Betrayal is an ugly creature.

It makes you evaluate the things that you had.

The things that you lost.

The things that you never had to worry about.

It takes you by the very core of your being and breaks your resolve in a matter of words.

Betrayal has changed my life.

Stevens betrayed me.

Even worse, she betrayed medicine.

She cared more about her patient and their potential love life, than the life saving medicine that we practiced.

It got me shot.

Dr. Shepard betrayed me.

He woke me up with a tube in my throat.

He woke me up with pain searing through my shoulder as it remained open, and exposed in a sterile enviornment.

He woke me up to make sure that my hand still worked.

That was the last time he made sure it worked.

He cleared me for surgery without even evaluating my hand.

Without giving me a second thought.

It got me a burden to carry.

O'Malley betrayed me.

My friend betrayed me.

He called Dr. Hahn.

He questioned my judgement.

He pulled me from his father's surgery.

He made me doubt myself.

It got me into a fight with Cristina.

Cristina.

That was the worst betrayal of all.

I told her to trust me.

I told her that everything would be okay.

We argued.

We had complications.

In surgery and out.

And she told the Chief.

Betrayal is a pain that runs deep.

A pain that sears my being.

That broke my heart.

But ultimately...

Ultimately love is deeper.

And it will get us through this.

A/N: God, I really do write fluff, don't I:P