All Stitched Up - Herbie Hancock feat. John Mayer
INT.
RIPLEY'S OFFICE
Meredith
lies across the couch and Ripley stares at Meredith like she is
crazy.
MEREDITH
(V.O)
We put things off. In pre-school,
it was when we finger painted on the walls when we knew our parents
would be mad. Then in grade school it was telling the person that we
liked that we liked them, in case
they didn't feel the same. In
college, it was that thirty page paper with a five page bibliography
or studying
for that major test that could make or break your grade
for the class.
MEREDITH
Him with his problems and his
wife… And how am I going to tell Finn that the man that I slept
with at prom
is now living in my house? Especially since he has my
panties!
RIPLEY
Meredith-
MEREDITH (V.O)
Now, it's telling the man that
we're dating that the man that we slept with is sleeping on our
couch.
MEREDITH
I mean, seriously? Could I have
made things anymore awkward if I tried? What is wrong with me?
He
didn't even apologize for calling me a whore!
RIPLEY
Meredith.
Meredith looks up at the ceiling, ignoring Ripley's interruptions.
MEREDITH
And mom. Mom! He got her into
that stupid program. She's having more good days. And she
remembers
me more. She keeps lecturing me about being a surgeon. My mother!
RIPLEY
MEREDITH!
Meredith finally looks at Ripley, as if seeing her for the very first time.
MEREDITH
What?
RIPLEY
Meredith, you are not my patient.
What are you doing here? On my couch? In my office? And who
called
you a whore?
MEREDITH
I'm avoiding everyone. Derek.
And he didn't call me a whore. (grudgingly) But he damn well
implied it.
(pause) Isn't it your lunch break?
RIPLEY
Yes, it's my lunch break, but
you didn't even give me time to grab my lunch. You just plopped
right down
on my couch without even saying hello.
Ripley gets up and pulls a paper bag out of the tiny refrigerator behind her desk.
MEREDITH
Got
anything for me?
RIPLEY
Don't
you have your own lunch?
Ripley opens her fridge again and pulls out an apple, then tosses it to Meredith before closing the door again.
MEREDITH
Nah.
I'm not even supposed to be here today.
RIPLEY
Then
why don't you go home?
Ripley walks over to her chair and puts her feet up on the coffee table.
MEREDITH
Because Derek is there and he
stares at me with those eyes that make it so that I can't breathe.
RIPLEY
Tell Derek to grow some balls and
lie in the bed that he's made. (pause) Why don't you go visit
Finn?
MEREDITH
Because I haven't told him
about Derek sleeping on my couch.
RIPLEY
Are you not going to invite him
over anymore? Cause he's going to eventually notice that Derek
is
either there or that George is really messy and is keeping his
clothes in the living room.
Ripley opens her bag and pulls out another apple, a container of yogurt and a spoon.
MEREDITH
I'm hoping to keep Finn away
long enough for Derek to find somewhere else to stay. When did
you
start calling him Derek?
RIPLEY
When he operated on Katalina as a
favor.
MEREDITH
See? He's being McDreamy again.
RIPLEY
If you're even thinking about
calling him McDreamy, then you need to break up with McVet, like,
yesterday.
Meredith sits up on the couch and puts both feet on the floor, facing Ripley.
MEREDITH
So… You and George?
Ripley becomes intensely interested in picking up her apple and studying it before taking a bite.
RIPLEY
What
about me and George?
MEREDITH
You
like him, don't you?
RIPLEY
It is unethical for me to like
him. He is my patient.
MEREDITH
And the hanging out and playing
duets?
RIPLEY
We were just playing duets.
That's it, end of story.
Ripley
gets up and walks to the refrigerator, pulls a bottle of water out
then unscrews the lid. She takes a long sip from
it, contemplating
for a moment before continuing.
RIPLEY
I mean, I could like him. A lot.
He's adorable and anyone would be crazy
not to like him. Especially
with those eyes. But he's my patient and it would
be unethical to
even debate the issue.
Ripley takes the bottle and sits back down on her chair.
MEREDITH
So
you've thought about it?
RIPLEY
Absolutely not. (pauses) So, you
and Mcdreamy? In an exam room?
Meredith lays back down on the couch, propping her feet on the arm of the couch again.
MEREDITH
Yes.
RIPLEY
So
how did it make you feel?
