Grey's Anatomy One Shots

Chapter 1

Sara Shepherd sat tiredly in an abandoned hallway of Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital. She was currently sitting outside of the deserted clinic with a towel that an intern had handed her when they had seen how sweaty she was. She had just had to hold a severed carotid artery together for two hours while some construction men tried to remove some cinderblock from the woman's leg. How it had happened. She still had no idea. She was a new trauma surgeon for Grey-Sloan. She had started working there about six months ago. Much to her cousin Amelia's chagrin.

They had become much closer since she had moved to Seattle, but it was a rocky start. They had gotten an apartment together after Amelia, and Owen had completed their divorce. She had met all of Amelia's friends at the hospital and had a tentative friendship with a few of them. She specifically was great friends with Alex Karev. He was not the typical Ped's doctor. He was also the only person at Grey-Sloan she had confided in about her feelings for Dr. Robbins. His amputee Mentor. She had learned about everything that had happened to her brother, and his friends. Along with Dr. Robbin's backstory from all the gossip around the hospital. Which is also why she was not at all offended when Dr. Robbins tended to brush off her awkward attempts at flirting. She spotted Alex run turning the corner quickly and moved her feet, so he didn't trip over them.

"Karev! What's the hurry?" Sara held out her hand, and he pulled her up to her feet.

"Jo's ex-husband is here." Alex growled.

"Where?" Sara understood her friends anger towards the abusive ex-husband of his girlfriend.

"Meredith said the last time she saw him he was headed towards the pediatric ward with Robbins. I'm trying to track down Jo." Alex was practically shaking with rage. Sara gripped his shoulders fear blossoming in her when she realized Arizona was with the dangerous man, and probably didn't even know that he was a monster.

"Track down Jo. I'm going to get him away from Arizona and keep him distracted. I just had a carotid rupture. I'm about to go into the repair. I can use it as an excuse to keep him busy for a few hours. While you, and Jo sort things out." Sara offered.

"I can't ask you to do that. It's putting you in danger too." Alex pinched the bridge of his nose.

"I'm offering. I don't want him around Robbins, Jo, Meredith, or Amelia. Amelia, and I are the most unaffected by this. We have a better chance at defending ourselves too." Sara explained.

Alex breathed in a sigh of relief.

"Okay." Alex nodded. Trying to calm himself down before he went off to find Jo.

"Go get her." Sara slapped his shoulder.

"I owe you a drink." Alex smiled.

"You don't owe me anything." Sara took off in a run to find Arizona. She skidded to a halt next to her and let out a deep breath when she realized Arizona was unharmed. Arizona put a hand on her bicep with a confused look on her face.

"I'm sorry to interrupt Dr. Robbins. I just heard Dr. Stadler was here, and I just so happen to need his help with something. Ruptured Carotid." Sara breathed out a deep sigh of relief when she saw Arizona unharmed. She stood up straight and looked over Dr. Stadler. He looked like a normal Dr. Arizona was confused. She had seen Dr. Shepherd repair dozens of ruptured Carotid arteries before.

"I'd be happy to scrub in Dr….?" Stadler smirked at her.

"Shepherd. You need to go find Karev. He had an emergency he needed your help with." Sara left out her first name intentionally. She addressed Arizona after she had affirmed that she 'needed' Dr. Stadler's help. She put her hand on Arizona's hip to help herself gain her balance back. Arizona still looked at her confused but nodded.

"Did he give you a patient name?" Arizona looked at her skeptically.

"No. He just said he needed confirmation on a potential diagnosis for a patient that the two of you shared." Sara half-lied.

"I'll go find him." Arizona squeezed Sara's shoulder. Then turned to walk off.

"Right this way, Dr. Stadler." Sara led him to the clinic. She managed to keep him busy for four hours. They were currently scrubbing out of a Carotid Repair surgery. She was washing her hands over the sink beside him.

"I was sorry to hear about Derek Shepherd. He was a very talented Neurologist. Any relation?" Paul asked her with genuine curiosity.

"He was my cousin. Can I ask why you are here?" Sara explained shortly. She was being as polite as she could.

"I'm looking for my wife. We are separated, but I'm hoping to finalize the divorce. Do you happen to know where I can find Dr. Wilson?" Paul asked her with a smile. Sara looked at him trying to keep her facial expression neutral. She lost control of her facial features, and Paul definitely noticed.

"I'm friends with Jo Wilson, Dr. Stadler. I know what you are." Sara gripped the rails of the sink trying to ground herself. Paul paused in washing his hands. He shut the water off to grab a towel to dry them with.

"I don't know what she's told you, but she isn't well." Paul wouldn't look at her.

"You don't get to talk about her here. We all know Jo and we all love her. Those of us closest to her know what you did to her. How you treated her when you were with her. If your goal is to be alone with her here. I promise you that won't happen." Sara looked at him confidently.

