Chapter 8

Izzie took advantage of Meredith for the afternoon by asking her to take Jay to the park, as the little boy loved going to the park with Auntie Mer. Izzie decided that she would use her free time to listen to her iPod whilst cleaning the house top to bottom. Izzie being Izzie, she had to sing along whilst vacuuming.

"...I can see it going down, going down. In my head, I see you all over me. In my head, you fulfil my fantasy. You'll be screaming no. In my head, it's going down. In my head, it's going down. In my head. Yeah. In my head. Oh yeah..."

Izzie didn't notice Alex enter the house. He stood in the doorway of their living room watching and listening to her. He snuck up behind her and grabbed her from behind, causing her to gasp with fright. Alex began to sing along with her, turning her around to face him.

"Some dudes know all the right things to say. When it comes down to it, it's just a game. Instead of talking let me demonstrate. Yeah. Get down to business lets skip foreplay..." He whispered in a singing style into the ear he removed the headphone from.

This caused Izzie to giggle at his actions and run her finger across his body flirtatiously as he looked deep into her eyes, finding the love they both shared for each other.

"Just leave with me now. Say the word and we'll go. We can go. I'll be your teacher. I'll show you the ropes. You'll see a side of love you've never known. I can see it going down, going down. In my head, I see you all over me. In my head, you fulfil my fantasy. You'll be screaming no. In my head, it's going down. In my head, it's going down." Izzie sang back at him, giggling as he picked her up and carried her up to their bedroom.

"I'll put this into action" He winked at her.

"Oh, I bet you will" She said kissing him.

Meredith arrived back later that evening with Jay. She searched the house downstairs for Alex and Izzie but found no-one. She then decided to shout downstairs. Alex and Izzie wandered downstairs moments later, Izzie in a vest top and a pair of shorts, Alex in his black wife-beater and grey sweatpants.

"Oh, I can guess what you've been up to" Meredith winked suggestively.

"So? We're adults in a stable relationship."

"Yep" Alex agreed with Izzie.

Meredith stood there and laughed at Alex's contribution to the conversation.

"You're just agreeing with Izzie because she's the one giving you it."

"There is that" He smirked at Izzie, who he placed an arm around and pulled her in to his side, Izzie grabbing his hand.

"Let's go sit down." She suggested as her, Alex, Meredith and Jay walked into the living room and took a seat.

"I need your help, wedding wise."

"So, what do you want to talk about?"

"Roles of people in the wedding..."

"Yeah?"

"I want you to be my maid of honour along with Cristina. I've been contemplating for a while now. I don't think Cristina is up to the job on her own. It's a hard decision, her being my best friend and all, but you've done so much for me. I like you to be a maid of honour too as well as bridesmaid."

"My god, thank you!" Izzie screamed, hugging her smaller friend.

"Obviously Jay is our pageboy. We can't decide what roles to give Mark, Alex and George. Obviously Lexie is a bridesmaid."

"It's difficult, I understand."

"If it was my choice, we'd have three maids of honour and three best men but Derek doesn't want that..."

"Men." Izzie laughed, looking at Alex.

"Who'd have them?" Meredith joined in, receiving an evil look from Alex.

"Mama, wee." Jay told his mother.

"Oh, okay. I'll take you." She said standing up, grabbing his little hand and walking him to the bathroom.

As soon as Izzie was out of the room Alex asked Meredith something.

"Mer, I need a favour. I'm going to ask Izzie to marry me, but I don't know how to propose to her."

"I have the perfect idea."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Alex, will you be the ring bearer?"

"Sure." He smiled, trusting Meredith.

Izzie walked back into the room with Jay.

"What did I miss?"

"Alex and George are going to be Derek's groomsmen."

"Oh, that's cool. So we're sorted?" Izzie asked.

"We're sorted." She smiled.

"You excited?"

"I am now. Only 2 months."

"Yay!" Izzie said, Jay joining in with his mother.

"Oh, Iz. Will you start helping me pack boxes this week? We're starting to move this month."

"Yeah, sure. I'm sure Alex will help too."

"Yeah, I'll help."

"Thanks guys."

"You have to help us too though." Izzie smiled as they continued to chat.

"That's the last box. You're officially moved in." Izzie smiled as she placed the last box in the hallway of Meredith and Derek's newly built house.

"Finally." Meredith laughed.

"You still need to put everything in its place..."

"And sort out your bedroom" Alex smirked at her.

"Alex!" Both girls shouted at him.

"What? Jay's not here. I can talk dirty if I want to." He said.

"Is it right to be scared?" Meredith asked Izzie, both now ignoring Alec's previous comment.

"Yeah, it's normal. You're making a big commitment. You're going to be happy. You have an amazing guy who loves you very much. You'll have a family and you'll all be happy."

"Yeah, you're right, Iz."

"I'm always right." She smiled. The smile quickly faded. "I'm just going to the bathroom." With that Izzie ran upstairs.

"Meredith? Is there something wrong with her I don't know about?"

"She loves you very much. She's just scared you don't want to commit. She'll be fine on the day of the wedding. You watch this space."

"Will you go check on her, see if that's why she's been a bit weird lately?"

"Yeah, just wait in the kitchen. There are some beers in the fridge."

Meredith ran upstairs to the bathroom where Izzie was, supposedly, but she wasn't. Meredith heard a noise in one of the other upstairs rooms.

"Izzie, you okay in there?"

"Huh?"

"Oh, what are you doing in there?"

"This is going to be the playroom for your kids, right?"

"When we have some, yes. Why?"

"Jay drew you some pictures. I thought if I put them up in here it would surprise you."

Meredith smiled and hugged Izzie.

"His birthday is 3 days before the wedding, right?" Meredith asked Izzie.

"Yep. He'll be 2"

"Oh my God. He's getting so big" She said, walking downstairs with Izzie to where Alex was.

"I know, tell me about it." Izzie laughed

"Don't worry, Mer. Iz is going overboard and inviting our usual group to have a little party for him." Ale interrupted.

Meredith just laughed as she spoke up.

"Now let's get to yours and start moving the last of your boxes into my old house."

"Here we come!" Izzie giggled as her and Meredith ran downstairs and dragged Alex out the front door.

"Home sweet home" Izzie smiled as she and Alex sat in front of the TV, snuggled up on the sofa. They had put Jay to bed at 8.

"It feels great to be back in this house."

"Yeah, I agree. We've had some good times in this house."

"Yeah, the memories of me and you..."

"We've had some bad times."

"Me and you again..." Alex mumbled.

"It felt weird putting Jay in your old room." Izzie told her boyfriend.

"What, knowing that some of the best times we've had have been in that room?"

"And my old room."

"This house is home. This house is part of us." He said, kissing her.

She pulled away, still embracing him though.

"There's going to one weird thing though..."

"What's that?"

"Well, we get Meredith's bedroom. It's the only bedroom in this house we haven't slept in."

"Well, we'll have to change that."

"Lead the way. Just keep the volume down." Izzie giggled

"Where's the tape to cover up your mouth then?"

Izzie just stood there in disbelief, Alex grabbing her, hauling her into his arms and carrying her upstairs.

Chapter Nine is coming soon, I promise. Within the next month...