"Dr. Grey," Addison said coming into the locker room still in her yoga gear.
Meredith looked up at Addison's frazzled and immediately got worried. She was always well presented without a hair out of place. "What's wrong?"
"Lily Craig."
Meredith didn't even question how Addison was involved she just followed her down to the emergency room. She grabbed the phone at the nurse's station and called Seattle General. "Hello I need to speak to Michael Craig…Well where is he?…Can you tell him to come to Seattle Grace…thank you." After finishing her call Meredith walked to Lily's bed ignoring Derek who was looking at her ECG results. "Hey Lily, you okay?"
"Yeah, I forgot to eat breakfast."
"Mike is going to kill you."
"I'm fine, just tired."
"Actually Lillian your not fine," Derek announced looking at the readings. "Your heart rate is still rather high and your blood pressure is low."
"Just let me sleep it off." Lily said trying to get Derek to leave.
"Dr. Shepherd the chief is looking for you," a nurse said stepping into the curtain area. Derek nodded and left awkwardly passing Addison who was still hanging around to make sure Lily was all right.
Lily looked at the clock on the wall and announced to Meredith, "You're going to be late for rounds." Meredith was going to protest but Lily cut her off. "Go! I'm fine." Meredith left passing Addison with the same awkward steps. "So you're McDreamy's wife?"
"If you mean Derek than yes."
"Well this is uncomfortable." Lily said sitting up in her bed, her heart still fluttering. "My brother's girlfriend is your husbands ex-mistress."
"I appreciate you adding the 'ex'," Addison said sitting on Lily's bed. "But yes I guess so, and you're my yoga instructor."
"I'm also half the surgical intern's boxing coach. Quite the triangle we have going. Thanks for helping me."
"Well I wasn't going to leave you unconscious on the floor."
"I'm glad." Lily smiled but then let it drop when Mike came running in. "Mike I'm fine," she said before he could freak out and ask her how she was. "Everything is fine, take a deep breath and sit down." Lily laughed at the worried look on her brother's face, sometime she felt like she was the one taking care of him. "And while your catching your breath I want you to meet Dr. Addison Shepherd, Meredith's ex-lovers wife." After making the introduction Lily wished she hadn't because Mike looked like he was going to pass out himself. "Breath Mike."
"Nice to meet you," was all Mike could bring to his lips as he put out his hand for Addison to shake.
"You too, your sister is quite the girl."
"I wish she wasn't, then I wouldn't have to worry about her."
"You still don't." Lily sighed sitting up. "Go back to work I'll get myself discharged this afternoon and then go back to the gym to beg for my job back."
"Lily I'm not…"
"I'm not a baby Mike, if I need your help I'll call you." Lily dug into her pocket revealing the medical alert bracelet she had put there that morning. "See I'm starting to listen to you."
"I'm glad." Mike kissed Lily on the forehead and left. He wasn't going to argue with his sister and he really did have to get back to work.
"I could pull some strings for you and get the hospitals cardiologist to look at you," Addison offered after Mike had taken off.
"If it'll get me out of here faster, I'll take it."
"Okay, I'll be right back."
Lily waited for Addison to leave before getting out of her bed, squatting and holding her breath. Her heart rate slowed on the monitors and she got back into bed and fell asleep. Everyone was so busy being worried she didn't have the chance to get the rate to slow down.
"Are you alright?" Lily woke up to George walking into a room that was not the one she fell asleep in. "They moved you to cardiology," he said answering the question that loomed on her face.
"I'm fine." Lily sat up and looked at her surroundings. "Nicer than the emergence room," she commented while getting out of bed. "And oh look I'm changed, the embarrassment of my day continues."
"You should really stay in bed," George said while watching Lily hold her gown closed with her arm that didn't have an IV in it.
"George I need to talk to the doctor and then I need to get out of here and beg my boss not to fire me for leaving the gym outright without even locking the door." Lily looked at George and tilted her head. "Why are you still here? Why were you here in the first place?"
"I…well..." George didn't have time to explain his actions, because Dr. Burke entered the room.
"O'Malley why is Miss Craig out of bed?" he asked looking down at a chart.
"Well… you see…" George stammered.
"Excuse me," Lily said waving her hand in Burke's face. "Hello, yes," she finally got his attention while George continued to come up with a legitimate answer. "Okay I have your attention now. I would like you to tell me why you are talking to me and why George is here, because there is no way in hell that I'm getting surgery. I would also appreciate it if you could get the cardiologist to come here tell me what's going on, and if it's not too much trouble find my clothes so I have something to wear when I get discharged and go back to work."
Burke stood in amazement; no one had ever talked to him like that before, let alone a teenage girl. "Cardiology was backed up today, so I'm filling in. I was also going to recommend to you a simple surgery that would fix the irregularities that have been occurring."
"Dr. Burke are these irregularities going to kill me?"
"No. But…"
"Listen I know the deal I've heard it ALL before. However the simple fact is if I remember to eat three meals a day, I'll be all right. Thanks but no thanks, you can fish for surgeries somewhere else." Lily smiled and sat on the edge of her bed. "Is this really the guy that Christina is all crazy for?" she asked looking in George's direction.
George nodded out of Burkes view.
"You know Christina?" Burke asked surprised.
"I'm her boxing instructor," Lily said with a smile. "Now if you wouldn't mind I'd like to get out of here."
"I'll send the nurse by with your discharge papers," Burke said wanting to get out of Lily's room as soon as possible. After mentioning that she taught boxing he began to get the uneasy feeling like she was going to lay him out right there and having his ass kicked by a child was not something he put on his top ten list. "Christina boxes?" he finally asked George as they entered the elevator.
"Yes, and Meredith, and Izzy, and well I just started but I think I'll…" George realized he was rambling yet again.
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Mike met Meredith at the doors of Seattle Grace at the end of the day. "Kiss," he said taking his girlfriend into his arms. They shared a quick kiss before heading out to his car. "So Lily got herself discharged and went back to work."
"Well she was fine when George checked up on her. She gave one of the top surgeons a verbal beating that people will be talking about for weeks."
"Regardless, I'm still worried."
"She's a smart kid, she'll be fine," Meredith said as they drove off. "So my place or yours?"
"Mine, Bradley is coming over and I want to…"
"Lah, la lala," Meredith interrupted sticking her fingers in her ears. "We're going to my place. Give them their privacy. Remember Lily is a smart girl."
"Hopefully smart enough to kick his ass before he tries anything."
