Cristina tried to take a better look at Mer. They always knew what the other was thinking with just a look, and Skype wasn't really the ideal for that, but she tried anyway. "Are you drunk?" Meredith showed her the empty bottle.
"Okay. Tell me what happened…"
"We looked up Maggie's date of birth to make sure she was actually my sister. And she is. I was five when Ellis was pregnant, I really don't know how I can't remember it." Cristina thought about it for a second when she remembered about it. "Wasn't it around the same time Ellis tried to kill herself?" Mer nodded "Yeah. That's when she had the baby, that same day."
"You probably removed the whole thing. It makes perfect sense, you know?"
"uhuh. I just…"
"I know! Have you talked about this with Richard?"
"I did. He told me he didn't know anything about the pregnancy. That Ellis kept it from him too."
"I'm not surprised…" Cristina was sure she could say something like that without Mer being offended by it.
"Yeah."
"What happened with the new head of cardio?"
"I told her to leave me alone. That I didn't believe her… I haven't spoken to her since."
Cristina always tried to be on Mer's side without telling her only what she wanted to hear. "Maybe you could give her a chance. See how it goes…"
"You know what happened the last time I found out I had a sister. You know what happened with Lexie…"
"I know. I'm not saying she is going to replace Lexie. Just give her a chance, it's not her fault Ellis gave her up for adoption."
"Okay." She really could see the sadness in Mer's eyes. She was about to ask her about the fight with Derek when there was a knock on her door. "Come in."
It was Shane "We have a new trauma coming in in 20 minutes. They need a cardio consult."
"I'll be right there." She said, even thought she was tired and actually not on call.
"Mer, I have to go…"
"I heard."
"Text me!"
"I will."
" And if I don't answer right away, talk to Alex! He is a good listener our evil spawn!"
"I know. He's been a really good friend…"
She made a mental note to thank Alex for taking care of Mer. Not that she really needed to, Alex had always been a good friend to both of them, she just wanted to feel like she was doing something for her person.
"Mer?"
"What?"
"You should get some sleep. You look like crap!" Cristina said trying to cheer her up.
"I look better than you." Mer replied, almost instinctively.
"That's not possible." Cristina said smiling. That had become their thing since day one. They both laughed. It was exactly like old times… almost.
After they ended the call, Mer remained still for a while thinking about what Cristina had told her. "Maybe I should really give Maggie a chance." She thought. "But I'm not sure. Why are things always so complicated?"
Her talk with Cristina didn't really solve any of her problems, but it sure made her feel better. Talking to her person always had that effect on her. With that thought in mind she turned on her side and tried to go back to sleep. "I'll think about it tomorrow."
