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Chapter 7

"What type of cancer is it?" Alex asked Izzie as they sat on the bed in the on-call room. After Izzie had finished crying, Alex decided that it would be better to go sit somewhere more comfortable so Izzie could explain things.

"cervical cancer" Izzie replied, not looking at him.

Alex nodded and was about to ask her more about it when it all of a sudden hit him.

"So that's what was bothering Addi- uhm Dr. Montgomery." He said.

Izzie looked up at him. "What do you mean?" she asked.

"I saw her earlier, and she was upset about something, and she refused to tell me what it was…so I'm guessing this is it."

"Oh." Izzie said, returning her attention to the floor.

They sat there in silence for a few moments before Alex spoke again.

"So what are you going to do? I mean are there any treatments?" he asked.

Izzie sighed. "Yeah, there's chemo and radiation, but I figured why bother?"

Alex looked at her sharply. "Izzie you can't just give up! You have to take treatment." He said, a little more forcefully than meant.

"Why not?" Izzie asked, looking up at him.

"Because I know you're better than that. You're not one to go down with out a damn good fight." He said simply.

Izzie sighed and stood up.

"Where are you going?" Alex asked, standing up with her.

"I'm going to find Meredith. I need to talk to her."

"Izzie."

"I'm sorry Alex, but I can't do this right now." Izzie said before quickly leaving the room.

No sooner had she shut the door when she ran into Meredith.

"Izzie!" Meredith said, surprised to see her.

"Hey Mer." Izzie said smiling slightly.

"Where have you been? Montgomery is going ballistic." Meredith said, looking at Izzie suspiciously.

Izzie sighed. "I couldn't just sit there Mer. I had to get out."

Meredith looked at Izzie sadly before grabbing her arm and pulling her down the hall.

"Meredith!" Izzie said, removing Meredith's hand from her arm. "What are you doing?"

"Okay, I may not be a strong trailer park girl like you, but I will make you go back!" Meredith said.

Izzie sighed. "Mer I cant fight you right now." and with that, she followed Meredith back to her room.

When they got there, Bailey was sitting there looking disappointed.

"Izzie Stevens" Bailey said when she saw Izzie walk in.

Izzie looked down and sat on the bed.

"Just what do you think you're doing. You cant just get up and leave with out being discharged." Bailey said.

"I didn't leave the hospital" because no one would let me she added silently.

"That is not the point and you know it." she said. She sighed and looked at Izzie.

"Have you made a decision?" Bailey finally asked.

Izzie sighed deeply and thought back to what Alex said. "You're not one to go down with out a damn good fight."

"I'm going to try treatment." Izzie said, her voice stronger than she felt.

Meredith smiled slightly and Bailey nodded. "Good to hear." And with that she stood up. "I don't suppose I could leave you here and expect to find you here when I et back, could I?" she asked.

Izzie laughed faintly and nodded. "I'll be here Dr. Bailey." She said and watched her walk out of the room.

"Iz, you've decided to have treatment?" Meredith asked.

Izzie nodded. "Yeah, Alex talked me into it." she said.

Meredith looked surprised. "You told Alex?" she asked.

"Yes." She said plainly.

"And George?" she asked hopefully.

Izzie sighed. "No Mer, I can't. Not yet."

Meredith shook her head. "You need to tell him s-"

"I know. I will in my own time." she said finally.

"Okay." Meredith said, not wanting to upset Izzie right now. "Well I'll go get Dr. Montgomery and tell her I found you." She said, before walking out of the room.

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"Hey Alex!" George said, seeing Alex coming out of the elevator.

Alex turned and looked at him and sighed.

"What O'Malley?" he asked.

"I asked Olivia if she'd seen Izzie, and she said she saw you two go into the on-call room earlier." George said, sounding accusatory.

Alex was a little shocked at what George was implying, but brushed it off.

"Okay." He said, turning to walk away.

"So are you saying its true?" he asked.

Alex sighed deeply and looked back at George.

"Yes. Me and Izzie talked earlier. So what." Alex said, annoyed.

"You talked?" George said, not believing him.

"Yes O'Malley, we talked."

George looked at him disbelievingly, but left it alone. "Well do you know where she is right now?" he asked.

"No I don't." he paused. "But why don't you just leave her alone. Did you ever consider that maybe this isn't about you?" Alex said harshly.

George looked taken aback. "What?"

"Just leave her alone, okay?" Alex said. And with that he turned and walked in the opposite direction.

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Izzie looked up as Addison walked into the room.

"How are you feeling?" she asked Izzie.

"Alright I guess." Izzie said.

Addison nodded. "Dr. Grey told me that you've decided to go ahead with the treatment?" Addison said, wanting to confirm it.

Izzie nodded.

"That's great." She said smiling.

"What kind of treatment will I need?" Izzie asked, even though she basically already knew.

"Well, usually for cervical cancer, we use a combination of radiation and chemo." She said, looking down at Izzie.

"But?" Izzie asked, knowing there was more to it.

"But-" Addison said, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "Since yours is in stage four, we will only be using chemo." She said.

Izzie nodded.

"So are you alright with that?" she asked.

"Yeah." Izzie said, even though she half just wanted to leave and never come back.

"Well in that case I have some good news and some bad news." Addison said. "The good news is that I think I can let you go home today."

"And the bad?" Izzie asked.

"You'll need to start treatment right away." she said.

Izzie sighed and nodded.

"And-"

"What?" Izzie said, not liking that there was more bad news.

"You'll need to be off of work for a week or so."

"What?! Why?" Izzie said feeling annoyed.

"Because you need to give yourself some time to heal. You may not have had the full surgery, but we did cut you open." Addison said rather bluntly.

Izzie went to say something, but decided not to. She sat back and looked at Addison.

"When do I start treatment?" she asked.

"Tomorrow." She replied. "You'll just come to the outpatient part of the hospital, and we'll be able to do everything there."

"How often will I have to get it?"

"Well it depends. Most likely we will put you on the 4 week cycle." Addison said. "Which means you'll receive the chemo for a week, and then you'll 'rest' for three weeks so that your body can produce new, healthy cells."

Izzie nodded and sighed.

"Anymore questions…or anything?" she asked.

Izzie shook her head.

"Okay, well I'll go get all the paperwork for you, and you can fill them out tonight and bring them back with you tomorrow."

After Addison left, Izzie turned to Meredith.

"At least I get to go home tonight." She said.

"Yeah." Meredith said, trying to smile, but failing.

They sat there in silence until Addison returned.

She handed the papers to Izzie and smiled. "Well you're free to go. I'll see you here at 9 a.m. tomorrow."

"Okay." Izzie said. "Dr. Montgomery" Izzie said as Addison was walking out the door.

"Thank you. For everything." Izzie said sincerely.

Addison smiled and nodded, then turned back around and left.