Almost four weeks later Gillian was happily fitting into her new role as Peds attending. She loved the staff and the kids. She had become quick friends with Arizona because of their similarities and she loved Arizona's girlfriend Callie. They were both really nice to her. All the attendings stuck together like glue and ate lunch together and went out after work to Joe's Bar.

She had just got her turkey sandwich when she heard the voice of Owen Hunt call her over to a table with Callie, Arizona, Teddy and Christina.

"Hey guys" she said and sat beside Callie. "What's going on?"

"Nothing much. We're just talking about the new attending coming today" Callie said.

"Really you know! Who is it?" Christina asked. Owen laughed.

"It's Amelia Shepherd, Derek's little sister" Callie said.

"No Way!" Gillian said out loud.

"You know her?" Arizona asked.

"We did our residency together at Johns Hopkins. She was quite the surgeon. She's my best friend. I haven't talked to her in about a year. I really couldn't keep in touch with anyone while I was doing doctors without borders. Wow, we had some wild times" Gillian said.

"So she's cool?" Christina asked.

"Oh yeah, super cool; not uptight like her sister Nancy at all" Gillian said and laughed.

"Oh yeah she was a snob. She visited way back when Addison was still here. She begged me to go to dinner with both of them and Nancy was a bitch" Callie said.

"Calliope!" Arizona said and laughed.

"What! She was! She looked at everyone as if they weren't good enough" Callie said.

"Yeah Amelia's the black sheep of the family, although I always found it funny that she joined the family business, so to speak" Gillian said.

They all laughed. Just then Arizona and Gillian's pagers went off. They both had to run off to surgery leaving the other attendings to talk about the new attending.

Derek was waiting patiently in the Seattle airport for his sister and his ex-wife when he saw a gorgeous red-head and a breathtaking brunette at her side. They locked eyes and Amelia dropped her suitcase on the ground by Addison's feet and ran at Derek. Derek ran at his baby sister and gathered her in his arms.

"Amy!" he said into her hair and set her easily on the ground.

"Derek I missed you!" Amelia said and stared at her big brother.

"I missed you too Amy" he said then yelled over her shoulder "and you too Addie."

He walked over to Addison and gave her a hug. "It's nice to see you Derek."

He picked up both of their suitcases and headed for his car. He put them in the trunk and walked to the driver's seat. Amelia was in the front seat and Addison positioned herself in the back seat behind Derek.

"I'm so excited Derek. I think this is going to be a good decision" Amelia said.

"I think so too" He said and smiled at her.

"Where's Meredith?" Amelia asked.

"She had surgery but she told me to tell you both hi and that she will see you both later when we go for a drink at Joe's" he said.

"Oh really?" Amelia said and laughed. She was very fond of Derek's new wife. Of course she still loved Addie the best but Meredith was nice and she made Derek happy and that was all that mattered to Amelia.

"So Addie how's Sam? Last time I heard you couldn't keep your hands off of each other" Derek said.

Addie punched his arm from around the seat. "Things are really good with him. We're thinking about moving in together" she said.

"That's good I'm happy for you" Derek said and locked eyes with her in the rear view mirror. He's so happy that their relationship is as solid as it is. He and Addison would always love each other but they had outgrown each other and they moved on and found a good place. This made him think about his relationship with Amelia that also had worked out rather nicely. A year ago they had barely talked to each other and avoided the other at all costs. Amelia was the black sheep; the wild child of the Shepherd family. When she was twenty-one she told her parents that she was running off with a man named Flex and that she wasn't coming back. Two weeks later she returned with a girl named Rebecca, said she was bisexual and that she was going to med school. She certainly was a hurricane when it came to life, but she calmed down in recent years after graduating med school. Derek could see the change in Amelia and couldn't wait to see what a brilliant surgeon and person she would become. As he thought of her this way he took her hand in his and gave it a good squeeze.

"I'm glad you're here Amy" he said.

"Me too" she said and squeezed back.

They got to the hospital and Addison parted from them to meet Callie for lunch. Amelia went with Derek to his office to fill out some more official paperwork. They exited his office and walked across the catwalk. She let Derek walk in front of her; she wanted to take in the sight of the hospital that she had just signed her life into. Just as she was about to the door she heard someone laugh. It was a laugh that she hadn't heard in a year. She immediately turned around and looked down from her position on the catwalk to scan the floor below. Her breath immediately caught in her throat. Standing outside the elevator with a beautiful blonde was Gillian Carter. Her best friend and the woman she had been in love with since her second year of residency.

She called to her over the banister. "Cyclone Gillian!"

Gillian looked up to the cat walk and Amelia knew exactly what smile she was giving her. That smile was forever burned into her brain for the rest of her life.

"Hurricane Amelia!" she shouted back and sprinted to the stairs. She took them two at a time. When they finally reached each other Amelia gathered Gillian into her arms and inhaled her scent. She missed the way that Gillian always smelled like vanilla and citrus.

They pulled apart and Gillian looked into Amelia's striking blue eyes.

"I missed you" Gillian said and gave her a smile with full on dimple action.

This smile always made Amelia smile regardless. Amelia pulled her into another hug.

"I missed you too."

They finally released each other and Gillian intertwined their fingers. They started walking hand in hand down the stairs.

"So how long have you been here Gilly? I thought you were doing doctors without borders?" Amelia asked.

"Yea I was; I did it for about a year. Then your brother called me and offered me this job. I've been here about a month and I love it. I get to work with Arizona Robbins everyday and the staff is amazing. Your brother is doing an awesome job. You're going to love it Amy. The people are really nice. I've made so many great friends I will introduce you to them tonight when I take you for a drink" Gillian said and turned to her and smiled.

"Oh really? Are you asking me on a date Gilly Bean?" Amelia said.

"Maybe I am?" Gillian said.

Amelia and Gillian always blurred the lines between just friends and something more. Gillian was gay and Amelia was bisexual. They never wanted to ruin the friendship that they had so their emotions took the backseat. But Gillian was just as in love with Amelia as she was with Gillian. They were both too stubborn to be the first to admit feelings.

They both giggled to break the serious moment. Gillian proceeded to give Amelia the grand tour. She showed her the attendings' locker room, lounge, Peds wing, Neuro wing, cafeteria, and so on and so forth. Amelia vaguely remembered some of these things when she was here a while ago when she visited Derek after his accident.

Amelia had literally just changed into her dark blue scrubs when she was paged to do a consult with Derek.

"Shit, I have to go Gillian. Duty calls" she said and stood up and gave Gillian a quick peck on the cheek.

"I will meet you at the front desk after my shift so I can meet your friends, okay?" Amelia said.

"Sounds great" Gillian said and Amelia exited.

"Wow Carter you got it bad, you need to hold it together" Gillian said to herself.

On the outside of the door Amelia was having a similar conversation with herself.

"Shit Shepherd pull it together! Who cares if she looks better than she did a year ago? She's still Gillian, your Gilly. You can keep it together… fuck you're screwed Shepherd" Amelia said and walked to her consult.