I pulled up in the hospital's parking lot and rushed inside. I found Cristina at the nurse's station. "What happened? Is everything okay?" I asked short of breath.

"Don't worry I just paged 911 so you'd actually get in here, we have a critical patient. What took you so long?" she asked hands on hips.

"Sorry I was just dropping Emma off and I ran into Tom. You remember Tom? Anyway, we got to talking and-"

"Don't to need to hear your life story, Mer."

"I didn't think it was possible but marriage has made you even more bitter." I laughed.

"Listen we have a critical case that is a total mystery to everyone." She went on ignoring my comment, probably for the best, "They asked if you could come in and look at it."

"Sure. What's the patient's name?" I asked following Cristina to the room.

"Grace Jacobs, twenty three, car accident, apparently passed out at the wheel." Cristina handed me the chart. I looked through it and then at the young woman lying unconscious on the bed before I began checking her vitals.

"Has she had a CT?" I asked.

"No, we we're waiting for you."

"Okay, let's roll."

"What'd you find out?" Cristina asked me as I met up with her, Izzie, George and Alex in the cafeteria.

"It looks like a case of Neurologic Orthostatic Hypotension. She's stable for now but she will have to be operated on."

"When will you do the surgery?" George asked.

"I won't." I said shortly.

"Why not?" Cristina snapped putting her fork down.

"I've never done something like this before."

"But you're the best we have." Cristina argued.

"Well, that's obviously not enough. Richard wants to bring in someone from New York." I then acted very interested in my pasta salad.

"New York?" Izzie spat choking on her coffee.

"He could mean anyone. I mean we don't even know if he lives there anymore." I reassured myself more than anyone.

"Mer's right, they've probably moved to the Amazon or something." Izzie tried.

"Iz, not working." Alex said. She playfully hit him.

"Anyway, I've got to go pick up Em. I'll see you guys later." I said heading to the resident's locker room. On the way there I bumped into Burke, he was obviously waiting for Cristina. "Hi Preston." I smiled opening my locker. "Are you still on for tonight?"

"Wouldn't miss it. I'm looking forward to playing Snap with Emma." He smiled.

"I'm sure she is too." I laughed. "I have to go pick up a last few minute things. I'll see you tonight."

xXx

Emma and I were cruising down the supermarket's aisles. Me pushing the trolley and Emma sitting in it. She was eating a container of grapes as I was buying last minute supplies for dinner.

"Mummy?" she said through a mouthful.

"Yeah babe?" I answered absentmindedly.

"What's a daddy?" I froze in the middle of the aisle staring at her. I was not expecting this question, ever. I was not sure how to explain this to a three year old.

"Uh, well sweetie, you know how I'm your mummy?" she nodded smiling. "Well some people have daddies too."

"Do I have a daddy?"

"Kind of." I really didn't want to explain this to her in the middle of a supermarket so I changed the subject. "What do you want for dessert baby?"