A/N: Sorry updates are taking so long. I don't have a stable internet connection and the one I do get is crappy as hell. Hope you all enjoy! As always: I do not own anything.


"Meredith," the chief calls out warmly as she steps into his office, a smile coming to her lips.

"Chief," she responds respectfully as she crosses over to the chairs in front of his desk. He's got a look in his eyes and she can't tell if it's good or bad; she's hoping for the first.

"Derek found me as soon as I got here," he informs her as he settles into his own chair, clasping his hands together in front of him.

"So he remembers coming to my house drunk as hell, admitting to cheating on me, breaking up with me and telling me to burn all of his stuff?" She hadn't meant to say all of that - really, she hadn't, but it had just tumbled out of her mouth.

"Uh," Richard blinks before shaking his head. "He informed me that you two had split and that you'd probably be requesting to be put on Nelson's service but he didn't tell me why. And that explains it.."

The older man shakes his head as he leans back in his chair, bringing his arms behind his head as he let out a soft sigh. "You two really know how to break all the rules."

"If you can put me on Nelson's service I would really appreciate it, Chief. If not, I can deal with Derek." She's ignoring his last statement; she doesn't even want to go there.

"I'll see what I can do but I can't make any promises, Meredith. We'll have to clear it with Bailey, too." He leans forward again, moving some papers around on his desk as he studies her carefully. "Are you sure that's all that's bothering you?"

She's fidgeting again. She hadn't even noticed it until he asked if something else was bothering her. She sighs and places her hands in her lap, concentrating on calming them. "I'm fine," she promises. It's a lie though. Her stomach is churning and she feels as if she'll be sick at any moment. Stretching the grin on her lips, she starts to stand up.

"Can I go now?"

"If you need anything, let me know." He waves her off, still studying her.

She simply nods as she stands up, making a quick exit out of the door and into the nearest bathroom. She's bent over a toilet the next thing she knows, emptying the breakfast she ate that morning from her stomach. Great, this was all she needed: to be sick. She makes her way to the sink, rinsing her mouth out as her pager beeps. Throwing away the used napkin, she reads the pager and sighs as she heads out the door.

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"Boring shift," she mutters as she strips out of her dirty scrubs. "I had surgeries with Derek lined up all day today and, of course, he reassigned them to different residents. So, aside from the one lady with a GSW to her leg, I was stuck doing paperwork all day and checking on my patients."

"You're the one who wants to relax all weekend," Cristina smirks. "Your weekend just started a little earlier than you expected."

"If I could stab you and get away with it, I think I would at this point." Meredith groans as she tugs on a pair of her jeans, tugging the hair tie out of her hair. She pauses in the middle of pulling her shirt on, rushing over to the trash can to throw up what little bit of lunch she had ate.

"Are you getting sick? I swear, if you give me some stomach virus before you disappear for the weekend I will personally push you off the top of this hospital." Her friend scrunches her face up as she takes a step back.

"That's the third time today," she sighs as she wipes her mouth with the back of her hand. "I think one of my patients gave it to me."

"You can keep it and your patient."

"Thanks. I think I'll skip Joe's tonight and just head home. I need to clean the house before Izzie gets there Saturday and deems Alex and I unfit to live together."

"I don't think a nuclear bomb would clean that place," Cristina mutters to herself as she heads for the door.

"Izzie would probably cry if she sees it like it is," Meredith laughs as she leaves the locker room as well. "We've been using her old room for storage so I have to move the boxes up to the attic so Denny and her will have somewhere to sleep."

"Good luck with that. Tell Blondie to stop by if she's not too busy. It'd be nice to see her."

"Will do," she salutes with a grin as she slips out the side door. "Have fun working this weekend!"

"Have fun being a lazy ball of goop," Cristina yelled as she ran across the sleep and disappeared into Joe's bar.

Meredith shakes her head as she slides into her jeep, rubbing her hands together as she started the engine up. She was more than ready to start her weekend of relaxation.