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Chapter Twelve:

By Rosa241

George's POV:

It's been three weeks since I moved out of the house and into the apartment with Alex. It's strange to think that these have been the best three weeks I've had in a long time. Despite what people think Alex is actually pretty great company, once you get passed the sarcasm. It's probably got something to do with him being a guy – ignoring the enormous crush that has got absolutely nothing to do with this! I've spent so much of my time living with women and before that I lived at home with my parents and brothers. Don't get me wrong I love them and everything but they're just kind of different than I am. They're more...manly than me. They've never really understood me but Alex seems to get it.

"So, living with evil spawn, what's that like?" I know that by now evil spawn is simply Christina's nickname for him but even still it gets me going. If it weren't for how she reacted when Alex had scarlet fever I would be sure that she genuinely meant it when she said that she didn't care. Of course that's a lie, she does care, she just doesn't want us to know how much.

"Actually it's kind of fun." She gives me a look, one that clearly says 'how high are you right now?' "I'm being serious here. He's kind of fun to be around when you actually get to know him better."

"God I couldn't imagine living with all of that angry and crazy evil spawn stuff going on inside of his head. Now that's got to be a scary place." She snorted to herself before opening her locker and delving inside.

"He's not that bad." I repeat before opening my own locker. "Seriously I wouldn't be still living there if I wasn't enjoying it." Okay now that's a lie, I would totally still be living there. The bonus of getting to see Alex shirtless most days was enough to make me keep living there even if the place was a hole in the ground. Shirtless Alex is a god! Okay maybe there's more to it than just the fact that Alex is pretty hot – and by that I mean that he's a total hunk – actually there's a lot more to it.

"I think it's going to be good for you, living with Alex." Meredith voice's her opinion as she sits next to me. "He's a guy for starters, not a girl, which means that you get to be amazingly guyish."

"Guyish? That's not a word." She gives me a look before rolling her eyes. "But I get what you mean though. I've spent a long time being an honorary girl for you guys, it's nice to be a guy for once."

It's true. The girls expected me to be one of them, little realising that I'm actually a guy. Well scratch that they do know I'm a guy of course they do, but they don't see me as one. They see me as one of them. I can't really be myself around them, not really.

"Yeah Guyish. I like that word." I can hear Meredith laughing as I leave the locker room. I think this is going to be a good day.

Alex's POV:

So far so good. I honestly can't believe that I'm going to say this but I love pit duty! Okay maybe I don't love it but I've got to say that it beats the hell out of sitting at home all day doing nothing. Yep you guessed right, Bailey cleared me for duty, and by God I've never been happier to be in this hospital.

"So Doctor Karev. I hear you and Doctor O'Malley are living together?" Nurse Kelly says as I finish writing out the chart in my hand.

"You heard right." I hate talking to Kelly, she hates me. We dated for like five minutes three years ago and all of a sudden I'm the big bad wolf.

"So how'd you wangle that one?" Say what?

"Excuse me, what?" She laughs at me, but it's one of those irritating condescending laughs.

"Oh don't play dumb. You've got yourself a live in friend with benefits." The ability to breathe right now goes completely out of the window.

"I'm sorry what?" She laughs at me again before wandering off to the nearest patient. "Hold up." She sneers at me slightly as I pull her back.

"Oh what's the matter, you don't like people knowing you're dirty secret? I mean it's totally like you, the whole slut thing, you and Grey totally have that in common." As she goes to walk away again my anger gets the better of me.

"Okay first of all leave Meredith out of this. She's in a loving relationship and has got nothing to do with me and George. And second of all, George is a friend. He needed somewhere to stay and I happen to have a spare room, that's it. And not that it's any of your business but there's nothing going on between us."

"Not what I heard." She says in one of those annoying sing song voices.

"From who?" I'm practically yelling now but I couldn't care less.

"Doctor Stevens, she was practically spitting feathers this morning in the locker room. You can deny it all you want but we all know what you're really like." With that she walks away again, only this time I let her. I've got bigger fish to fry.

It doesn't take me long to find Izzy, thank God. Seriously I'm so angry right now I think that I might actually explode. She doesn't see me coming, something I'm kind of grateful for.

"Izzy!" She spins around as I yell, her eyes narrowing as she does. "What the hell is the matter with you?"

"I'm busy Alex. Leave me alone." She makes to walk away but I pull her back. She's not getting away with this.

"You're not going anywhere. What the hell have you been spreading around about me and George? I thought George was supposed to be your friend!" I'm quite sure my yelling has attracted a crowd but I don't care.

"He is. That's exactly why I want the world to know what you're doing to him. George doesn't deserve to be treated that way." She tries to go but I keep my grip firm.

"There is nothing going on between me and George!" She snorts before responding.

"Oh please! I know exactly why you wanted him to live with you. Friends with benefits. You're going to charm your way into his bed and then toss him aside as soon as you're done with him. I know how you work." Oh. My. God. I might actually kill her right now!

"You don't know anything!" I shout. "Unless you actually see it with your own eyes, or hear it first hand from your own ears don't invent it with your small mind and share it with your big ass mouth."

With that I storm away, staying any longer would result in my killing her.

God I hate that woman.

Bailey's POV:

You know sometimes I hate them. Sometimes I actually hate them. I mean seriously this is Karev's first day back at work and the man's already caused a scene, not that I can blame him given what Stevens has been saying, but even still.

"Stevens! I need a word." Judging from the sheepish look she gives me she knows exactly what's going on. "I don't care what your personal feelings towards Doctor Karev are but you do not going bringing your personal life into this hospital."

"I know but Alex..." Oh don't even try it girl!

"No, no, no. You are the one that's been spreading rumours about two of the doctors in this hospital. And before you even start I've already had words with Karev so no, he's not getting special treatment. From now on you keep your life outside of this hospital, am I clear?" I give her that look, you know that one that says don't-you-dare-mess-with-me.

"But Doctor Bailey-" No!

"Am I clear?" This time she says nothing for a moment before nodding her head.

"Yes."

"And I don't want to have to have this conversation again. Get back to work." With that she walks back to her patient.

I hate them, I really do.

There we go. Poor Alex. Mean old Izzy.