Love is a Fast Song
Here's is the not so long awaited stand alone sequel to "Plans". I hope you enjoy. Even if you don't why don't you drop me a review. Please?
Disclaimer: I know how unbelievable it is but I don't own these characters. I mean honestly I would use my super awesome brain power and put 2 and 2 together, and realize that I should but the two people voted hotest male and female on my show together. I promise I would. McStizzie people. They would out shine even Brangelina. So I don't own them. I am however becoming convinced that Katherine Heigl is my big sister. Sure we don't look alike, but whatever.
She was leaning on the edge of the sink. She looked at the small rectangular bright pink box in her hands. She had always liked pink, but today it was the color of an unknown future. She turned the box over and read it for the third time since coming home from the store. This was not good. They had only been together three months. They weren't ready for this, and she really wasn't ready for this. She took a deep breath and hesitated briefly before opening the box. She pulled out the long white stick. She scrutinized it closely wondering why they were here in this room and why now. She had 2 weeks left in her internship. In two weeks she would be a resident and right now her body decided that it might just want to change her entire life. She realized the risk she was taking when she was on the antibiotics for her sinus infection, but even then they had only not used a condom once. She was very careful about these things. Stupid birth control. She finally decided to be proactive and take the test. What was three minutes right?
Apparently it only took 79 seconds for the stick to register what her body had already been telling her. Two lines, and both of them strongly pink. Damn it. She had now been in the bathroom staring at those two little pink lines, who seemed totally thrilled that they had completely sent her life into a monumental upset, for 1 hour and 32 minutes. There was a knocked at the door. She swatted the hair in her eyes away. She walked to the door and slowly opened it only to come face to face with her roommate.
"What have you been doing in the bathroom for an hour and a half?"
She just looked at her friend, handed over the white stick, and walked past her.
Meredith was in a daze. Two pink lines? Ok so what did this mean? Well pregnancy tests were only so accurate. A blood test was needed to be sure. She called to Izzie to express her opinion, and after a short talk they were in the car and on their way to the hospital.
Izzie couldn't believe she let Meredith bring her in for a blood test. Well she knew it had to be done, but of all places why had they come to Seattle Grace? She was petrified that her other friends would find out, and if she wasn't pregnant then she didn't want them to find out she thought she had been. It was relatively quiet, and they weren't questioned by any of the staff, and they didn't run into any of their close friends. Izzie was fine until they saw Addison Montgomery and Meredith started to walk toward her.
"Meredith! No!"
"Izzie we have to get a blood test and we can trust her."
"How do you know that? Meredith this is huge for me."
"I know, but Addison will keep it quiet. Trust me Iz."
"Fine"
Meredith approached Addison with a very reluctant Izzie.
"Dr. Grey can I help you?"
"Yes well I hope so. Izzie needs a consult."
"Meredith."
"Well Dr. Stevens what kind of consult?"
"One that requires lots of discretion."
"Meredith I can talk. A consult that requires a lot of discretion."
"Ok follow me."
Addison led them into an empty exam room. Izzie was extremely nervous. She knew Addison would respect her privacy and keep all of this quiet, but she knew in her heart that she was pregnant. She just wasn't ready to tell the world, but no Meredith had talked her into it. She knew it was something that she needed to do, it was the next step, but that didn't make it one bit easier. But really what troubled her was what she was going to tell him. He had just settled down and accepted being hers and hers alone, and she was terrified that a baby would upset that. She couldn't lose him not after she had lost so much. She looked up and her gaze met Addison's expectant one. Addison had seen that look before.
"Pregnancy test was positive, huh?" Izzie just nodded
"Ok then stay here I will go get supplies."
"Doctor Montgomery, could you please not make a chart?" Izzie pleaded
"Don't worry, I understand what its like to need privacy with some things."
