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Meredith: Hey! (She feels something hit her in the head. She feels her hair and grabs a piece of popcorn out of it.) What the heck? (Popcorn keeps flying.) Quit it! We don't have a freaking usher here! (The popcorn stops flying.)
Simultaniously: Sorry! (Meredith looks over at Derek and smiles. She grabs his tub of popcorn, because hers was gone. She whips it backwards covering them all in popcorn, and hitting George in the face with the tub.)
George: It's on! (They start throwing tons of popcorn at her. Cristina goes over to the popcorn machine.)
Cristina: Now it's war!
Meredith looks over at Derek.
Meredith: RUN! (She and Derek run up the stairs very clumsily, and out the back door. They are all in a drunken stupper. Every time someone went to get a beer they grabbed one for everyone else, and well they had consumed far too many.) Here, let's hide over here. (They were hiding outside behind the shrubery.)
Derek: What are we doing?
Meredith: This! (Meredith grabs the hose and turns it on. As the interns come out of the door, Meredith soaks them all with the hose.)
Izzie: Oh, that was WRONG! (She was soaked and had popcorn all over her clothes. Runs up and wrestles with Meredith to get the hose. Pretty soon they are all down in the flower bed completely covered in mud. They all quit wrestling and lay there in the mud. )
Alex: You guys realize that we are being extremely immature, right?
Izzie: Yeah, but it's fun.
Derek: I haven't had this much fun since I was a kid!
Meredith: Hey! Lets play tennis! I love playing tennis. Do you guys want to?
Cristina: Seriously?
Meredith: Yeah! Come on! (She gets up and goes to the storage shed and grabs some rackets. She turns on the lights to the tennis court. John insisted on having a court, he loved to play the game.)
George: You have a freaking tennis court? (He looks around now that the lights are on.) And a pool and hot tub? I'm moving in!
Meredith: Come on, pick teams. (Alex and Izzie were together, George and Cristina, and Meredith and Derek. The games were hilarious. There were balls flying all over the place, and everyone was tripping and falling over one another. At the end Meredith and Derek were the winners and they did a cute little victory dance together. Everyone could see the chemistry between them. All of the sudden Izzie threw up all over the court. They had also trudged a ton of mud all over the court, it was a mess.)
Meredith: Oh my God, Izzie. (She rushes over to her.) Are you OK?
Izzie: Too much beer it makes me sick. If I quit moving around I'll be OK.
Meredith: Maybe we should get in the hot tub, would that make you feel better?
Izzie: Yeah, I think it would.
Meredith: Did you all bring suits?
Alex: Nope.
George: Nope.
Derek: I had no idea I was staying!
Cristina: I did, only because I noticed your pool last time I was here.
Meredith: Well boys, I hope you wore boxers! (They begin going to the house.) Oh no you don't, you can't come in here like that! Mrs. White would kill me! She had them all go in the garage and they took turns changing in there. She ran in the house to get Cristina's and Izzie's suits when the doorbell rang. She ran to the door, wrapped in a beach towel.)
Police Officer: Is everything OK here? We got a call reporting some loud noises and screaming.
Meredith: Everything is fine, I just have a few friends over, I guess we must have gotten a little loud. Sorry.
Police Officer: OK then, please keep it down, we don't want to have to come back out.
Meredith: OK, thanks! (She returns to her friends.)
Cristina: What the hell took you so long?
Meredith: Oh, just the COPS at the door. One of the neighbors called them on us for being to LOUD.
Alex: Oh you've got to be freaking kidding!
Meredith: I know, it's rediculoius. Well, lets get in the hot tub. (They all get in, but it's a little tight.)
George: This is great! Do you spend a lot of time in here?
Meredith: This is the first time it has been used. I just don't have time.
Izzie: So is this OK, you know, having five interns in the hot tub with an attending?
Derek: I think so.
Alex: Geez, Bambi, the things you do to get ahead!
George: Hey!
They all continue to make small talk. Cristina is starting to pass out, and everyone is teasing her about being a light weight. They all decide it is probably time to go in the house.
Derek: Well, I should get going!
Meredith: Why don't you stay?
Derek: It will be weird enough dating a married woman, I don't think I could stay the night. (He dials the cab company.)
Meredith: I understand.
Derek: So this date, where do you want to go?
Meredith: Surprise me, I'm not hard to please!
Derek: (Looks around the house.) You'd never know it.
Meredith: Oh come on! This is what John wanted, not me. I could live in a car if I had to.
Derek: Could you?
