The next day at work I made sure that I did not see Jackie. I watched as she tried to talk to me but I walked away. I did not need to hear what she had to say. I found everyone at lunch later that day.
"I hate my life," I said setting down.
"No you don't," Meredith said. "You just hate that mom screwed us up."
"What do you mean by that," Izzie asked?
"Our mom was not a mom to us," Meredith said. "We raised ourselves."
Izzie nodded. I watched as Jackie walked over to our table.
"Can I talk to you," she asked me.
"Whatever you need to say to her," Izzie said. "You can say to us."
"I agree with Izzie," I said. "They already know that you walked out on our date."
"Fine," Jackie said. "I wanted to stay but I know that people with parent problems have other problems as well. You probably have a crazy ex that could come after me. I just want a normal person to be with."
I stood up and went over to Jackie. "Yes I do have a crazy ex. We did some crazy stuff back when we were younger. Yes I have problems with my parents. But that does not give you the right to judge me. I beat that if I scratched the surface of your life it would not be that great."
I turned and walked back into the hospital. Fire was behind my eyes. I found Bailey at a nurse's station.
"Is there anything I can do," I asked her hoping that she would say yes.
"I guess it is your lucky day Dr. Grey," she said handing me a stack of charts. "I need to finish all the last minute stuff for this patents and when you are done come and see me."
I took the charts and started to work. When I was done I went and found Bailey.
"I finished them all," I said handing the charts to her. "Also Mr. Jacobs in room 201 said that if I see you to tell you that he wants to eat some Jell-O."
"Well you can tell Mr. Jacobs that he can have Jell-O when he poops for me," she said taking the charts. "Now if you are up for it I need someone to scrub in on a surgery that I am doing. Since you are the only intern that has helped me I will allow you to do it."
"Sounds great," I said.
"Alright," she said. "OR 1 in twenty minutes. Please do not be late. I can not have people being late for surgery. If you are late for surgery then you are pushing everything else back. Am I making myself clear Grey."
I nodded my head. "Very," I said.
I walked into the intern locker room to get prepared and found my sister.
"Hey," she said when I walked into the room. "I have not seen you since the lunch incident."
"I was doing stuff for Bailey," I said. "Now I am going to go into surgery with Bailey."
"Good," Meredith said. "I have a secret to tell you."
"What would that be," I asked her.
"My booty call works here," she said.
"I know," I said smiling a bit. "I saw him staring at you the other day. I almost wanted to go over and smack the I-have-seen-that-girl-naked look right off of his face."
"I have seen him looking at me like that as well," she said. "Now he is starting some contest for us to find a cure for this girl with the seizures."
"I heard about that," I said. "Are you going to enter and when the prize surgery?"
"Me and Christina are entering together," she said. "I really do not want to be in a surgery with that man."
"The other day it was Derek," I said smirking. "Now it is that man."
"I am a very confusing person," she said.
"That you are," I said pulling her into a hug. "Now I need to go tell a patient that he cannot have Jell-O until he poops. Then I have a surgery to get to."
"Have fun," Meredith said as I walked out.
After talking to Mr. Jacobs I made it to OR with five minutes to spare. I went in and washed really well. Then I stepped into the room and allowed the nurses to put on my gown and gloves.
"Are you ready, Dr. Grey," Bailey asked me. It sounded a little weird with the mask in her face.
"Yes I am," I said stepping up to the patient.
"Ok lets begin," Bailey said. "Scalpel."
The surgery was a complete success. As we stepped outside the OR Bailey turned to me.
"How do you feel," she asked?
"Good," I replied.
"Now you need to listen to me," she said. "You can date whoever you want. But if you have anymore problems do not come to me for work. I want you to face them." Then with that she walked away.
I was not going to ask how she knew. I was just going to have to deal with everyone knowing our business. I went back to the locker room and found the gang getting ready to go home.
"I am betting you," I said looking at Christina, "that I can play the best game of drunk darts."
"What are you betting," she said.
"How about we allow the winner to pick," I said.
"Seems fair," she said lasing up her shoe. "Lets go."
We all walked out ready to go. I knew that I was going to like this people.
