Chapter 3
In the car park at the hospital.
Cristina: Where is Meredith this morning? Its not like her to be late (She says looking around the car park)
Izzie: Yeah I know … she wasn't up when I left (She gives Cristina a look)
Cristina: (looks back at her) oh you know something.
Izzie: About what …
Cristina: Don't you try and deny it tinkerbell … your too innocent for that crap.
Alex: What are you guys talking about? (Jogging from out of nowhere)
Izzie: Oh nothing. (She smiles and walks ahead)
Cristina: (Looks at Alex) shes hiding something. (She follows Izzie)
At Merediths house
Meredith wakes up to Derek sitting in a chair by her bed.
Derek: Good morning (He smiles, kissing her forehead)
Meredith: Already? (She looks at her alarm clock) Oh my god! I'm late. Baileys going to kill me. (She jumps out of bed) What the hell happened to the alarm?
Derek: Why don't you just call in sick?
Meredith: (Stops and thinks) I cant.
Derek: So what, now you're a workaholic? (He smirks)
Meredith: This isnt funny. I'm so dead. (She runs down the stairs)
Back at the hospital
Cristina: (Cornering Izzie) Tell me what you know.
Izzie: Ive already told you, theres nothing to tell. (She closes her locker door)
Cristina: Come on … you're the biggest gossip I know.
Izzie: Find out yourself.
Meredith: (Rushing in) Is Bailey here yet?
Izzie: No.
Cristina: What happened to you? Youre all sweaty and horrible. (Looks her up and down)
Meredith: I ran. (Shoving her clothes in her locker)
Izzie: From home?
Meredith: Iz, Im not that crazy. I meant from the car.
Izzie: Oh so you got a lift? (Izzie looks at Cristina)
Meredith: Yeah, thanks for taking my car.
Izzie: Sorry. But you were still asleep and I didn't fancy waking you both up.
Cristina: Both? Mer did … Your sleeping with McDreamy again arent you?
Meredith: (Going red) I thought you knew.
Cristina: Don't give me that crap. When did you make up?
Izzie: Last night. I helped (She smiled)
Bailey: (entering the room) Rounds.
Cristina looked at Meredith and followed Bailey.
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Meredith: (Working on their patient) I was going to tell her you know. I didn't need you to do it for me.
Izzie: She knew something was going on. She was practically begging me to tell her.
Meredith: That didn't give you the right to. Its my buisness.
Izzie: Meredith look … she wouldve found out sooner or later.
Meredith: Why? (She looked up at Izzie)
Izzie: Because we all know gossip spreads faster than disease.
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Meredith: Hey (she sighs, joining Derek on a bench outside)
Derek: So, just about everyone knows then.
Meredith: Yeah well, you know what Izzies like.
Derek: It doesn't help that Mark knows either.
Meredith: No. (She smiles)
Derek: (Smiling back) But then again … if it wasn't for them. We would still be arguing.
Meredith: We owe them one.
Derek: We do. (He kisses her, she kisses him back)
Meredith: What … what if Bailey finds out? I could get kicked out of the program.
Derek: Im her boss.
In the cafeteria
George: (Sitting down at the table) Guess whos scrubbing in on a hemospherectomy with Shepherd!
Cristina: Your kidding? I'd kill for that.
George: Its outrageous. Almost makes it hard to hate him. (He opens his carton)
Cristina: Why do you hate him? Is it cos you know about him and Meredith?
Izzie: Its been going on for ages. Well … apart from the whole two year gap thing. Why do you care anyway George?
George: I don't. (Looks down)
Izzie looks across at Cristina giving her a confused look. Just as Meredith joins them.
Meredith: I owe you an apology. (looking at Cristina) I should of told you sooner and I was going to.
Cristina: Its fine. (She picks up her fork)
Meredith: Ok. (It goes silent)
Izzie: George is scrubbing in on a hemospherectomy with Derek.
Meredith: That's great. (She smiles at George)
George: Yeah. We're cutting out half a girl's brain, and it's going to work. (He smiles back)
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Izzie is walking down the corridor from the nurses station. Mark comes up behind her.
Mark: Hey stranger. (he laughed)
Izzie: Jeez, Mark you made me jump.
Mark: Hows things with the happy couple?
Izzie: Fine. And it all comes down to us (she high fives him)
Mark: (Smiling at her) Were too good. I was wondering … fancy another drink tonight? Last night was fun.
Izzie: Yeah ok.
Mark: Okay ill meet you at Joes after work.
Izzie smiles. Mark watches her walk away. Derek joins him.
Derek: Your into her.
Mark pats him on his back and leaves.
In the galleries above the operating theatre.
Cristina: I cant believe ive not had one surgery yet since being here.
Meredith: Your surgery hungry.
Cristina: It should be my turn. Im sick of being down in the pit all the time. Bailey hates me. (Crosses her arms)
Alex: (Laughing) Look at Georgie he looks like hes about to puke.
Meredith: (Looking at him) Are you really as shallow and careless as you make out?
Alex stops and sits back. They all watch intensely as the bleepers go off In the theatre.
Derek: She has no pulse … start cpr (He grabs the peddlers)
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All the interns are gathered in the locker room.
Izzie: Sorry to hear about what happened in surgery George.
George: It just goes to show that not everything goes how we want it to. (He sits down)
Meredith: So, how about drinks tonight at Joes?
Cristina: Sounds good count me in.
Izzie: I'll be there but … I wont be with you.
Cristina: Ooh tinkerbell has a hot date?
Izzie: Its not a date. Mark already asked me to go for drinks with him. Just as friends nothing more. (She leans against her locker)
Cristina: McSteamy asked you? (Tying her shoelace)
Meredith: Why cant you both come have drinks with us? Were all friends here.
Cristina: Speak for yourself. (She says under her breath)
Izzie: Fine. I'll see you later. (Storming out)
Cristina: She so wants him.
Meredith gives Cristina a weird look.