"Dr. Grey do you have a minute," Gracie called to Meredith, she was on her way to meet Derek downstairs when she met Meredith on the stairwell.
"Uh yeah sure," said Meredith uncertainly.
"I need your opinion as a doctor," she said.
"My opinion? Seriously?" Her father, Derek and Addison had all known her all her life, they were some of the best doctors in the country and she wanted an interns medical opinion.
"Yes please," said Gracie reaching into her bag and pulling out a booklet of papers, "I was wondering if you could look at this for me"
"Okay," Meredith opened the booklet and immediately noticed that it was a copy of somebody's chart from a hospital in New York, "It's a…"
"Yes, it's for a…friend," said Gracie.
"A friend?"
"Yes. How does it look?" she asked anxiously.
"Well it says here they had leukemia 5 years ago and have been in remission for 3," she said scanning the chart.
"Yes, has it come back?"
"I couldn't be sure without seeing the patient and running some tests the date here says that these ones are 3 weeks old," said Meredith.
"But if you had to guess."
"There are a few indicators that the leukemia has returned and your friend has to go to the doctor," said Meredith.
"Okay, thank you," said Grace, "and if you could not mention this to Uncle Derek and Satan"
"Satan?" smiled Meredith.
"Well Satan is easier to say that Adulterous Bitch. Come on, you can't exactly be her biggest fan," said Grace.
"Addison is a lovely person, and a fantastic doctor," said Meredith.
"You are far too nice, I like you," said Gracie, "Just whatever you do, please don't sleep with my dad"
"Seriously?" laughed Meredith, she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Seriously," laughed Gracie taking the chart from Meredith.
"Your friend has to get to a doctor immediately, tell them to come in to the hospital and I will gladly…."
"Thank you Dr. Grey"
"Your welcome," said Meredith.
"Well there you are…" said Derek noticing Gracie, he trailed off when he saw Meredith.
"Yeah, I was just chatting to Dr. Grey," said Gracie.
"Okay, well I need a word with Dr. Grey right now. So could I meet you down in the lobby?"
"Okay," said Gracie going down the stairs.
"What was that about?" Derek asked Meredith.
"Nothing, she was just asking my…opinion," said Meredith, she knew she was a bad liar and now even she could hear it in her voice.
"Meredith what was it?" said Derek getting really worried now.
"I… I said I wouldn't tell"
"Look Gracie was diagnosed with leukemia 5years ago, she has been clear for 3 years. Was she asking you about it returning?" he demanded.
"Oh my god," Meredith gasped.
"I knew it, I knew she came here for a reason. What was it? You have to tell me," he said desperately.
"She wanted me to look at a chart, she was in a hospital in New York, they ran tests it wasn't confirmed but her white blood cells indicate that she has come out of remission," said Meredith quickly.
Derek took a step back into the wall looking devastated.
"I'm so sorry Derek," said Meredith.
"It's okay. I have to go and get her, she beat it before she will again," he said tears in his eyes.
"If you need anything…"
"Thank you," said Derek before running down the stairs two at a time.