Thank you to mimimarie, gizziefan118, and Mcalison for reviewing the last chapter! I really appreciate everyones reviews. Although -Im sure for anyone who reads my little (or big) notes at the beginnings are very tired of hearing this-, but I really really wish I got more reviews. I know more than 3 people read chapter 15. And Im sure other people read my story from chapter to chapter, so would it really kill you to review? And I've had people that appologized for not reviewing a chapter or whatever, and that isnt necessary. I understand how it is when you cant read and review, trust me. But for those who just dont bother to take the time to review, I really wish you would. I only keep writing this story for those who are continual readers and reviewers. You guys that review my story are the whole reason Im even still writing, seriously, you are. Its just a little discouraging when I get on and see I only got 3 reviews. I mean, dont get me wrong, I am vert grateful for those 3, because each one means a lot to me, Im just greedy for reviews I guess :-) lol. Well I just wanted to say that b/c I have have been really struggeling for motivation to continue this story, and believe me, reviews are strong motivators. Well anyway, thats it, so I'll stop ranting so you all can read my story. Hope you all like and please please. . .yeah you guessed it. . .review!!

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Chapter 16

Izzie woke up to the sound of the alarm going off. She groaned and shut it off. She turned over and laughed quietly to herself at the site before her. George was lying there with a big drool spot on his pillow. She smiled and shook him slightly.

"George wake up," she said in a slightly groggy voice.

His eyes fluttered open slowly and he smiled as he realized who it was.

"Hey," he said rather goofily.

Izzie laughed and shoved him slightly as he tried to kiss her.

"George you drooled all over your pillow!" she slightly yelled, trying not to laugh.

He looked down at his pillow and grew red. He wiped his mouth off and pulled Izzie closer to him.

"So what I don't get a good morning kiss anymore?" he asked.

She smiled and kissed him on the lips. She pulled back and just smiled at him.

"You better get ready for work, or you'll be late," she said, her smile faltering slightly.

His smile faded as well before he kissed her softly on the cheek.

"I shouldn't be home too late tonight," he said, trying to cheer her up.

She smiled slightly and nodded.

"Okay"

And with that George stood up and went to take a shower.

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Addison was rushing around her hotel room, looking for purse so she could get the hell out of there. This was so wrong. Whatever her and Alex were doing was undoubtedly wrong, but sometimes…

She glanced over at his half naked, sleeping form and sighed. Sometimes it just felt so damn good.

She shook her head, trying to rid herself of those thoughts. She needed to get out of there so when he woke up she wouldn't have to have the awkward conversation of 'yeah we really did it…again.'"

She finally found her purse and had her hand on the door handle when she heard him speak.

"Leaving so soon?" he asked slyly.

She closed her eyes and breathed in deeply. All she could think was 'crap!'

She sighed and turned around to face him.

"Oh, hey, um I wanted to go into work early today and-"

"You didn't want to disturb me…right," he said and got out of bed, sliding his pants on.

She sighed and looked at him.

"Look, its not that I don't like you-" she started.

"But?" he said, knowing there was a 'but' there somewhere.

"But…this is just very unprofessional," she concluded.

Alex scoffed as he pulled his shirt over his head.

"Please. Everyone at that hospital is 'unprofessional.' Everyone sleeps with everyone, that's just how it is," he said walking up to her. "We are two, consenting adults that are just looking for a good time," he said, once he was standing directly in front of her.

Addison stood there, hoping against hope that he was lying.

"Right, two consenting adults." She falsely agreed.

Alex moved slightly closer to her and smirked.

"Unless there's something else," he said, his face dangerously close to hers.

She stared into his eyes for a moment as if hypnotized.

"No," she said after a moment and laughed in a high, squeaky voice.

Alex grinned and his lips came crashing down onto her's.

She instantaneously dropped her purse and wrapped her arms around him.

After a few minutes of some vigorous making out, Alex stepped back and smiled.

"Well I'll see you at work, Dr. Montgomery," he said before opening the door and walking out.

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Meredith woke up to see Derek lying there, staring at her. She sighed and looked right back at him.

"How long have you been awake?" she asked.

He shrugged slightly and smiled.

"Not long," he replied.

"Is there a reason for it?"

"No, I was just thinking," he said, still smiling.

"About what?" she said, laughing slightly.

"Us"

"Us?"

"Us," he repeated.

"Well what about us?" she asked.

"Nothing really. I'm just glad you asked for my help last night"

"Me too," she said and smiled.

He leaned forward and kissed her gently on the lips.

After a moment he pulled away and sniffed at the air.

"Do you smell that?" he asked.

Meredith mimicked him and sniffed too.

"Smells like Izzie's up," she said laughing slightly.