MEREDITH
I'm
not giving you details!
RIPLEY
No, not how did it FEEL.
Meredith, you have a dirty mind. How did it feel,
emotionally?
Meredith contemplates this for a moment.
MEREDITH
It felt… Bittersweet…
relieved… Like, there had been all of this tension that was
just
building up inside and then… Relief.
RIPLEY
But he's still married?
MEREDITH
Separated, now. I guess.
RIPLEY
What about Finn?
MEREDITH
I like Finn. A lot. He's
perfect for me.
RIPLEY
But he's not McDreamy.
MEREDITH
But he is McVet. I could really,
really love him.
RIPLEY
Are you going to give him a
chance? A real honest to goodness,
toe curling chance? With McDreamy
sleeping on your couch?
MEREDITH
I'm going to try.
RIPLEY
Good. (pause) So why did you
punch Derek?
MEREDITH
Because him and his panty
stealing friends stole my panties and he won't give them back!
RIPLEY
Don't you think you
overreacted? Just a little?
MEREDITH
I want my panties. And he's
still married. He makes me mad.
RIPLEY
Let's explore that.
INT. HOSPITAL – ELEVATOR
Derek
stands leaning against one side of the elevator, moving his neck from
side to side, trying to loosen it. He was too old to be
sleeping on
someone's couch. Mark enters the elevator.
MARK
You
look a little worse for wear.
DEREK
Just
a little stiff.
MARK
Sleeping
on the couch?
DEREK
Now
why would you say that?
MARK
Just
a rumor.
The
doors to the elevator open and Mark gets off. He sees Addison
standing at the end of the hall at the nurses'
station and walks
over to her.
MARK
Hey
Gorgeous.
ADDISON
Don't
call me that Mark.
MARK
So
I heard there's trouble in paradise.
ADDISON
Mark, you've been here for how
long now? Why are you making your presence known now?
MARK
Just preparing.
ADDISON
Preparing for what?
Addison makes some notes on a chart, she flips through some pages, then makes more notes.
MARK
Nothing you need to worry about
yet. Why don't you meet me for dinner? Tonight?
ADDISON
Derek and I-
MARK
Are separated. Again.
ADDISON
How did you know that?
MARK
When are you gonna realize that
you love me? Not Derek.
ADDISON
I have patients to look in on.
Addison hurries away.
INT. MEREDITH'S HOUSE
Izzy sits on her bed, staring at her nightstand. Or, more specifically, the cell phone on the nightstand.
IZZY
Don't wimp out. Just do it. You
want to do Pediatrics? You're going to
have to call and talk to the
Chief. There has to be repercussions for what
you've done.
Izzy picks up the cell phone and dials the hospital. She gets Richard's secretary.
IZZY
Hi, this is Izzy Stevens. I'd
like to make an appointment with the chief of surgery.
(pause) As
soon as possible would be good. (pause) Cancellation at 2? I'll be
there. Thank you.
Izzy snaps her cell phone shut and looks at the alarm clock on her nightstand. 11 o'clock. She had a few hours to prepare.
INT. HOSPITAL PATIENT'S ROOM
Christina, Alex, George and Bailey all stand around a patient's bed.
BAILEY
You
sure you should be here Yang?
CHRISTINA
Absolutely. Burke's mom is
here. She's taking care of him today.
BAILEY
All right. Presenting.
CHRISTINA
This is Gary Hart. He's 40
years old and was shot last night. The bullet, miraculously,
didn't
puncture his spine, heart or lungs, but was lodged between the spine
and back rib
cage.
BAILEY
Good, what happens next?
CHRISTINA
Dr. Keyes will be taking him to
surgery soon to have the bullet taken out.
BAILEY
Good. Go scrub in Yang.
Bailey, George, and Alex exit the room.
INT. HOSPITAL – PATIENT'S ROOM
George, Alex, and Bailey are standing around the patient's bed.
ALEX
This is Melinda. Dr. Sloan redid
her nose to look like Julia Roberts. We are keeping
her for
observation, then she'll be having breast implants put in later
today.
BAILEY
Why weren't they done when her
nose was done?
ALEX
It's a new decision that she
made this morning.
BAILEY
She's yours Karev.
Bailey and George leave the room.
MELINDA
What happened to the lovely girl
with the judging eyes?
