-1Chapter 23
I dropped Izzie off at Meredith's and drove back to the hotel. Once in my room I sat on the bed, pulling the tiny card out of my wallet. I flipped my phone open and dialed the number written in bold letters on the bottom. It went right to voice mail.
"Hi, you've reached Karen Foster's voice mail. Please leave your name and number and I will call you back as soon as I can….have a great day!"
Beep.
"This is Alex Karev, you just showed me a house and I would like to put an offer on it. Please give me a call as soon as you can."
I rattled off my phone number and hung up. I wasn't sure if this was a good idea, but I was going to do it anyway.
Twenty minutes later I felt the vibration of the phone against my leg. Fishing it out of my pocket I flipped it open quickly.
"Hello."
"Dr. Karev?"
"Yes."
"It's Karen Foster; I just got your message."
"Have you had any offers on the house yet?"
"No, you're the first."
"Great, I'll pay full asking price."
"Really? No bargaining?"
"No, I really want the house."
"Let me guess, it's going to be a wedding gift for your beautiful bride?"
"Yeah, you could say that I guess."
"Okay well would you like to contact your bank and…."
"I can pay cash if you like."
"Cash? I'm sorry did I hear that right? You do realize the house is four hundred and fifty thousand dollars"
"Yes I do, I could write you a check if you would be more comfortable."
"Well let me just make a quick phone call to the owner and I will call you right back."
"If they accept my offer, when will it be ready to move in to?"
"I expect you would be able to move in by Friday, when they accept the offer."
"That will be perfect; I look forward to hearing from you."
I snap the phone closed and await the phone call that will undoubtedly change my life.