Addison returned promptly with the supplies she needed to take the blood sample. Meredith held Izzie's hand and was the best supportive friend she could be. She saw fear in her friend's eyes. She could only imagine what would happen if Izzie was pregnant. Addison was quick, and amazingly good at taking blood. She smiled and quickly took off to get the blood tested. She made sure to test for everything to hide Izzie's true test. She told them to put a rush on it. The man told her it was a slow night just give him twenty minutes. She wondered off to find coffee and to try to make sense of what had just happened. Isobel Stevens came to her to make sure she was pregnant. Addison was more than a little shocked. So many thoughts ran through her head she knew Izzie had just started a relationship she wondered what effect this was going to have on them. Before she knew it twenty minutes had pasted and her coffee was starting to get cold.
Addison looked at the results. She knew what she had to do. She walked back into the small room and found Izzie and Meredith talking in hushed tones, Izzie was near tears and Meredith was doing her best to calm her.
"Well Dr. Stevens, congratulations." At this Izzie started to bawl. Meredith wrapped her small arms around her inconsolable friend. Addison left and gave them their privacy besides Izzie needed a chart now, because there were questions that needed to be asked and due dates to be figured out. Izzie wasn't angry she just didn't know how to handle all the emotions jumping about in her head and heart so she cried. She was going to have a baby, this time she would see her child grow. This baby wasn't created by immature lust driven teenagers, this time it was love. She couldn't abort or give up this baby; she wasn't a scared 16 year old girl. Meredith realized she had stopped crying and pulled back to look into her face. Izzie was calm and Meredith tested the waters with her next comment.
"Izzie you are going to have a baby."
"Yeah. I'm having a baby." She let out a short ironic laugh. "This is so weird."
"Izzie I'm going to have to clean up my act. Babies shouldn't be around me I'm a bad influence." They both laughed at that and then Addison walked in with a chart. Izzie groaned she really didn't want to do this now. Addison could read the dread on her face.
"I know, I know, but we have to do this. We need to see how far along you are and determine any health risks."
"I know, but a lots happened in the past 2 hours. I can't help but feel extremely overwhelmed."
"If you would rather a different doctor…"
"No. You're the best there is."
"Good point. Now questions. Have you missed a period?"
"Yes."
"Ok and when was that?"
"6 weeks ago." Addison's eyes opened in shock.
"I thought it was stress from a new relationship, and the end of my internship at first. Then I was in denial." Addison seemed to except this.
She asked her a few more questions, then proceeded with a super fun pelvic exam. There were more tests run and fun times had. Addison knew how much Izzie was hating this, but it had to be done. From what she could gather Izzie was at 8 weeks. It was still a little soon for an ultra sound, but she suggested that they perform one before the second trimester. This all seemed so surreal. Finally all the questions were answered and all the tests had all been run. Izzie was in a prime physical place to be having children in her life. There were no health risks to be concerned about. Addison suggested getting on prenatal vitamins, and warned her to prepare for the fatigue that may occur, but other than that she gave to ok to resume normal activities. They thanked her and quietly exited the hospital.
"So that was fun."
"I love the whole feeling like a science specimen. It was awesome."
"This is so weird."
"You have no idea. This morning it was just me and him, and talk of a trip to the mountains was the farthest into the future we were talking about. Now we are tied to each other for the next 18 years. I have no idea how he's going to handle this."
"How are you handling this?"
"I've had time to think about it, and yes it is going to be tough, but I'm happy about it. I won't have intern hours anymore so I'm sure I can figure it out."
"I'm going to be Aunt Meredith."
"You aren't allowed around my baby until they are 18."
"Oh come on, I'm not that bad."
"Oh yes you are. Maybe not so much since you and Derek finally got together."
"What if I promise to do some dirty diapers?"
"You can hang around my baby all you want."
"Ok serious question what are you going to tell him?"
"Well the truth most likely"
"Smart ass."
"It will go something like this. Hey Mark remember that time at Christina's engagement shower where you just had to have me. Yes? Well now I'm knocked up. Thanks."
"Izzie! At the engagement party?"
"It was the only time we didn't use protection."
"Now seriously. How are you going to tell him?"
"I'll tell him tonight."
She just stared wistfully out the window for the rest of the ride home. She went over a thousand different scenarios in her mind. What if this didn't end well?
So what dod you think? I'm nervously biting my nails here, which have gotten freakishly long lately. But that's a whole other story. Please review. It inspires me to write faster, and it makes me feel all pink and squishy. (Thank you Mark Sloan for that one)