ALEX
She has the day off. So you're
stuck with me.
MELINDA
At least you're not judging me
with your eyes.
ALEX
Anything that a woman does to
make her body prettier is okay by me.
MELINDA
I like you better.
INT. HOSPITAL – HALLWAY
Bailey and George are walking down the hallway.
BAILEY
O'malley, you will be working
the pit. If there's no one that needs suturing, you
need to do post
op notes for patients in room 1311, 2122, 3334, and 1514.
GEORGE
Can't I have a real patient?
Bailey wheels around to look at George.
BAILEY
Do I look like a dating agency
where you get to request what patients you get?
Go down to the pit.
GEORGE
Yes, Dr. Bailey.
George sighs and walks in the direction of the pit.
INT. RICHARD'S OFFICE
Richard sits behind his desk and Izzy sits across from him.
RICHARD
I was surprised to see your name
on my appointment list, Dr. Stevens.
IZZY
I've been doing some thinking.
RICHARD
About coming back to the program?
IZZY
About switching programs. I know
before I can even fully contemplate switching to another
program, I
need to deal with what happened with Denny.
RICHARD
There are going to be serious
repercussions for what you did Dr. Stevens. You cut his LVAD wire.
Richard pauses and leans forward.
IZZY
I
know. If I could take it back, I would.
RICHARD
You're a good doctor, you just
get too close to your patients. You can't do that. In any
specialty.
IZZY
I… I know.
RICHARD
What specialty do you plan on
switching to?
Richard opens a folder on his desk and grabs his glasses, looking down at the first sheet of paper in the folder, then up at Izzy over the top of his glasses.
IZZY
Pediatrics. I'd like to stay in
this hospital, if I can. All of my friends are here.
RICHARD
I'll see what I can do. That
should be possible, but before that can happen, we need to set up a
court date.
IZZY
A court date?
RICHARD
Of your peers to decide what
happens to you. Your actions were very serious.
IZZY
Okay… Is there any way I can
just do community service or something?
RICHARD
It's not possible without
having a hearing. I'm going to send the information to the
necessary people to get a date and time. I'll have my secretary
call you with the details.
IZZY
Thank you, Dr. Webber. For
everything. Seriously.
RICHARD
Just start preparing for the
trial Izzy. It's going to be a hard battle.
IZZY
Thank you.
Izzy gets up and leaves the office, feeling somewhat defeated at the prospect of going on trial.
INT. HOSPITAL OR
Christina assists Dr. Keyes in removing the bullet.
JULIANA
This is amazing. It didn't
puncture any of his vital organs. Or his spine. It'll be awhile,
and he'll be sore, but he'll have full function of all of his
limbs.
CHIRSTINA
A quarter of an inch the wrong
way and this man could have been paralyzed.
JULIANA
So what will we be looking for
after the surgery? When observing him?
CHRISTINA
Checking his vitals, making sure
they stay level. Also making sure that none of the nerves
were
damaged and getting him into physical therapy as soon as possible.
JULIANA
Good job, Yang.
CHRISTINA
Thank you. This man really is a
modern day miracle.
JULIANA
That he is, Dr. Yang. That he is.
Christina's pager goes off. Christina doesn't move. Juliana stops what she's doing and looks at Christina.
JULIANA
Don't
you need to check that?
CHRISTINA
I'm
in surgery.
JULIANA
You
never ignore a page.
CHRISTINA
Right.
Christina
leaves the OR and takes her gloves off, then her mask. She pulls her
pager out, reading a 911 from Burke's
cell phone. She runs to the
phone and dials the number.
CHRISTINA
Hi, I got a 911 page- (pause) You
want me to pick up orange juice. (pause) And some apples.
Right now?
I'm at work. I can't just pick up and leave. (pause) I know that
Preston is my
boyfriend. (pause) I am a surgeon. (pause) Mrs. Burke!
(pause) I'll be right there.
Christina grumbles something nasty, then begins walking to the Chief's office.
INT. HOSPITAL OR
Mark inserts implants into Melinda's chest. Alex assists.
ALEX
Plastics
is hardcore.
MARK
You don't see them much in
Seattle. You should transfer to New York or LA.
ALEX
I plan to stay here for at least
another year, then transfer. Testing out the waters, you know, man.
