Disclaimer: Still don't own GA. Duh.
Chapter 5: Gallery Talk
"Hey,"
"Hey," replied Meredith, looking up to see Christina standing by her.
"I hear Webber's doing a really cool surgery in OR 3. Lots of blood and probably some great techniques. Wanna go watch?"
"Yeah," replied Meredith, picking herself up. "Let's go."
When the two interns were there, Meredith was surprised to find the gallery completely empty. "No one's here."
"That's 'cause only we know about this surgery," Christina replied wickedly.
Meredith shook her head in disbelief, her dirty blonde hair swinging in its ponytail. "I'm not even going to ask how you found about it."
"Oh, that's easy. I'm Christina. I know everything. Remember?"
Meredith couldn't help but laughing at her friend's completely serious assertion of self-confidence.
"So, McJackass… you want me to kick his ass for you already, because he is seriously pissing me off."
"He's pissing you off? Imagine how I feel. He's married, for god's sakes and yet he won't just leave me alone. It's just so freakin annoying, you know? Then throw George and Izzie and Alex in on top of it…" she trailed off, rolling her eyes.
"Ok, one: the latter are just three minor pains in the ass that you can very easily ignore and yell at, as you did very nicely back there. Two: they don't really count anyway. I mean, they are just interns."
"Christina, we're just interns too,"pointed out Meredith, leaning back in her chair.
"But we're better than they are, you know that. I mean, my surgical skill is unmatched, though you probably are a close second. And with your bedside manner, we're the intern equivalent of the surgical dream team or something of this place. You know that."
Meredith couldn't keep herself from laughing, again. "I do kick your ass in the bedside manner department, though."
"Duh. I don't like people, remember?"
"Then it's a really good thing you decided to become a doctor."
"Minor complication. I'll learn how to deal with it." Christina shrugged it off. The two interns sat in silence for a few minutes, watching their Chief's expertise, and just enjoying the other's presence. "So there's nothing really going on, right? 'Cause if there is, I need to know. Then I can go get Izzie so you can share your feelings or something."
"CHRISTINA!" Meredith protested. "There is NOTHING going on. Has it occurred to you you're going by George and Izzie here?"
"Good point. Wanna go to Joe's tonight?"
"Sounds good. You get off at 11?"
"Yup."
"Me too."
"We should probably go do some doctor things or something."
"Probably."
Christina and Meredith headed out of the gallery, still talking as they went down the stairs. On the way down, they passed the Doctors Shepherd, one of whom noticed Meredith. Meredith looked at Christina, Christina looked at Meredith and rolled her eyes. "McJackass," she mouthed. Meredith laughed and headed off, amused as usual by Christina's astute bluntness.