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Jo looked up at the hospital with wide-eyed wonder. She had never seen a medical facility that looked so beautiful. The architecture, with its glass front, was really unlike any she had seen before. They just didn't have buildings like this back in Iowa. She had settled into Alex's newly acquired home about a month ago. In that time, she had become quite familiar with the Emerald City. She had met Alex's "family" and they immediately accepted her as one of them. Now, as she walked through the parking lot of Seattle Grace, she wondered about the new people she would meet here and what new experiences she would have in store.

Alex had the morning off on her first day at the hospital. He offered to go in with her, but she declined. She needed to do this on her own. Alex didn't protest, as he wanted to give her some space and not smother her. As she walked up to the double-doored entrance, she spotted someone who she had met at the mixer the night before.

"You're Stephanie, right?"

"Yeah. Jo?"

"Uh, hm," she nodded in affirmation.

"So, do you think that all the rumors about Medusa are true?" Wow. This girl gets straight to the point. Jo couldn't say that she didn't like that. After all, she was used to it with Alex.

Jo gave Stephanie a questioning look. "Medusa? Who's that?"

"You know, Dr. Grey," Stephanie answered.

"Dr. Grey? Medusa?" Jo scrunched her nose in disbelief. She had gotten to know Meredith pretty well in the past month. She had always been great to her. Jo felt like she was someone she could really look up to, kind of like an older sister.

Stephanie looked around, leaned in and whispered. "Well, I heard that she is a 'monster of mythic proportions'. She screams at all the interns and enjoys it. She makes them do the most vile, disgusting scut work and brags about it to all of her attending buddies."

"Hmm, I met her for the first time about a month ago. She seems pretty cool," replied Jo.

The doors opened and they walked into the main lobby. "So, how did you manage to meet her already?"

"I live in her old house," Jo replied.

"You're an intern, how were you able to afford that?"

Jo shook her head and chuckled. "Let me clarify. I live there with Alex Karev."

"As in Dr. Karev, the Peds attending? What do they call him? Umm, Evil Spawn?"

Jo's smile turned into a full-on belly laugh. "They call him WHAT? Oh, wait 'til I see him. " She shook her head in amusement. "Evil Spawn. Who gave him that name and where on earth did they come up with it?"

Stephanie shrugged. "I think it was Dr. Yang, or something. I don't know. So, seriously, how did you manage to shack up with him so quick? I'll hand it to you. You work fast, girl."

Jo drew up her face in disgust. "Eww, Alex is practically my brother. He and I grew up together in Iowa. It's a long story, but let's just say that nothing funny is going on there."

Stephanie raised up an eyebrow. "Mm, hm. That's what they all say."

Jo shot her a look of disdain. "I'm telling the truth."

Stephanie put up her hands in mock surrender. "Okay, okay. If you say so." A smirk formed on her lips. She wasn't exactly buying it.

"Well, I do," Jo countered a little less defensively than before.

"So, if you're not seeing Evil, uh, Dr. Karev, then who are you seeing?" asked Stephanie as they walked down the hall toward the interns' locker room.

Jo shrugged. "Well, I've only been here for about a month, so I haven't had much time to meet anyone. I've spent so much time concentrating on med school that I never really dated all that much anyway. I figured I'd have plenty of opportunities later."

Stephanie shook her head in understanding. "I hear you, but at some point, don't you start to wonder what is out there?"

"Maybe. It isn't like I've never dated. I've been out with a few guys, but none of them ever seemed right. Who knows, maybe I'll find my Mr. Right here." Jo said as they passed a couple of hot-looking residents. They both craned their necks around to get one last glimpse before they turned the corner.

"Not bad."

"Nope, not bad at all," Jo giggled. "So, what about you? Are you seeing anybody?"

"Well, it just so happens that I am. As a matter of fact, I just got this a couple of weeks ago." Stephanie held up her left hand to show off the most dazzling diamond Jo had ever seen.

"Oh, wow! That is gorgeous. It's gotta be a couple of carats."

"2.3 to be exact. Jackson's a doctor and from a very prestigious family. He's very caring and sweet too. Such a perfect combination," she said dreamily.

