This chapter is terrible I know just disregard that and accept my profuse apology. Thanks! Please Read & Review!
Disclaimer: Yeah I totally own Grey's Anatomy. Totally.
Izzie's POV
My throat was sore from the intubation, but other than that I was peachy, so I assumed the morphine was working. My memory flooded back to Alex's promise, and I fought to open my eyes. When I ultimately failed, I tried my best to choke out a few words. All I could make out was "A-Alex?" It was pathetic and raspy and weak, but he heard me because I felt him squeeze my hand.
"You did it Iz," He whispered in my ear, his hot breath on my ear was all consuming. "You beat the crap out of that 2.5%"
I was inspired to see his beautiful smile and I fought so hard I actually opened my eyes a crack. "Izzie, I decided I'm breaking up with Jo." He said, and I tried so hard not to smile. And in that moment, I felt pitiful.
I was thriving on someone else's potential heartbreak. It was the same thing that I tried so hard to avoid in High School, where the boys succeeded only when the girls were in tears. I was such a hypocrite that, in that moment, I refused to let myself smile. I bit my cheek and I clenched my jaw. I squeezed Alex's hand and I felt him stroke my hair lightly. If I had even an ounce of dignity, self control or strength left in my body, I would have pushed his hand away. My body felt like a wrung sponge. All my water was gone. So, unable to fight any longer, I simply closed my eyes and enjoyed the feeling.
I woke again, and I was in the ICU. There were the annoying machines that beeped constantly and, had I not been a doctor and understood the importance, I probably would have kicked them out the window.
Alex, my faithful golden retriever (not literally) was by my bedside yet again, but this time he wore an unusually big grin and was holding both of my hands. "Izzie.." He said, his eyes practically bursting with adoration (which only made me feel worse). His impatient voice suggested he had waited awhile for me to wake up.
"I did it. I broke up with her. She said she understood, and she hopes you get well soon. I've got you, Iz. We'll do this together, okay?" All I could to was nod.
"Alex, she's innocent in this. She didn't deserve that.." I said, but I couldn't hide my smile.
"Iz, you're gonna get better and we're gonna have a real family. We're gonna be together, I love you so much." Alex pushed his nose against my cheek. I felt immense guilt for Jo, but I had everything I wanted. I had Alex back, and I had my life. That was the two things I came here for, and I wouldn't have to leave. I would get better and I could get a job here, Owen would hire me and the gang would be back together.
Alex's pager went off in that moment, ruining my fantasy, but I didn't care. He dashed off, but he made sure to smile at me first. I closed my eyes, in need of some shut-eye, but I was too giddy to fall asleep.
I laid there in silence until I heard a tiny knock on the door. I opened my eyes and found Jo standing there with what looked like a guilty expression. I motioned for her to come in, and she sat in the chair that Alex had just gotten out of.
"I'm so sorry, Jo.." I tried, but Jo cut me off.
"You know I tried to hate you?" She said, smiling. "But it is really hard to hate someone who just had brain surgery for a tumor that would have almost definitely killed her. It's really, really hard." Jo smiled bigger.
"I'm sorry, Jo-" I tried, but she cut me off again.
"Alex loves you. he loves you more than he loved me. And he's happy with you. I love him, so I'm happy to see him happy with you." Jo grabbed my hand. "You had better not die, Dr. Stevens. Because Alex would be so sad, and I don't wanna see him sad. You hear me? I will be so pissed if you die. I swear to God, if you die, I'll kill you."
"What a way to die." I said, grinning. "Being killed for dying."
"Jo?" Both Jo and I looked up at the same time. Alex was standing in the door, frowning.
"Relax, Alex, I was giving her my wishes for her to get better, and I mentioned that I'll kill her if she dies on you." Jo said, standing and exiting the room, throwing a smile over her shoulder.
"She wasn't giving you a hard time, was she?" Alex asked, and I smiled.
"Drop the testosterone a few notches, Tarzan. She was just saying I'd better make you happy." I smiled, and Alex smiled too. He leaned down and kissed me, and I felt my heart swell a few sizes.
"I love you, so much, Izzie Stevens." Alex said, giving me the warmest smile on the planet.
"I love you too, Alex."
I know, kind of a crappy ending. But I figured this story deserved a proper ending, but I'm not doing a sequel until I finish some of the other stories.
About the Alex/Izzie. I am really becoming less and less of an Alex/Izzie fan. I used to really love them, but I'm really liking Alex/Jo. But I wanted to stay true to the original story line, so I made this Alex/Izzie.