Disclaimer: I do not own Grey's Anatomy or any of the characters...if I did Izzie and Alex would clearly be together...

A/N: This is post I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked...this is my first Grey's post and I needed to write this because I really hate what they are doing to Izzie's character and I feel the need to fix it :)

Fix It

"Alex, you have to go after her, if you don't fix this she won't ever come back!" Meredith yelled at the stubborn doctor, who she found sitting on the bench in the locker room.

"Yeah, well she didn't seem too concerned about leaving the first time, why should I try to stop her, a lot of help that did last time." Alex avoided eye contact, he tried hard not to care, I mean after his last speech he wouldn't want to stay either if he was her.

"I thought you changed after Izzie's cancer and I know I saw you step up to be the man you had to be for her and I know she hurt you by leaving but I cannot believe for one second that you think you are too good for her," A mixture of disbelief and anger crossed Alex's features, "Yeah she told me exactly what you said and the sad thing is she believed you! Six years ago we couldn't believe she would even consider being friends with you, you were Evil Spawn, we didn't believe her when she thought that you could be a nice guy. Did she deserve to be put through half the shit you put her through or did you conveniently forget that you cheated on her and she still helped you when you needed it," Alex just stared at her with a blank look in his eyes, "Or how about when that whole Ava, Rebecca whatever you want to call her thing went down because if I remember correctly you called her a stupid bitch and she was still there for you. Yes, you went through the cancer and death with her but after going through all that did you forget that she was the one who died and was revived only to find out that her best friend had died, and then on top of that she lost the one thing that was keeping her going, her job, but the only thing you could see was that she left you, how quickly did you forget all of the bullshit that she was put through, she didn't leave because of you Alex, she came back home to you, she forced herself out of whatever mental breakdown she was having, for you, she was living and breathing for you Alex and you just took that all away because she hurt your feelings, I can guarantee you have hurt her a lot worse in the past and she stayed by your side believing that you could be a better man and you let her down. Izzie was always there for you when you needed her Alex, but when it was finally your turn to help her when she needed it most you told her you didn't deserve that. Well you don't deserve her I can tell you that much. She deserves that man who stood at that altar and recited those vows to her, the man who told her she was beautiful even when she was bald. But when it comes down to it, I don't know if you can be that man now that she isn't dying and Izzie doesn't deserve a husband who only promised til death do us part when death was only a few weeks away. And now my family," Alex finally made eye contact with the fiery blonde and she noticed a slight glisten in his eyes and started doing a mental happy dance that she was able to get through to him finally, "My family is falling apart and cannot lose anyone else, Alex so you better find her and fix this because I swear I CANNOT lose anyone else." and with that Meredith Grey stormed out of the locker room with not so much as a glance backward. Alex stared at the door that Meredith just exited through and took a deep breath, he felt like a jackass, like he was still Evil Spawn and he thought he had changed but now he wasn't too sure, could he be that man that Meredith talked about, could he just let his wife, the best thing that ever happen to him, leave because he was too stubborn to chase after her again?

There was nothing left for her in Seattle, no more of the home that Meredith tried to use to persuade her into staying. Her roomed was packed and she was almost finished packing her car, she needed a fresh start, somewhere that she wasn't the girl with cancer, a place where her soon to be ex-husband wasn't roaming the halls hating her, a place where the ghost of her best friend didn't haunt her. For Izzie Stevens Seattle Grace Hospital was only clouded by loss. The loss of her fiance, her best friend, her husband, her job and herself. She died and lived in the rooms of the hospital and now there was nothing left for her to give and absolutely nothing left to lose. Her family was in shambles and the only thing left to do was run with her broken memories and start over. Next time she will know better then to get too close, wherever she goes now it won't be family, its only work, nothing good becomes of mixing the two together. She didn't have much of a family, just her mom and a daughter that didn't want to meet her. She wasn't the rockstar she so desperately wanted to be, her drive and spirit had disappeared along with the tumors, if her friends would have looked closer they would have noticed that her smile never quite reached her eyes anymore and that sparkle of life and optimism that she always seemed to have had dimmed to the point where Izzie Stevens was only a pale comparison to the girl she used to be. She no longer had the bounce in her step and she couldn't have told you the last time she baked something. Why would Alex want to be with her anymore, she didn't even want to be her anymore, her life has transformed into something she almost doesn't even recognize anymore. She has come a long way from Dr. Model six years ago. Now the only thing left to do is to finish packing her car, drive away and never look back. So she got into the car, ignored the now familiar twinge in her heart and a single tear that managed to escape as she left the best home she ever had.

