward her again, brushed his cheek against hers and whispered into her ear. "I love you but you have to let me go. It's not your time." And then he kissed her, and as he kissed her everything around her dissolved.

/\/\/\/\

Alex lent over Izzie's lifeless body. Tears streamed down his face as he pounded against her chest. Someone put a blanket around him and tried to pull him away but he refused to move. He didn't want to leave her; he needed to be the one to save her.

"Please Izzie" he urged her as he took her head in his hands. "Come back to me. I love you." He lent down and placed his mouth over hers. He breathed into her one last time and as he did he felt her react. He felt her heart begin to beat, the monitor came to life and then she was sitting coughing up water.

/\/\/\/\

Izzie opened her eyes. Denny was gone and in his place was Alex. His mouth was over hers and he was breathing life into her. Instinctively she sat up and began coughing up water. As she did her head collided with his. It hurt but it was soon forgotten. She let Alex rub her back as she coughed up more and more water. It wasn't until she'd finished coughing that she began to take in her surroundings and her situation.

She was soaking wet and so was Alex. Her shirt had been removed and she was connected to a monitor. They were on a small boat and there were people fussing around them. Someone came over to her and placed an oxygen mask over her face. She tried to pull it off but Alex held it onto her face.

"Just breathe." He soothed wrapping his arm around her and pulling her closer to him. "We'll talk later."

She listened to him she didn't try to talk. Even if she'd been able to she didn't know what she'd say. She couldn't make sense of what had just happened, what she'd just seen, what she'd just felt. She felt hollow and empty inside but as Alex pulled her closer to him she felt warmed. She closed her eyes and rested her head against his shoulder. He pulled the blanket tightly around them both and they silently rode into shore together.