MARK
I know. But when you know, you
know.
INT. RIPLEY'S OFFICE
Ripley sits at her desk making a few notes on a patient's history. She waits for her next patient, Richard.
ROBIN
(over the intercom)
Dr.
Buffet? Dr. Webber is here to see you.
Ripley pushes a button on the intercom.
RIPLEY
Send
him on in, Robin. Thank you.
Dr. Webber walks into the room and sits on the couch.
RIPLEY
Good
Afternoon, Dr. Webber.
RICHARD
Dr. Buffet. I really don't
think I need to be here. Honestly. I am the chief of surgery.
RIPLEY
And all surgeons have to be
right, are workaholics and have god complexes. And that
goes triple
for the chief of surgery.
RICHARD
I do not have a god complex.
Ripley lifts an eyebrow and finally looks up from the folder that she was making notes in.
RIPLEY
Really?
RICHARD
Really.
RIPLEY
Regardless, these are the
hospital rules. Rules are rules and you seem to
be a man who likes to
abide by rules.
RICHARD
I have to abide by the rules.
RIPLEY
Good.
Ripley
closes the folder, straightens the papers and walks over to a filing
cabinet, opens one drawer,
follows the alphabetical letters with her
finger, then sticks the folder into the right place. Ripley walks
to
the chair across from Dr. Webber. She turns the tape recorder on and
picks up a notebook.
RIPLEY
Now, Dr. Webber. Tell me about
your internship here at Seattle Grace.
RICHARD
It was hard. They didn't have
the rules that they started enforcing here. Now, the
interns can only
work so many hours before they're sent home. It was long, hard
hours and it gave more surgeries, more experience.
RIPLEY
Good experience?
RICHARD
Not always. As an intern, you're
still learning your way. Through the field, through life.
RIPLEY
How through life?
RICHARD
The hours are long and hard. You
need to find some way to unwind. To
burn the adrenaline and excess
energy that courses through your body.
RIPLEY
And how did you do that?
RICHARD
I found someone… Someone who
needed it as much as I did.
RIPLEY
Was that someone your wife?
RICHARD
No.
RIPLEY
I see. Did she know that?
RICHARD
We thought we were being sneaky.
We thought that no one knew and
that wewere in our own little world.
My wife knew. She didn't say a
nything until recently.And the
woman's daughter knows now. I don't
know how long, but she confronted me about it.
RIPLEY
She confronted you.
RICHARD
Yes. Point blank, nowhere to
turn.
RIPLEY
Did you regret the affair?
RICHARD
I was a wreck when we ended it…
By she… She was hard to live with,
even now she's hard to live
with. My wife… My wife I knew what to
expect. She was safe.
RIPLEY
Nothing wrong with being safe.
You haven't answered my question, though.
Now that your wife knows.
And the woman's daughter, do you regret it?
RICHARD
I couldn't live without my
wife. And it broke me when I had to live without Ellis.
RIPLEY
How did it break you?
RICHARD
I became addicted to alcohol.
Drinking all the time. My… My sponsor found out that
I'm seeing
this woman again. She was afraid that I would fall off of the wagon.
RIPLEY
Did you? Fall off the wagon.
RICHARD
No.I wanted to but... No.
RIPLEY
Why are you seeing this woman?
RICHARD
She has Alzheimer's. Her
daughter and I are the only ones that visit her. I know it's hard
being the one that's gone. But it's also hard being the one
that's left behind.
RIPLEY
Is she reliving your internship
together?
RICHARD
Parts of it, yes.
RIPLEY
I see.
Ripley scribbles some notes across her note book.
INT. HOSPITAL – RICHARD'S OFFICE
Richard's secretary sits behind her desk.
CHRISTINA
Is
the chief in?
SECRETARY
No, he isn't. Do you want to
leave a message?
CHRISTINA
No. When will he be back?
SECRETARY
Later today.
CHRISTINA
I'll just check back later.
Christina walks away, doing a little dance of joy inside.
INT. HOSPITAL CAFETERIA
George sits at a table with Christina, who eats a bag of potato chips. George eats an apple and Alex sits down.
CHRISTINA
Evil
spawn.
ALEX
Suck
up.
CHRISTINA
What
do you want?
ALEX
How's
Izzy doing?
CHRISTINA
Do
you really care?
