Disclaimer: blah, blah, blah. Don't own GA, etc.
A/N: Yeah, it's a short, really bad chapter. Sorry- I just needed some way to transition to the next one, which hopefully will be up soon.
Chapter 6: The Day Goes by
After Meredith and Christina parted ways, the day managed to go by with surprisingly rapid speed. There were labs to pick-up, tests to review, attendings with whom to consult, and coffee breaks to be had. All in all, it seemed to be a fairly quiet day at Seattle Grace: no huge emergencies arrived in the course of the day, to Meredith's relief and Christina's abject disappointment. Meredith had finally collected all of the information and test results for Dana Matthews and so headed off to see Dr. Burke. On her way, she ran into the one and only Dr. Addison Montgomery-Forbes Shepherd.
"Meredith," greeted the red-haired woman politely.
"Dr. Shepherd," returned the intern.
"Any thing interesting going on?" inquired the she-Shepherd.
Mentally Meredith went Yes, your blasted husband is still freakin looking at me, but luckily, she had the sense to not actually say that. "Just working on a case for Dr. Burke- arythimic ekeinithma of the lower atrium. Pretty interesting, actually."
"Surgical?"
"Looks like it. I hope so," admitted Meredith.
"Well, Grey, I hope you get a good surgery."
"Thanks. I, um, should probably get going."
"Of course."
"Bye, Dr. Shepherd."
"See you around, Grey," Addison replied bemusedly.
Walking away, Grey shook her head over the brief but bizarre exchange between herself (aka the dirty ex-mistress) and Addison (Satan, or the adulteress wife). Shrugging her shoulders, Meredith decided to ignore it and concentrate on this case because she really did want to scrub in. She finally found her best-friend's boyfriend over by the surgery board, studying the early evening's scheduled surgeries. "Find anything for me, Grey?"
"Actually, I did…" Meredith opened up her charts and began to show them to the attending, explaining her findings as she went. Half an hour later, the two doctors had agreed upon a course of treatment (which, of course, included an extensive surgery to be set for the next afternoon) and were ready to go talk with the patient.
"Good work here, Grey. You'll scrub in."
"Thank you, Dr. Burke. I look forward to that."
The two doctors went in and talked with the patient, carefully outlining their diagnosis and the treatments. Burke, as usual, was sure to let Dana know of the potential risks of the surgery, but also what they hoped to achieve with such measures. Once that was done, Burke and Meredith went off their separate ways, Meredith to check on some patients and Burke to do some paperwork. But the day was gradually drawing to a close for Meredith Grey, much to her infinite relief.
After all, Emerald City Bar with Christina was always a good time.