"What about Dr. Robbins? It seemed like she wanted to talk to me about something before we came in here. Maybe I will go find her right now." Paul smirked.

Sara's face hardened. She grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pressed him against the wall. His smirk remained firmly in place.

"I knew that would hit a nerve." Paul laughed. Her eyes darkened in anger until the door to the clean room burst open.

"Dr. Shepperd! What are you doing!?" Dr. Bailey stared at them in surprise.

"I don't know Dr. Baily. She just attacked me out of nowhere." Paul faked a scared look. Sara could see an underlying glare.

"Dr. Shepperd! Leave now. Dr. Karev asked to see you in the Attending's conference room." Dr. Bailey informed her. Sara kept her eyes locked onto Paul's. Challenging, and attempting to make a promise all at once.

"Dr. Shepperd!" Bailey tried again. Sara backed away from Paul. She apologized to Bailey before she left the clean room. She took off at a run to the Attending's conference room. She slid to a halt outside the conference room door. She paused to allow herself a few minutes to shake herself out of her anger induced state of anxiety. She didn't know how to explain that he had threatened Arizona without revealing her feelings for the older woman.

"Are you okay Dr. Shepperd? Dr. Bailey was looking for you… She looked angry…" One of the interns told her.

"Tell her I'm at the Attending's lounge, and my phone died." Sara ordered. The intern nodded She vaguely recognized him as De-Luca. She took a few breaths and entered the conference room hoping Alex was in there with Jo. She was surprised to see Arizona, Meredith, and Amelia in the room as well.

"Thank god. I texted you like an hour ago." Alex sighed in relief.

"My phone died. Jo…" Sara ran a hand over her face.

"I know." Jo was on the verge of hyperventilating.

Sara nodded taking a seat beside Meredith. Not in much better condition herself. It was swelteringly hot in the hospital, and she felt like she was going to pass out or be sick. Maybe both. Not to mention Arizona was glaring at her with her arms crossed. Which also made her nervous. Meredith put a comforting hand on Sara's arm.

"What happened?" Amelia looked at her cousin who was radiating anger.

"Nothing." Sara tried to lie.

"Sara…" Amelia tried again, but the door burst open. Sara jumped at the intrusion. Meredith squeezed her arm gently.

"Dr. Bailey…" Sara started.

"No. I don't want to hear it. I know that man is an abusive jack-ass. I heard him threaten Dr. Robbins. In my book he deserves a lot more than whatever you were planning to do to him, but I can't afford to lose any surgeons with the imminent attack on the hospital. We need all available on deck." Dr. Bailey explained. Sara looked at her in surprise. Having been expecting a more one-sided conversation, or to be fired.

"Wait… What happened?" Alex.

"OH my god. I'm dealing with a terrorist attack, and you guys don't even communicate with yourselves. I swear it's like having hundreds of children. You Two! Need to find away to get Stadler out of her life. You! Need to sac up and talk about your feelings. Don't even get me started on you three!" Bailey yelled at Meredith, Arizona, and Amelia. The three of them looked at her bewildered. Sara tried to hide a chuckle behind her hand.

"I know what I said! Now. You! Don't go anywhere near Stadler again while he is here. He threatened to press charges." Dr. Bailey pointed at her.

"He…" Sara started to explain.

"I know. He threatened Robbins. She shouldn't be alone with him either. Stick to her side. I'll try keep him occupied when I can. You still need to sac up." Dr. Bailey offered. Sara nodded silently.

"I know ma'am." Sara chuckled.

"Robbins. Wilson. No solo journeys for a while." Dr. Bailey ordered.

They both nodded as Bailey left the room. Sara sighed in relief.

"I knew something happened." Amelia crossed her arms. Shooting a glare at her cousin.

"I screwed up. I told him I knew who he was, and that I was friends with Jo." Sara admitted with a groan.

"Sara." Alex looked at his friend blankly.

"I made if for four hours Alex. Then he brought up…. I just… He brought up Derek and started talking about Jo. Then he threatened Dr. Robbins, and I lost my composure for a second." Sara admitted.

"He was just trying to get in your head." Jo whispered.

"Yeah. Well… He was successful." Sara pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Why did he threaten me?" Arizona asked confused by the entire situation.

Alex's neck popped when he turned to look at Sara too fast.

"He guessed that I was trying to distract him from you when I asked for help with the rupture repair. I guess he guessed that we were close, or that you are close with Jo." Sara acted indifferent. She saw Alex roll his eyes and glared at him.

"Still. Maybe you should stay with us tonight Robbins." Amelia extended the offer to her friend.

"I don't have any of my stuff." Arizona shrugged.

"If you ride with us we can stop by your place and pick up some things." Amelia smiled.

"Alex. You and Jo should stay at my place tonight. Your room is still open." Meredith offered.