"Mmm," he said, licking his lips.

"What you're actually going to eat her food? You're not going to stick to your healthy cereal?" she asked, laughing.

"Why not? This is going to be a good day no matter what, so why not have some very unhealthy, fattening, greasy breakfast?" he paused for a moment "And besides it smells great!"

Then he stood up, pulling Meredith up with him.

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Izzie was rummaging through the fridge when she head footsteps behind her. She turned around to see Meredith and Derek standing there. She smiled brightly and closed the fridge.

"Omelet?" she asked looking from one to the other.

"You bet," Derek said as he sat down.

Izzie arched her eyebrows in surprise.

"What? Mr. Health nut wants a cheesy omelet?" she asked, laughing slightly.

"Haha, funny. And yes I would love an omelet, only if you're up to it of course," he said.

Izzie smiled and cracked an egg open.

"Mer?"

"Yeah, sure," she said, turning on the coffee.

Derek stood up and kissed Meredith on the cheek.

"Be right back," he said and went upstairs.

Meredith wanted to seize on this opportunity to talk to Izzie. She looked at her and sighed, thinking of what exactly she wanted to say. She was about to say something, when she noticed Izzie looked sort of, off. She looked…different. Like she was really pale or…something. No not pale, but different. She was about to question her about it when she heard the front door open.

"Alex?" Izzie called out, figuring that's who it was.

Alex walked in a moment later and looked at Izzie and Meredith.

"What're you doing?" he asked, hoping they wouldn't ask where he had been.

Izzie laughed slightly.

"How about what were you doing?" she asked.

"Yeah, where were you?" Meredith asked.

"Nowhere," he lied.

Izzie laughed as she flipped the omelet over.

"Ooo were you with a certain hott red headed doctor last night?" Izzie asked, smiling.

"What about a read headed doctor?" Derek asked, walking back in the room.

Derek looked at Derek with a strange expression.

"Oh, Dr. Shepherd, I didn't know you were here."

Derek looked at Meredith questioningly then looked back at Alex when he realized what they were talking about.

"Oh," he said half smiling. "You and Addison?" he paused briefly "huh," he said sitting down.

Alex looked at Izzie with an irritated expression and almost knocked George over as he hurried out of the room.

George looked behind him at Alex before turning back around and looking at Izzie.

"Hey," he said, kissing her on the cheek "You're cooking! Does this mean you're actually hungry?" he asked excitedly.

Izzie laughed lightly.

"No, but I thought I'd do something nice for you guys," she said, averting her eyes.

George's smile faltered as he looked at her. He really wished she would just feel better. He studied her for a moment and noticed she truly didn't look well. He wondered if she had been throwing up all night or something, because she seemed off color. He didn't remember her getting out of bed or anything last night, but then again he was knocked out pretty good.

He decided he was just imagining it and shook it off. He walked over to the coffee pot and poured himself some.

"Okay, who's hungry?" Izzie asked smiling.

Meredith smiled at her and went to grab some plates out of the cupboard.

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Meredith pulled on her coat and looked at Izzie.

"Are you sure you'll be okay here alone today?" she asked.

"Yes, I'll be fine, just go," she said, ushering her out the door.

"Okay, I'll hold you to it," she said smiling and walking down the steps. "See you after work," she called out and followed Derek to the car.

George stood there and just looked at her.

"What?" Izzie asked, wondering why he had been staring at her like that all morning.

"Nothing," he said, finally looking into her eyes. "I just love you, that's all," he said smiling slightly.

She smiled back and kissed him softly on the lips.

"I love you too George," she said quietly "Now go to work…and don't you dare ask me if I'll be okay," she added as he opened his mouth.

He shut his mouth and sighed and turned around.

"Bye!" she called as he got into the car.

She stood at the door as she watched them drive away. She sighed and walked into the kitchen to clean up. She grabbed one of the plates off of the table but dropped it when she felt a pain under her ribcage. The plate crashed to the floor and broke into a bunch of pieces as it scattered across the floor. She dropped to her knees and clutched at the area where it hurt. Her eyes watered slightly from the severity of the pain. She took deep breaths and just tried breathing through the pain.

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George was paged to the ER and when he got there he saw Bailey standing there, looking at him with and angry look on her face.

"What took you so long O'Malley?" she asked, angrily.

"Sorry Dr. Bailey," he said quietly.

"Whatever, we have a 23 year old male with a possible concussion and-"

After that, George wasn't quite sure what Bailey said. He happened to look up when he saw the paramedics bring someone in on a stretcher. He dropped whatever he had been holding onto at the time and ran over to them. He stopped and his breath hitched when he saw the person up close. It was Izzie.