ALEX
Contrary
to popular belief, I do like her.
GEORGE
She's doing okay. You should
visit her. She needs all of us right now.
ALEX
She doesn't want to see me. I'm
the one who made it clear about
my dislike for Denny.
GEORGE
You're the only one that could
talk to her and get her away from
Denny when he died. She needed you
then, and she needs you now.
ALEX
Yeah, right. She'll probably
throw me out.
GEORGE
All you can do is try.
ALEX
Very poetic, Bambi.
CHRISTINA
Burke's mother called my pager
and left a 911 for me. She wants me to
get orange juice and apples
for Burke.
ALEX
Burke's mother's in town?
That's harsh. What's she like?
CHRISTINA
She keeps calling him her baby.
She wouldn't let me sleep with him last night.
She wanted me to
leave work to pick that stuff up. I'm a surgeon. I'm fighting the
power.
GEORGE
So the chief wasn't in.
CHRISTINA
No.
EXT.
MEREDITH'S HOUSE
Izzy
pulls her keys out to open the front door when a familiar car pulls
into the driveway. The engine turns off and Alex gets out of
the car.
Alex walks to the front porch, not climbing the stairs and stares at
Izzy for a moment, who stares back.
IZZY
Alex.
What are you doing here?
ALEX
I
wanted to see you. See how you're doing.
IZZY
I'm doing fine… Did you… Do
you want to come in?
ALEX
Yeah. Yeah. I'd like to come
in.
Izzy unlocks the door with her keys and then opens it. She and Alex walk in.
ALEX
George says you're doing ok. As
well as can be expected.
IZZY
Yeah. Well, my fiancé
died.
Izzy's eyes mist over.
IZZY
I just… I wanted to say thank
you. For the hospital. You were right about that not being
Denny
anymore. And thank you… For being there for me.
ALEX
No problem, Izzy. Izzy?
IZZY
Yes?
ALEX
I'm glad you're okay.
IZZY
Me, too. Do you want something to
eat? I baked up a storm a few days ago
and we have more food then we
know what to do with.
ALEX
Sure.
Alex smiles and they head towards the kitchen.
INT. HOSPITAL – CHIEF'S OFFICE
Christina sticks her head into the chief's office. Richard sits behind his desk, doing paperwork.
CHRISTINA
Chief?
RICHARD
Yes
Christina?
Christina enters the whole way into the chief's office.
CHRISTINA
Burke's mother called. She
wants me to go back. To the apartment. To help.
RICHARD
You're at work
CHRISTINA
I know sir, I normally wouldn't
even think about asking sir. But sir… She's the type
of woman
that you do not say no to.
RICHARD
Go home Christina.
CHRISTINA
Thank you sir.
Christina exits Richard's office.
INT. MEREDITH'S HOUSE
The door slams behind Ripley as she runs into the house, glancing at her watch.
RIPLEY
I
call bathroom!
Ripley
takes the stairs two at a time, runs to Meredith's room, and rifles
for something
than sprints to the bathroom and the door slams.
Izzy looks at George and Derek who are chopping up vegetables while she cuts fat off several breasts of chicken.
IZZY
What
was that about?
GEORGE
I
don't know.
IZZY
So,
you and Ripley?
DEREK
You
and Ripley? Did I miss something?
GEORGE
No.
There is no me and Ripley.
IZZY
And
the duets?
GEORGE
I found someone with a mutual
interest in music, that's all.
Is that a crime?
Meredith walks into the house and puts her bag on the table while she takes her jacket off.
MEREDITH
Hey
guys.
IZZY
Where
have you been all day? I thought you had the day off.
MEREDITH
I
did. I went to see mom. Then Ripley.
IZZY
You're seeing, seeing Ripley?
Isn't that unethical? Since she's
your friend and all?
MEREDITH
No. I went to visit her during
her lunch break. I had to find a
different Chief approved therapist.
IZZY
Do you know where Ripley's
going? She tore off upstairs,
claiming the bathroom.
MEREDITH
I don't know. I'm not the
keeper of Ripley. George is better
suited for that. What are you guys
doing?
GEORGE
Dr. Sheppard calls this cooking.
And I don't know why you
would say that.
MEREDITH
I didn't know you could cook.
DEREK
You never asked. Here. Chop up
the fruit.
MEREDITH
I can't cook. Seriously.