"Whoa, Jackson? As in Jackson Avery?"

"Yeah. Do you know him?" Stephanie asked, a bit surprised.

"I heard Alex and Meredith talk about him a couple of times. His grandfather is pretty famous. They were pretty excited that the grandson of someone as well-respected as Harper Avery was coming to Seattle Grace. So, you two are engaged? Man, some girls have all the luck." Jo said teasingly.

"I am very lucky. Not only is he from such a successful family, but he's gorgeous," Stephanie said in a sing-song voice.

"I can't wait to meet this guy. He sounds, well…, perfect."

"He is and you will. He's a new resident here."

"In that case, you'll have to point him out to me. So, are you ready to do this?" Jo asked as they headed into the locker room.

"As ready as I'll ever be," Stephanie replied.

A couple of weeks had gone by since Jo began her internship. She had settled into a normal routine, whatever normal really was for an intern. She had even managed to make a few new friends along the way. Making friends wasn't something that always came easy for Jo. All through her school years, she never really had many. The few that she did have were jealous. Jo was beautiful and they were average. She was intelligent and they were… not. By the time they all reached junior high school, things got ugly. These so-called friends convinced her other classmates that they would be outcasts if they didn't go along with them. These girls owned the school and pretty soon, Jo became the outcast.

She met Alex the summer before 8th grade, when he moved into the house next door. Most 16-year-old boys don't want much to do with a 13 ½ year old girl. It turned out, despite the age difference, they had a lot in common. They spent the entire summer hanging out at each other's houses, listening to their favorite bands and watching TV. The first day of school, one of the girls in the clique approached the new kid in school and warned him about Jo. Alex never believed in violence against a female, but in that instant, he never wanted to slug someone so bad in all of his life. He decided that from that moment on, he would always stand up for Jo and protect her, no matter what.

Jo had formed a pretty good friendship with three fellow interns; Leah Murphy, Shane Ross, and Stephanie Edwards. Jo suspected that her friendship with Leah had more to do with Leah's crush on Alex. She knew that Jo and Alex were close. She had asked her on more than one occasion if he was seeing anybody. Jo made it clear that if she wanted Alex, she would have to do it on her own. Leah seemed to respect that. Even though Jo took that as a good sign, she still remained a little guarded where their friendship was concerned.

Shane and Jo would sometimes quiz each other on different surgical procedures. Alex teased Jo about him having an obvious crush on her. She just blew it off. She really wasn't interested. Sure, Shane was a decent guy, but she just wasn't into him in that way.

She had become the tightest with Stephanie. They spent a lot of time together. Because Alex was Jo's best friend when they were growing up, it felt nice to finally have one that was a girl. She couldn't talk to Alex about some cute guy she liked or a female problem she was having. Nope, not happening.

Jo had just come off of an 18 hour shift. To say that she was tired was an understatement. All she wanted to do was head home and crash. She was about to make it out the door, when she was stopped by a familiar voice. "Jo, what are you doing tomorrow night?" asked Stephanie as she ran to catch up with her.

"Tomorrow night, hmm, well I thought that I would order a pizza and spend the evening with my anatomy book."

Stephanie faked a yawn. "Bo-ring. No. No, you're not."

"I'm not? What do you mean? We've got the exam coming up in a week. I've got to nail this."

"There'll be plenty of time for that the rest of the week. No. You are going out with me and the rest of the interns. I mean, if you keep this up, forty years from now you'll be the old woman on the street with 15 million cats. You know, the one who everybody warns their children to stay away from."

Jo rolled her eyes and stomped her feet. "Ughh, Steph, you're not trying to set me up with someone, are you?"

"Oh, no, no, no. Nothing like that. Girl, you need to get out and live a little. Have a few drinks. Let loose." Just then, Alex passed by. "You know, hang out with someone other than Dr. McBroody."

Alex stuck his tongue out at Stephanie and headed on down the hall.

"All right, fine! I'll go. One night, okay?"

"You won't regret this," Stephanie replied as she headed toward the pit.

"I better not," yelled Jo as she exited out the door.