So this takes place after Denny's heart surgery and after the chief has shouted at them all in his office. It's a very different take to the story but, I have had this chapter planned out in my head for so long so, I hope it plays out the way I hope.
I am just going to get on with it so, don't forget to review!
"I want you too all stick with that one patient and work on the prom- I expect to see every single one of you there tonight. You only step foot in an OR if you are needed or it is a matter of life and death do you all understand me?" The five interns nodded, them all leaving the room slowly, congregating down the corridor away from the hustle and bustle.
"Thank you all for having my back in there" Izzie sighed heavily, her head in her hands.
"We all stick together in this" Cristina replied, frowning at how eager she was to protect Izzie.
"Thank you"
"You're welcome" Meredith stood at the back of the group, staring at the floor in thought. Izzie noticed this but her mind was too clouded to speak up in time before she looked up, her face dropping.
"I'll be back in a minute" She mumbled, rushing away. They all spotted Finn standing at the bottom of the hall, his face full of rage. Nobody connected the dots and all scurried off, Izzie standing nearby to listen in.
"You never returned my phone calls. I waited for you" Finn spat at her, Meredith cringing slightly.
"Something happened last night, it's a long story and I can't talk about it"
"Oh really? I am your boyfriend you are supposed to talk about this things with me" She rolled her eyes at him, Finn grabbing her arm harshly in retaliation.
"Don't roll your eyes at me Meredith. This is important. You ignored me all night"
"I am sorry, I had my phone off most of the night because as I said, something happened that I can't talk about so juts drop it" Izzie could see in his eyes it took a lot out of him not to react to her, so he dropped her arm roughly, crossing his over his chest.
"There is a prom, I saw the leaflet in the reception. What time should I meet you here?"
"I am erm- not going. I have a shift so I am working" She was a good lier, but it backfired for her quickly.
"Fine, I will meet you after your shift" Izzie knew that there was no way Meredith was getting out of that prom so she had gotten herself into a huge mess.
"Erm, yeah okay. Bye" She never bothered to lean in for a kiss, dodging him as she walked away. Izzie watched the man stand there in utter shock, his face burning as he turned on his heel and stormed away. She knew she needed to focus on Denny right now and rushed away to Addison, pulling her aside before she entered a patients room.
"We heard about Denny. Is it true, did one of you cut the LVAD wire?" Addison was a close friend to Izzie now, so she knew she could be honest.
"It was me, I know what you are going to say but that isn't the point right now, I am really worried about Meredith"
"Don't worry, I understand what you did Izzie. Our secret okay? And what has happened?"
"I saw her and Finn, and she is going to try and get out of this prom and it's the chief's niece she is about to get her ass kicked and he looked so angry with her. I would say something but I have Denny to worry about and I just, she has covered for me once today and I don't want to push her" Addison nodded, knowing Izzie's mind must be going crazy right now.
"It's okay, me and Derek will talk to her. Go and be with Denny okay?" Izzie give her a quick hug, walking away. Once Addison had dealt with her patient she went off to find Derek, Meredith being the first person she bumped into. Addison knew she was about to push some serious buttons but knew it was now or never.
"Meredith can we talk?"
"I am really busy Addison" She replied slowly, her head buried in a phonebook.
"I know, but this is important" Meredith sighed, looking up with a tired expression on her face, her eyebrows raised telling her to go on.
"I heard you are going to try and get out of the prom, that is a really bad idea"
"Where did you hear that?" Addison just shrugged, urging the woman to go on.
"I never even went to my own prom, it just isn't my crowd. Chief will understand"
"No Meredith he won't, it's his niece the prom is for. And with the whole LVAD situation, he will bite your ass off, literally" Meredith knew she was right but she had to get out of this prom.
"Is Finn making you back out?" Addison asked suddenly, Meredith frowning.
"Finn doesn't make me do anything"
"He makes you not eat the right food and starves you of coffee" Meredith felt herself go tense, taking a step back from Addison.
"You are out of line Addison"
"Meredith listen to me-"
"No, I am done listening to everyone and people telling me what to do. Leave me the hell alone" She picked up the book and stormed away, Addison panicking, knowing she had probably just ruined a huge part of their plan to get her on their side.
"Damnit" Meredith practically ran around the corner, running into Bailey who dropped her file, her face red with fury.
"Meredith Grey!"
"I am so sorry Bailey" Meredith scrambled to pick everything up, Bailey's eyes wide when she caught sight of a huge bruise on the back of Meredith's neck, then again on her wrist when she handed the files back.
"I am so sorry" She stuttered out, grabbing the phone book and running away, needing to find the chief. Bailey felt her stomach churn as her mind flashed back to the conversation she had with Izzie weeks and weeks ago, and then the unusual one she had overheard between her and Addison.
Once Meredith found the chief in his office, she felt her stomach flip out as she knocked on the door, going inside.
"What do you want?" He asked, his tone filled with annoyance and disappointment.
"I was wondering if I could request an extra shift for tonight. I know that you have nearly every doctor going to prom so I thought I would be able to run labs and do round for the doctors who are unavailable tonight" Chief looked up, his eyes narrowed as he stared her down.
"You think that you can just waltz in here and ask for things and I will just hand out jail free cards like that?" She felt her face drop, stuttering slightly with her next sentence.
"I didn't expect anything sir, I was just asking considering everyone is going to be at prom"
"And you thought that I would let you off with that, let you get away from it all and get in extra hours? Like a reward"
"I wasn't taking it as that sir" She replied honestly, her face frozen in fear as he stood.