DEREK
You can chop up fruit. Here, you
take a strawberry, then cut
the top off, then slice it like this,
then slice it again this way.
Derek
demonstrates for Meredith, then holds out the handle of the knife to
her. Meredith takes the knife
from Derek and does how he
demonstrates.
MEREDITH
I
guess.
DEREK
This is good cutting practice for
you. Izzy, trade places with me
and cut up the rest of the broccoli.
Derek goes over to the chicken and puts it in a pan on the stove, letting the chicken sizzle.
Upstairs, a blow dryer is turned on.
MEREDITH
That
girl is going all out. Doing her hair?
GEORGE
She
doesn't normally?
MEREDITH
Everything about that girl is
natural. No make up, no hair products.
It's like pulling teeth to
even get her in high heels and a dress.
GEORGE
She's a naturally beautiful
woman… I can't believe I just said that.
IZZY
Georgie and Ripley sittin' in a
tree…
George gives Izzy a death look.
GEORGE
Never call me Georgie. Ever.
INT. DINING ROOM
George, Izzy, Meredith and Derek were just finishing eating dinner when Ripley finally began to descend the stairs.
George
was the first to notice one high-heeled sandaled perfectly pedicured
foot materialize into two perfectly
shaved legs, into a black dress
slit up one side with an angled hem and only one shoulder strap.
Ripley's brown
hair bounced in waves around her. Her make up was
light, and emphasized her eyes, making them seem wider
than normal.
The dress hugged every curve that Ripley had with the hem flowing
with her movements.
George begins to choke on the water that he was drinking, coughing loudly.
IZZY
Are
you okay, George?
GEORGE
Fine.
(coughing.) Fine. (coughs).
MEREDITH
(whistling)
Don't you look hot. Hot date?
RIPLEY
Nah. I'm going out with some of
the Psychologists in the area.
DEREK
You
guys hang out?
RIPLEY
You guys usually only have
friends in the surgical department, we usually only have
friends in
the psych department. If nothing else, it's to check out the
competition. Of
course the guy that asked is hot, which is completely
beside the point.
Ripley stops at the mirror by the front door and fluffs her hair up.
RIPLEY
I have to go meet them at the
restaurant. Don't wait up.
Ripley exits the house.
MEREDITH
Hey,
Derek. Want to spar?
DEREK
You
don't fight fair.
EXT. MEREDITH'S HOUSE – BACK PORCH
Meredith
sits on a wooden swing on the back porch, a medical book held up and
one foot pushing off the ground, making the swing
go back and forth.
Back and forth. Derek slips out the back door, expecting the back
porch to be empty. Meredith looks up in time
to see him turn to go
back inside.
MEREDITH
Hey.
Derek turns back around to face Meredith.
DEREK
Hey.
I'll just go back inside.
Derek turns to leave.
MEREDITH
Derek.
Derek turns back at the sound of Meredith's voice.
DEREK
Yes?
MEREDITH
Why haven't you apologized for
calling me a whore?
Derek sighs and sits down next to Meredith. Meredith tucks both legs underneath her and puts her book aside.
DEREK (sighs)
I didn't call you a whore. Is
that what the punching was about?
MEREDITH
No… Okay, maybe part of it. But
you sure as hell implied it.
DEREK
I know I did. And I'm sorry.
Really sorry. Can't we just forgive and forget?
MEREDITH
Forgive and forget? You
implied that I was a WHORE. It's not going to
be that easy, Derek.
DEREK
Meredith, you make me crazy. The
thought of you with the Vet? Crazy.
The thought of you with George…
The first someone that I knew that
you slept with after me… INSANE…
MEREDITH
That whole time you were with
Addison.
DEREK
She was my wife.
MEREDITH
That fact didn't make it any
less painful for me.
DEREK
I know.
MEREDITH
You had no right.
DEREK
I know I didn't. It's just…
Meredith… I love you…
MEREDITH
You chose Addison.
DEREK
I know.
MEREDITH
That doesn't change anything
right now, Derek.
DEREK
But Mer-
MEREDITH
No, listen to me. It doesn't
change anything right now. You're still married to Addison.
You
chose Addison. And that hurt. A lot.
DEREK
So the exam room?
MEREDITH
You
tell me, Derek.
