GET IT ON (BANG A GONG)
FADE IN
INT. – MARK'S APARTMENT - MORNING
The scene opens with Callie getting out of bed. She grabs her robe and quietly walks around the apartment to see if Mark is home.
"Mark? Maaaaaark…you here buddy? Hello...anyone home? No? Not here?"
She only hears silence…and a smile crosses her face. She walks over to the stereo and pops in T. Rex…Get It On (Bang a Gong)...and as the music revs up she pulls the ties of her robe open revealing a see-through lacy camisole and black panties. She shimmies out of her robe until it falls in a pile around her feet…and to the beat of the music she kicks it across the room. As the beat gets louder, she closes her eyes and begins to dance, running her hands through her hair and shaking her ass without a care in the world.
INT. – MEREDITH'S BEDROOM – MORNING
Meredith is lying in bed and feels a hand slowly moving up her thigh. She smiles and turns to see Derek lying behind her. When she turns to face him he grabs her by the waist and pulls her toward him so fast it takes her breath away. He kisses her neck and she giggles with delight. She slides on top of him and he moves his hands up to her waist, tossing her onto the bed. As he leans over her, he grabs the pillows from under her head and throws them off the bed …hitting a lamp across the room which topples over and then crashes to the floor.
Meredith sits up with a start…realizing not only is she completely alone in the room but that all of the noise and "activity" was actually coming from Koty's room. Disappointed and a little irritated, she pulls off the covers and gets out of bed.
MEREDITH (V.O.)
There is a brief period of time…in between dreaming and waking up when you aren't quite sure what's real. Depending on whether you are waking from a dream or a nightmare determines how happy you will be with the eventual revelation. But when the nightmare is a part of your reality there is instead a heavy feeling in your chest that you can't quite connect to a source. So you stare at the ceiling wondering when the revelation will hit you…because it always does…and there it is…Derek is leaving.
INT. – MARKS APARTMENT - MORNING
"Wow…breakfast and a show."
"Oh my God. How long were you standing there watching me?"
Callie runs over and grabs her robe to cover up.
"You do realize I have seen you naked before?" he says.
"I hope you aren't talking about recently…and the times before were different…and a long time ago."
"Well apparently…time has been a friend to you."
"Ok…you've really got to stop doing this."
"I wasn't doing anything. I went out for donuts and returned to find you naked and gyrating in my livingroom."
"I wasn't naked."
"Oh, I beg to differ. In my mind you were definitely naked."
"I can't believe I have to say this but I am going to have to break up with you. I understand we are not dating but you don't seem to get that…or that we will never date again…or sleep together. And yes you are good looking…if you like that sort of thing…but I am not interested in doing anything with you that remotely involves dating or having sex."
"But you think I'm good looking."
"Of everything I said…that's what you took away from it. Yes you are good looking…but in an obvious sort of way. It's like saying that models have gorgeous bodies. They all have gorgeous bodies…so the statement is meaningless."
Mark continues to give her a hard time. "Wait…are you saying I look like a model?"
Callie is frustrated. "Oh my God. You're worse than living with Arizona."
"Oh calm down. I understand what you are saying. And while we may have had fun in the past…it's over. I get it. I'm just giving you a hard time because…well because it's fun."
"Well it's not fun for me."
Mark concedes. "Point taken. I will try and keep the comments in my head from making their way out of my mouth cause let's face it…that's where the image of you dancing in your underwear is going to spend the day…all up here."
Mark taps his head with his finger. Callie is exasperated and leaves the room. Mark laughs. "Hey…do you want your donut?"
Callie is standing in the bathroom door staring at Mark when she gives the door a fling. "You can take your donut and shove it up your…"
The door slams closed.
"Fine…more for me."
INT. – MEREDITH'S KITCHEN – MORNING
Meredith walks into the kitchen and George is sitting at the table drinking coffee.
"What's the grumpy face for?" he asks.
"I don't know. Actually…that's a lie. I do know but I don't want to talk about it."
"Did you hear Koty last night…and this morning?"
"I did" she says. "I thought he was with you."
"Yeah…like that'd ever happen."
