The next day, Meredith woke up and headed to work dreading having to deal with Lexi. She was bound to do the 'But I was just…' comments. If she losses her temper with her one more time, she was going to say something she would regret. She turned off the ignition and got out as a car pulled up beside her. As she stood up throwing her purse over her shoulder, she stood up. Derek got out of his car causing her to stop. She glanced at him before walking off.

"Meredith." He called shutting the car door. She kept walk causing him to sigh. "Dr. Grey." She turned on her heel but didn't stop walking. "I'm going to need an intern."

"I'll let you know." She rolled her eyes turning around. There were plenty of residents with interns and yet he always had to bug the hell out of her.

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"So Dr. Grey may I have an intern?" She turned around at the sound of his voice. She looked at her superior.

"Dr. Grey, may I have an intern?" Mark asked walking up. She turned her eyes from her other superior.

"Dr. Grey, go with Dr. Sloan. Dr. Sloan, I'm sure you're aware Dr. Grey is not permitted in the OR, so…"

"Not to worry, Dr. Grey. I need someone to monitor my patients while I'm in surgery all day."

"Okay, then… Sorry, Dr. Shepherd, I'm all out. Dr. O'Malley or Dr. Yang might have one." She said turning to the interns waiting for her.

"Wait," He said as Mark walked off as Lexi sulked off behind him. They stopped and looked back at Derek as Meredith turned to face him again.

"Yes, Dr. Shepherd?"

"I asked for an intern first." He said.

"I was not joking when I said Dr. Grey is banned from your service. The other interns are just as competent as mine."

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"Nicely handled this morning, Dr. Grey," Mark smirked clapping as he walked up. Meredith smiled at him as he handed her a cup of coffee.

"Thank you, Dr. Sloan. How was your first surgery?" They walked together down the hall.

"Dr. Sloan, um," She shut her eyes trying to remember. "The nurse wants to know if you want the patient in 5929 to have a dressing change ever hour or two."

"I want you to change the dressings every hour." He said with a smirk.

"But the nurses can do that."

"But I actually like nurses. They already know how to do their jobs. Unlike interns…" He smirked again. "Now, go, go… skedaddle."

Meredith laughed shaking her head as Lexi ran off. "You don't have to be so cruel to interns. You know, this is a teaching hospital. You do have to teach them something."

"I'm teaching them… how to change bandages." She laughed.

"Whatever."

"You want in?"

"On what?" She asked.

"Surgery."

"I thought you don't like unnecessary people in your OR."

"You are very necessary. We, dirty mistresses, have to stick together. At all times. Including in the OR."

"Alright, when?"

"An hour."

"Alright, see you then." She smiled and called off. "Thanks for the coffee."

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She pulled off her scrub cap and smiled at Mark.

"Thanks Mark."

"Dirty mistress…"

"Have to stick together." She finished.

"My thoughts exactly."

"Up for dinner tonight?"

"Dinner?" He asked raising an eyebrow.

"Not like that, Sloan. We have to move on… we have to heal before we get involved with anyone." She shook her head. "Here… Want to make a deal?"

"A deal? About what?" He asked turning towards her.

"I don't sleep with anyone. You don't sleep with anyone." Noticing he was going to say something. "Including one-nightstands."

"For how long?"

"However long it takes."

He didn't know why. If it had been anyone else, he would laugh in their face. But something about Meredith Grey made him nod.

"Alright, Grey. No sex."

"No sex." She said shaking his hand. "So dinner?"

"Yeah, dinner sounds good."