Chapter 2: A normal day?
Christina returns to Meredith's side half way through rounds. This is noted by Doctor Bailey, who notes also that Christina is looking slightly green.
"Yang, if you are under the weather, do not bring your disease into this hospital and infect the patients"
"It's ok doctor Bailey, I'm fine"
"Well don't throw up on my floor….I will not be amused"
"Yes doctor Bailey"
They walk to the next patient, a young boy who is unconscious. This is meredith's chance to question her. Christina checks the boys eyes with a flashlight, there is movement of the pupils. She puts the mini flashlight back into her top pocket as Meredith speaks
"So Christina, what is up with you?"
"Nothing is up with me Meredith, what is wrong with you?"
"Christina, don't try to make this all about me, I know something is wrong. It hurts me that you are being so distant"
"Oh my god you aren't going to cry are you?"
"Christina…."
"Meredith, nothing is wrong. Well….nothing that I am sure about"
Meredith looks at her inquisitively as Christina walks to the next patient. Meredith looks down one last time at the boy on the bed. He looks so young and naïve. She then puts both hands in her white coat pockets and looks down the row of patients. It looks like it's a long day. Christina is at another bed. She seems to be looking over a patient. She puts the palm of her hand over her mouth, looking like she is going to vomit. Something is up. Definitely.
The thoughts of Alex had been running through her head all morning, but Izzie put it down to the fact she hadn't had a boyfriend in almost 8 months and she was lonely. She goes to the row of files and is shoulder to shoulder with George, who seems awkward when they brush each other.
"Hey Izzie, how's it goin?"
"Fine thanks George" Izzie says with a smile. She looks up and sees his ruffled brown hair and deep brown eyes. He doesn't seem to look at her, he just keeps looking down at the files, fumbling his fingers over them. He looks up during the moment of silence and they make eye contact.
"O'Malley!" Doctor Burke shouts from the background. George's shoulders drop and he sighs.
"See you later Izzie" George says, almost as if he is depressed. He grabs a stack of files and begins to walk away. He wishes he didn't have to, but Burke is not someone to waste time with.
"Hey George" Izzie calls as he walks away. George stops momentarily and looks back.
"Yeah?"
"Don't let them get to you"
"I won't, see you later" and George turns away and continues to walk.
Izzie reflects on what just happens and turns back to the files. She smiles to herself, grabs a file and walks off in the opposite direction. Why couldn't she find someone like George?
Doctor Bailey sat at the nurse's island, looking out onto her little interns. They had grown a lot. Grey and Yang were examining a young boy. Something was up with Yang, Grey felt it too. They were obviously talking about it, but Yang was dismissing the conversation and she walked off.
O'Malley and Stevens were flirting near the files. It did depress her. How long before they just gave into each other? She was getting bored of watching O'Malley go clammy whenever she was around.
"Morning Doctor Bailey" Doctor Shepard said coolly as he came up behind her. He put a file on top of the counter and was writing notes on a patients file.
"Hello Doctor Shepard, messed around with any interns yet today?"
"Bailey" Shepard's jaw tightened and he closed the file sharply. He looked down at Bailey and was greeted by her stony glare. "That really is over the line."
"No it isn't. You mess with my interns and I'll make your life a living hell!"
Bailey got up and walked away, grabbing a file as she went. She turned round just to see Shepard looking awkward, She was getting to him, that was for sure.
Christina, Izzie and Meredith got together at lunch and sat at their usual white table. Today the sun was beaming so there was a parasol up on their table. They sat under the shade, their trays full of food…except for Christina who simply had an orange juice and some carrot sticks.
"Hey, where is the rest of your food!" called Izzie as she picked up her large ham and salad sub.
"Not Hungry"
"Am I meant to believe that?"
"Yes."
"Christina, what is wrong with you" said Meredith, she had paused eating her chicken salad, and was holding her fork in her hand. Izzie and Meredith both paused and were looking at Christina, who was leaning on the back of her chair, one leg resting on the other empty chair.
"Erm……" she was fumbling with the lid of her orange juice bottle. "…me and Burke"
"O no, what now!" said Izzie as she looked at her ham sub. Some salad fell off. She placed the sandwich down and picked up with fallen debris.
"Erm….I'm pregnant."
"Oh my god" was the only answer Meredith could muster. Izzie nearly chocked on a piece of tomato. She sat bolt upright and doubled over coughing.
"how did this happen!" she said between coughs
"well, you're meant to know this! You are a doctor!"
"Christina. She was only asking" Meredith said calmly.
"I don't know. We were always careful."
"Obviously not careful enough" Izzie's backhanded comment made Christina and Meredith look at her in shock "Sorry. I really should think before I speak shouldn't I"
"Yeah" Christina and Meredith said together
George walked over, carrying the red food tray in his hand. He let out a sigh. Why was the only chair next to Izzie! He sat there, trying to look cool, but he was clearly uncomfortable. Christina shifted position and sat normally.
"Hey, what we talking about?"
"Nothing" the three girls blurted a little too strongly.
"Oh" replied George.
The rest of lunch passed normally. Alex, as usual, came over to annoy Izzie, which infuriated George. Alex was flirting with Izzie. How could he contest with Alex? The only thing which shocked George during lunch was that Burke walked by and tried to make eye contact with Christina, who blatently ignored him, turning her head to the opposite direction. Trouble in paradise, he thought, before dismissing it and continuing to eat his lunch.