Callie had been having an easy day so far. No major drama from George's friends and she didn't have many patients in for once. She hadn't seen George around either because he had been stuck doing bitch-work but at least he wasn't fired. After looking in almost every vending machine in the hospital for some gum, she had finally walked to the one outside near the parking lot. She had found her gum of preference, popped a piece in and begun to walk back in the hospital when one Mr. Shepherd appears in front of her. He sees her, about 5 feet away, and she can't help but look as though she had just seen a dismembered body. Even her newly unwrapped gum tasted bitter and so she spits it out into a trashcan to her right.
"Doctor Torres"
He nods and he smiles--the bastard actually smiles at her. She crosses her arms and waits for him to go into the hospital so that she doesn't have to look at him anymore.
"Good morning, Dr. Shepherd"
He just stands there, looking at her, waiting for her to say something, but she really just wants him to go. After a few seconds he speaks again.
"Can I talk to you for a second?"
He motions for her to move further down the sidewalk for privacy but she doesn't budge.
"Sure. What do you want to talk about, Dr. Shepherd?"
He stammers and frowns. He looks like crap. This makes Callie somehow feel a little bit better.
"What you saw…it was…"
She waits for his excuse, but is shocked and appalled at what comes out of his mouth.
"It's none of your business"
"I'm sorry, what?"
"It's not. Callie, you walked in on something that wasn't --but it was private. I would appreciate it if you were to be a professional and didn't say anything to anyone. It is after all a private matter and--"
Her hands are on her hips now.
"Shut up"
"What?"
"You don't talk to me like that. A private matter, are you kidding me? First of all, do you really think I give a damn about you? I don't know you. I've met you twice. I've met your wife more times than you. Second, you need to keep your private matters out of work. If you don't want people to walk in on you with your pants down to your ankles in an exam room with a woman who isn't your wife, maybe you should be more careful about where you drop trou, don't you think? I don't need you to tell me what is and what isn't my business. What you do and how you mess up your life is your business, you're right. I don't know Meredith very well but you have broken that girl. And for your information, I could have easily turned you in for what you did but I haven't opened my mouth about it, and you know why? Because Meredith is my boyfriend's best friend, and because she is a nice girl, and you know why else? Because I don't meddle in people's love triangles."
She turns to leave but stops only inches from Derek.
"And one more thing, you don't call me by my first name, we're not friends"
She walks off, leaving him behind with his thoughts. She decides to take another route, just in case McDreamy decides to go in after her, so she turns right and heads for an alternate door. About two feet away from the hospital entrance, Callie sees George come through the glass doors and she feels a sudden joy, because she just needs a hug. Her smile however, turns into a frown when she sees that George has spotted her and he seems a bit agitated.
"Oh shit…"
He meets her halfway, stopping only inches from her face to whisper.
"Why didn't you tell me you knew about Meredith and Doctor Shepherd?"
"Hi. How are you?"
"Callie, why didn't you tell me?"
"George--"
She takes a breath, suddenly feeling so angry she wants to cry.
"You and you're friends--are a lot of WORK!"
He is taken aback at her sudden rage toward him.
"What? Why?"
"Why? WHY!"
He is now awfully aware of the people passing by and catching the show.
"First, they hate me! They hate me for no reason! And you want me to try because they're your family, so I try to be nice to them--Izzie HATES me! But I was there! All night! I have a cramp on my neck and my back hurts! But I was there!"
Angry tears begin to spring from her so he reaches out to her but she dodges him.
"I'm not done"
"Okay"
"I got practically no sleep! I walk in on Meredith with my boss who is married but I don't say anything because she's your friend and I should try. THEN the bastard has the nerve to come up to me and just--make sure I don't say anything--"
"He…what…"
"…and my gum…tastes bad! I can't even take out my frustrations on gum because they don't have the ones I like…then you come and yell at me cos you wanted to know and…I put up with a lot of crap, George!"
"I know…"
"…Cos I love you! But I'm tired! I just--I want some gum dammit!"
She now lets him hold her as she cries and talks nonsense.
"I'm sorry"
He kisses the top of her head.
"…and they saw my boobs…I have nice boobs!"
"I know"
"I just wanted Juicy Fruits"
"I know. I'm sorry"
She stops crying but her voice is still muffled by George's shoulder where she has hidden her face.
"Aren't you supposed to be in there?"
"Cristina and I snuck away for a while"
"I like Cristina"
He looks at her for a minute, incredulous, then holds her tighter.
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