A/N Not my favorite chapter but it sort of is a transitional chapter that will lead into the reast of the story.
"Goodnight Iz"
"Goodnight." Izzie waved to Lexie as they passed each other on Izzie's way out of the hospital. The day had finally come to an end and surprisingly enough she didn't end up killing George. He had been annoying, sure, but her whole taking the high ground thing seemed to pay off. Yeah it had been a stressful day but now it was over and there was nothing standing between her and her nice warm bed now. Or so she thought.
Izzie turned the corner to the entrance of the hospital only to find George standing right outside the door. He was back to wearing what he showed up in and he looked as if he was waiting for someone, "Please god tell me he isn't waiting for me." Izzie thought to herself. She walked out the door slowly hoping he wouldn't see her and she could just go home without getting anymore frustrated than she had already been throughout the day.
She almost got past him when she heard "Hey" coming from behind her. She paused in place and turned around to look at him. But to her surprise he wasn't saying hey to her, he was saying hey to Olivia who had walked out behind her. Izzie starred at them as they greeted each other with a light peck on the lips.
"How can Olivia not see what a jackass he is?" Izzie thought to herself as George put his arm around her and head toward the parking lot. As they walked past George's eyes flickered to her for a second then back to Olivia. Izzie knew that he was trying to get under her skin but she wouldn't let him she was taking the high ground and was ignoring him. But the more she ignored him the harder it was to not notice him.
"Anyone home?" Izzie called out as she took her jacket off and hung it up.
"In here." Meredith called from the living room. Izzie looked around the corner to find Meredith and Cristina eating pizza and watching some old movie. "Hey." Meredith said putting down her pizza.
"Hey." Izzie said leaning against the wall.
"You look like hell." Cristina stated not even looking away from the TV.
\Izzie rolled her eyes "Thanks, that's just what I needed to hear today." she leaned forward off the wall and heading toward the stairs.
"Do you want any pizza?" Meredith asked.
"No I'm wiped I'm going to go to bed." she said climbing the stairs "Goodnight."
Izzie flopped down on her bed and stared up at the ceiling, she was tired and she knew she was but she couldn't seem to close her eyes. Her thoughts kept traveling back throughout the day, to everything that had happened, to George. He was by far one of the most annoying men she had ever met, it was almost like he didn't even act his age, he was 29 acting like a16 year old. He pushed her buttons and laughed at her frustration, and to top it all off he actually thought that if he bothered her enough that she would sleep with him. He thinks that she is going to fall for his nice body, cute smile, wavy hair, and deep green eyes, which is the craziest thought in the whole world because she wants something more, something deeper, not just a romp in the nearest on-call room. She wants a relationship, something that he could clearly never give her.
Although she had to admit that maybe it would be nice to just be with someone without scaring them away with questions like "where is this going?" And truth be told she really didn't have time for a full relationship, maybe having a relationship that was just sex would be good, maybe it would be kind of fun. Wait what was she thinking? Why is she is actually considering this? DAMN IT! He isn't even here and he is still pushing her buttons. Damn him and his annoying ways.
"Ok Iz you are just going to close your eyes and never, ever, consider sleeping with him again." Izzie said to herself. She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths and started to drift off to sleep.
In a bed across town George was also looking up at the ceiling thinking about a certain blond doctor that in many ways had become his new obsession. Even now as he lay next to a sleeping Olivia he couldn't help but think about Izzie. He wanted her, he knew it, she knew it, and he was sure a lot of other people knew it even after just one day. There was just something about her that captivated him, she was stubborn and sarcastic and slightly a bitch, but he could also tell she was lonely and a part of her was begging to get out. To get out of this secure and boring life that she had built around herself and live a little even if it was just for a little while and he knew that if she would just give him the chance he could be that for her. He wasn't saying that he was going to give her some amazing relationship that led to moving in together and having a future together but he could help her just have a fun and be in a relationship without strings attached.
But to do this, to actually get her to trust him enough to let him help her he would have to change slightly. He would have to try and stop bugging her and try to be nice, if that was possible.
"Hey you're still up?" Olivia's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.
He looked down at her "Yeah." he whispered.
She leaned up to him "What were you thinking about?" she asked.
"You." he lied smiling at her. She smiled back at him and kissed him lightly. She pulled him on top of her and last thought to enter George's head for the rest of the night was I'll turn over a new leaf….tomorrow.