Okay it's been a while since I've been back here. Firstly I would like to thank everyone for their heartfelt messages over the recent weeks. It's been a very tough time since the devastating loss of my grandmother and the messages I have received from you have helped immensely. Secondly I fully appreciate the time you have all waited for this update and I hope it is worth it. Thirdly enjoy!

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Chapter 16:

By Rosa241

Alex's POV:

Jesus Christ! Won't this woman ever leave me alone?

Izzy's been back for almost a week now and I don't think she's left me alone for a minute. I just don't get it. One minute she hated me, accused me of trying to destroy her career, and now it's like she wants us to be best buddies. Don't get me wrong she's tried hard to apologise to me but it's all for show. Just like yesterday…

Flashback:

"Alex you have to understand, I'm really sorry. I know that I messed up but I'm trying to make up for it now." Make up for it, yeah right! Everything she's said over the last week is a bunch of crap. Don't ask me how I know but I can just tell.

"And like I've said a thousand times. I'm not interested. I get it your sorry, but we're not friends. We never were and probably never will be." She makes a good show of doing the whole wise eyed and innocent look but I won't be fooled. She's putting on a hell of a performance I'll give you that much.

"Please Alex. We work at the same hospital and we've got the same friends. Can we at least try to get along for everyone else's sake?" Every single time she opens her mouth I just want to scream at her. Instead I settle for shaking my head and walking out of the room. I speak to her any longer and I might just do something I'll regret.

End Flashback

A hell of a performance but that's all it was. That's all any of this is. She's making a show of apologising but there's something else behind it.

"Look will you just leave me alone for crying out loud!" The hallway stops at my out burst but right now I don't care. "I get that you're sorry, okay? I get it. Now you need to get this. I'm NOT interested in your fake apologies. You go your way and I'll go mine, we don't talk unless it's about work. Leave me alone."

Before she can start up with the false apologise again I storm off into the nearest empty room. God that woman makes my blood boil. Everything about her just pisses me off even more. Right now I don't know what game she's playing but I know I'll find out.

"That was completely out of order!" The door slams open and an extremely pissed off O'malley flies in. "She was just trying to say she was sorry, there was no need to go off at her like that."

"Oh for God's sake. She's not interested in apologising, this whole things a complete show." He growls under his breath and steps forward into my personal space.

"She's trying and it wouldn't kill you to do the same." Rolling my eyes I shove past him and make my way to the door. I barely take a step before George grabs my arm. "What is your problem?"

"My problem? Izzy's the one with the problem." What the hell is wrong with him?

"God you are such a child!" His voice is rising but I don't care.

"I'm a child! Are you forgetting the way Izzy's been acting lately? She's been a complete nut case." He rolls his eyes and speaks once again.

"Maybe so but she's trying to make up for it. You're the one that's being unreasonable!" Me? I'm unreasonable! "She's making an effort and you're throwing it back in her face. Stop acting like an idiot and just grow up."

Shoving past him I storm out of the room before I let my mouth run away with me. What the hell is the matter with him?

George's POV:

"I know Izzy's been kind of a bitch lately but at least she's making an attempt to apologise. Alex isn't even trying." Meredith tilts her as she thinks. That's the thing I love about Meredith, she thinks before she speaks. She's not one of those people who just blurts out the first thing in her mind. Christina on the other hand is as blunt as they come.

"They're both a couple of babies." She shovels the remainder of her sandwhich in her mouth as she stands and heads off. "They need to man up!"

"As much as I hate to admit it Christina has a point." Meredith frowns at my words before she finally gives her opinion.

"Okay so maybe Alex could at least try but given how Izzy treated him these last few weeks it's hardly surprising that he's angry." Okay so he's aloud to be angry but that doesn't mean he has to be unreasonable. "I mean think about it. She's called him a dirty whore, told him repeatedly that he's a horrible person, made people think that he only wanted you to be his live in sex toy and as if that's not bad enough she made a mistake with a patient and then tried to convince everyone that Alex was at fault."

Man when you put it like that…

"Don't get me wrong I'm totally sympathetic with her. Yes Alex cheated on her. I've been there and believe me it completely pulls you apart. Even if you know that the person isn't going to be the one it still hurts that they could treat you like that." Yeah I guess that she must have been really torn apart by that. "But Alex has changed since then. We know that. Izzy can't treat someone that way because she has an issue with them."

"I get that she treated him badly but-" I barely get the words out before Meredith speaks again.

"Badly!? She's treated him like crap for weeks, hell she treated you like crap too!"

"Yeah but she's trying to make up for it. She's made a mistake and now she's trying to do the right thing." At last Meredith nods her head. Finally she agrees with me.

"Yeah but you can't just forgive someone overnight. Forgiveness can't just be given because you ask for it, you have to work hard and earn it." Guess she's got a point... "Alex is allowed to be angry."

As I gaze down at my plate I can't help but agree with her. She has a point. I didn't think about it that way before but now that I have guilt pools in my chest. Forgiveness has to be earned. It's true. Anyone can say that they're sorry but it takes time and effort to show that.

I screwed up…

Izzy's POV:

This whole things going to be harder than I thought. It's my own fault. I thought I could just walk right in and apologise. Turns out I can't. That's something I should have realised. Alex isn't going to just offer up his forgiveness because I ask him too. I'm going to have to work for it. Getting Alex onside isn't going to be easy. George on the other hand…

Flashback:

"Izzy, are you okay?" George's voice surprises me slightly.

"What are you doing here?" Sitting down on the bed I turn my gaze to the floor.

"I just wanted to see if you were okay. I heard Alex yell at you today." He heard that? He heard Alex yell at me and now he's worried. Looks like this plan is working just fine.

"Oh I'm fine. I can't blame him for yelling, I deserved it." Still keeping my eyes on the floor I almost let out a cheer as he sits next to me on the bed.

"Look I know you haven't exactly been the nicest person over the last few weeks but you are making the effort to put things right." Keep your cool Izzy and play the part. "Alex shouldn't have yelled at you like that. I told him that but he wasn't in a good mood."

"Now I'm causing problems for you. Great." Perfect! This is exactly what George needs. He needs to see just what kind of person Alex is.

"You're not causing problems. You're trying to apologise and Alex is being unreasonable." This time I lift my head and offer him a small smile.

"Can you forgive me?" He sends me a smile before hugging me. I wrap my arms around him and hug him as tight as I can. I've missed this.

"I'm still mad at you but I guess you deserve a second chance."

Perfect.

End Flashback

George is back in my life and I couldn't be happier. Part one of the plan is complete. Part two is already underway. All I have to do is get George to see the kind of man that Alex Karev truly is, I can't Alex get to him. He'll destroy George and I won't let that happen. Of course I can't let George know what I'm doing. He's too deeply entangled in Alex's web to listen to reason, to listen to the truth. If this is going to work I need both of them to believe me. And of course therein lies the problem.

"Stevens we need to talk." Great, just who I wanted to see. "We need to settle this."

Maybe this won't be so hard after all…

Ooh! Just what will Izzy do? Now George and Alex are fighting. Will they work things out? Stay tuned and find out! Bye bye x