A/N: Not my normal kinda story. This is what happens when I'm without internet and transportation. As always, I own nothing. Reviews are always welcomed ;)
She was bleeding from her lip, her eye was turning a nice purple-ish color and she was walking with a limp. That still wasn't enough to bring her in to the ER, it seemed. Her friend had dragged her in, words firing back and forth between the two several times as Meredith checked her over. It seemed that the dark haired boy had something hanging over the brunette girl's head, something that kept her seated and cooperative through out the exam.
"Emma, we're going to need to x-ray your leg and face, so I need to know if there's any chance you're pregnant."
The girl had never told them her last name, just the first and her age (which had been supplied by her friend: 16). From what the doctor could gather, it had been the girl's father who had done this to her.
Laughter escapes the girl's lips and the way her friend is looking like he knows a secret tells Meredith that there's more to this story but she doesn't push it, just cocks her eyebrow and waits for a response.
"No," Emma shakes her head quickly as the laughter dies down. "There's absolutely no way I'm pregnant."
"Unless there's a way for girls to get one another pregnant that you docs are hiding from the rest of us," the boy (Jake, if the name the girl had been yelling when they came in was any indication) pipes up with a smirk that could rival McSteamy's.
"Shut up," the girl mutters as she shoves him with her good arm, reminding Meredith they still need to ice her knuckles.
"Jensen," the doctor calls out to an intern that's passing, catching his attention. "Bring me an ice pack and let Dr. Torres know I'll be needing her to look over x-rays in a bit."
"Sure," the intern nods before hurrying off to do what he was told and whatever else he had been about to do.
"Is all this necessary? Can't you just fix up my lip and eye and send me on my merry way?" Emma glances around the hospital suspiciously, like someone might jump out from a corner and hit her, her hands twitching in her lap.
"Em, you can't run cross country with a damn gimp leg. Shut up and suck it up, or I'm going to tell." Jake gives her a look, one that says not to mess with him or he actually will do what he's threatening, and Meredith can't help the smile that tries to tug at her lips.
"Asshat," the girl murmurs before crossing her arms, staring straight ahead to avoid the smug look the boy is giving.
"I'll remember this when my cousin visits again," he smirks before leaning back in his chair, pulling out his phone that just chimed.
"You mean the cousin that texts me first to let me know when she's coming rather than you?" Emma smiles, glancing nervously at the phone in his hand. "That your mom?"
"Katelyn," he shakes his head. "Mom is on the way home from work now."
Meredith takes the ice pack from Jensen, carefully pulling Emma's hand towards her and easing the pack onto her knuckles. She pretends not to notice the girl flinch away from her, or how she curls into herself on the bed.
"You should go," she hedges quietly. "I don't want you getting grounded again over me, I'll figure something out."
"I'm not leaving you alone here, sorella, no way. Mom can just get over it." He shakes his head, giving her the stubborn look that had graced his face earlier. "I'll tell her I was running laps."
"This could take forever, Jake, and you've got that date with Kayla next weekend. I'm not about to screw that up because I'm stuck in the ER. I'll be fine." Emma is glaring at him, glancing at the phone that beeps again.
"Actually," Meredith cuts in as she notices the look on the boy's face, one that says he's not about to give in that easily. "We're about to take her up to x-ray right now and she'll be there for a while, after that we may have to set her leg and put a cast on it. She'll be here well into the night. We may even keep her over night, to make sure there's no internal bleeding that we can't see in her stomach."
"Son of a whore," the girl mutters under her breath. "You couldn't just let me walk it off, could ya, Jake? Now I'm going to be stuck in this mother trucking hospital all damn night and I probably won't make it to school tomorrow. Three more absences and they call in child services again."
"Your leg needed to be looked at, Emmaline." He bites out her name, glancing towards Meredith before leaning in closer. "I'm not going to let that bastard keep you from doing the one thing that you love."
"Jake!" She smacks his shoulder with her good hand, glancing quickly at Meredith as well before leaning back and sighing. "Just go home. Don't get in trouble for me. I'll text you and let you know if I'll be at school or not."
"That would probably be best," Meredith cuts in again before they can get started on arguing once more. "If the break is bad enough we'll have to sedate her and she won't even realize that you're not here."
Jake's eyebrows crease, his lips thinning out into a frown as he glances between the doctor and his friend before he's sighing and standing up only to lean over and kiss the girl on her forehead. "Ti amo, but thead."
"You too," Emma smiles slightly as she glances towards the door before looking up at him. "Don't tell anyone where I'm at, okay?"
"Promise," he winks as he gathers his coat and messenger bag, slinging the latter over his shoulder as he heads for the door. "Be nice to the doc, Em, she seems alright to me."
"Just cause you thinks she's pretty doesn't mean I have to trust her, perv. Go home." She shoots him a look as he disappears out the door before turning her attention back to Meredith, smiling slightly. "Sorry. He's not exactly shy about some things."
The doctor can't help but laugh, shaking her head as she adjusted the ice pack on the girl's hand. "It's alright, I know someone who is just like him. Except I think the older they get, the more pervy they are."
"Great," Emma mutters under her breath as she huffs out a dramatic sigh. "I was hoping it'd mellow in age."
There's a quick knock at the door, interrupting their conversation and bringing both of their attention to the sound. It's a redhead with blue eyes and Meredith's face immediately lights up, her lips picking up in a smile.
"Hey," Addison grins with a brief flick of her eyes towards the girl. "I get to head out for the night, you coming?"
"Sorry," Meredith replies with a small shrug of the shoulders. "I'll probably be here all night-"
"Not if she'd let me go home," Emma pipes up, sending a hopeful glance towards the redheaded woman who is lingering in the doorway.
"No way," Meredith shakes her head as she shoots a look at the girl. "You have a busted lip, a black eye, a broke leg and I'm pretty sure you lied about hitting your head so you might have a concussion."
"I'm going to murder Jake," the brunette grumbles as she crosses her arm, careful of her swollen knuckles.
"Making friends, I see." Addison chuckles as she pushes away from the door frame. "I'll see you tomorrow then, love you."
"Don't forget to call about the cake for Adrienne," Meredith tells her as she eases out the door. "Love you too."
"Yeah yeah," the redhead waves her hand over her shoulder as she leaves the room, not bothering to look back and pacify her girlfriend.
"Sorry about that," the blond doctor apologizes, her cheeks burning red, as she turns her attention back to Emma. "We usually wait until we're not with patients but she's been here for the last three days."
"Doesn't bother me," the girl shrugs her shoulders, grudgingly allowing her to put the ice pack back on her knuckles. "She's hot."
"That's what I told her husband when I found out he was married," Meredith nods. "Of course, I had been dating said husband and she showed up to put him in his place. It worked better than she planned cause I seduced her and he moved to some small town in Illinois. Though she never admits that I was the one who did the seducing."
"Wow," Emma blinks as she goes to move her leg, wincing when she remembers that she can't. "That's just.. Wow."
"Sorry," she blinks and laughs slightly. "I ramble sometimes and you just have to tell me to stop."
"It's cute," the brunette bites her lip, cheeks a soft pink color. "My filter is obviously on vacation and my gayness is on a full scale level of ten tonight."
"That would be the medication I gave you for your face earlier," Meredith comments with only a smile as she stands up and pulls the brakes on the bed after pulling up the railings. "And don't worry, since I met Addison my gayness level has been stuck on ten."
"It must be the hospital," Emma mutters, shaking her head, looking around as they move through the hallways.
"You have no idea," the older woman smirks as they manage to catch an open elevator, shaking her own head. "You have no idea at all."