My Little Girl

Chapter 4

Alex could not believe it he had just left Izzie like that but he needed to get his mind around what she wanted he and Meredith to do. It wasn't that Alex thought it was a bad idea having a child with Izzie he just couldn't picture anyone else carrying their child, but her and to have Meredith agree to be the surrogate without hesitation scared him because he wasn't sure he could raise a child without Izzie. His mind was spinning with the realization of not having Izzie much longer and at that, his heart broke.

Somehow, he ended back in front of the on call room that he and Meredith were in 15 mintues earlier. He went inside closed, locked the door, fell down the wall, and started to sob.

Meanwhile, Meredith was at the nurse's station outside Izzie's room when she saw her heart rate spike on the read out she rushed off to her friend's aide. What she saw when she arrived broke her heart Izzie was having trouble breathing and had tears running down her face. Meredith went up to her and readjusted the mask then sat on the bed waiting for her to get her breathing and heart rate back under control.

It took a few more mintues before Izzie could speak but, Meredith already knew why she was so upset but she needed to know the details if she was going to find Alex.

Izzie looks up at Mer as she struggles to breathe. "Help... him... see." she struggles out as she gasps for the oxygen she needs. "Before... I'm... gone"

Meredith looks down at her, can see that her eyes are pleading with her.

"I'll try." she murmurs before taking off, knowing that he had probably gone where they had most recently been