Chapter 2:

"Dude, that case is amazing. The woman needs three surgeries. All of which me and O'Malley are assisting."

"Congrats guys" Meredith told the men

"Hey, Iz. You want to come out for a drink with me and George tonight?" Alex suddenly asked Izzie.

Alex and Izzie had become close over the last three months, extremely close in fact.

"What about Jay?"

"Derek's coming round to mine tonight. We're having a quiet night in seeming as Cristina is on-call. We'll look after Jay."

"You sure?"

"He'll be fine. Don't worry. Go, enjoy yourself." Meredith smiled.

"Thanks."

"Head back to mine, here's the key."

"Meet me in Joe's at 7." He said as he looked down at his bleeping pager.

"Okay, see you then guys" she said as Alex got up out of his chair.

"George, we better go. Pager's going off. See you guys later" Alex said as he and George left swiftly.

"I think I'm falling for Alex again. And I've only been back for 3 months..." Izzie mumbled.

"You serious?"

"Yeah"

"Well that's a good thing isn't it?"

"Yeah. I suppose it is."

"Alex is definitely in love with you. He acts differently around you. Her cares for you and Jay. You two would make an amazing couple."

"I suppose we would" Izzie smiled thinking about it.

"You better get some work done today. It'll make 7 come around much quicker" Meredith winked.

"Whatever you say, Mer" Izzie laughed at her, pushing her playfully.

Meredith was right, 7pm soon arrived. Izzie sat in Joe's at the bar waiting for Alex and George to arrive. In the meantime she was catching up with Joe.

"So, you have a son?"

"Yeah."

"And Alex is the dad?"

"Yep."

"I always knew you guys would get together."

"We're not together though; we just have a son together."

"Just wait. Soon you'll be dating, then you'll get married, then you'll have a bunch more kids. Well, that's what I hope happens. You guys are made for each other. That first kiss in this bar was the deciding point for me."

"They should be here any minute. I'll have a glass of white wine and two beers. I'll get them in so that they're here for when the boys come in"

"You always like to keep your boys happy" Joe laughed.

Just then Alex and George walked through the door and walked over to the bar where Izzie was stood.

"Hey Daddy." Izzie greeted Alex by kissing him on the cheek.

"Hey Mommy" he greeted back causing Izzie to giggle.

"Can you believe it, George?" Joe asked.

"Dr Model and Dr Evilspawn are parents. It's amazing."

Alex and George grabbed their beers from the bar.

"Thanks Iz" both men said as they drank their beers.

"Alex is buying the next round" Izzie joked

"Fine, whatever" he said as he took another sip of his beer.

Izzie couldn't have been happier. She had been accepted with open arms back into their little group which had been formed on the very first day of their internship. She remembered spending hours on end in Joe's with her friends, the time flying by just like it was doing now. 4 hours seemed nothing when catching up with her friends. It didn't seem 5 minutes since they walked into the bar tonight.

"Iz, I'm going to get going. I'm meeting Olivia back at the crapartment. Lexie's out with Sloan again tonight." George told Izzie as he looked at his watch.

"Okay, see you later".

George grabbed his coat and left the bar.

"So, it's just us." Izzie said, stating the obvious.

"Yep" Alex agreed. "Can you believe George has a girlfriend. A hobbit like him." He smiled.

"Oh, stop it. It's sweet." She spoke.

They two sat there in silence for a few minutes until Alex broke the silence.

"Would you give us another chance, hypothetically?"

"I'd think about it."

"Okay." He said, going back to his beer.

The two sat in silence again until Alex broke it.

"Iz, you wanna go home and watch a movie?" He smiled at her.

"Yeah, I don't see why not."

The two left Joe's and headed back to Meredith's.

"Hey. What you doing back so early?" Meredith asked, shocked that they were back so early.

Alex placed a hand on the door frame as Izzie just stood there and answered Mer.

"George left because of his date with Olivia" she told her.

"And I take it Lexie's at Mark's again." Meredith mumbled.

"Right, anyway we thought we'd come back and watch a movie." Alex told Meredith.

"Well, Derek's just put Role Models on. You wanna come join us?" She asked with an eager tone in her voice.

"Yeah, why not?" Alex smiled.

"Did you get Jay to sleep okay?" Izzie asked, concerned for her son.

"He's fine. Fell asleep straight away." Derek told her.

"That's good." She said as she followed Alex into the living room.

Alex went to sit on the armchair whilst Izzie headed to the sofa with a cuddling Derek and Meredith. Izzie had an idea.

"One minute, I'll be back."

With that Izzie left the room. She came back with a blanket a few minutes later.

"Alex, come sit on the floor here with me."

"Huh?"

"Come sit with me on the floor."

"Okay" He said confused, but joined her.

The two couples sat there for the next couple of hours watching films, laughing and chatting.

"Right guys, we're going to bed. Remember; be ready for 8 if you want a lift to work. You don't want to be late on your first day back, Iz."

"Okay, go. We're just going to watch the end of this film."

"See you guys in the morning"

"Night Mer, Derek." They both said, and then continued to watch 27 Dresses.

"Why the hell do girls like this soppy crap?"

"Because it makes us feel good."

"Okay then"

Izzie watched the TV with fascination.

"Alex, do you ever think about getting married?"

"I've never really thought about it. I'd like to get married one day but to be honest I haven't thought about it. Do you think about getting married?"

"All the time. I just have to find the right person. Someone who doesn't mind me having a child. Someone who will love him as much as they love me."

"Men like that don't come by often."Alex said weakly.

"The only way I got through sex while I was away was by imagining the guy in front of me was you"

"Excuse me?" He said confused.

"I imagined the guy was you, okay? I never stopped loving you Alex, not even after you broke my heart." Izzie said, looking at Alex.

Their gazes locked for a second. Izzie looked deep into Alex's eyes. She saw the love he felt for her. Now she knew for definite that Alex had changed, but not his feelings for her. Izzie leaned in and kissed Alex. She pressed her hand against his chest. Alex deepened the kiss even more. After a few seconds Izzie stopped the kiss and sat up.

"I think I've fallen for you again, Alex."

Alex leaned in to kiss her when she pulled away.

"Alex, take me to your room" she whispered in his ear.

"You want me to take you to my room?"

"Yeah."

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

"I haven't had sex in nearly a year so yes, I'm sure" She smiled at him.

"If we do this Iz, I'm not letting you go. Everything will be different from now on."

"Good" She smiled.

"I'll lead the way then. Before you ask, I have condoms." He said as he picked her up and carried her to his room as she giggled in excitement.

"Oh good. One child of yours is enough, for now" She laughed and let him take her upstairs.