Title: Scalpels are my best friend.
Summary: After the disappointment of 4.11, Meredith can't take the heartache so she finds something else to do to feel relief. Meredith centered. MerDer Ending. Mer/Alex FRIENDSHIP
Just as Rose was standing up to get her suture kit, Derek came through the door.
He immediately saw Meredith's bleeding wrists.
"What the hell is going on in here?!"
Meredith sat there dumbfounded and alarmed. Shit! What do I say? Shit!
"She fell when I bumped into her earlier this week in the hall and I was just going to change her stitches." Rose said.
Meredith's eyes shifted over to Rose.
"How the hell does that happen when she gets bumped into by another person?!"
Derek was mad!
"I bumped into her and she fell on one of those trolleys with those… sharp instruments."
He is so not going to believe that. He's a neurosurgeon for god sake's!
"Okay, well I believe Dr. Grey should watch where she's going next time and be more careful"
Seriously?! What an idiot! Neurosurgeon my ass…
"If you don't mind Dr. Sheperd, this is my patient and I need you to leave the room" Rose said her eyes burning into his.
Derek was surprised. He'd never seen Rose act like that before.
"Excuse me?"
"Derek, she's hurt and you being a jackass isn't going to help so please leave. I'll talk to you later."
Meredith was just sitting there witnessing their fight. Not even sure they acknowledged her existence.
"I apologize." With that said he left the room.
"Thank you… again."
"It's no problem."
"No really, you're… really nice. I just can't believe he believed that lame lie, I mean he's a neurosurgeon" she giggled.
"Well, he's not the smartest ironically." She laughed.
Rose finished stitching and band-aging up her wrist.
"Okay, you're all set."
"Thank you… and I'm sorry I ruined Derek for you."
"He's not ruined. He's just taken. There's a difference."
"He's not mine to take, he hates me."
"He doesn't hate you. He's just… a jackass" Rose said trying to lighten up the mood.
Meredith laughed.
"Okay, well I have to go get my stuff since I'm suspended and all."
"I'm sorry… that you're suspended."
"Yeah, well… thank you… bye."
Meredith left the examining room and went straight to the locker room where she saw Alex and Cristina waiting for her.
"Hey guys what are you doing in here? Don't you guys have any surgeries?"
Cristina was the first to speak up.
"I heard about your suspension."
"Yeah, I was just getting my stuff and head home."
Alex spoke next
"I thought you'd need us… to help or something."
"No, I'm fine really. I'm just going to head home and sleep."
"Why were you suspended in the first place?" Cristina asked.
"I slapped a resident…" her eyes shifting to the floor.
"You what?!" Alex and Cristina shouted in union.
"It was Derek."
"Oh, okay. That, McBastard got you suspended?!"
"Yeah, for a week."
"Oh he is … Meredith, I'm going to kill him" Alex said.
"No, Alex, he's your boss."
"Yeah but he's the reason you-" Alex stopped realizing what he was saying in front of Cristina.
Meredith's eyes grew wide looking at Alex.
"Hey! What's going on between you two?"
"Nothing."
"Mer, I think you should tell her."
"Alex shut up!"
"Alex knows something that's happening with you that I don't? I thought I was your person!"
"Cristina it's not like that-"
Alex was fed up.
"She slashed up her wrists."
There was a silence. Cristina looked at Meredith. Meredith looked at the ground. Alex left as soon as he said it knowing they'd need time alone.
"Mer, are you-"
"Not anymore."
"Why?"
"I was… I am… sad. I'm lonely and angry all in one."
"You're going to stop you hear me!"
"I know."
"Let me see."
"Rose just band-aged it for me."
"Rose? As in McBastard's scrub nurse Rose?"
"I know… but she helped me when Derek was being… McBastard."
"Weird."
"Story of my life."
They both laughed. Then Cristina hugged her person.
"You know you're hugging me right?"
"Shut up, I'm your person."