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Chapter Eighteen:

By Rosa241

Georges POV:

Not for the first time I find my eyes drifting over to Alex. I know I should apologise to him for the way I spoke but he won't let me. When I tried to apologise he just shrugged his shoulders, told me to 'forget it' and walked away. It's been almost a week since our argument and we've barely spoken since. It's like he's going out of his way to avoid me.

I can't blame him for being mad at me. Even if everything I said to him was justified, which it wasn't, it isn't my place. What's going on between him and Izzy isn't something I should get involved with. Izzy's my friend but so is Alex, I can't let their argument affect my relationship with either one. Shaking my head I turn my eyes back to the chart in front of me.

Naturally it doesn't take long before I can feel my eyes turning back to where Alex is stood. As I watch the two of them standing together I can feel the jealousy burning through me. I had no idea that Mark and Alex were such good friends but lately they seem to be inseparable. Every time that I see Alex, Mark is close by. I've got no right to be jealous after all it's not like Alex and I are a couple or anything. I just can't help it.

"O'Malley!" A furious voice breaks me from my thoughts and my eyes snap upwards to see Shepard standing in front of me. "My patient?"

"Oh right um…" Glancing back to the chart I push thoughts of Alex from my brain. Do your job George!

Christina's POV:

"Oh good lord! Pull yourself together O'Malley." Slapping him round the head seems to bring him out from his thoughts. Don't need to be a mind reader to work out what's going on in there.

"Sorry I was just thinking." Sharing a look with Meredith she shakes her head before speaking.

"You were thinking about Alex." The fact that George doesn't event try to deny it shows just how bad he has it. "What's happened now?"

"Nothing and that's the problem!" Apparently our confusion is evident and he quickly elaborates. "He's been avoiding me for days now. I know I shouldn't have yelled at him like I did and I tried to apologise but he won't let me. How am I supposed to make things better if he won't talk to me?"

Rolling my eyes I let Meredith handle this one. There's no way I'm getting involved in evil spawns love life. Even thinking about it makes me shiver.

"You just have to give him time. He's hurt and he's angry. The truth is George he has every right to be." Understatement. O'Malley spoke to me that way he'd be missing his two front teeth.

"I know. I know I messed up and I'm trying to fix it."

"It's like I said to Izzy the other day. You can't just forgive someone because they ask you too. Forgiveness has to be earned George." Seriously we should just lock those two in a room and not let them out until they get it on.

"I'm trying to earn it…he won't let me!" Wait, why am I thinking about evil spawns love life? I'm not getting involved. I don't care!

"God you're not even listening to me George. Alex will forgive you when he's ready, not before. You need to give him some time." Oh my god! Do I actually care about his love life? Why am I still thinking about this?

As I listen to Meredith and George arguing something inside me finally snaps.

"Oh shut up!" Turning my attention to O'Malley I finally intervene. "You're an idiot. Anyone with half a brain can see that evil spawn is basically in love with you and it doesn't take a genius to work out that you've got it bad for him."

"Christina-"Giving her a glare she wisely shuts her mouth.

"After everything that Barbie has put him through lately he's bound to be pissed off! Hell I'd have smacked the white off her teeth by now if I were him. And then you go and basically tell him that you're on Izzy's side…is it any wonder he's ignoring you?" Meredith gives me a look as I finish my rant, one that clearly isn't happy, before speaking again.

"What Christina is trying to say is that Alex is upset. He cares about you a lot and he thought you were on his side. Then you went off at him like that and now he thinks you're on Izzy's side."

O'Malley deflates slightly as he realises just how badly he screwed up. Shaking my head I grab my empty bottle and hit the bar.

The sooner those two get it on the better it'll be for everyone.

Alex POV:

"I think we should prescribe antibiotics and keep an eye on the fever. It's worrying me a little." As Stevens speaks the only thought running through my mind is SHUT UP! Every time we're around each other she acts like she's think innocent little girl and jesus I can't stand it anymore.

"He's already on antibiotics and the fevers holding steady. It hasn't gotten any worse in the last few hours." I grumble, my grip on the chart gaining strength as every second passes.

"Holding steady means it hasn't gotten any better either. I'm just trying to do what's best for the patient." Her words grate on me and my paper thin patience finally tears.

"And I'm not right!? That's what you're saying isn't it? You're trying to help the patient and I'm not, hell I'm probably trying to kill him!" All eyes turn to me as my voice rises.

"I didn't say that." That pathetic baby voice of hers just pisses me off even more. Everyone sees the blond hair and the blue eyes and all they see this innocent little girl. God even O'Malley's fallen for it!

"You didn't have to. All day the only thing you've been doing is contradicting me, disagreeing with everything I've said. What the hell is wrong with you?" Her eyes harden for a moment before her innocent mask comes back up.

"I'm just trying to do what's best for the patients Alex. That is what we're here for." She tries to turn away but this time I won't let her walk away.

"So am I Izzy. I'm trying to do my job so back off and let me. The patient is already on antibiotics, there's no point in prescribing more until we know if these ones are going to work. Given your history with prescribing things I'd let me do it if I were you, wouldn't want you to try to kill this one too."

A sharp stinging flies across my cheek as she slaps me. Despite my anger I can feel a grin form on my face.

"Touch a nerve did I?" I drop my voice to a whisper before walking away. Anger flies through me as I make my way out of the hospital.

How the hell could I be so stupid?

She's been baiting me all day!

Why didn't I see it?

This is exactly what she wants. She wants me to lose it and go off at her. She wants to be seen as the innocent victim.

The only thing worse than her being the innocent victim is the fact that I'm letting her. I'm letting her manipulate me.

No more.

I'm not falling for it again.

My thoughts are interrupted as a scream echoes through the air.

And I think we'll leave it there for now. Haven't done a cliff hanger in a while so I thought I'd leave you with one. Enjoy x