Alex stared at the ceiling, his mind going in circles. The seconds ticked by painfully slow. He looked at his watch and sighed that it still wasn't even two o'clock. He could have sworn time was going backwards. He sighed and tried to settle into the couch once more.

"Alex?"

He jerked up and turned around to see her, the brokenness of her voice causing him concern. She looked like she hadn't slept a wink either, "Yeah?"

She looked at him anxiously, "Did I wake you?"

He scratched the back of his head and sat up completely, "No, no you didn't. I have too much on my mind to sleep."

She walked over and slowly sat next to him on the couch, "I'm sorry, Alex."

He narrowed his eyes, "Why are you sorry? You have every right to be pissed."

She bit her lip and shook her head, "I don't have the right to kick you out of your own bed..."

"Our bed," he amended resolutely. "And it was a wakeup call that I needed."

"I should have done it another way," she said wearily. "I should have let you know when this stuff first started bugging me instead of letting it build up. I just...I didn't want to be a nag..."

He narrowed his eyes in disbelief, "Don't worry about being a nag. I'd rather you be a nag and me know where your head is than you keep it bottled up until you get fed up and either explode or leave."

She turned her head to meet his gaze, "That's not...that's not what's happening here."

Alex rubbed his face, "I'm just saying, I wanna know if I'm doing something to piss you off. Or not doing something I should. I just wanna know. Alright?"

Jo gave a ghost of a smile, "Alright." They sat in an awkward silence for a bit before Jo turned slightly towards him, "I hate fighting with you."

Alex gave a lopsided grin, "I hate fighting with you too."

"You've been acting like an ass," she added with a playful smirk.

Alex snickered and nodded his head, "I've been acting like an ass."

Jo leaned her head against his shoulder, "I think I've figured it out though."

Alex moved to wrap an arm around her shoulder, "How's that?"

Jo took a deep breath, "It's just…before a few months ago the only person I ever really had to split my time with was Jimmy. And now it's Meredith, Arizona, Torres, and Pierce. There's no telling who will need you next week. And I have a hard time sharing you. I think I'm a little selfish when it comes to you."

Alex leaned them back against the couch and kissed her temple lightly, "You're anything but selfish, Jo." She snuggled into his side some more and sighed in contentment. They stayed in a comfortable silence for a bit before Alex asked hesitantly, "We're okay?"

Jo nodded and ran her hand up his chest, "We're okay."

Alex was quiet for a second before asking hesitantly, "Can I come back to bed?"

Jo pulled away slightly and grinned impishly, "You can if you want to, but I was thinking of banishing myself to the couch for a while."

Alex furrowed his brows in confusion, "Why would you do that?"

Jo chuckled playfully and kissed the side of his neck as she climbed into his lap, "I think it might be fun." She reached up to rest her arms on his shoulders and raised an eyebrow, "You up for that?"

Alex grinned widely as he stroked her thighs and leaned in for a kiss, "What do you think?"