Disclaimer: as we all know, I do not own Grey's Anatomy

Hi everyone! This will be the first chapter of a story of Izzie's battle with her past. This is mainly just an intro, so I hope you'll enjoy it and come back to see the story unfold.

Taking Over Me part 1

Izzie Stevens had been fifteen when she met him. At the time he seemed to be great; he said all the right things, put her in front of him self. She adored him, as other girls before her had. Only she didn't know that those girls now hated and even feared him.

His name was Alan. Al Chambers. One night they went out, like they did many times before. It started out normal. Nice dinner, walk in the park where they talked of their futures. He then took her back to his car, so he could take her home and call it a night.

He had almost reached her neighborhood when he pulled over in the opposite direction. What are you doing? she had asked. I want to make things more serious, he had replied. After a moment she understood what he meant. No, she said. Not yet. Let's wait.

And he said, I don't want to wait.

She noticed how serious he was. She went to get out of the car, but he grabbed her and pulled her back.

I can't, she said. Please just let me go.

He wouldn't. To make himself as clear as possible, he brought out persuasion; a twelve inch knife. You do or say anything in which I find inappropriate, he said, and I'll kill you.

No one ever found out what happened that night.

Izzie became pregnant. She told her mother it was Al's, but said that it had been willingly. Al found out about the pregnancy and said he wanted no part in it. He left her alone. At least until after the baby was born and given up. He would call and visit her, though she made it clear she wanted nothing to do with him. After a while and some threats from her mother, he stopped bothering her.

The last time she seen him was just as she was leaving home. Come with me, he had said. We could be so happy together. Of course she hadn't, and left, thinking she'd never see him again. She wished that she could have done something to put him away. But she was afraid, and her fear of him never left her.

She went to medical school. She did modeling. She forgot about Al Chambers. Not totally, of course, but believing he was gone was enough to ease her fear.

She never expected him to come back. But he did. He always did.

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Izzie followed Bailey and George down to the clinic. She and George have had a rocky relationship these past few days. Between their night and Callie, their friendship wasn't what it used to be. She wished things could just go back to normal, though other parts of her wished that it would go the opposite way. But they wouldn't. He had a wife, and she knew that he would never do that to Callie.

The clinic was fairly busy today. Bailey was quite pleased with the way things had been running. George went off to help a man in the corner of the room. Izzie looked at the man and froze.

"Stevens?" Bailey said. "Did I tell you to just stand there?"

Izzie ignored her. The man caught her eye and grinned.

"Go with O'Malley," Bailey said impatiently.

"No," Izzie said, not looking at her.

"Excuse me?"

"I- I can go over-"

"I am the boss of you," Bailey said firmly. "What I say is what you do."

"But-"

"Go. Now."

Izzie looked at her. Bailey turned around. Izzie took a breath and walked over to George.

"Hello there," the man said with a grin. "You look very familiar to me. Have we ever met?"

She just looked at him.

"He said he's been having constant headaches," George told Izzie. "I'm thinking-"

"O'Malley!" Bailey called. "Come over here a minute!"

"Wait!" Izzie said quickly. "Don't!"

George looked at her with a surprised and curious look.

"I'll be right back."

She watched him go. She reluctantly turned back around.

"Hello Izzie," Al said with a twisted grin.

"Constant headaches, huh?" Izzie said.

"Yes indeed," he said.

"What are you doing here?" Izzie whispered.

"Come to visit an old friend," he said.

"You have to get out of here," Izzie said. "What ever you came for you're not gonna get it. So just leave. Or I'll-"

"Do absolutely nothing," Al said. "Sorry hon but I'm not leaving. I have some business to take care of."

"What are you bored with your life, so you come to scare me again?" Izzie said. "It isn't going to happen."

"I heard our daughter was here," he said thoughtfully.

She stared at him. "How'd you know that?"

"I know everything." He grinned. "I'm not leaving. I'm having fun already."

George came back over. "I'm going to take him up for a CT. are you coming?"

"Take him yourself," Izzie said, and walked away.

"Wow," Al said as George watched her go in surprise. "She's a snappy one, ain't she?"

Izzie left the clinic, not caring what Bailey said. There was no way she was going to let him do this to her.