Thank you everyone for the reviews. Sorry that I havent been able to reply to everyone's reviews like I said I would. I havent really had the time to keep track of them and I've just been too busy to, so I will try to just reply to them at the beginning of every chapter from now on.

Mcalison: Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it, and it makes me happy that you think that it is written well. :-)

Mariele: I know its sad, but I like to write sad stories...lol. But I'm glad you like it .

gizziefan118: I knew you'd be happy that she told George. You kept saying you wanted George to know, so I finally gave in. And Im so happy that you like my story, it really makes me want to write when people tell me how much they like my story :D

Well with all that said, here is the next chapter. Hope everyone likes it! Please read and review!!

Kat

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Chapter 10

George sat there staring at Izzie. He was waiting. Waiting for her to jump at him and yell 'April fools!' but she didn't. And somehow he knew she wouldn't. He couldn't fathom the fact that this whole time he had been mad at Izzie, she had been going through something terrible. While he was being childish with his jealousy, Alex had been there for her, comforting her. How could he have been so blind? He should have known her better. He should have known that she loved him and that she would never try to hurt him. But somehow, somewhere, he had forgotten that. He forgot that she was Izzie. She was the woman he loved more than anything in this world. He looked at her, wondering what to say. What was there to say? What could he possibly say to her to make up for the way he had acted? He just couldn't find the right thing to say, and not because he wasn't smart enough, but because there was nothing to say. There wasn't one thing he could say to her that would compensate for the time he spent being mad at her. Finally he decided he would just start with what was bothering him the most.

"Why did you think you couldn't tell me the truth?" he asked, his voice sounding more hurt than he meant it to.

Izzie looked up at him sadly. "It's not that I couldn't-" she paused "It's just that I thought that you knowing would be harder."

He looked at her with a confused expression.

"I knew that you would constantly be breathing down my neck, asking me if I was okay." She paused again, looking at the look on his face. He looked like Bambi just after his mother was shot. Like she had been the one who shot her. "It's not that I didn't want to tell you, but George you have to see where I'm coming from." She said, feeling like a bad person.

George shook his head. "I just can't understand why you thought that I wouldn't be understanding. I would have been there for you." He said seriously.

Izzie sighed deeply. "I know you'd be understanding, but I just thought it would be easier if you thought nothing was wrong."

"Oh I see." He said, starting to get upset. "So you thought that breaking my heart and letting me believe you and Alex were back together, was easier for me?" he asked.

Izzie's eyes started to water again. "George please, that's not what was supposed to happen. I just thought that if you thought I didn't love you anymore, you'd be able to forget about me."

"What?" he asked, wondering what the hell was going threw her mind.

"I hoped you'd be able to stop loving me and that when I-" she paused, still finding it hard to say "That when I died, it wouldn't hurt you so much." She explained.

George looked at her sadly. "I could never forget about you or stop loving you." He said quietly.

"But you have to." She almost yelled. She was on the verge of hysteria.

"Why, Izzie? Why do I have to stop loving you?" he asked.

"Because I can't leave this earth knowing that I'm leaving you behind. I have to know that you'll be okay. I have to make sure you never feel the way I did when Denny died." she said, with tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Izzie-"

"No George. You just…don't know."

"How could I not know Izzie? My dad died!" he said standing up. "He died, and left me all alone." He said.

She looked up at him sadly. "I didn't say you don't know what its like to lose someone. I'm saying you don't know what its like to have your fiancé ripped so violently from you! You don't know how I felt when I was lying on the bathroom floor. I felt like I was moving in slow motion, and that everyone around me was moving so fast." She said her voice cracking. "I felt like I would never be whole again." She looked down at the floor, wiping the tears from her face.

"Izzie, I-" he started.

"I gave Denny my heart." She said looking back up at him. "And I never got it back."

George looked at her with tears in his eyes. He always knew Izzie would never completely get over Denny, but he didn't know she still felt this way. He never guessed that she still thought of Denny this much. Was that why she didn't tell him? Was it because she was happy that she would finally be reunited with her late fiancé? He looked at her sadly and opened his mouth to say something, but was yet again cut off.

"I never got it back, because he gave it to you." She said, trying to keep her voice steady.

George's voice caught in his throat. He had been so wrong. Boy had he been wrong. He couldn't help the tear that escaped his eye.

He walked over to Izzie and scooped her up in his arms, and kissed her. It wasn't rough and demanding, but tender and simple.

When they finally pulled out of the kiss, she just stared into his eyes. They stood there, with their arms wrapped around each other, until she suddenly pulled away.

He looked at her sadly and sighed.

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Alex was sitting at the bar alone. Meredith had left with Derek a little while ago. So Alex stayed, and decided to let the alcohol take care of any of his problems. He had just downed another shot when he felt someone sit down next to him. He turned his head to see a very sexy woman sitting there, staring at him. He normally viewed Addison Montgomery as hott, but for some reason, tonight he found her even more attractive. He sat back slightly, taking in whole body. He let his eyes travel down her body, then back up again.

Addison looked at Alex and couldn't believe he was so obviously checking her out. When his eyes met hers again, she could see the lust that was filling his eyes. But beyond that, she could see the pain. She figured this pain was a result of the news of his friend's illness, and felt sorry for him. She already had some sort of feelings for Alex. And even though she wasn't sure what those feelings were yet, and the fact that she felt sorry for him, and the fact that he was looking at her like that, was just making her want him even more.

Alex finally took his eyes off of Addison to order another drink from Joe. As soon as Joe poured it, Alex grabbed it and gulped it down. He smacked his lips and sighed deeply.

Addison sighed and put her hand on his, making him turn toward her.

"Don't you think you should stop for tonight?" she asked, knowing he must have already had a lot of those.

He looked at her and smiled. "Why? Do you have something better for me to do?" he asked, with a smirk playing on his lips.

She looked at him wondering how he could be so blunt. She was thinking of what to say to him, when she suddenly realized he had inched closer to her. His hand was resting on her leg and she could feel his hot breath on her face. She could smell the strong alcohol on his breath. Then, he swiftly pushed his lips onto hers before she had a chance to object. A first she wanted to push him away, but she quickly melted into the kiss. She knew that this was so wrong, but for some reason, it just felt so right.

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Izzie looked at George and took a few steps away from her.

"I can't do this right now." she said.

"Why not?" he asked.

"I just-" she paused "I don't have the strength anymore." She sighed. "I didn't tell you, so you wouldn't be hurt. And now that's all ruined, and I don't have the strength to have a relationship anymore. I can't make you happy."

George looked at her smiled slightly. "Don't worry about making me happy. Don't worry about having strength. I'm all the strength you'll need. I want to be here to take care of you Izzie. I love you." He finished.

Izzie, for the first time in a while, genuinely smiled. "I love you too George."