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"Hey Mer, how are you?" Izzie whispered.

"I'm not dying. You can talk normally."

"Oh sorry, it's just...oh I'm just so glad you're okay."

"We all are." added George.

"Thanks guys, I don't know what I'd do without you. And especially you George. I heard how you saved my life. Thank you so much." Meredith tried to fight back tears.

"George was amazing. Wasn't he Cristina?" Izzie looked to her friend.

"Yeah, he was wonderful." Cristina responded sincerely, "So know we're past all the hugging and crying stuff, tell us about Jason." she added turning to Meredith.

"What?" Meredith laughed perplexed.

"Oh come on, don't pretend you don't know what we're talking about." pushed Cristina.

"What's to know? We're just good friends."

"Ha!" scoffed Izzie, "don't try the 'we're just good friends' routine. I am the queen of that line!"

"Really, we are. We used to be engaged but it didn't work out but we still stayed friends."

"Are you sure that's all it is?" asked Izzie, "I mean the guy came here from Boston just to see you."

"Not just to see me. He was already here for business and he heard what happened and wanted to see if I was alright. Like any friend would do."

"Mm sure. Keep telling yourself that." teased Izzie.

"If Meredith says they're just friends, than they're just friends." George interjected before turning away knowing that Izzie and Cristina were throwing knowing looks in his direction.

"Thank you George." Just then Jason entered. "Guys I'd like you to meet Jason. Jason this is the gang." Meredith gestured towards the rest.

"Hi, I'm Izzie Stevens, this is Cristina and George. It's a pleasure to meet you." Izzie said shaking Jason's hand.

"Wow, you'd think I was someone important." laughed Jason as Meredith narrowed her eyes at Izzie behind his back.

"So, how long do you think you'll be staying in Seattle, Dr. Wells?" asked Cristina.

"Please, call me Jason. I'm leaving in just over a month. It's not a lot of time but enough to do what I have to do and catch up with old friends."

"So your not just here to see Meredith then, you have other friends to visit." George added, hopefully.

"When I say friends I mean leeches," he laughed, "you know, people who are only interested in you now that you're doing well, so they try to suck up to you for a bit of your glory. Stuff like that."

"Don't you hate that?" Izzie laughed. Everyone went silent except for Jason who laughed in agreement. "What?" Izzie yelled, hurt at her friends' sudden silence.

"Anyway," said Cristina, "George and I have open heart surgery with Burke in fifteen minutes, so, it was great to meet you, Jason, and I'll see you later Meredith."

"Bye Mer." George smiled at Meredith as he left with Cristina.

Derek entered with Meredith's chart straight after they left. "Meredith," he said looking up, "oh I'm sorry, I'll come back later." he said noticing Jason and Izzie.

"No that's okay," Jason smiled, "come in."

"Well, this is sufficiently awkward," Izzie muttered, "I have, um, stuff to do, so I, um, I'll just go now. I'll see you later, Mer." and Izzie quickly shuffled out not wanting to be in the same room as those three put together.

"Yes Dr. Shepherd?" Meredith asked raising an eyebrow at Derek.

"I've come with good news. Tomorrow you will be discharged. Although you still have to be pretty careful. Although you may not agree, I suggest you take a day or two of work just in case."

"I've already missed too much. I can't afford to take another day off."

"I figured that would be the case." Derek smiled, "Well, I think that's about it." Derek said checking her chart. "Get some rest I'll see you tomorrow."

"Thank you doctor. I'll make sure she does."

"Good to know." as Derek left Jason followed him around the corner.

"Dr. Shepherd," he called out catching Derek's attention, "I can't stress how grateful I am that you are looking after Meredith. She means a lot to me and I can't think of another doctor I would have trusted with her. Derek raised his eyebrows at Jason. "I learnt a lot from you Dr Shepherd. Not face to face of course, but I researched a lot of the work you did in New York. You're an excellent doctor."

"Thank you, I see we have something in common." he left and didn't elaborate anymore leaving Jason think that it was their brilliance that they had in common when he really meant that Meredith meant a lot to him aswell.

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Next Day

"Meredith, when they discharge you they expect you to at least take that day off." Izzie said to her friend as Meredith got changed into her scrubs.

"I've missed three open heart surgeries, two liver transplants, a colostomy..."

"You're lucky you missed that one."

"Izzie, the point is I'm already behind enough as it is I can't afford anymore time off."

"You were in a seven car pile up!"

"Thanks for reminding me." Meredith retorted sarcastically.

"You're just as stubborn as Cristina."

"It works for me."

"If you're not lucky you're going to end up like her. A hollow shell devoid of emotion."

"If you're talking about Alex I totally second you." Cristina said entering the locker room.

Meredith smiled at Izzie cocking an eyebrow then turned to Cristina. "What'd he do now?" she asked.

"He's just being the same jack ass as usual."

"That sounds like him." Izzie said as Bailey walked in.

"Okay, that's enough talk about your personal life. Izzie, the Dr Shepherds need an intern up on NICU."

"Wait, both of them, together? And me, by myself, with the two married people who hate each other?"

"Go! Cristina, you're on the thoracotomy."

"Oh, with Burke? Oh, can't I have the hateful married couple instead?"

"Okay, I'm sorry I thought that I was your resident not your hostess. I assign, you take. Is that a problem?"

"N-no."

"Good, then go. Meredith, you're on scut."

"I'm fine Dr. Bailey, I can do rounds."

"Don't argue with me Grey. You're lucky I'm even giving you something to do. You can catch up on charting, run samples to the lab, go over..."

"I'm fine, seriously."

"Take that up with Dr. Shepherd. He's the one who has to clear you. Now scoot.""

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"I need you to clear me for surgery." Meredith asked Derek after two hours of tedious work.

"I'm sorry I can't do that."

"I am sick and tired of chart work. I've probably seen every patient's chart who's been here."

"Listen, when I told you to have a days rest I meant at least today. When you're discharged you are expected to have that day off. So I'll clear you tomorrow when I am positive you have recovered enough for surgery."

"This is about Jason, isn't it?"

"Excuse me?"

"You're upset I never told you about him. You're jealous."

"This has nothing to do with your...love life. This has to do with your physical condition. And by the way," he added walking away. "I don't get jealous."

Meredith found herself smiling and quickly covered it up.

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