A/N: I'm glad you guys enjoyed the last chapter. So like I said before, in this story, it's been about a year and and a half since Meredith came back. In this time, Jo and Mer have obviously grown closer.

Disclaimer: No. If I owned Grey's, many people would still be alive.

"Alex! Alex come back!" Jo followed Alex out the front door. It slammed behind them as he walked briskly towards their car. "Babe." She said, laying an hand on his arm. He stopped, and leaned against the parked car, looking at her. She sighed at the look on his face. He looked broken. She put her arms around his middle, leaning her head into his chest. "I love you." She heard the intake of a shaky breath, and then his whisper. "I love you too."

They sat like that for a while, steady breathing the only sound that broke through the silence of the falling evening. After a while she pulled away, still keeping her arms around him. "So that was the bitch, huh? Should I go do a number on her?" Alex laughed and smiled at her, reaching his hand up to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. "I got lucky when I married you." Jo smiled, reaching her hand down to smack his ass playfully. "Damn straight."

The mood shifted to a more serious one. "Should I go tell Mer that we'll see her in the morning?" He nodded, leaning down to give her a peck. She patted his arm and walked towards the house.

Izzie sighed as she stared at the doorway Alex has disappeared through. She'd expected a lot of things. One of her favorite fantasies was him gathering her into his arms and kissing her senseless, begging her to never leave again. Another not so pleasant option was yelling and screaming. But she hadn't expected him to just walk away.

And she certainly hadn't expected him to have a wife to go chasing after him. Izzie wasn't a fool, she knew the girl was attractive. But the girl was young, and Izzie knew that she couldn't know the things about Alex that she knew. She was young and pretty, and knowing Alex, probably a nurse or a barmaid.

But then again, he'd married her. If she was a hook-up, she could understand. But why on earth would he marry the type of girl that Jo seemed to be?

Jo walked back through the door, throwing a glance in Izzie's direction before turning her gaze towards Meredith.

"Mer, we're gonna head home. Are you okay until Maggie and Amelia get back?"

Izzie watched as Meredith nodded, standing up to go give Jo a hug. She whispered in her ear, and Jo nodded. Jo then scooped up the baby that was sitting down on the carpet, pressing a kiss to her cheek. Bailey and Zola came running up to give her a hug.

"Bye Aunt Jo!" Bailey said, waving a little after he had pulled away from the hug.

The woman laughed, waving back. "I'll see you guys tomorrow." And with a nod to Izzie, she was gone.

Meredith sighed and sank back down into the chair she was originally sitting on, watching Ellis out of the corner of her eye. She looked at her other two children. "Why don't you two go watch TV in the study while Izzie and I talk?"

Zola and Bailey scampered off into the other room, and Meredith looked up to meet Izzie's eyes. She watched as Izzie cleared her throat. "So he- uh, Alex is married?"

Meredith nodded her head. "Since about a week ago. They just got back from their honeymoon."

Izzie inhaled sharply. That was one thing she and Alex never had.

"Is he happy with her?" Meredith nodded again. "Very." Izzie sighed, frustrated. "How do you know?" Meredith narrowed her eyes. "Because Alex is one of my very best friends, and I've never seen him happier. It's like they're made for each other."

Izzie crossed her arms, leaning back on the sofa. "What's she like?"

Meredith grew angrier, leaning forward in her seat. "You know Iz, I don't think that's any of your business. You and Alex have been over for a long time, after you walked out on him not once, but twice. On all of us. I know the third time he told you to go, and he was right. You never cared very much about any of our lives up until now, so I don't think you've earned the right to know anything about Jo."

Izzie sighed and stood. "I think I should go." Meredith nodded, remaining seated in her chair. "Maybe you should." An awkward silence ensued, both waiting for the other to make a move. Finally, Izzie spoke. "I guess I'll probably see you tomorrow." Meredith nodded again, looking down at her lap. When she looked back up, Izzie was gone.

Izzie closed the front door quietly, looking around the porch. She had so many memories of this place. Good ones, and bad ones. She smiled when she looked at the porch swing, remembering many an evening spent there. She sighed and turned away, jogging down the stairs. A car pulled into the driveway, headlines blinding her. The engine turned off and the lights went away. She heard car doors slam, and she saw two women. A darker one, with curly black hair, and one with ivory skin and dark hair.

"Hi there." The darker woman spoke first, waving her hand a little. "Can I help you?"

Izzie fumbled a little, reaching her hand out to shake the other girl's. "I'm Izzie Stevens. I was just, um, visiting Mer."

Izzie heard a sharp intake of breath from the younger woman, but the other one just smiled. "Oh, Dr. Stevens? I'm Maggie Pierce. You're my consult in the morning." Izzie nodded, breaking into a grin. "Oh, of course. It's nice to meet you." Maggie glanced back at the other woman who was with her, raising her eyebrow. She nudged the woman and she smiled slightly, reaching her hand forward. "I'm Amelia Shepherd. I've heard quite a lot about you, Izzie." Izzie shook the hand, feeling a knot of cold form in her stomach. "I'm sure they've not been good things." Izzie laughed nervously, clasping her hands together. "Oh well, you know, I am Derek's sister. And the hospital is quite the rumor mill." Izzie plastered a fake smile, backing a way a little. "Well it was so very nice to meet you ladies. I guess I'll see you in the morning." She turned and headed towards her car that was parked on the street, leaving a stewing Amelia and very confused Maggie Pierce behind.

Jo sighed, rolling over to face her husband in bed. "You know, I can practically hear you thinking over there. Alex gave a smirk, patting her arm. "I guess that's because you're not used to thinking yourself." He halfheartedly teased. She gave a look of fake offense anyway, because she knew that's what he wanted.

A few more moments passed before Jo jerked Alex closer to her, looking him in the eye. "What's going on inside that big ugly head of yours?" Alex sighed. "I just- Izzie coming back stirred up a lot of feelings." Jo widened her eyes. "Oh."

"No, no, no. Not that kind." Alex backtracked, taking a deep breath and starting again. "All through our marriage, and even in our relationship, she never made me feel like I was good enough. In fact, on more that one occasion, she practically told me I wasn't. And she never really trusted me and it hurt but sometimes I wonder…"

Jo tilted her head. "You're insecure?"

Alex laughed, playing it off. "What? No. I'm not…I mean I'd never…" Jo smiled, crawling on top of her husband. She looped her arms around his neck and planted a kiss on his lips. "You," she leaned down, pressing a kiss to his cheek, "are one of the most sexy," another kiss, on his neck, "kind," the kisses trailed lower down his bare chest, "wonderful human beings I know. I love you so much. I'm going to spend the rest of my life with you, Alex, and I couldn't be happier about it. You are all I need."

Alex grinned, pulling her back up to his level, and kissing her thoroughly. When he pulled away they were both smiling, and he reached his hand down to squeeze her ass. She raised an eyebrow, laughing. "Didn't you say you were tired earlier?" He shook his head. "Not anymore."

A/N: Hope you enjoyed! Review?