Chapter 2: aspirin, diet, blood

Cristina awoke with a massive headache. The smell of coffee lingered the air as last night's events returned to Cristina's head.

"Mer… wake up." Meredith groaned and opened her eyes.

"Get me Vicodin."

"Haha. George get up."

"Make that a double." Meredith blinked several times.

"This is the worst hangover I've had in a very long time."

"Yeah same here." Added George, rubbing his eyes.

"Hey, Mer do you have any clothes I can borrow?"

"Yeah Cristina, raid my closet while I shower. But someone get me aspirin."

"Alright. I'll make the coffee, you two shower. You've had a worse time than me."

"Ah, give it up Bambi. Just make the coffee." Retorted Cristina tiredly.

Meredith and Cristina slowly walked up the stairs. "I'm never drinking that much again. My head hurts so badly. So Cristina did you tell him?"

"Tell who?"

"That." Meredith pointed to Cristina's stomach.

"No. I feel bad. I had too much to drink."

"Well, I'll do a," Meredith's voice lowered, "ultrasound."

"Thanks Mer."

"Yeah. Well let me know when you're on your lunch."

"Sure. Why is McDreamy's stuff everywhere?"

"It will be somewhere else soon."

"So you are finally ending it."

"At least I can." With that Meredith hopped into the shower while Cristina searched Meredith's closet for something she could wear.

"Morning Izzy. Could you get me an aspirin?" greeted George as he slowly walked into the kitchen.

"What are you three hiding?" demanded Izzy.

"What? Izzy, what are you talking about?"

"I CAME HOME LAST NIGHT TO SEE YOU, MEREDITH, AND CRISTINA; DRUNK ON THE COUCH! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU HIDING?"

"Izzy, calm down. We all had a bad day so we went for a drink and I think that you were still on. So, we left."

"I DON'T CARE! YOU COULD AT LEAST TELL ME! WHAT IS GOING ON GEORGE O' MALLEY!"

"Cristina was yelled at by Bailey, Meredith is just having a hard time with Bailey, and you know about me. So that was why we went out for a drink."

"I WAS YELLED AT BY BAILEY TOO!"

"Izzy, why are you yelling?"

"Because you guys are hiding something from me! I thought I was a friend!"

"YOU ARE IZZY!"

"Don't you yell at me George."

"Why not? You have been yelling at me!"

"What is going on in here?" asked Meredith as she came into the kitchen.

"Meredith, why are you, George and Cristina hiding something from me? I thought I was your friend."

"Izzy, you are."

"Then why can't you tell me?"

"He is married." Meredith said even more blandly than before.

"What?"

"You heard me Izzy."

"Oh my. Meredith, I'm so sorry."

"Look it doesn't matter. I don't care anymore. I washed it all away with alcohol. Tequila." As soon as Meredith said 'Tequila', tears flooded into her eyes.

"Mer, what's wrong?" asked George worriedly.

"You blew me off for a bottle of Tequila. Tequila isn't good for you. Doesn't call, doesn't write, and isn't as much fun to wake up too."

"what?"

"That was the first time he and I… well, you know, since I found out he was my boss. It was during Izzy's party."

"Oh, Meredith I am so sorry." Said Izzy and she walked over to Izzy and embraced Meredith.

"Aw. How sappy is that?" commented Cristina as she popped into the kitchen.

"Alright let's get to work." Added George. "Bailey will kill us since we are already 10 minutes late."

"Perfect." Said Meredith as she walked out of the kitchen with Izzy.

At Grace, Derek waited in the intern's locker room. He wanted to talk to Meredith. He needed to talk to her, apologize. Do anything at all. Derek waited until his pager beeped and he ran off to continue with his schedule.

Meredith walked into the hospital with a box in her arms. She and Cristina made a deal. Cristina would tell Burke about the baby when Meredith would return Derek's stuff. As Cristina nervously walked over to Burke, Meredith walked toward the attending locker room.

Cristina felt her heart beating faster and faster as she walked up to Burke.

"Burke we need to talk. This is important."

"Ok, well I just got my break so what about now?"

"Yeah, sure. Bailey is already going to kill me so it doesn't matter."

"Ok. Here goes."

"What's wrong Cristina?"

"I'm pregnant."

"What?"

"Yes."

"This is. Well I don't know."

"Let's talk during lunch."

"I can't. I'm having an ultra-sound done with Meredith."

"Ok, I'll join you."

"CRISTINA, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN! YOU ARE 20 MINUTES LATE!"

"Sorry, Bailey."

"Get to work. NOW!"

Cristina then ran off leaving a stunned Burke behind.

Meredith walked into the attendings' locker room and planted Derek's stuff in front of his locker. She then wrote 'BASTARD' in dry erase marker on his locker and then ran off to Bailey.

The day went by alright for the most part. But Meredith, Cristina and Burke needed to cancel the ultra-sound because there was a major accident filling up the OR.

Cristina walked up to Meredith on her way to the locker room.

"Mer, can I stay with you?"
"Sure. Do you mind sleeping on the couch?"

"No, not at all."

"Ok. Come by soon."

"Alright, see you later."

"Bye Cristina."

Fortunately, Meredith was in the OR the whole day. She didn't get a chance to talk to Derek, which was the best part of her day. Meredith, George and Izzy slowly walked into the house.

"Cristina will be here soon." Said Meredith as she went into the kitchen and grabbed a cinnamon roll.

"What for?" asked Izzy who was still clueless about her pregnancy.

"She feels that she doesn't want to be alone right now." Replied George.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

"Hey guys." Greeted Cristina

"Beer?" asked Izzy.

"No."

"Why not?"

"I'm going on a diet."

"But you drank yesterday."

"Today, I decided to go on a diet."

"Oh."

"Yeah. Anyway, I'm going to crash for the night. Night, everyone."

"Night, Cristina."

"I'm going to head up too" said George as he walked up the stairs.

"I guess I will too." Said Meredith and Izzy in unison.

Cristina then closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.

Cristina awoke in the dead of night and heard some rattling in the kitchen.

She slowly crept into the kitchen and looked around. She saw Meredith making a cup of tea.

"Hey, why are you up?" asked Meredith when she saw Cristina lurking in the doorway.

"Why are you?"

"Felt like drinking some tea."

"Oh. Make me some."

"Sure. So how are you doing?"

"Ok. I… ow."

"What?"

"I'm getting the worst cramps ever."

"Cristina! There's bl…" Cristina then fell into a heap on the floor. Meredith panicked and took her pulse.

"Normal." Then George walked into the kitchen.

"Woah! What happened?"

"She passed out. Get her to the car. I'll get my keys and write a note to Izzy."

George just froze.
"I know you heard me!"

George quickly picked up Cristina and carried her to the car.

Meredith quickly scribbled a note, left it on the counter and hopped into car and left for the hospital.

Izzy awake and look at her clock. It was 4 am. Rounds were at 5, yet it was completely silent. 'I wonder where they went.' Izzy thought to herself as she walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. She spotted the note on counter.

'2:32 am

Cristina passed out. Took her to the hospital. Call if you need anything.

Meredith and George.'

'They left without me again.' Thought Izzy as she hurriedly prepared for work.

Next chapter will be up soon

--ChelseaGrey