Meredith woke up not feeling well at all. She was throwing up and had a fever; not forgetting a sharp pain in her abdominal area. She decided to go to the hospital to get checked out. Meredith doesn't usually go get seen, but she knew having a sharp pain in her abdominal area is not a symptom with having the flu.

Meredith had a nurse page her mother when she got to the hospital. While she waited for her to come, Meredith sat and waited in the lobby for her. She usually would had gone look for her mother on her own, but it was just too painful for Meredith to walk or move.

"Meredith, you know better than-"

"I think I might have a appendicitis, mom." Meredith held her abdominal area. "Owe. Can you get someone to look at me? I didn't go down to the ER 'cause I didn't want to wait and suffer from this excruciating pain. Owe."

"Page Dr. Bailey." Ellis ordered a nurse. "Tell her my daughter needs to be seen immediately. I need to go into surgery. Don't have me paged again unless you're on your death bed."

"I feel like I am."

Dr. Bailey quickly answered the Chief's page and took Meredith into a room. She performed a couple of tests just to be sure it's the appendix. The tests did confirm it was a appendicitis and Dr. Bailey scheduled a surgery for later that day to take it out.

Meredith asked for morphine when she was checked into a hospital room. She just couldn't handle the pain anymore. Cristina did visit Meredith, after she did rounds, and sat in her room doing charts.

"You're pretty, Cristina." Meredith wrinkled her nose at her, smiling. "Am I pretty?"

"Should I page your boyfriend so he can tell you how pretty you are?"

"You're a good friend."

"You're so high right now."

"Actually, you're my best friend in the whole entire world!"

"I just feel sorry for you." Cristina said.

"Why? Cause I could die today?"

"This is exactly why I hate being around stoned people."

Dr. Bailey returned and brought one of her interns with her. "Miss. Grey, this is Dr. O' Malley. He'll be scrubbing in and prepping you for surgery later today."

"Are you sure, Dr. Bailey?" Cristina asked. "Last time George scrubbed in on an appi, he almost killed the guy."

"Yeah, Dr. Bailey. Maybe I shouldn't. This is the Chief's daughter." Dr. Bailey stared him down. "Unless you want me to... Won't happen again."

"Is that good enough for you, Miss. Grey?" Dr. Bailey asked.

"I want ice chips."


Derek heard about Meredith being in the hospital and came to visit her when he was free.

"Let's see, your complexion is flushed." Derek gently touched Meredith's abdominal area. "Abdominal walls, tender. Aren't you glad to have a boyfriend who works in the hospital?"

"You are just one of many men I am dating at the moment."

"Oh really?" Derek smiled. "How many of us are there?"

"Well, uh, there's you. And you. And, um..." Meredith lost her train of thought and smiled at Derek. "You're so handsome and such a great kisser."

Dr. O' Malley reentered Meredith's room. "Okay, let's get you prepped for surgery."

"He almost killed someone. He's going to kill me, so I want you to know that I love you."

Derek glanced down at his pager. "I have a consult, but I'll see you after surgery." He kissed Meredith on her forehead.

"Wait, tell me you love me too."

Derek tilted his head at her. He wondered if she really does love him or if it's just the drugs she's on.

"You don't love me." Meredith frowned.

But the thing is, Derek does love Meredith. He just doesn't want to say it yet, though she probably won't remember since she's high on morphine. "I love you, Meredith. I'll see you after surgery." And with that, Derek left the room.

"Only if he doesn't kill me!" Meredith turned to Dr. O' Malley. "Isn't my boyfriend amazing?"


Meredith's surgery went well, and just like Derek promised, she woke up with him at her bedside. Derek got up from where he was seated and gave Meredith a kiss on her forehead.

"Surgery went well." He said. "Your stats are good too."

"How bad was I on morphine?" Meredith asked. "Did I say anything embarrassing; something I'll regret."

"Well you told me I'm handsome and a great kisser." Derek decided not to mention the I love you part of it. "They say when people are on drugs is when the truth comes out, so it must be true."

"It is true. You should give me one of your great kisses."

Meredith was able to go home two days later. She hated staying in the hospital, and the only good thing about it was that she was able to see a lot more of her boyfriend than she would have if she wasn't in the hospital.

The one good thing about having your boyfriend be a doctor is that he doesn't have to play doctor with you. Meredith was still in some pain from the surgery, so she mainly lazed around, and either stayed in bed or lounged on the couch. Derek would come over after work and make sure she was doing okay, and bring her food while he's at it. He would also call and check on her. That made Meredith feel very loved and cared about by him.

"Remind me if you ever get hospitalized that I'll have to play doctor and take care of you."

"I don't even have to be hospitalized if you want to play doctor." He winked. "I'll even let you wear my white coat if you want."

Meredith hit him playfully with her pillow. "Stop it."

Derek laughed. "You don't like that idea? I love that idea."

"You're not allowed to say these things until I'm completely healed, you got that? Now kiss me."