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.

Note: Thanks for such great reviews…again. I know I don't update often but I do it whenever I have free time. So don't give up on me.

I still don't own Grey's Anatomy but if I did I'd hire all of the fanfiction writers and create episodes from their stories!

"I'm Dr. Bailey."

Meredith smiled as the great Dr. Bailey left her room.

After Dr. Bailey left the room she had run straight into none other than Derek Sheperd.

"Dr. Sheperd, it's nice to see you too but if you so much as run into me again-"

"Sorry, Miranda, I was kind of… distracted."

Miranda saw the broken man and knew she needed to talk to him.

"Follow me."

"Uhm…actually I was kind of hoping…to see Meredith."

Dr. Bailey did her signature stare.

Oh crap. She's staring me down.

"Yeah, okay."

"That's what I thought."

They both walked into an empty conference room.

"Sit."

Derek obeyed. I swear it's like I'm her personal dog. If only she didn't know how to scare the bejesus out of me… and then she had to go and teach Callie! That woman will be the death of me. What does she want anyway? I swear I haven't done anything wrong… She looks mad. She's going to yell at me.

"Don't worry; I'm not going to yell at you."

Derek let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Oh thank God. Wait, how did she-

"Do I need to explain to everyone that I am Dr. Bailey and I know about everyone and everything?"

"I guess not…"He chuckled but she can hear the sadness.

She let out a sigh.

"How are you Derek?"

"What… what do you mean? I'm fine."

As soon as she heard those words, she immediately got her staring face on.

"You know just as much as I do that ever since Grey used those two words and applied its new meaning that "I'm fine" usually means you're not."

"Yeah I guess you're right…"

"You guess?"

"Yeah, okay what's you're point." He said a little aggravated. I can easily be sorting things out with Meredith right now.

"I won't keep you away from my intern; this'll just take a second."

"Okay…" Trying not to show her that he was freaked out by how she knew what he was thinking.

"I just want to tell you to… be careful…She's been through a lot… which is the understatement of the year but-"

"What? What do you mean be careful?" He asked defensively. Why does everyone just assume that I'm going to hurt her?... He thought about that thought while she gave him the stare.

Right…Every time I was with her, I ended up hurting her. God, I'm so stupid.

"By that look on your face and the thoughts running under your overly moussed hair, you know exactly what I mean."

"I'm trying you know…The Chief already talked to me…I just…I want to make things right this time…and for good."

"Yes, I do… but I also know that there is an extremely fragile woman in that hospital room, whose heart, is shattered."

"Why would her heart be shattered this time? She broke up with me…well not technically because we weren't together but then this who situation happened and I said I'd be there for her-"

"Does you're rambling have a point?"

He paused, sighed then continued.

"She doesn't want me..." He smiled sadly.

"She said she's sorry that she ever met me."

"You know she didn't mean that right? I mean, you're a neurosurgeon. You can't be that stupid to see that she loves you."

"God, I hope you're right."

"Of course I am fool! I'm Dr. Bailey. Now go tell that woman she is not fine."

He got up and was on his way.

After the Chief told them to get their patients covered, they went straight to it. When they finished they decided to go buy supplies for their long stay in Meredith's room. So Izzie, George and Lexie were in charge of getting food that was non-crappy hospital food. Alex and Cristina went to go get extra beds.

They made their way to Meredith's room and found her sound asleep.

While she slept they tried to be quiet and hold their laughter as Meredith snored. It was hard to make less noise and wake her up but they surprisingly succeeded and got everything set up.

"Wow, this is like a slumber party." Lexie said.

"I know right? This would be fun if the situation wasn't more… serious." Izzie said with a hint of sadness.

"Okay people that is not the attitude we need right now. We have to make Meredith happy. And in order to do that, we have to be happy." Cristina exclaimed but in a whisper.

"I agree with Crackwhore. Let's try and make this situation… what did Meredith use to say?" Alex said.

"Bright and shiny." George answered.

"Right… Even though she is dark and twisty right now, we will help her through this. Tonight we will try and not bring that…" Cristina said pointing to her wrist.

"…up, and try to keep her spirits light."

"Wow…that sounds so weird coming from you. Almost like something I would say." Izzie said surprisingly.

"Okay, I have not gone soft. She's... she's just my person, so let's wake her up and start the bright and shiny."

"We can't just wake her up! She is resting!..." George said almost shouting. With his back turned from Meredith, he didn't see that he had woken her up. He was still ranting about not waking her up and Meredith just smiled at him.

"…She is in need of sleep, she is still a patient and us waking her up just so we can make her bright and shiny will not help. She'll probably be cranky-"

"Hey! I am never cranky!"

He turned around and saw her awake.

"Okay tell me that you guys woke her up while I was telling you guys not too…"

"Sorry Georgie that was all you. How are you Mer?" Alex said walking over to her bed.

