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Alex could have sworn his heart had literally stopped beating when the tone was replaced with a soft, high-pitched female voice.

"Hello?"

A million thoughts crept into his head, and he sat straight in the bed. He was frozen, unable to move, or talk or anything. Hell, he wasn't even sure he was still breathing.

"Hello?" The female voice repeated, and Alex quickly snapped out of his thoughts.

"Errr- Hello, Iz... Izzie." Alex gasped for air.

In all honesty, Alex hadn't considered the possibility of her actually picking up. He had thought she'd have changed her phone number by now, or that she'd be either asleep or working. He figured, with his luck, she wouldn't answer the phone.

He wasn't prepared for this. What the hell could he say now?

"A-Alex? Oh, Hi. Hey um-"

She stammered, and if he wouldn't have been so nervous, he'd have probably laughed at that.

"Um. Why are you calling me? Is everything okay?" She asked, as both of her eyebrows shot up in surprise.

"Did I wake you up?" Alex asked, trying to gain time to come up with a reasonable explanation to his call.

Izzie didn't reply, instead she swallowed harshly. Anxiety was flooding through her and she could feel her heartbeats growing stronger, and speeding its pace inside of her chest.

"I want to see you. That's why I called." He explained, simply.

"Why?" Izzie hastily questioned him.

She sounded different, colder. She was unsure of what to think.

"Because my life has been going downhill since you left. That's why." The way he unwittingly opened himself up to Izzie was probably the thing Alex Karev hated the most about himself. He closed his eyes tightly and sighed in discontent. "I just need to see you, Iz."

"Please?" He begged. He never begged.

Izzie couldn't bring herself to believe his words. Had Alex Karev just told her he needed her? As much as she tried to speak, her words were inevitably kept locked inside.

"Forget it. I shouldn't have called." At that precise instant, Alex hated himself like he had never done before. "What the hell was I thinking?" He muttered under his breath. His fear of rejection was tempting him to just hang up the phone and end his torture.

And he would have.

But he heard her beautiful voice, again.

"Say when."

"What?"

"Say when and I'll be there."