"So, Alex, Izzie seems to be doing better lately. You wouldn't have to be contributing to that in any way, would you?" Meredith asked as she and Alex walked out of the interns' locker room.

"Hmmmm, maybe. Why, has she said anything about me?"

"Hmmmm, maybe." She smirked at him.

"Seriously, Meredith. Has she mentioned anything about us to you?" Alex hoped that she had. He didn't want Izzie to be ashamed of their relationship, or whatever it was that they had.

"Oh, so there's an 'us' huh?"

"Yes. I don't know. Maybe. Dammit, why does this have to be so confusing?"

"Welcome to the world of love. It ain't all it's chalked up to be," Meredith said, smiling wryly. "Believe me, I'm the expert on the downsides of love."

Alex sighed. Maybe this was why he had avoided love for so long. He felt completely out of control. He hated not knowing what Izzie thought of him, and wondering if she cared as much as he did.

"Speaking of, I get to be with Shephard today. The male one."

"Oh, well I Have his Mrs. How long does Bailey plan on torturing me for?"

"Probably the rest of your internship. Then she'll find other ways to make your life miserable. But hey, at least you're not with you're married boss, who you happen to have slept with less than a month ago, while his wife and your boyfriend were less than 200 yards away."

"Yeah, good luck with that Mer. Try to fit in a few brain surgeries in between you wild romps in the on call room."

"Shut up, Alex. You can't talk. At least I've only screwed one guy in an on call room. That's more than you can say."

Alex looked downward, not meeting Meredith's gaze, and ran a hand over his face. As much as he tried, he was never going to live down his mistakes.

"Hey, sorry. Just don't hurt her again," Meredith said apologetically.

Alex nodded as he walked down the hall toward OB.

"Oh, and Alex. Izzie says to stop by the house tonight, and to wear something nice," Meredith said, as she walked backwards toward the elevators.

Alex's face broke out into a huge grin.

As soon as his shift got over, Alex rushed home to his apartment, changed into khakis and a nice shirt, and drove over to Meredith's house.

He took a deep breath, composing himself before he rang the doorbell. He and Izzie had never been good at the dating thing. Flirting, they could do, fighting, they had that down to an art, and the sex was, well, mind blowing. But dating. It had never been Alex's forte.

He finally got up the courage to ring the bell. Seconds after he heard the bell chime, George was standing in the open doorway staring at him.

"Okay, listen Karev, if you're going out with Izzie, we need to talk," George said, in a feeble attempt to sound intimidating. Alex leaned nonchalantly against the doorframe with an amused smirk on his face.

"No hurting her. Just because she's decided to take you back doesn't mean you can start screwing nurses again. And if you do, I'll - well I'll…um, er, you know, I'll-"

"He'll kick you ass." The voice traveled from the top of the stairs, and Alex looked up just as its owner came into view.

"Wow, Iz, you look…wow." Alex was at a loss for words looking at the beautiful woman standing in front of him. She had on a turquoise halter dress with a low cut neck, that fit her curves perfectly. Black strappy sandals that she'd borrowed from Meredith and silver hoop earrings completed the outfit.

"Good, Meredith told you. Let's go." She grabbed Alex's hand and pulled him through the still open door.

"So, Dr. Model, where exactly are we going on this so-called date?"

"It's a surprise."

Want to know where they're going? I know. haha. No, seriously, review, and maybe I'll be nice and update quick! Tell me what you think. And I actually have a plan for where this is going. That's good, right?