Chapter 7
"Who gets to scrub in!?" Cristina called from behind her and Bailey turned to face her. "Do you ever think about anything but getting ahead?" Cristina shook her head honestly. "No" Bailey scoffed and turned to George. "O'Malley, you scrub in. Stevens, you too. Cristina…" She turned to face her again. "Enjoy the gallery" She smiled sarcastically and ran to catch up with the fast moving gurney. Taking off her surgeons cap Cristina threw it to the ground and stomped on it. "I thought she liked honesty" She mumbled angrily and walked towards the OR.
"Shepherd" Derek heard his name from behind him. Standing there was a breathless Bailey. "I need you to scrub in" Her raised an eyebrow and nodded, giving the chart he had been looking at to a nearby nurse. "What's going on?" He asked innocently and Miranda gave him a look. "You'll see." As she led him into the scrubbing bay, he leaned over to see the spectacle. "Holy cow" Miranda nodded and pointed again. "It's Mark".
He looked at her in a panic and began to dry his hands. "You've got to be kidding me." The nurses outfitted him into his gloves and he rushed over to assess the damage. Staring down at Mark's lifeless face, it occurred to him that he had Mark's life in his hands. Before he knew Meredith, the only thought that raced through his mind was how much he hated Mark for taking Addison away from him. "Dr. Shepherd?" The anesthesiologist snapped him out of his daze "Time is ticking" he nodded and looked over to George. "10 blade" Carefully he placed the scalpel on Mark's clammy skin and began to cut. Mark's life hung incredulously in the balance, and Derek was the one who had to fix it.
Breathing heavily Addison scrambled to find something. "My bra!" She whispered loudly and continued to search. "Where the hell did you throw it?" Alex pulled on his pants and looked around. "Here we go" He smiled and plucked it off the IV cart. She tried not to smile but couldn't help let it seep through her delightfully pink lips. Just watching her, Alex wanted to run back over and kiss her again, but refrained. "I have never, in my life – done anything like that" Addison continued to pull on pieces of her clothing and breathed a sigh of relief when all was in place. As she sat back on the bed, fixing the collar of her white lab coat Alex moved in from behind and bit softly on her ear. She cringed and stood. "I need to get back to work" He knew it too, but being with her was just too much fun. "Okay" He wore a fake frown on his face, warranting a goodbye kiss from her. "Later?" She asked promisingly and he nodded with excitement. "Wait!" He called and grabbed her arm softly. Slowly he kneeled and nuzzled his cheek on her stomach. Laughing softly she messed with his hair. "See you later" he cooed
"The baby's name is peanut by the way" She said delicately and left the room. Alex stood there for a minute and watched. "Peanut." He said softly. Addison was the first person he had ever felt such a connection to, and he liked that feeling.
