Thank you so much for everyone who reviewed the last chapter! I was really happy with the reviews. They made me really want to update quicker (even tho it still took me a while). So thank you xoxellexox, Izziefan, katherineheiglfan4life, mistysparks, Mcalison, brightandshiney, gizziefan118, and mimimarie for reviewing! Well anyway here is the next chapter. I hope everyone likes it and please read and review:-)
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Chapter 17
George sat on the floor outside of Izzie's room, waiting to be told what happened. He had absolutely no idea what was going on beyond the door. He sighed and put his head in his hands. He didn't know how this happened. He didn't even know what happened at this point. All he knew was she was brought into the ER unconscious.
He was about to go find Meredith and inform her about Izzie, when the door swung open. He jumped up and looked at Dr. Bailey.
"Is she-"
"Yes," Bailey said.
"Can I-"
"Yes," she said again and moved aside for George to pass.
George hurried into the room and looked down at Izzie, lying there on the bed, looking up at him.
"Izz…" he said, looking at the cut on her forehead.
She tried to smile, but failed.
"Hey," she said.
He walked over to her and sat on the edge of the bed. He picked up her hand and kissed it gently.
"What happened?" he asked quietly.
"I'm not really sure," she said truthfully. "I haven't been feeling so great, which you know," she paused to take a breath, "And I've been having pretty bad pains right here," she said, lifting her arm to point right below her right ribcage. "So after you left for work, I went into the kitchen to clean up and it started to hurt again." She paused once again, finding it fairly difficult to catch her breath. "So I decided I should come here and get it checked out. I got in the car, and on my way here, I felt another sharp pain and…" she said, trailing off.
"And?" George asked, wanting her to continue.
Izzie's eyes watered as she looked at him.
"I accidentally accelerated, and hit another car," she finished, finding it hard to look at him.
George looked at Izzie sadly.
"Izz," he said softly.
"There was a little girl in the car George. No older 5. And I hit them. What if she-"
"Izzie, its not your fault," he said, trying to console her.
"What if she didn't make it George? What if I killed-"
"Don't talk like that. I'm sure she's fine."
"How do you know?" she asked, tears trickling down her face.
George sighed as he thought for a moment.
"Well they were probably brought here right? So I can go check on her, and see if she's okay," he said, smiling slightly.
Izzie looked at him as she wiped away her tears.
"You'd do that?" she asked.
George smiled and kissed her hand again.
"Of course."
"I love you," she said after a moment.
He smiled.
"I love you too," he said, going to kiss her hand again. He was inches away from her hand, when he noticed something wrong with her fingers. Her nails had a yellowish tint to them. He sat up straight and looked at her.
She looked back at him with a confused expression on her face.
"What?" she asked.
He gave her a fake smile and shook his head.
"Nothing," he said before standing up. "I'm going to go check on the little girl, alright?" he said, heading toward the door.
"Okay," she said, as he disappeared out the door.
George spotted Bailey right away and walked up to her and just looked at her.
"Is there something you need O'Malley?" she asked.
"Did Izzie tell you about the pain that she was having?" he asked.
Bailey furrowed her eyebrows.
"No she did not. What kind of pain?" she questioned.
"She said that she has been having pain in the area beneath her right ribcage."
Bailey looked at him in concern.
"What else?"
"And I noticed that her fingernails are yellowed," he finished.
Bailey sighed and looked at him.
"Alright, I will go in and examine her. And I'll order a blood test and a cat scan," she said, turning to walk away.
"Dr. Bailey," he called out.
She turned and looked at him.
"Do you think-"
"I don't know. I'll let you know as soon as I know anything," and with that she went into Izzie's room.
George stood there for a moment, before deciding to go find Meredith.
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Izzie was lying on the bed, looking out the window when Bailey walked in. She turned her head to look at her and smiled slightly.
"Hi Dr. Bailey," she said.
Bailey attempted a smile, but failed miserably. She was finding this to be one of the hardest things she ever had to do in her line of work. She waited until she was standing next to Izzie's bed to speak.
"Izzie, why didn't you tell me that you have been experiencing some unusual pain?"
Izzie sighed and looked away.
"I didn't think it really matter," she lied.
"Hmm. Then tell me, where were you going when you got into the accident?"
"Here."
"That's what I thought. So you obviously were going to tell someone about it then, so what's changed?" she asked.
Izzie finally looked at her before talking.
