Aftermath

OK so this is yet another new story for me, which brings the count toooooo 4 fics that I'm working on. (3 are GA, 1 is Gilmore Girls)

So here's the summary:

Two weeks after the Code Black and after Meredith watched two men blow up. Dr. Webber's OR is going to Hell in a handbasket. He decides to take action. But this action, well, lets just say we all know that actions have consequences, its just a matter of good or bad…

Chapter 1: Fix You

Dr. Richard Webber leaned on the railing a floor above the surgical ward, his bread and butter. His deep brown wise eyes surveyed his staff. He liked watching from up there. They didn't know he watched them. He knew much, much more than he ever let on….

He knew that Meredith Grey couldn't even walk within eyeshot of Derek Shepard without him noticing and following with his eyes.

He knew that Addison Montgomery-Shepard noticed every move Derek made when it came to the prodigal intern.

He knew it killed her just by her facial expressions alone.

What he didn't know was why she wanted to be with someone who didn't want to be with her.

The same question could have been asked of his saintly wife Adele, except she just didn't know it.

But things weren't right down there. They hadn't been right in weeks. Meredith had been walking around, a shadow of her former self, barely able to perform the simplest of tasks. Her flock of friends had been following her around non-stop like she was Mary and they were her lost sheep. Only, she was lost, and they were trying to find her.

Meredith wasn't the only one who was having behavioral issues unfortunately. It seemed to be affecting the majority of his staff.

Derek had stopped following her with just his eyes in favor actually, physically following her around. He was never more than 20 feet away from her at any given point, thus making him first available to her should she need support. This new habit made it impossible for Derek to even think about operating on anybody and he'd actually started turning patients over to make this new obsession possible. Webber knew for a fact that Derek hadn't seen the inside of an OR in a week. Not a good thing.

To Meredith's credit, she'd largely avoided him, kept him at arm's length, which of course sucked Derek in even more because he knew it was his fault she was pushing him away.

Addison had seemingly stopped playing and was merely a spectator on the sidelines, waiting to be kicked out of the game. But she seemed determined to hang on as long as possible, and it appeared the only way to do that was to remain within earshot of all things involving Derek. She hadn't been up to the maternity ward since Derek had become Meredith's shadow. Instead, she'd laid it all on George and Izzie, making for two very harried, frustrated, tired interns.

Burke had lost 4 patients this week. An unheard of number to associate with death and Burke's name.

Cristina hadn't scrubbed into a surgery in a week. She hadn't asked and even went as far as to turn one down when asked to assist two days ago. She'd lost her fight, her passion.

Even Dr. Bailey, his personal favorite wasn't exactly right. She had the baby at home, Tucker was still recovering. She'd let up considerably on her crew and was barely monitoring her interns.

"I have to do something." He said to himself as he strode back to his office. He stopped at his secretary Ellen's desk. "We're going to call in a Psych Consult, things only seem to be getting worse. If I don't do it now, I'll lose my staff." He told her. "Why not just have the on site consult handle it?" She suggested.

"Wish I could. But this is beyond Dr. Bubb's abilites I'm afraid." He said with a sigh. "Who then?" She questioned. His eyes met hers and he paused before responding. "Erica Wakefield." He responded decisively.

Ellen's jaw dropped slightly before she snapped her jaw closed. "Are you sure?" She asked after a beat. "She's the best out there."" He replied. "That's two under one roof." She reminded him. "I know, but what choice do I have?" He asked helplessly as he headed towards her desk. She sighed and nodded, reaching for the phone to make the call that was about to seriously alter some lives.

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