Alex drove like a crazy person trying to make it back to the house before Izzie left, he needed to rise up to the challenge, he needed to work this out with Izzie, he wanted to be there for her like she has always been there for him. He couldn't be a failure husband, he needed to fix this before she disappears forever and he can't lose her again, he wouldn't be able to stand it. He broke every traffic law known to man and sped into the house only to find it empty, she had left. He could feel his heart breaking all over again and this time it was all his fault. He got back into the car and punched the steering wheel as hard as he could, his frustration flowing out, he refused to let himself cry, he would find away to fix this, he had to. He turned the keys and turned to plan B and hoped that his hunch was right.

Izzie was driving slowly away from her home, not quite ready to return to the trailer park and find somewhere to make a name for herself again. She made a quick turn down a familiar dirt road that led to the trailer she called home for a few short months. She knew Alex had mentioned that he didn't go there anymore, so she was surprised when she spotted his car parked out front. Despite her first instinct telling her to run, she ignored and walked into the trailer not exactly sure what to expect. She closed her eyes and pulled the door open, hoping if Alex was in there, that he was there alone. She wouldn't be able to handle it if he was in their home with the girl he chose to move on with. She stepped in the door to a surprising sight. Alex was sitting at the table with his head in his hands and she could have sworn he looked like he was crying. When the door slammed shut she quickly got his attention, he looked at her in disbelief with his red, puffy eyes he blinked several times to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.

"Alex? I thought you said you didn't come here anymore, I wouldn't have stopped if I knew, I just wasn't ready to go back..."

"Oh, well I usually don't come here its weird without you here, empty, this was our place and after you left I couldn't stand being here alone, but I was hoping I would find you here."

"You were looking for me, I thought you said we were done. That you deserved someone better..." Izzie moved to sit across from him and the table. She wished there was a way to move past the awkwardness, a way to get back to their fun loving relationship bliss but here they were in the too small trailer sitting across from each other neither not knowing what to do next or what to say to each other. There was so much to say but no words to put their hurt and love and anger into. Finally Izzie cracked a small smile, "Izzie is sorry for leaving Alex," Izzie took a breath and reached for his hand hoping that he wouldn't pull away.

"Alex is sorry for being a crappy husband," Alex smirked and squeezed her hand, reassuring himself as much as the woman sitting across from him.

"Izzie is sorry for being a crappy wife, Izzie never wanted to leave you, Izzie just needed to get away from everything," Alex looked up at his wife, her eyes glistening with tears,

"Alex is tired of seeing Izzie cry, Alex wants Izzie to be happy again," Alex paused for a second, his smile got just a little bit bigger, "Alex thinks we really suck at being married." Izzie laughed at that and for a moment Alex sees that sparkle light up her face for just a second.

"Izzie agrees with Alex. Izzie wants to tell Alex that she can't imagine her future without Alex, Izzie wants little Evil Spawns running around and her husband to be the rockstar Izzie knew he could be." Izzie ducked her head at this, still afraid he was going to reject her.

"Izzie, Alex would like that very much, eventually. Alex misses his wife and thinks that she should stay so we can fix us, and so Meredith doesn't kill Alex for being an ass"

"Izzie would like that." Izzie smiled as she noticed Alex's thumb stroking her hand, they would figure it out and eventually they would be alright, because they could talk to each other in third person, and for some reason they understood each other and the past was in the past and Dr. Model and Evil Spawn could get through just about anything.