DEREK
It made me realize that Addison…
We tried to fix things. Really tried. But…
Ever since she came,
there's been a dark cloud over me. Following me
around. Just trying
with her… It wears me out… But with you… You're
when the sun
comes out after a rainstorm.
MEREDITH
It's not enough right now,
Derek. You have a lot to prove to me. A lot to make up for.
DEREK
I know.
MEREDITH
It's not going to be easy. And
I'm still with Finn because he's perfect for me.
DEREK
Nothing that is worth it ever is.
Nothing with you is ever easy… Perfect you
use that a lot to
describe Finn. Did you ever use that when describing me?
MEREDITH
I don't have to answer that!
And he is an amazing guy. As long as we're clear that I'm with
him…
DEREK
As crystal… I still have your
panties.
MEREDITH
Damnit. I want those back.
DEREK
It's been awhile since you went
to Joe's.
MEREDITH
How do you know that?
DEREK
Because I've been going there
every night since the exam room.
MEREDITH
Are you stalking me?
DEREK
Just some friendly stalking.
Joe's been asking about you guys.
MEREDITH
I know. Izzy's here… She's
needed us. But I think she's getting
better. Not great, but better.
The back door opens and Finn stands there, looking unsure of everything.
FINN
Meredith…
Meredith jumps up off of the swing.
MEREDITH
Finn!
It's not what it looks like.
FINN
What
does it look like, Meredith?
MEREDITH
Like
I'm talking to Derek.
FINN
I
can't handle this.
Finn walks around the side of the house. Meredith hesitates only a second before sprinting after him.
MEREDITH
Finn,
wait! Pleas. Wait.
Meredith catches up to Finn and Finn wheels around.
FINN
What have you been honest about
Meredith? Because you said there wasn't
anything between you and
Derek, but there was. You slept with Derek, and
waited to tell me.
And I show up here, to surprise you and you're with him.
Is there
anything that you HAVE been honest about Meredith?
MEREDITH
Finn, he's staying here. On the
couch. Addison threw him out and he had nowhere
else to go.
FINN
You could have said no.
MEREDITH
Regardless of everything that's
happened, he's still my friend.
FINN
Friend that you slept with who is
still married. (pause)
How can I trust you that he's sleeping on
your couch, anyway?
MEREDITH
Ripley.
FINN
Ripley? What does she have to do
with this? Are you sleeping with her, too?
MEREDITH
Acutally, yes. She's been
staying at my house, in my bed since she came into
town because she
doesn't have anywhere else to go. George and Izzy can
vouch for
that, too.
FINN (angry)
Isn't that convenient? (pause)
Meredith you have to be honest with me all of the
time. Not part of
the time, not when it's convenient. All of the time.
MEREDITH
I know. I'm trying. Really
trying, here Finn. I promise. I just couldn't find the words
to
tell you that Derek is staying here. Indefinitely.
FINN
What are we doing here, Meredith?
Because love… relationships… Shouldn't be this hard.
MEREDITH
I'm trying, here. You're a
vet, who births ponies and has plans and who likes dogs. And
who has
an ex-wife. And you are absolutely perfect. I'm not perfect. But
I'm trying so
hard. To change for the better. Not because you
asked, or demanded. Because I want to.
FINN
I'm trying to be patient.
MEREDITH
I know you are. And I appreciate
it more than you could ever know.
FINN
You've given more to him than
you ever have to me.
MEREDITH
I'm working on that, too.
FINN
This is it Meredith. I can't
give you anymore chances. You have to be
honest with me. Because
there is a good, very high possibility that I
might be in love with
you.
MEREDITH
Might be?
FINN
Might be. I don't want to get
hurt again, Meredith. I can't go through all of that again.
MEREDITH
All right. Things will be better.
I promise. Girl Scout's honor.
FINN
Were you a girl scout?
MEREDITH
No.
Finn starts laughing.
FINN
Come
here, you.
Meredith hops into Finn's arms.
FINN
I do have plans. I want you to be
apart of those plans. But we can't do this forever.
MEREDITH
I know. I'll tell you the
truth. All the time. Even the truths you don't want to hear.
FINN
Good.
MEREDITH (V.O.)
Yes, the things we put off do
catch up with us. Rather quickly, at times. Sometimes
we're let off
easy, sometimes we're not. But everything catches up with us.