Meredith: Yes, I could. (Derek's cab pulls up.) Thanks for staying, it was fun. You might want to take this. (She hands him the surgery tape.) I don't think you saw much of it!
Derek: Yeah it was. I will get my car tomorrow. (He begins to walk out the door.)
Meredith: I'll be damned! That's your car? (Pointing at his old White SUV.) I love that thing!
Derek: Seriously?
Meredith: Yes, it's awesome! Well, you don't want to piss the cab driver off! See you tomorrow!
Derek: Goodnight!
When Meredith went back into the house, everyone was passed out in the family room except Alex.
Alex: So I think we found out who the lightweights are!
Meredith: Yeah, we did. So was it OK? It was my first sleep over.
Alex: I will never admit it again, but it was fun. So you and Shepherd?
Meredith: Yeah...I know he's my boss.
Alex: And you are married!
Meredith: I am getting a divorce. Well, I will be. My husband wants me to date for 2 months and then decide.
Alex: You do realize he is using reverse psychology on you, right?
Meredith: No he's not!
Alex: Yes, he is! He figured if he gives you freedom, you won't take, thus he wins.
Meredith: Well, he's wrong. I think we need to get these bodies up to bed. (She motions to her friends.)
Alex: Why don't we just leave them?
Meredith: I'll tell you why! I have a ton of guest rooms that have never been used and I busted my ass putting fresh linens on the beds, and damnit they're getting used!
Alex: OK, OK! (He picks up Izzie, and follows Meredith to her room. Next he grabs Cristina.)
Meredith: You know we will have tell Cristina she walked up here herself, right?
Alex: Yeah, I know. (Together they carry George.) Damn Thompson, you're strong for your size!
Meredith: Your room is over there. (She begins to walk downstairs.)
Alex: Where are you going?
Meredith: To straighten up a little.
Alex: It will be there in the morning, we will help you. Go to bed.
Meredith: I think that is a good idea! Goodnight.
Alex: Goodnight.
Everyone is still asleep when John arrives early in the morning. He didn't call to let Meredith know he would be early because she never needed to. She always had everything in order, and she was rarely home. He sees all of the cars in the drive and figures Meredith invited friends over for breakfast. He never expected what he came home to.
John: Holy mother of destruction!
He begins frantically cleaning the up the kitchen and main floor. There is mud everywhere. John is a complete clean freak, and he is ready to go crazy. Not to mention that his new friend, the senator, was coming over in an hour to play tennis. He was in a total frenzy. There were enough liquer bottles and beer cans to build a small house. He barely gets it done when the car pulls in the drive. The doorbell rings. John answers the door.
John: Senator Graham. How are you?
Jack: Please, call me Jack. So are you ready to get lose that wager?
John: I won't be the loser.
They head out to the tennis court and John cannot believe what he sees. The flower bed was all torn up and there was mud everywhere. He follows the trail, only to see vomit and mud all over the court.
John: Oh my god! What is this?
Jack: I think it is mud and vomit!
John: I bet it was those neighbor kids. They have been sneaking around getting drunk. I'm sorry. I think we need to reschedule! I need to call someone and get this court cleaned. I also have parents to call. I'm so sorry. (He knew it wasn't kids. It was Meredith.)
Jack: No big deal, you will need the extra practice. I hope you figure out who did this.
John: Don't worry, I will!
After a few hours the interns begin to come down the stairs. John is in his office working. He comes into the kitchen to find them all sitting holding their heads and drinking coffee.
John: So it looks like you guys had a lot of fun last night! I had a wonderful morning. I spent it cleaning up the house in a hurry, but the highlight was when Senator Graham and I went out to play tennis, only to find the court covered in mud and puke! Oh and the neighbor informed me that the cops were called...
All of the interns look at him. Not sure what he was going to do. They were figuring he would blow up like anyone in that situation would. He looks at Meredith, she looks at him and they both bust out laughing. The interns couldn't believe it. They went through introductions and John made a huge batch of his hangover tonic. Everyone was having a good morning getting to know John. All of them thinking he was a great guy. Meredith had a great time at her first sleep over. The doorbell rings.
John: I'll get it. (He goes to answer the door.) Can I help you?
Derek: I am just here to pick up my car. (Puts his hand out.) Derek Shepherd, I work with Meredith.
John: (Shakes his hand.) John Thompson. (Meredith walks up.)
Meredith: Derek! John- I see you've met Derek. He and I have a date tomorrow. (John looks back and forth at them.)
John: What have I done?
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