One more thing: George and Izzie… sorry Gizzie lovers… it didn't happen.
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She sat there and sobbed for a long time before the tears just stopped falling. She reached out and stroked his hand careful not to hit anything. She wanted to tear her eyes away from his banged up face, but she couldn't. It was like her eyes were glued to him even though it caused so much pain.
"Grey?" The voice made her jump but she didn't turn away. "You shouldn't be in here. Go home…."
"No, I can't." Her voice was shaky again. She finally turned to look at Bailey. "Please Dr. Bailey. I can't do that. I want to stay here and be here with him." She wiped a tear with the hand that wasn't holding Alex's.
"He'll pull through, Grey," Bailey said quietly putting her hand on her back before leaving.
"I love you, Alex," She whispered.
She didn't want to go home to an empty house. She couldn't do that. Izzie had moved out not to long ago. She got an apartment not too far from their house.
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Meredith was awoken when a hand rested on her back. She sat up and looked to see Izzie and Christina there.
"Come on, Mere," Izzie said quietly. "I'll give you a ride home."
"No! I don't want to go. I can't stay there by myself. Not without Alex." She cried.
"We'll stay with you," Christina said.
After a while longer of begging, Meredith agreed reluctantly. She leaned over Alex and gave him a soft kiss on his lips.
"I love you," She whispered before the girls lead her out of the room.
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It was late so they all went up to bed when they got home. Meredith was trying to sleep. So far, all she's done is cried into her pillow. She slipped out of the bed and walked into the hall. Izzie was in her old room with Christina. Meredith refused to let anyone sleep in Alex's room. She pushed to door open and walked into his room. She crawled into it and took a deep breath of the scent still on the pillowcase. Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Why did this have to happen?" She said as she began to sob.
::Flashback:::
He walked into her room as he did many nights. Except he looked to be stressed.
"What's wrong?" She said as he laid beside her. He didn't answer instantly. He wrapped his arm around her. She moved in closer as he kissed her cheek.
"I love you," He said calmly as possible.
"Wh...What?" It had caught her off guard. He's never said it before.
"I love you, Mere," He whispered and closed his eyes.
"I love you too," She whispered back.
::End of flashback:::
That was the first time they confessed that they loved each other. It was only about a month ago and now… now he was laying in a hospital bed… in a coma.