A/N: I know this is super late. Sorry about that, my classes started and I've been super busy with assignments and such. I'm still going to try to update as regularly as I can though.
So there's some Japril in here. We're just going to assume that in the future they are fine and have a strong marriage. They're Jolex's couple friends. You know, the ones you go on double dates with in such. Like when Crowen and MerDer almost went to Valentine's dinner together til they saw the ambulances. That type of thing.
Disclaimer: Still don't own it.
"I'm just saying that maybe you should confront her about it." Jo chose her words carefully, crossing across the room to grab a drink out of their refrigerator. "It might help you. Provide closure."
"I don't want any closure, I want her to be gone!" Alex exclaimed, resting his arms on the counter top. "Everything is fine in my life- great actually- without having to confront Izzie Stevens. I have a beautiful, pig-headed wife, and a nice home. Why should I change anything?"
'The loft and I aren't going anywhere, Alex. But isn't there some small part of you that wants to lay everything with her to rest? So you can move on with your life?" Jo reasoned. "I have laid it to rest. There's nothing more for me to say to her. She was selfish, the relationship was one-sided. After everything I did for her, she just left without even giving me the benefit of the doubt. Leaving me with medical bills of hers to pay. She came back, still blaming me. She left, and I'm sure part of her still blames me. I'm done with her. I'm fed up, and a part of me almost hates her. I have nothing to say to her." Alex ran a hand over his face. Jo paused, before laying a hand on his arm. "How about you say that?"
"Alex is mad at me." Jo complained, leaning against the wall. "Why?" April asked, pacing the floor of the lounge. "Because I keep pushing him to talk to Izzie. I mean, this is the healthy thing to do right? Confront your past so you can move?" April moved to lean against the wall beside her. "I guess so. But this is Alex we're talking about. He's not going to do something he doesn't want to do. He doesn't see that it could help him, only that he doesn't want to do it." Jo sighed, turning her head. "Then what do I do?" April laughed. "Heck if I know. I never claimed to be an expert on Alex Karev. This seems like a Meredith question." Jo sighed. "It is, but she's in surgery. And Jackson said the same thing you did. Arizona is pretty useless, she's been reduced to nothing more than a ball of germs and sniffling."
April smiled, pushing off the wall to pace again. Jo raised an eyebrow. "What's going on?" April stopped, opening her mouth, then closing it again. She shook her head, and continued pacing. "Come on, you can tell me. Whatever it is, I might can help. You're freaking me out with all this pacing." April stopped again, moving closer to Jo. "Whatever I say, does not leave this room. You can't tell anyone, not even Arizona. And especially not Jackson. I haven't told anyone yet." Jo nodded, leaning closer. "I'm pregnant." April said in a hushed tone, clasping her hands. "Really? That's so exciting! Why haven't you told anyone?! This is so great, April!" Jo stepped forward and hugged her.
Finally April smiled. "Isn't it? I haven't told anyone yet because…well, what happened with Samuel…I just want to be sure that isn't happening again before I tell Jackson. That's the right thing to do, isn't it?"
Jo shrugged. "I mean, it's your decision. You know Jackson better than anyone. So I think the best thing to do is to go with what you think will work out best in the long run." April nodded slowly. Then she grinned, bigger than ever. "I'm going to be a mom again." She laughed, tearing up again. Jo nodded, feeling her own eyes sting a bit. "Yes you are." She pulled April in for a hug again and patted her back.
They women pulled apart as the door clicked open and Dr. Stevens entered. Jo groaned internally and April cut her eyes over at her. Jo smirked at the surprised look on Izzie's face. "Hello, Dr. Stevens." Izzie blinked and opened her mouth, stuttering. "Oh hi, um, Dr, uh, Karev." Jo laughed. "I still have Wilson on the lab coat, so you can call me that until Alex makes me change it to Wilson-Karev." Izzie nodded, smiling weakly. "I didn't know you worked here." Jo stuffed her hands in her pocket, but April spoke before she could respond. "She's got a real knack for Ortho. Almost better than Dr. Torres," April smiled at Jo, raising her eyebrows, and Jo smiled back. Izzie nodded, sticking her hand out towards April.