Meredith was just about to console George and convince him that he's not out of Koty's league when Koty and his boyfriend show up in the kitchen doorway. The only difference between Koty and his boyfriend was that he had dark hair and was fully dressed.
"Mer and George…this is Daniel."
Meredith and George say hello simultaneously and can do nothing more than just stare as Daniel raises his hand and gives them a small wave. Koty waits for some kind of dialog to follow and when it doesn't he shuffles Daniel out the door and returns to the kitchen.
"I'm sorry. Was it ok that I brought someone here?"
Meredith quickly answers. "Of course it's ok. Why?"
"That look on your face…both of your faces…and then you didn't say anything. You just seemed a little put off by it."
"Believe me…this house has seen its share of one night stands."
"Daniel wasn't a one night stand. We dated for two years and recently got back together."
Meredith knows that's the last thing that George wanted to hear. "Oh…well…regardless, this is your house. You can bring over whoever you want."
"You sure?"
"I'm positive" she says with a smile.
"Ok then…I'm gonna run up and take a shower. I'll see you guys at the hospital."
Koty runs up the steps while Meredith and George watch and then look at each other.
"What the hell. Is there a club somewhere where the members are only freakishly gorgeous men?" George says.
"I have no idea. I feel like I'm hosting an episode of America's Next Top Male Model."
"Maybe they're not human" he says. "Maybe they're aliens who came from some far off planet and they're only here to steal all of our wheatgrass and skinny jeans."
"In that case…why would we care? So he's got a boyfriend he's dated for two years and they just got back together. I wonder what happened."
"Don't…" George says.
"Don't what?"
He looks at her accusingly. "Don't meddle."
"I don't meddle" she scoffs.
George gives her a sideways look.
"You are like…the fixer. You need to fix everyone…and you are bored now that you and Derek are not together and you have a tendency to meddle when you're bored."
"Yeah…you're right. You ready to get going?"
George leans back and looks down at his lap. "I need a couple more minutes."
Meredith laughs.
INT. – SGH – PHYSICIAN'S LOUNGE – MORNING
Richard is in the lounge and Bailey walks in.
"Did I hear that right? Owen is resigning?"
Richard turns to see who it is. "You did. And they've asked me to step in…temporarily until they find a replacement."
Bailey starts to speak and Owen walks into the room. "We were just talking about you. You're resigning as Chief?"
"I am" he says.
Owen doesn't offer up anything else and instead makes himself a cup of coffee. Bailey looks to Richard silently urging him to try and find out what's going on but Richard doesn't want to pry so Bailey does instead. "You mind if I ask why? You can say it's none of my business."
"It's just time for a change. When George got back from Iraq, I know he had a miserable time there and went for all the wrong reasons, but I was still jealous. I loved that atmosphere…the danger…the unknown. Everyday was a new adventure. It made me feel more alive than I have in months. So I'm going back. I have a few loose ends to tie up here and then I'm leaving. There's nothing to keep me here…at least not anymore."
Bailey clarifies. "Wait a minute. You're not just resigning as Chief…you're leaving Seattle Grace?"
No one notices that Cristina had walked into the room. "You're leaving the hospital?"
There is only awkward silence as Bailey and Richard take that as an opportunity to leave the room and Owen turns to Cristina. "I don't want to talk about it here."
"What do you mean you don't want to talk about it? The other day you forced me to talk about it when you ran into me at Joe's. Now you've suddenly become mute."
Owen snaps back at her. "No! I did want to talk. I wanted to try and work things out but you said you didn't want to and that it was over."
"So you're quitting your job? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard."
"You don't have a right to tell me what you think. You gave up that right when you left me and then ended things for good."
"So the only reason you were staying here was because of me? How long do you think you could have held out until you realized that wasn't enough?"
"It was enough…once" he says as he leaves the room.
INT. – SGH ROOM 222 – AFTERNOON
George walks into Momo's room and Koty is doing an exam. George stops in the doorway. "Oh, do you want me to wait outside?"
"Not at all" Koty says. "Come on in. This little guy talks about you all the time. I'm sure he wouldn't care if you stayed."
Momo looks to George. "I get to leave the hospital."
George walks over to the bed and takes a seat next to him. "I heard. How do you feel about that?"
"I don't want to go. Can't I stay with you?"
