Chapter 12

"I am Jeffrey Karev."

As Alex made his way towards his children he saw his son talking to someone that he didn't want his son to talk to but judging by the tone in which he gave his name, his son also didn't want to talk to that man. So he hurried forward to rescue his son.

"Jeff lets go eat I brought your favorite burger and fries." He said stopping Derek Shepherd from saying whatever he was going to say to his son.

"Yes Dad."Jeff said in a relieved tone.

Then he saw Derek Shepherd straighten up and look at him with curiosity then he stretched his hand and said-"Hello I don't think we have properly met, I am Dr. Derek Shepherd Chief of Neurosurgery. "

Alex shook his hand with a tight grip and answered "I am Dr. Alex Karev the new plastics attending."

Shepherd answered to him"Well I have heard a lot about you I look forward to working with you."

Before Alex could answer him he heard his children shout" Aunt Amy" at the top of their lungs which indicated to him that his wife's best friend and sister of the man in front of him was nearby and his children were trying to catch her attention so he turned around searching for her, he saw her walking with a look of surprise towards them. She reached them and hugged his three children.

"Jeff, Logan when did you reach here. "She asked his children.

"Today Aunt Amy."Jeff answered her.

"And where is your mother?"She asked them.

Alex decided to answer her-"She went to talk to the chief."

She said in an annoyed tone"Well she could have taken some time to talk to her best friend before doing so."

"You were in surgery then and I didn't know when you will be out, you will meet her at the presentation."

Before Amelia could reply Derek said" You two know each other."

Amelia answered her brother "Yeah we worked together at Mass Gen and did our internship together." She didn't tell him about Meredith and Alex was thankful for it as he wanted to delay the inevitable for as long as possible that's why he avoided Derek Shepherd since he joined Seattle Grace.

Before they could continue the conversation Logan said" Daddy I am hungry."

That ended all conversation as Alex turned to his children to eat their food as Amelia and Derek went to take their own food and later Amelia joined.

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After he introduced Meredith to the board members Richard Webber led them all to the Conference Hall in which he had assembled all surgeons of his hospital to introduce them to one of the biggest surgeons in the country, he saw all of them sitting there filled with curiosity about why the chief had called this meeting as very few knew that he was going to introduce the new Chief of General Surgery and the last time he called such a meeting he introduced a new surgical training protocol.

He made his way to the dais as he saw that everyone had settle down he was ready to start his introduction of Meredith who was waiting backstage to be called on stage.

"Good afternoon everyone I have called you here to introduce you to the new chief of General Surgery as you may all know that the post had been empty since the sad death of Dr. Shaun Whitman."

That caught the attention of the crowd as a lot of them had been inquiring when the post will be filled.

"The person who is taking over as the new chief of General Surgery is possibly one of the best general surgeon in the world."

There was dead silence in the hall when he said that as everyone was shocked that a top surgeon was joining Seattle Grace .Most of the residents and intern's interest was piqued.

"She is talented, intelligent and smart. I believe she will lead Seattle Grace in its new era. "

He said that line to give a slight hint that she was possibly the next chief of surgery which seemed to have been understood by most senior doctors who were themselves hoping for that position someday and Bailey who was intelligent enough to get the hint.

I once asked her professor at Dartmouth Dr. Joseph Spencer what he thought of her, he said that "She is a once in a generation talent and she works like she was born with a scalpel in hand. I believe she will change the work of surgery someday."

That statement was something that told anyone who knew or had heard of Dr. Spencer one of the pioneering figures of modern day cardio-thoracic surgery that she was something special.

"Well I can vouch for the fact that she was not born with a scalpel as she was born in this very hospital and I was present in the OR when she was born."

A lot of people were caught off guard at that statement which made him inwardly chuckle.

"She is one of the few surgeons who had made the cover of many journals which is not an easy feat and she probably one of the most frequently published surgeons in the country."

He wanted his other surgeons to be published more frequently so he told them someone was there to compete with them.

"She finished top of her class at Dartmouth at the age of 23 and completed her internship at Boston Mass Gen and did her fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital."

Many people were working hard with their minds to recognize who was he talking about as there were very few people who completed their med school so early and got the best general surgery fellowship in the country. But he saw few of his surgeons had recognized who he was talking about most of them were surprised while Shepherd, Montgomery and Sloan seemed to have a deer caught in front of headlights look which surprised him.

"She has won multiple awards but more importantly she is the winner of two Harper Avery awards"

Now those in the crowd who still hadn't recognized her looked like the ground wasn't stable..

"So please put your hands together to welcome the new chief of General Surgery of Seattle Grace Hospital Dr. Meredith Grey."

The hall was in chaos as soon as he announced her name which was expected after all the famous legendary Dr. Meredith Grey was joining the hospital most of them were planning on leaving.

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To say Christina Yang was shocked would be the understatement of the century knowing that the famous Meredith Grey was joining the hospital, Christina didn't have idols but if she did Meredith Grey would be one but she was more surprised when the woman she insulted in the new plastics guy's office made her way to the dais. She mentally kicked herself as she had once again made a fool of herself in front of a great surgeon as the incident with Harper Avery was still fresh in her memory.

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As Jackson observed the reaction of the crowd to the introduction of the woman he considered as a sister he wasn't surprised because wherever Meredith Grey went she had a similar reaction.

All of this made him remember the first time he met Meredith Grey and he had a totally different reaction.

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A/N-So the hospital knows Mer is here.

Fanfic Addict-Jeff, Derek, Meredith and Alex interactions will be at the center of upcoming chapters. Carter is coming. Thank you for the review.

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