"Ugh…does that answer you're question?"

"I'll take that as a no, but that answer will change very soon."

"What are you-" she stopped mid-question and looked at her surroundings.

Grocery bags with food and beds? what is this a slumber party? Everyone's here... except Derek.

By the confused look that turned sad, Cristina had an idea.

"Uh, Mere, I'll be right back…I forgot something…"She ran out of the room as quickly as possible.

"Okay, well I bet you're wondering why there are so many beds here and awesome non-crappy hospital food around you." Izzie said.

"Yeah, you can say that."

"Well, the Chief figured you needed you're family around you and since you can't go home…"

"The Chief is letting us stay in here with you." Lexie said finishing Izzie's sentence.

"Oh, that was the best part!"

"Calm down Barbie, we're here for Mere and that's the best part."

"You guys are… staying here?... In the hospital? Is that even legal?"

"Well…Being the Chief's surrogate daughter kind of helps so…screw the law."

"Wow, this…is…"Meredith was speechless. God knows she didn't need to be alone. She was even okay with the fact that Lexie was here.

"Yeah, so you hungry? We went and bought you food, all okay-ed but the Chief."

"Yes! Terribly, thank you."

Cristina was walking out of Meredith's room, going to page that blue-eyed neurosurgeon but didn't need too because there he was, walking back in forth right across from her room. He looked as if he was contemplating to go in or not.

"McDreamy!"

Derek was so focused on whether he would go in or not he didn't hear himself being called. What the hell would I say? Will she reject me? Should I give her more time? Her friends are in there. What if they kick me out? Cristina will for sure kick me out.

Cristina walked right up to him.

She cleared her throat. That got his attention.

"Yes, Dr. Yang, is there anything I can do for you?"

"You can do what you promised and fix her."

He sighed.

"I'm… working on it. She doesn't like me very much right now."

"How would you know? You're walking back and forth outside of her room."

"I was in there earlier. She kicked me out."

"Oh, what did you do?"

"Nothing I swear! I came in there and she was sleeping then I was talking and she kicked me out."

"What'd she say?"

"She…" Derek hated repeating what Meredith had said and yet it would be his third time saying them.

"…doesn't want me. She's sorry for ever meeting me and she doesn't love me."

"Okay, need I remind you of your role… You are a neurosurgeon. That's a doctor of the brain!"

"Yes, I am well aware of what I am."

"If you're so aware, why aren't you using yours?"

"What? Using my what?"

"Brain! How can you believe her when she says she doesn't love you? We can't even believe her when she says "I'm fine."

"Yeah, well then she's a good liar."

"So are you. Remember, I know a liar when I see one so don't get offended."

"I…I'm going to talk to her okay? I'm just waiting for a little more privacy."

"I'll take care of that now wait until you see us come out then you get in there!"

"What? Why so soon I mean… you guys can talk to her for a while…"

Cristina just stared at Derek like Dr. Bailey just did earlier.

Oh great, now Cristina knows how too?

"…Right, I'll just wait."

She nodded and made a stop by the nurses station then walked back to Meredith's room.

They were all in conversation, talking about patients then Cristina came back.

"Hey, where were you?"

"Uh, I just needed to ask Bailey something."

"Okay."

At that moment all their pagers beeped.

They all looked down at their pagers.

"It's Bailey." Alex said.

"Oh, we better go."

"Why were you paged, weren't you just with her?" Lexie asked Cristina.

They all looked at Cristina suspiciously.

"Okay, you guys aren't detectives so stop interrogating me and let's go before Bailey kills us."

They all hugged Meredith goodbye.

Lexie was last.

It was awkward but then Lexie just gave in and gave her a hug.

"I'm glad you're okay."

At first Meredith was shocked. Then realized how much her sister cared for her.

"Thank you. And thanks for caring."

They both let go and Lexie left the room and caught up with the others.

"So what's going on?"

"We needed to leave." Cristina said.

"Why?!" they screamed in union.

"Calm down! She needs a moment…with Derek."

"That son of a-"

"Alex, he's a good guy. He loves her and he can fix her." Izzie said.

"He's the one who made her like this."

"Exactly."

Alex knew she was right. So he just nodded his head.

When they left, her thoughts immediately went to Derek and the image of how heartbroken he looked.

No, you're doing him a favor. Then Bailey's voice came into her head. "Let me ask you this, do you think he'd be happy when the love of his life won't be part of his life?"

Just then a soft knock took her out of her trance.

"Come in." She thought it was just a nurse to check her stats or one of her friends, but she was so wrong.

The door opened and green eyes met blue.

There you have it. Keep the reviews coming, I enjoy them. Also if you have any ideas on what can happen next I will gladly take them as inspiration for my next update.