"I don't know. I just didn't want to worry anyone else anymore than I already did," she said truthfully.
Bailey sighed as she sat on the edge on her bed.
"Don't be stupid. You're a doctor, you know its always better to be honest. Better safe that sorry."
"I know…" she said quietly.
"Can you sit up any?" she asked.
Izzie nodded and slowly moved to sit herself up.
Bailey grabbed her arms and helped to pull Izzie into a sitting position.
"Okay, now tell me, where exactly does it hurt?"
Izzie pointed to just below her right ribcage.
"Here."
Bailey touched the area gently.
"Let me know if it hurts," she said, touching it tenderly once more. She pressed a little harder, but stopped when Izzie winced.
"It hurts?" she asked.
Izzie nodded with her eyes closed.
"Yeah, a little."
Bailey frowned as she continued to examine Izzie. She felt the area once more, and sighed, knowing she had been right. She stood up and looked at Izzie.
"I'm going to run some blood work, and a cat scan on you," she said looking down at her.
"Okay," Izzie said, fearing what Bailey was thinking.
"So I'll go order those and I'll be back shortly," she said, turning around and leaving.
Izzie sighed and put her head back on the pillow. She was so scared. She had some ideas to what this might be, but she prayed that it wasn't true.
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George found Meredith 20 minutes later, sitting in the cafeteria with Alex and Cristina.
"Meredith," he called out, running up to her.
"Yeah?" she said, wondering what was up.
"Izzie's here," he said, not really wanting to waste any time.
Meredith's eyes widened.
"What do you mean?"
"What happened?" Alex asked, concerned.
George sighed.
"She was in an accident," he said, wanting Meredith to just come with him.
"Is she alright?" Meredith asked.
"Yeah, I think so, but can you come with me?"
"Yeah sure," Meredith said standing up. "I'll see you later," she added to Cristina, before following George to Izzie's room.
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"Dr. Bailey!" Meredith yelled out.
Bailey turned to see Meredith running up to her.
"Grey?"
"Can I help?"
"With what?"
"With Izzie?" she asked.
Bailey sighed as she looked from Izzie to Meredith.
"Yes. You can run this to the lab, page Dr. Montgomery, and then both of you meet me for her cat scan," she said, handing her the blood.
Meredith nodded and hurried off to the lab.
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"Is that-" Meredith asked, looking at the screen.
"Yes," Bailey said solemnly.
"But how did this happen?"
"It spread further," Addison said, looking at the screen sadly.
"Oh God…" Meredith said, trying to keep her eyes from welling with tears. "How will-" she paused, trying to calm herself "How will I tell her?" she asked, looking from Bailey to Addison.
"You wont," Bailey said.
"What?"
"I will."
"But Dr. Bailey I-"
"Wont be able to. You are becoming a great doctor Meredith, but Dr. Montgomery and I need to do this. We are her doctors. You are her friend. She needs you as her friend right now, more than ever. So you will be the comforting friend, not the all knowing doctor. Do you understand me?"
Meredith looked at Bailey for a moment before nodding.
"Yes," she said quietly.
"Now go get me the test results, and then you can go find O'Malley. Tell him what you know if you wish, but keep him away from her room for now."
Meredith nodded once more before hurrying out the door.
Bailey put her head in her hands and tried desperately to fight off the tears.
"Miranda, are you okay?" Addison asked, knowing she wasn't.
Bailey took in a shakey breath and nodded.
"Yes, I'm fine."
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Bailey and Addison stood in Izzie's room, staring down at her.
"Okay, is someone going to say something, or are you just going to stare at me and make me guess the results of the blood work and cat scan?" she asked, feeling irritated.
Bailey looked at Addison before speaking.
"We got your blood work back, and it showed that there is an elevation in your liver enzymes."
Izzie sighed and looked down.
"So that's why my nails are yellow," she said, more as a statement than a question.
"Yes," Bailey said quietly.
"When I was examining you, I could feel that your liver was enlarged. But I wanted to be sure…" she trailed off briefly. "And it showed up on the cat scan and…" she trailed off again, finding it impossible to continue.
"Your cancer has spread to your liver," Addison said, looking at Izzie forlornly. "I'm so sorry."
Izzie stared down at her blanket, finding it very difficult to look at them right now.
"I have less time, don't I?" she asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes."
"How long?"
Addison looked at Bailey and sighed before looking back at Izzie.
"About 3 months."