Alex was sure that Jo was dreaming. He couldn't exactly make out what she was saying but the bits and pieces he did hear her distressing in her sleep told him he knew what he had to do. He could tell that this wasn't a nightmare necessarily about Jason. She wasn't screaming or fighting to or about anyone. She was just clearly dreaming about life and he knew she had a lot going on right now. And so she was just mumbling all kinds of things. Some stuff he knew. Some stuff he had no idea what she was talking about. That's usually how dreams go but he could tell by the look on her face that she definitely had a lot going on in her mind.

He said her names a few times lightly to calm her. He didn't really want to wake her up and he was not trying to scare the crap out of her in the process which he figured might happen. So he was just whispering her name and rubbing her arm trying to just comfort her in hopes that she would hear his voice and settle back down in a peaceful sleep.

But Jo suddenly popped up in an instant anyway.

And although sub- consciously he had hoped she wouldn't wake up, now that she was, he was glad she was. She was awake and she was looking at him straight in the eyes and he couldn't help but smile to himself for the fact that when she saw him all the worry lines on her face had melted away.

Jo just sat there looking at him. Although she had gotten rather tipsy, they were just all having fun, and so she could remember everything perfectly clearly. She wasn't sure what to say so she came up with the first thing she could think of.

"Alex"

"Jo" he said back with a smile on his face.

He already knew everything was going to be okay. Everything happens for a reason he told himself. And although he still hated Peckwell, he knew that none of it mattered right now.

He loved Jo. Jo was his. And he knew that he would never let anybody hurt her ever again. He wasn't worried about revenge. Well it wasn't the most important anyway. He still knew what he had to do but he also knew what he wanted to do. And that was put Jo first always and love her forever.

When he smiled at her he hoped she saw what he was trying to convey. That he loved her, he was sorry for anything ever, he would do what he had to do to make sure he was never sorry for anything again, and that this is exactly where he wanted to be for the rest of their lives. And that he just simply wanted for her to be happy and with him.

And when she smiled back at him, he knew exactly what he had to do. He scooped her up in his arms and carried them to bed. He then gently placed her there in what was now their bed.

Jo knew instantly that this would be her side of the bed forever. He then joined in beside her and simply wrapped his arms around her and held her until she fell asleep. That was all he had wanted to do since they had stopped from doing what they were about to do earlier that night.

Not that he was necessarily thrilled about how everything played out but he couldn't help believe that there was a purpose for things happening the way he did.

Although he wanted Jo and he had wanted her bad, he was glad that he would soon get to show her the way a man is supposed to love a woman. And he really was glad that he had found out about Peckwell too because at least now he could take care of it, in his way. He knew what he still had to do.

Jo woke up the next morning and although she felt rather groggy, she could still remember everything perfectly fine. She even remembered Alex carrying her to bed. So when she looked over not to see him there, her heart sank.

She knew that everything that happened between them last night was real. She didn't doubt how she felt or how she knew Alex felt for a second. But she couldn't help but worry that he still woke up and maybe decided to go pummel Peckwell's face. She knew who Alex was and so she had to be worried about what he might still try and do.

So when he then walked into the room she couldn't help but let the biggest smile she could come across her face.

And he brought her a tray of breakfast. This was so not typical Alex at all. But she knew she liked it and she knew that this would be the first breakfast of many that they would share for the rest of their lives.

He smiled at her the biggest smile she had ever seen him smile and it gave her even more butterflies than she had ever really thought possible.

But it was when he put the tray down a top of her that she knew something was up. Something was definitely off here.

"Since when do you have dishes?" she asked with between a laugh and a wonder.

He just smiled and said "You looked so content so I didn't wake you but I left early this morning to do a few things I had to."

"Alex" was all she could manage to say while smiling.

"I hope you like it all!" he said as he saw her taking in the smell of the eggs, bacon, toast, and coffee that he'd prepared.

"It all looks wonderful" she said still smiling.

They sat there and talked and laughed and just simply enjoyed breakfast together and then he spoke up and said,

"Oh yeah and I can't forget about dessert" he said trying to control his hidden excitement.

"I'm so full, I couldn't possibly" she started but then he interrupted her.

"You want this dessert. Trust me" he said with his Alex grin.

He left the room for a second and came back in with something behind his back. And then he walked over and placed them in her lap.

"Powdered donuts" she said smiling even more.

"Open them" he said while just staring at her straight in her eyes.

So she pulled the lid open and she could not believe what she saw. Although she was happy and really happy she couldn't help but not and worry.

"My Watch!" she said almost breathlessly "But Alex, how did you know? What happened? Please tell me nothing happened."

She could not believe he had gotten her watch back. She was thrilled. That was the only material thing she had ever had in her entire life that meant anything to her and especially because it had come from one of the only people she had ever had. Until now that was. But she knew if Alex had gotten it back that something terrible had to of happened.

"Stop worrying" he said still smiling. He knew what she was thinking but he still smiled because he knew what he was about to tell her.

"I stopped by the hospital this morning and had a chat with Derek and Meredith. They knew that they didn't want him anywhere in there hospital and especially around you either. They think you're going to be a great Doctor and we all knew what it would be like for you to have to work around him every day. So they fired him and they told him exactly what they wanted but really what I wanted and them and needed them to tell him so that I could get your watch back. And that was that they would give him a good recommendation only after seeking anger management if he were to leave you alone for good and give you your watch back. Otherwise he was on his own with only a bad recommendation from them" He finished still smiling.

There were no words. Jo could not believe it. Well she could but she couldn't help but think or believe in anything right now besides the fact that she was so in love with Alex Karev. She knew he would do anything for her and that they would be able to work through anything together. She was happy. She was so happy and she finally knew that everything she had been through in her life had led her straight to where she was meant to be.

And that was with Dr. Alex Karev, her best friend, her soul mate, her lover, her believer, her everything. She was just so damn happy.

"Alex" was still all she could manage to say while still just simply smiling.

He then reached over to place a kiss on her forehead and then he leaned down to place a soft kiss upon her lips. Which then turned into the most passionate kiss that either one of them had ever experienced.

He looked into her eyes and he knew.

She looked into his eyes and she knew.

He smiled.

She smiled.

And they both were thinking the exact same thing.

"This Way" was definitely the right way.

…Jo then started giggling when she heard Alex say "But I have so many different ways to show you!"