"Well…don't you miss your friends?"
"Some of my friends died in the explosion. Plus, I'm scared to go back. What if it happens again?"
George doesn't know what to say. The thought of sending Mohammed back to Iraq is unbearable but he also knows he can't stay with him. George reaches for his hand to comfort him. "Let me see what I can do ok?"
Koty looks at George knowing that the comment may have bought him some time but there's really nothing he can do. They both leave Momo's room.
"So…you have no idea what to do right?"
George looks back at Momo. "Right. I'm not even sure where to start. I mean…what are my options?"
"Well, if he stays here he either stays with you or goes into the foster care system…and I know you want to help out but don't make a decision like this without fully thinking it through. The result could end up being worse than if you just let him go back."
"I know. I can't have him live with me. My life is a mess right now."
"Why don't you talk to the social worker and see if there are any other options?"
"That's a good idea" George says. "Thanks."
"Hey, you don't think Meredith was upset because I had someone stay over do you?"
"Not at all. She'd be the last one to talk anyway. That house has seen more one night stands than the grotto at the Bunny Ranch…and the majority of them were with Meredith."
"I thought Meredith was married."
"She was…is. It's complicated."
"Well, maybe we can go out for a drink sometime and you can fill me in."
Georges nods his head. "That sounds good."
"Let me know if I can help with Mohammed."
"I will. Thanks again."
Koty turns to walk away and a code sounds in one of the Pediatric Rooms. Koty rounds the corner and almost runs into Arizona who is also on her way.
"What the hell happened?" she says. "When I left he was stable."
Koty is panicked. "I don't know."
"Did you notice anything on your last exam?"
"I was with another patient. He was next on my rounds so I hadn't seen him yet."
"You need to complete your exams faster. This laid back attitude may have been acceptable in California but it's not here."
Arizona begins the code procedures and is able to revive the boy. Once his vitals are stable she grabs the chart and sharply hands it to Koty. "Here. Do your job."
Koty tries to brush it off and begins reviewing the chart but is embarrassed by the way that Arizona treated him in front of the staff.
As soon as she leaves the room one of the nurses whisper. "Don't mind her. She just broke up with her girlfriend so she's in a perpetually crappy mood."
Koty watches the nurse administer the medicine and notices on the chart that the patient has an allergy to what she's giving him.
"Wait a minute. Is that penicillin? It shows here that he's allergic. Who ordered that?"
"Dr. Robbins. She ordered it this morning. Jesus…we gave it to him earlier. It's probably why he had a reaction."
Koty walks out of the room and finds Arizona standing at the nurse's station and hands her the chart. "I found out what happened to the patient. He has a penicillin allergy and someone ordered the nurse to give it to him."
Arizona grabs the chart and begins frantically looking through it as Koty walks away.
INT. – SGH ER – AFTERNOON
Meredith is on her way to a patient room and sees Cristina sitting in the ER. "Cristina? What's going on?"
"Owen's leaving the hospital."
"Are you kidding? Is it because of what you said to him at Joe's bar?"
"How is this my responsibility?" Cristina says.
"Well, there's really no reason for him to stay now that the two of you are over."
Cristina gives Meredith a judgmental glance. "You're supposed to be saying things that are supportive. Saying that it's my fault is not being supportive."
"I know. I'm probably the last person that should be blaming anyone for anything. Derek's going to Iraq for three months with Doctors without Borders."
Cristina quickly looks up. "I wonder if that's where Owen got that idea from."
"He did talk to Owen first before he told me and Owen told him it was his decision."
Christina leans forward in her chair and hesitates before bounding to her feet.
"Are you going to be ok?" Meredith says.
"You're kidding right? I'm already over it."
She walks away…but Meredith knows she's anything but over it.
MEREDITH (V.O.)
Some people refuse to face their nightmares…even when they're fully awake. They push them aside and move on hoping that if they stay one step ahead they'll never catch up with them. And sometimes your nightmares are tied to other peoples decisions and good fortune…like having to listen to your roommate get it on in the next room while the closest thing to a warm body lying in bed with you only exists in your head. But the one thing about nightmares…is that no matter how far ahead of them you try to stay…they keep coming back until you have no choice but to deal with them.
