George and Meredith had their night at the Archfield. And life has been normal for them, until one night.
George wakes to hear his phone ringing. He picks it up and answers it.
" Hello?"
" Hey George can..can I crash at your place tonight?" Alex asks
" Yeah sure, Alex are you okay?"
" I'll tell you later I'll be there in ten minutes."
" Okay."
George puts on some clothes and goes downstairs to wait for Alex. He hears Alex come in. When he sees him, he noticed that his eyes were red as if he were crying.
" Alex are you okay?"
" No... no why am I never good enough for Jo? I have asked her to marry me three damn times!"
" Alex, listen to me you are a good guy. I mean sure you used to be a man whore, but you have changed. Maybe it's her not you."
Meredith walks downstairs.
" George, Alex? What's going on?"
" Uh Alex is not okay and he needs you, because you know how to deal with this stuff."
George leaves them to talk and goes back to bed. When Meredith comes back he asks her what wrong with Alex.
" So, is he okay?"
" No, Jo has said no three times. He needs someone he knows will stick."
" Yeah he does, but he'll be okay. Goodnight."
They go back to sleep and wake up to go to work. When Meredith gets there she immediately looks for Jo. She finds her and pulls her to a supply closet.
" Jo what the hell did you do to Alex?"
" Nothing!"
" You did something, because he showed up at my house last night very upset!"
"Oh god what did I do?"
" Uh I don't know. He proposed three times and you said no so probably that. Why did you say no?"
" It's none of your business!"
" It is when he shows up at my house in the middle of the night! Tell me!"
" Fine, I'm already married."
" You're what!?"
" Married. He was very abusive. So I ran and if I tried to get a divorce he would find me."
" You need to go explain this to Alex."
" I will."
" Alex really loves you, Jo."
" I know."
Alex tries to avoid Jo at all costs. She tries to talk to him but he walks away so she has Meredith page him to a linen closet. When he walks in no one is in there. Jo walks in after him and locks the door.
" Jo let me the hell out of here!"
" No! You are going to shut up and listen."
" Whatever."
" I said no. I wish I could've said yes."
" Then why didn't you?"
" Okay, well I'm already married. He hit me and I ran away from him. And if I tried to get a divorce he would find me."
" Why didn't you tell me sooner I could've helped you."
" I didn't know how to tell you."
" Look I will protect you from now on."
" Okay."
They put the closet to use and go back to work.
