Chapter 14

The following weeks Lisa got better. She had less headaches or not as intense as before. Her stitches were taken out one day after she had her meeting with Dr Wyatt. She felt at home in the house. That she had felt from the moment she stepped inside. It was like she already knew where everything went. Every day one of the other inhabitants spent most of their day at home with her and acted as her driver for her daily visit at the hospital.

"I asked Cristina and Owen to come over tonight"

Lexie was stirring a red sauce for pasta as Lisa was setting the table.

"Mhmm"

"I thought we could have a movie night. Are you in?"

"What are we watching?"

"Surgeries"

"Surgeries?"

"Yeah, we found a whole box of surgery tapes with Dr Grey. We thought it could be fun and bloody gory to watch. We might even learn something."

"Ok I guess I can do that."

"If you get a headache it is just for you to go sleep or something upstairs."

"Ok"

They continued preparing their supper and were joined by George and Izzy.

The door bell rang and Lisa who just passed the door went and opened looking surprised at the people outside.

"Oh, hi… come in…"

She didn't even finish her sentence before Cristina and Mark pushed by her carrying bags of food and beer. Owen saw her confused face.

"Didn't you expect us?"

"You and Cristina, yes… not Dr Sloan."

"Oh Mark is usually with us. He has his eyes on Lexie"

Owen chuckled and Lisa turned and saw Lexie pushing away from Mark's arms with a giggle.

"Oh… I see… I didn't know"

"Know what?"

Alex just opened the door finally home after a long shift.

"Lexie and Dr…"

"Lisa… outside the OR it is Mark."

He sent her a wink before continuing.

"You look a lot better even though you have very short hair."

"Jeez, thank you Dr Sloan… Mark… my hairdresser did her best."

She slowly strokes her one and a half centimeter long hair.

"You look beautiful… stop it Lisa"

Alex steps up and hugs her from behind knowing very well that the hair is something she doesn't like.

"I hate this haircut"

She whispers back to him. He pushes her down in a chair and tells her to wait there. A minute later his running steps are heard coming down the stairs. He pulls a brown bag from behind his back.

"Here"

"You think I will look better with a bag over my head?"

"No but you might want what is inside. I was going to give it to you for your first day at work but you might use it already."

Lisa had opened the bag and pulled out a lavender scrub cap with lavender flowers printed all around.

"Oh… thank you Alex… it is beautiful… you didn't have to."

"No… but I wanted to and Izzy helped me pick it out."

Lisa stepped up and gave him a hug as a thank you and then she hugged Izzy as well.

"I thought that you might want something for that bald head when you are to meet patients and family at least until a hairdresser can make something of your hair."

Izzy added the last and hugged her again.

"When does the movie begin? I want blood. Why didn't you get her a happy color like red… red like blood? She is a surgeon."

Cristina grabbed the remote and pushed play before cuddling back beside Owen. Lexie sat snuggled under Mark's arm in an armchair, Izzy had her feet in Alex knee sitting on the love seat. George sat on the floor in front of the couch and Lisa had the recliner.

The doctors all cheered when Dr Grey pulled the face off a patient and held their breath when another patient coded during a transplant but Dr Grey saved the patient after a lot of work. They could hear Dr Grey speaking during every surgery teaching the residents and interns in the OR and them as well. Lisa fell into a slumber still hearing the voice and seeing the eyes of the surgeon from the television accompanied with her friends cheering.

Derek and Addison spent the night together as they had done since their makeup session in his office. Addison had realized that Derek didn't like when she whined too much and he tried to not make her angry. Addison saw their future as bright and shiny as a future wife to a successful husband can do and she herself becoming the foremost OB on the west coast or even the whole country. It was just that she believed that they needed to move to a larger city.

"Derek"

"Mhmm"

He was almost asleep but her tone indicated that she wanted to talk and from previous occasions he knew she wouldn't let him sleep before it was done.

"Derek… wake up"

"I'm awake"

He scooted back against the headboard in a sitting position.

"I have to go on a consult to LA next week and I will stay at least for the week maybe up to three weeks."

"Why?"

"A Siamese pregnancy that Naomi wants my opinion on."

"That's a huge opportunity for you."

"For you as well because if it is possible to separate them I want you to head the surgery."

"Oh… wow…"

"I thought that you maybe could fly down for a couple of days as well."

"Yeah"

"Fine, then that is settled. Are you sleepy?"

"No"

Her hand had already detected that and he closed his eyes with a moan.

"You can't be here. You should be home with… the nanny. Where is your nanny by the way?"

"You fired her yesterday mother."

"I did? Oh well you are eleven. You don't need a nanny any longer. Here is some cab money. Call for some pizza and go to bed at nine. Make sure to do your homework. I'll be home later and take you to school in the morning. Now go, you can't disturb me while working. Off you go."

"Yes mother"