Shades of Grey
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters that are from the show. They are property of Shonda Rhimes and ABC. From this point on, the plot is my own.
So…Addison stayed in Seattle. Callie and Arizona are together.
You can't change a stubborn mind
You can't see the world if your eyes are blind
What does it matter anyway
In our darkest hour we're all just shades of grey
Spring was a time of renewal. In Seattle the rain washed off the dust and dirt from winter, the spring opening the arms of the city to the green that would eventually envelope the city. At Seattle Grace Hospital, spring also led to the new crop of interns and residents in the halls.
Most residents and attendings hated spring, but Addison Montgomery wasn't most attendings. She actually enjoyed teaching and actually enjoyed seeing the next generation of medicine come through and learn. She leaned on the railing and watched as residents and interns flooded the floor. Some were the interns of the previous year at Seattle Grace., some were new faces recruited from all over the country.
"Oooh! Fresh meat!" Callie Torres exclaimed with a grin as she came up from behind her best friend and manned her right hand side, leaning on the railing. Some looked confident, their heads held high, their shoulders back. Some shifted their weight nervously from foot to foot. Others still looked stunned, like they were not expecting to be where they were.
"Guess we'll have to see who rises to the top." Addison said with a soft shrug. She'd get a resident eventually. They all would. The group separated, following older residents and Addison smiled over at her friend. "Want to get a coffee before we're given a fetus?" She asked with laugh.
Callie nodded. "Saddled with one." Standing up straight she nodded towards the entrance where they both knew the coffee cart would be. "Come on."
Camryn Dorsey twisted her hair up on the top of her head and rushed up to the fourth floor. She had transferred from Chicago General to do her residency at Seattle Grace. Taking the steps two by two she approached the nursing station. "I'm looking for Dr. Montgomery." She told the nurse, her voice soft, her words clipped with a mid-western accent.
The short dark haired nurse nodded towards where Addison was standing, leaning forward on the desk and scribbling on a chart.
Camryn knew about Addison's accolades, anyone who was interested in fetal medicine did. Wringing her hands, Camryn took a step towards the redhead and cleared her voice softly. "Excuse me, Dr. Montgomery?"
Signing her name, Addison looked up and gave the young resident a smile. "You must be Dr. Dorsey." She stood up and extended her hand. The young woman shook it with a shy smile.
"Camryn." She said, her voice soft. "I'm actually just at the end of the process of getting my last name legally changed – so if you could call me Dr. Davis…that would be great." She said, giving the older doctor a pleading smile.
Addison nodded. "I went through that when I got divorced. Dr. Davis it is." She said as they started to walk down the hall. "Though I'm sure had I asked Derek, he would've let me still use Shepard professionally."
"I wasn't married." Camryn said with a shrug, as she followed Addison.
It was rare that any residents ever wanted to go into fetal medicine – in the eyes of many they were glorified OBGYNs. If they wanted to work on tiny humans, they usually went to peds – not fetal medicine. It was rare. Addison glanced over at Camryn who was intently focusing on the chart and making notes on her tablet.
Hours later Addison found herself sitting at the lunch table with Callie, Arizona and Teddy Altman. "My resident sucks." Callie whined. Ortho was another specialty that seemed to have a hard time luring residents. "He's a try hard…like Yang but worse." She shot a smile towards Teddy who just shrugged. "But he doesn't have the same talent."
"Mine's good." Addison said as she bit off an edge of her potato chip and chewed slowly. "Quiet. But good."
Arizona looked around the cafeteria before nodding towards a few single residents sitting by themselves. "Which one is she? The mousy looking one reading?" She asked.
"No. She's at the table besides that one. The one with the curly dark hair." Addison said plucking another chip from the bag. "Her name is Camryn Dorsey – but she said that she is changing her last name to Davis." She shrugged. "Good skills, just quiet."
Callie looked over her wife's head before nodding. "Cute." She said before grinning at Addison. Teddy swallowed a laugh and shook her head with a smirk.
"As much as I enjoy having young residents…I don't think I could handle another one with Yang on my hands." She said laughing softly. The tall slight attending stood up and twisted her hair up on the top of her head. "Are we still on for girl's night on Friday?" Teddy asked grabbing her white lab coat and shrugging it on. "Because I have a ton of wine that needs to be drunk."
Addison started to speak when pagers went off around the table. The attendings got up, Addison waving at Camryn. "Multiple car pileup on the freeway." She said as the cafeteria began to empty out. In the ER, Chief Webber waved down Addison. "Addie. 24-year-old, 28 weeks pregnant. Crush injuries and blunt force trauma. Responsive but complaining about chest pain and abdominal pain."
Quickly, Addison pulled the curtains and she and Camryn started to work. Once they got the patient stabilized they rushed up to surgery.
Hours later the two emerged from the OR, Addison in her navy blue attendings scrubs with blue and teal cap, Camryn with her light blue scrubs and matching cap. "We'll keep an eye on her, but I think we got everything. You did great in there, Dr. Davis." Addison pulled off her cap and tossed it in the laundry bin. The surgery had gone well, though long. After six hours in the OR, Addison needed a shower and a drink. "I'm going to head to Joe's after I take a long hot shower." Addison shook her hair out of her ponytail and smiled. "Do you want to come?"
Camryn pulled off her cap and ran her fingers through her tight dark curls before giving Addison a small smile. Her blue eyes flitted to the clock behind Addison before looking back at the redhead. "I would, but I have to get home. Raincheck?"
Spotting a few other attendings, Addison nodded. "Sure. Raincheck. We're on again at 11 tomorrow." She reached out and squeezed the younger girl's arm softly. "You look tired, go home and sleep."
The dark haired surgeon gave her a small smile. "Thanks. I'll see you tomorrow Dr. Montgomery." She headed to the resident's lounge and headed to the shower. Once she was finished she threw on a pair of leggings and a Chicago Blackhawks hoodie and twisted her hair on the top of her head. Slipping out of the lounge, she headed down to the daycare and signed out curly haired baby before headed to the bus stop. Hopping on, she rested her head against the window as they took the 45 minute ride to their stop on 3rd Ave and James. She hoped to save up enough money to get out of Yesler Terrace. Sighing heavily she pulled out her key and walked into the building. Once in, she got the baby ready for bed and placed her in the crib in the corner of the living room. Rap music flooded in and she walked into the only bedroom and turned the music down. The 14 year old looked up at her and rolled his eyes. "Just turn it down, Jamal." She whispered, stifling a yawn. "I'm going to go to bed." She said softly, shutting the door. Collapsing on the lumpy couch, she closed her eyes and fell into a restless sleep.