A Spanner in the Works, Part 2
Please note: this is a continuation (obvious from the title) of 'A Spanner in the Works'. It still makes sense without this, but it is probably better if you were to read that one first. Please feel free to comment on my stories, comments are greatly appreciated! Thank you!
VOICE OVER: The next day was like hell on earth. Derek was right, Christina's pregnancy was ectopic, and as soon as we arrived at Seattle Grace she was rushed straight into the Operating Room. (This is all being shown while voice over is happening – now a close up on Meredith, Izzie and George looking helpless.). All we could do was sit and wait, it was an awful feeling. Something none of us were ready for.
Izzie spoke first, jumping from her seat and pacing around again. "I don't believe we can't do anything! We are doctors! We should be helping! What's taking them so long!"
"Izzie, I'm sure everything will be fine, they are working as fast as they can" Meredith replied nonchalantly.
The hours crept by. The three interns were in the family area, and we see a sped up version of what is happening, George hunched over on a chair, looking at the floor; Izzie pacing over and over until resting on a seat next to Meredith. The windows change from night to early morning as the movements of the three become few and far between until the three are sprawled out on the chairs, leaning on each other, fast asleep. They are woken with a start by Doctor Addison Shepard, the surgeon who worked on Christina.
"Well," She began, "Christina is recovering. As you already are aware she lost the baby…."
She continued to tell them all the details of the surgery, and we see the three of them looking solemn as we are taken away from the scene through the Relatives Room window. We travel down the hall and come to Christina's room. She is slowly waking up.
Voice over during this: Christina's problem had been solved for her, but in a way in which none of us could see coming. Now she had other problems.
Christina is laying on the bed, leaning over, a line of tears streaming slowly down her face. She is facing the window, away from the door. Doctor Burke appears at the door, he cannot see Chrisitina's face, he assumes she is sleeping.
"Christina?"
Christina quickly wipes her eyes and slowly sits up, sore from surgery. One look at Doctor Burke and she wants to cry again. Burke is in his normal clothes, he isn't working today.
"I got a call from Doctor Grey – I heard what happened."
That was all that needed to be said between them. We leave the scene to see Burke rush and hug Christina, who then bursts into tears. They sit in the embrace on the bed. We go away from the scene, to the changing rooms, where the other three interns are getting ready for their shift.
"Poor Christina" Meredith reflects as she puts on her trainers.
"She'll be up and about in no time" Izzie comments, much to the dislike of Meredith.
"She will have been affected in someway by this, after all she is human! I just hope Doctor Burke got my message"
"You called Doctor Burke!" adds George shocked.
"I thought he had a right to know, after all, it was his child" Meredith added absentmindedly as she grabbed her white coat, put it on and walked, followed by Izzie and George, to where their rounds started. Doctor Bailey looked solemn.
"Doctor Yang will be off for a few weeks, so we have to all take on extra patients. Work quickly, accurately and as far away from me as possible."
With that she gave out their 'assignments' and then walked off to the doctors nap room, where she grabbed the bottom bunk of the nearest bed and buried her head. She'd been working an 8 hour shift and with Yang being rushed in, the OR was a mess. Obviously she was blamed for it.
Alex came up behind Izzie, who was at the foot of an elderly mans bed. He came close to her, their faces inches away, and he whispered into her ear. Izzie tensed.
"Morning Doctor Stevens"
Izzie turned, practically having to lean over the bed to do so, trying to distance her body from Alex as quickly as possible.
"What do you want Alex?"
"Like I said yesterday, you"
"We've already discussed this, I'm seeing someone. What part of that aren't you getting!"
"Oh come on Stevens, George is a simple nobody. Poor Guy, thinking he stands a chance with someone as amazing as you. Put him out of his misery and come experience a real man."
Izzie was shocked at this and was just about to slap Alex, when she saw out of nowhere, a fist meeting Alex's jaw. Taken by surprise, Alex fell to the floor and looked up in shock. George was stood over him, fist still clenched.
"I….I…."
"Jesus George" Izzie answered, in shock
"Well O'Malley, didn't know you had it in you" Said Alex, getting up and rubbing the blood from his lip. He then composed himself, and walked away, brushing past George as he went, who was still frozen in fear. The realisation of his actions brought him out of it, and he looked around embarrassed, looking to see if many people had noticed. He turned on his heel and continued with his rounds, as if nothing had happened.