I'm actually really surprised by the insane amount of alerts for this. Is it really that interesting?

I don't think this one is as good as the others. It seems too rushed to me.

Richard Webber walked into the hospital slowly. It looked... normal. If he didn't know better, he would have thought the shooting was a fictional story made up by the media to increase sales. The bodies were gone. The blood had all been cleaned up. The bullet holes had been filled. Even the walls had been painted.

It was as if nothing happened.

It had been three weeks. Three weeks since that day. Three weeks since he had last been in this building.

It was ironic really. He was standing in for the man that had replaced him. Something that he hadn't expected. He was back in charge. Until Derek has recovered anyway.

It wasn't going to be an easy job. All of the staff could come back and be put on light duties, but had to go under a psychological evaluation to be around the patients. Further evaluation was needed to get them cleared for surgery. The board were going out of their way to monitor who was around the patients and when. They were allowing everyone back to observe if they thought they were ready, but they weren't allowed to communicate with the patients until a psychologist okayed it.

His staff was limited. Small groups of nurses. Four attendings had been cleared for surgery. A handful of residents.

He stood in the main lobby, glancing around, trying to figure out how he was meant to pretend nothing had happened.

He turned when he heard voices, forced a faint smile in the direction of Callie and Arizona.

They stopped next to him, just as unsure of what to do as he was.

"It's quiet." Callie had spoken, watching one of the nurses as she made her way towards them.

"Dr. Robbins?" the nurse asked. "There's a kid upstairs with a ruptured appendix. It's urgent. OR two is ready and waiting for you."

"Thanks." Arizona muttered.

Richard and Callie watched as she headed off at a run, both not knowing what to say. The patients were back and needed them. Arizona had accepted that, but how could they care for the patients when they could barely care for their own?

Richard shifted his weight as Mark joined them. "Meredith said Lexie's not ready today, maybe tomorrow."

He nodded. "I wasn't expecting them." he paused. "How are they?"

"Meredith seems fine." Mark frowned. "Lexie's a little on edge but she seems good. Their dad's been calling them a lot."

Richard nodded. "Have you seen Altman? Avery? They're down to be here today."

"Avery was outside." Mark responded. " Haven't seen Teddy."

"It's like it never happened." Callie interrupted, and they both turned to realise she was still surveying the scene in front of her. "Like nothing ever happened."

"The scars will be on the people." Richard decided. "Not the walls. We won't forget." He looked around again before turning back to her. "How's Hunt doing? I assume he's been around Cristina quite a bit."

"He's annoyed that he can't come back today." Callie responded. "He's still experiencing some pain in his shoulder though."

"He needs to recover first." He repeated the words he had spoken to Owen almost exactly. "Do we know when Kepner will be back?"

"Nope." Callie answered. "Cristina did say she was moving in with Meredith though."

"Kepner's moving in with Meredith?"

"I think they may just be acting as a support system for each other." Callie suggested. "April's family don't exactly live near. Meredith's trying to look after everyone."

"We have to go in." Mark put in. "We have to work."

She frowned. "How?"

"We just get on with it." Richard placed a hand on her back. "Mark's right, go and fix people's bones."

Callie nodded, taking a step forward. That was how things had to be done now. A step at a time.

"How's Derek doing?"

"He's doing great." Mark nodded. "His mom and sister are harassing him as we speak."

They went quiet as they saw Teddy rush past, not pausing to talk to them.

"We should follow their lead."

"Yeah."

They didn't move.

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