A/n: Sorry, it's been a while since I posted one of these! I have one more after this, I think, and then this collection will be done. I likely will start a new collection someday, but the next chapter will be it for now. :D In the meantime, enjoy!
Fantasy
(Season 3, 3x19/3x20ish)
It's a game he used to play when he was young, whenever his family would move into a new house. He would lay on his bed, shut his eyes and imagine the room he used to have in the old house. He would imagine it as clear as he could until he'd practically convinced himself that that was what he would see upon opening his eyes. Then he would open them and look at his surroundings and either feel a happy jolt because the new place was better than the old or a wave of sadness and disappointment when he missed the old place.
It's a game he's trying to play in reverse now. Instead of trying hard to imagine what isn't there, he's trying to keep his mind grounded on what is there.
When he shuts his eyes, images of Izzie and her sensational figure bombard him. Unbidden, images of what has been and what could be flood past his eyes and saturate his imagination. He can see her lying beside him on the bed, smiling and talking to him in her gorgeous Izzie way.
He has to try very hard to remind himself that the warm body next to his is Callie's, his wife's. He has to forcefully imagine her and when he opens his eyes, he tries not to feel that wave of sadness and disappointment.
A/n: Thanks for reading. :) Reviews appreciated!