"Dr. Kepner, right? I remember you. It's nice to see you again." April shook her hand. "Likewise." An awkward silence ensued, and April backed towards the door. "Well, I've got to um, go make plans." She smiled sheepishly at Jo, who just nodded. "Yeah, call me later, okay? I want to talk to you some more." April nodded before disappearing through the door.
Jo turned back to Izzie. "So, uh, where do you live now?" She asked, wishing desperately that her pager would go off. "I'm in Georgia right now. Thinking about moving though." Izzie offered, pouring a cup of coffee. "Oh really? Why?" Izzie turned slightly, smirking. "My divorce. I just sort of need to get away from all that." Jo nodded slowly, thinking back to what Amelia had said earlier in the cafeteria. "Where do you think you'll go?" Izzie shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe some place where I know people." Jo's eyes widened, but before she could ask where exactly she meant, her pager went off. She groaned internally and glanced at it, before turning towards the door. "Sorry, ortho emergency. Gotta run." She let the door slam behind her. Now she needed to talk to Meredith about two things.
"She's what?!" April's shrill voice came across the phone, and Jo fell back against the bed. "I think she's planning on moving back here!" She lowered her voice a little as she thought about her husband and Meredith's kids playing in the other room. "Why in the world would she do that?" April asked. "This is what I'm saying." Jo sighed, pulling the cell phone closer to her face. "Have you told Alex yet?"
"No. He'll probably freak. I really need to talk to Mer so we can come up with a way for me to tell him, but she's been in surgery all day long. We had to pick up her kids from day care."
"Oh. Sorry about ditching you earlier. I was preoccupied with the Jackson thing."
Jo laughed. "It's okay. Have you told him yet?"
"No. He had some paperwork to do at the hospital, so I'm cooking dinner for us to eat when he gets home. I'll tell him then." Jo heard the clatter of a pan and April mutter a profanity. "A dinner that I'm about to burn. I've got to go. Talk to you later?"
"Sure. Good luck!" Jo hung up the phone and stood up, sliding it in her pocket. She slipped into the living room just in time to see her husband sliding a blanket over the Grey-Shepherd kids as they slept on the couch. He put his finger over his lips and motioned for her to follow him into the kitchen.
She pulled the door closed gently behind them. "I'm sorry we fought earlier." Alex offered, smiling sheepishly. "Me too." Jo returned the smile as her husband reached forward and pulled her into a kiss. It was rather dirty and his hand reached up to grasp her breast. She pulled away, laughing. "What was that for?"
Alex rested his forehead against hers. "I wanted to do that as soon as we got home, but then we had to pick up the kids." His hands cupped her ass, pulling her closer to him.
She smacked his arm lightly. "Yeah well, the kids are still here, so you'll have to keep those hands to yourself a little bit longer, Mr. Karev." He smirked. "That goes for you too, Mrs. Karev." She laughed and reached into the pantry to pull out a bag of chips, munching on them thoughtfully.
"What's going on?" Alex asked after a while. Jo hesitated, still not sure how to tell him. "Come on, just tell me. It can't be that bad." Jo sighed, placing her hands on the counter behind her. "Izzie might be moving back." Alex blinked. "That's a stupid idea. Why would she do that?" Jo shrugged. "Something about wanting to be near her friends." "Well I don't think she has many friends left here." Alex muttered. Jo nodded. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I mean, she can do what she wants. It's her life. She can ruin it if she wants to."
Jo furrowed her brows, not convinced. "You sure?" He shrugged. "Yeah. I don't really give a damn about her anymore."
A/N: Who's ready for tomorrow? I'm so excited. Review?