"You think I will just hand things over to you on a silver platter because of our relationship together- think that you can use that face I had an affair with your mother against me like some bargaining chip"
"I would never do that to you" She argued back, shocked that he would think that low of her.
"Why should I reward stupid interns like you who make stupid mistakes and put my hospital at jeopardy? Tell me that Grey!" She jumped as his voice rose, her patience snapping as she gave up all fight, knowing that once the decision was made there was no going back.
"I cut the LVAD wire" She replied shortly, his face dropping suddenly.
"I am- I am done lying to you and know that while the others are away it's the only way I can get it out without interruption. I was the one who cut the LVAD wire and if I was in the situation I would do it again" He stood up right, his face a picture of shock as he rounded his desk, standing in front of her.
"Please tell me you are lying?"
"No I am not. Izzie paged us all to that room and once I saw all the equipment and her with those scissors in her hand I knew what she was going to do and I knew that because of her relationship with Denny, she would be first to be kicked out. So I pushed her to the back of the room and I did it. When he went crashed Izzie wanted to call code blue and I wouldn't let her and I did it myself. I made the call to stop his heart and bring it back and it wasn't until we needed to start pumping his heart manually that she took over. That was when Bailey come in, and it made her look like the guilty one but really, all they did was watch me. I have not had the best year, and I have lost control of a lot of things in my life, so, to take control of something for once I knew that it had to be done. And the fact Denny is alive and has a new heart and is getting married to Izzie is a good enough excuse for me. Izzie is going to try and take the blame but, she didn't do anything- she did nothing" Izzie was right from the start, she was an excellent lier. Chief stood in shock, his hand over his jaw in maddening thought.
"I want you to reassign all your patients and leave. You are suspended for 3 weeks and then me and the board will assess your case and it is most likely you will be kicked out of the program"
"I understand. It was nice working with you" She turned on her heel and left, shutting the door behind herself, leaning against it as her facade crumbled. Calling on a nearby nurse, she explained to her about reassigning her cases and headed in the direction of the locker room, bumping into Cristina and Izzie who had spotted her in the Chief's office.
"What is going on?"
"I've been suspended. You're all off the hook, I told him it was me who cut the LVAD wire" Izzie's jaw dropped, grabbing Meredith's shoulder as she went to walk away. Both her and Cristina noticed her grimace.
"Please tell me you didn't"
"It's okay, you and Denny are going to be happy together and you are going to stay in the program and it's all fine. I wouldn't have had it any other way" She smiled slightly, turning to walk away but that's when Izzie snapped. She shouted after her, freezing her in her tracks.
"I know about Finn Meredith"
"What about Finn?" Cristina asked suddenly, Meredith turning back to her.
"I just gave my life away for you Izzie, stay out of my business and tell Addison to as well. This isn't your fight, it's going to be over soon" She snapped harshly, rushing away, Cristina pulling on Izzie's arm.
"What has been going on?" Just then Bailey come up behind them, out of breath slightly.
"It's Meredith isn't it? The report you wanted to make, it's about her"
"She told you?" Izzie asked, Cristina standing in the middle in confusion.
"I saw, she had a bruise on her neck. It was horrific" Cristina's face dropped, them all looking as Addison and Derek ran up to them.
"She is being abused? The vet is abusing her?"
"Wait? She told you all?" Derek questioned, them all standing around in shock.
"No, but she has just lost her job and now I don't know what to do" Izzie cried, knowing that this was all her fault.
"She lost her job, what the hell did she do?" Addison gasped, Bailey dragging them all away to an empty room.
"Explain" Everyone looked to Izzie, her face red with emotion.
"She went and told chief she cut the LVAD wire when it wasn't her, and now she is about to go home to him and he is so angry and he is going to do more damage and we can't stop her because now she knows we know and it's all falling apart"
"I told you to gather evidence before cornering anyway" Bailey stated slowly, Addison jumping in.
"We had something against her. I heard Finn telling her she wasn't allowed to eat- he was telling her didn't need to get any fatter. And she also got stories mixed up when explaining to us why she was limping. She told us she went for a run and tripped, but then she told Derek she fell down the stairs. We were going to corner her about it but then all this happened and when I went to speak to her, it all come out wrong"
"Okay, so you all knew about this and nobody told me?" Cristina yelled, wishing someone had at least informed her of her best friend being abused. She would have kicked Finn's ass.
"I never told you because Bailey told me to gather evidence and I didn't want to drag too many people in at once if I was just speculating. I mean, she is clumsy and it could have been anything. It wasn't until Addison overheard them talking that we told Derek- but then all of this happened and then she must have just snapped" Izzie said, burying her head, feeling a terrible migraine coming on.
"I am going to kill him" Cristina spat out, going for the door, Derek stopping her.
"They will not hesitate to sedate you. Addison held a needle to my neck when the told me" He laughed slightly, Addison cringing but he reacted the same and it was not what they needed.
"We need to get her back here"
"Chief has suspended her, if he see's her at the hospital he will personally remove her" Bailey said, feeling the need to tell him.
"Should we tell him?" It was like Cristina read her mind, Derek wincing slightly.
"I think that is our only option right now"
Woah so a lot went down here. Okay so, that is the end for now, I just, hope it wasn't too dramatic! Well- it wasn't that dramatic but, it was very far fetched. I hope you all enjoyed anyway and I should be back soon with another chapter. Don't forget to review!
