"George? If you aren't going to listen, then let me know so we can save our breath." Izzie pointed out.

"Sorry. What? I'm just distracted by a… patient." He lied.

"Whatever." She sighed.

"What time is it?" He asked.

"Almost eight. Why?"

"No reason. Just want to be sure what time it is." He shrugged.

"Dr. Stevens." Olivia said coming up beside George.

"Yes, Olivia?"

"We have a new admission from last night going into surgery with Dr. Shepherd today at eleven. One of the other nurses is having trouble getting a line. Could you…?"

"That's, ah, my case." George cut in. "I'll do it."

"Oh, sorry, Dr. O'Malley. I wasn't aware."

George smiled and nodded. "It's fine. I'll be right there."

"Thank you." She scurried away.

"George! I really needed that surgery!"

"Izz, you're not even a neurosurgeon."

"Neither are you!"

He rolled his eyes. "I was paged here last night. I was here and Shepherd needed someone to get a CT for this patient. I did it. Plus I'm a general surgeon which is so much closer to neurosurgery than pediatrics."

"Whatever, George. I'll go back to my patients. None of which need surgery today."

"Isn't that a good thing?" He called as she walked away. She stopped, looked back, and nodded.

"I guess."

He shook his head before walking off.

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He knocked on the door.

"Come in." Meredith called. He opened the door and walked in to find Madi awake, Richard by Meredith's side, and a small boy sitting on the floor.

"Good Morning, everybody."

"Hey, George." Meredith gave him a sad smile. "Madi, Owen this is George. George these are my kids, Madison Lynn and Alexander Owen Kerev. Madi and Owen for short." She gave him a sad look.

"It's so good to meet you." George smiled. "I wish we were meeting under better circumstances though."

"Hi, George." Madi said weakly.

"Mama told us about you." Owen said.

"She has?" Owen nodded. "I hope only good things."

Meredith giggled. "Yeah only good things, George."

"Well, I came to get the IV in Madi. Is that alright with you, Madi?"

"Is it of going to hurt?" She asked sadly.

"A little. I'm sorry, but it's really important."

Madi nodded. "Thank you."

George smiled as he gathered the things he needed. "How are you guys holding up?"

"Doing our best." Richard answered.

Meredith nodded forcing a small smile. "Thank you for doing this, George."

"It's no problem."

"Still, thank you."

"Your welcome, Mer." He finished putting in the IV while making small talk with Madi. "I'll come back to check on you guys in a little bit."

"George, can I talk to you?"

"Yeah, of course."

"I'll be right back." She said patting Richard's knee as he stood up.

"Take your time." He knew what she was going to talk to George about. Of course he knew. George probably knew too.

George led her to the on-call room closest to Madi's room. She paced the room while he sat down on the bed.

"What's up, Mer?"

"Is he here?" She asked after a few seconds in a quiet voice. Everyone knew who the 'he' was.

"Mer, you need to worry about Madi."

"Is he here?" She asked a little more sternly. George took a deep breath. "George, I need to know what I'm up against today. I need to know. So, please, tell me."

"Yes." He sighed. "He's here. He's up in surgery right now, but…"

"But what?"

"But if all goes well, he'll be out in three or four hours."

Meredith eyes grew wide. "When Madi's on the board."

"When Madi's on the OR board."

"George… I lied." She said after a few minutes.

"You… lied?" She nodded. "About what?"

"Madi's name isn't going on down in her medical records as Kerev."

"What?"

"I told them that her last name is Grey." She winced. "I freaked."

"Mer, it's fine. It's not illegal as far as I know."

She nodded. "I'm so screwed, George. No. I am beyond screwed. Right now… I would be blessed if I were screwed."

"I'm sorry, Mer."