Chapter Summary: Chief Ripley is admitted to Grey-Sloan. Both teams head out dancing.

Title based on the song: At The Hop by Danny & the Juniors

Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital

Meredith is covering for Owen running the ER when they get notice that a few rigs are on their way in with casualties from a warehouse fire. Meredith pages Jackson, Maggie and all the interns and residents that are available. Meeting the team outside she says, "We have casualties on their way in from a warehouse fire. Everyone will need to have their airways checked, especially the firefighters. Don't let them get away without checks."

"Herrera, what have you got for us?" Meredith says as the door opens.

"60yo male, shortness of breath, erratic HR, 130/90, found unconscious in the warehouse, hasn't regained consciousness," she rattles off.

"Parker, take him into Exam 1, Pierce, this one's for you," Meredith orders. "Herrera, Montgomery, have Wilson check you out. Then you can head back."

"We're good."

"New policy, you must be checked as we don't know what was in the warehouse. If you can tell me what was burning, I could let you know. Fighting will take longer than a quick check," Meredith replies.

"Come on Andy, you know she won't let this slide," Travis says, grabbing Andy and heading to Wilson who was set up to check the firefighters as they cleared outside. They were expecting 15 or more Ambulances, and until they knew what all was burning, every firefighter would need to be cleared upon arrival at the hospital.

The next crews arrived with a couple of burn patients, Meredith quickly sent them off with Jackson, Helm and Schmitt. Jo Wilson quickly cleared the first few crews of firefighters, before she was needed to take someone to surgery. Meredith ended up with a 5th year OB resident doing the firefighter checks.

"Dr Grey, I need you to check this," the 5th year OB resident says.

"Chief Ripley, can I have a look?" Meredith says, pulling out her stethoscope.

"I guess," he says defeatedly.

"That's a good example," she teases. "I'd like you on oxygen and checked out by Cardio. Sorry sir. You're benched."

"Really?"

"Yes. Dr Parker, can you take Chief Ripley in for a cardiac workup? And ask for a cardio consult?"

"Yes Dr Grey. This way, sir," Parker says, switching into military mode. Parker was great to have when they had situations like this. He was great working with the firefighters and military that came into the hospital.

Meredith turned to the resident, "Good catch. Thanks for helping out down here today."

Station 19s Rescue truck pulled up with Jack attached to the oxygen and the last burn victim. "Lt Gibson, we'll find you a bed beside Chief Ripley. Helm take him inside and ask Parker to do the same workup as the Chiefs. They can hang out."

"Montgomery, what have you here?" she says looking at the next patient as they run it into the trauma room.

"Last extraction, full thickness burns, abdominal crush injury, probably broken pelvis and hip," he says as he and Andy help get the patient transferred to the trauma room. Meredith orders tests and calls for the OR to be readied. "Helm, Deluca, you'll scrub in with me."

"Thanks Montgomery. You two need checking. Lt Herrera, I understand that was the last rig. I have admitted Ripley and Gibson, so you have Station 19. Have Warren check out the rest of your crew or after this surgery I'm coming to check everyone," Meredith orders.

"Yes, ma'am," Andy quips back, liking the take charge attitude from Dr Grey.

"Let's check on Lt Gibson and Chief Ripley before heading to the station," Travis says to Andy heading to the exam rooms.

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Partway through the surgery, the OR tech reads out her phone. "You have two messages, one from Warren and one from Lt Herrera."

"Can you read them?" Meredith says as she's still trying to rebuild this guy's abdomen.

"From Warren: Station 19 - Crew Update - All airways and lungs are clear. And From Lt Herrera: Crew cleared. Dancing Friday night?"

"Can you reply with thanks to Warren and yes to Lt Herrera. And please get me updates on Lt Gibson and Chief Ripley?" Meredith asks, hoping that both the firefighters were healthy. She worried mostly about Chief Ripley, his heart didn't sound good, but he was being checked out by Maggie so was getting good care.

As they were closing on their trauma patient, the OR tech says, "Update from Cardio, Lt Gibson is cleared, minor smoke inhalation. Chief Ripley is stable and has been admitted for further tests, good catch."

"Sounds good. Let's get this guy to recovery. I'll go update the family," Meredith says looking at her intern to take the patient.

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Salsa Studio

Friday evening Meredith and Andy each drag their friends that weren't working to a local dance studio with a Salsa Social Night. It was a struggle trying to get anyone to commit. They kept complaining they weren't dancers, but Meredith and Andy told them it was their fault they were signed up for the competition, so they needed to come and practice. And as a last ditch, they were reminded that beer and wine was available.

Andy, Maya, Jack and Travis decide to catch an uber from Maya and Andy's place. While Amelia volunteers to be DD and drive Meredith, Alex, Maggie and Jo. Andy had tried hard to get Vic to join them, but she had been secretive and not wanting to join in with them recently. Travis knows she has a new boyfriend but isn't ready to include him with the team, little did they know that he was the Fire Chief. Vic has a secretive plan, and hopes to slip into the hospital and hang out with him knowing that her team would be out dancing. The warehouse fire had been a good thing for Chief Ripley as he'd been diagnosed with a minor heart defect and quickly been assessed by Maggie and held for surgery. Because of the damage to his lungs from the smoke Maggie had waited until this morning to perform the cardiac ablation and was keeping him for observation.

Once they all arrive at the dance studio, Meredith grabs them all beers, and a sparking water for Amelia before they start dancing. The evening goes well, with everyone eventually having fun and dancing together. The group sits nursing another beer while Andy and Meredith take to the floor. They have caught the attention of everyone in the room, and soon have a large audience. When the music finishes, they are encouraged to do another number and the DJ turns the music on for them. Their practice has definitely helped them. After about 30 minutes in the spotlight, Meredith says, "I'm exhausted, I need a break."

"Water? Beer?" Andy says as they head off the dance floor.

"Water! The thought of beer after that is revolting," Meredith says as she sits down beside Alex. Jack jumps up, giving his seat to Andy and offers to get them some water, bringing back some gatorade too.

Sitting relaxing for a bit, the Studio owner and lead dancer comes over to chat with them, wondering where they had studied before. He offers them some tips and suggests they attend the advanced classes.


A/N: I'm behind on updating all my stories. I haven't forgotten, just have too many partial chapters written and not enough to full chapters. And some chapters are missing the first part of the chapter, so I can't just shorten the chapter to post.

Hope you didn't mind this fluff piece.

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