Epi: 4 I Wanna Be Sedated" -Ramones
(Mer and der in bed Mer woke up first. She couldn't sleep. She was worried about Christina's first night by herself.)
Mer: Derek, wake up! (shakes him a little)
Der: what? Is something wrong?
Mer: no (pauses and Derek just looks at her blankly) I need to talk
Der: (worried) oh.
Mer: about Christina
Der: (relief) Oh, ok what's on your mind?
Mer: ok so right now I'm all bright and shiny, and she's all dark and twisty
Der: and this is why you can't sleep?
Mer: yeah. I mean she's Christina. She's tough, she can handle anything, but I don't know if she can go back to how she was?
Der: (smiling) emotionless robot, who is your person?
Mer: yeah.
Der: she'll be fine.
Mer: You sure?
Der: she's you're person. You'll be there for her. She'll be fine.
Mer: (smiles and kisses him) thanks
Der: (alarm goes off) now, we have to get to the hospital.
Mer: sorry.
Der: for what?
Mer: for making you late for work (giggles)
Der: but.. (mer and der start making out which leads to….)
(Alex woke up quite early this morning and took his shower and started to cook breakfast for everybody)
Alex: ok, izz makes it look so easy. It can't be that hard.
Izzie: (walking in the kitchen looking very tired) hey, did you sleep at all?
Alex: yeah why?
Izzie: normally we have to bang on your door to get you up. It's just weird.
Alex: I'm cooking.
Izzie: ok, that's not how it's done.
Alex: wel how would you know. You're a baker.
Izzie: (laughs) and I cook breakfast. it's the other meals I can't cook. And I'm getting better so
Alex: I was joking.
Izzie: ohh, I gotta go take a shower. (starts to leave)
Alex: you look like crap (izz just laughs b/c she knows its true)
(George and callie getting dressed for work)
George: (excited) causes of corneal abrasion
Callie: yes! good. What about… how to diagnose Stomach ulcers?
George: Upper GI, EGD Stool guaiac, and hemoglobin test (worried about the answer)
Callie: you are on a roll! (kisses him) you are going to be late for work.
George: Ok, we can go. Umm, what eve happened to your cards?
Callie: I gave them to Christina, she asked.
George: ohh. (they both leave to go to SGH)
(everyone is at the hospital except for Christina. She's late. In the lockor room)
Mer: where's Christina?
Izzie: I don't know. She should be here by now.
Mer: I knew I shouldn't have left her alone.
Alex: I'm sure she's fine. Just running late.
Mer: Christina doesn't run late.
Izzie: maybe she forgot to set her alarm?
Mer: maybe. Should I page her again?
George: I think 5 times is enough. She'll get the message.
Izzie: so George where were you yesterday?
George: I gotta go. (leaves)
Alex: what's up with him?
Izzie: I would like to know.
(Christina walks in and she is wearing pink everyone just stares)
Chris: What? Good morning to you too. (smiles)
Izzie: (whispers to alex) what was that?
Alex: (whispering) I think that was a smile
Mer: hey howe are you?
Chris: good, I'm good. I watched cartoons. I ate cereal out of the box. Drank milk from the carton and left my dirty clothes on the floor. (smiles again)
Mer: good.
Chris: (talking a mile a minute) I watched cartoons. Did you know that no matter what gets thrown at them they just pop back up and no surgeries? I mean you would think they'd be goners, but they blink for a while and they're back on track!
Mer: they blink?
Chris: They blink! So what are we doing today and surgeries? Blood and guts? Cut people open?
Izzie: I think she's back.
(Callie walks in with their orders)
Callie: ok, Yang, Montgomery requested you. Karev/ shepherd, Grey/ Burke, and Stevens/Sloan. And you may have an intern following you today. Please be helpful to them. (starts to leave) Yang, I need my cards back.
(I'm treating the non-interns like they would still be interns because I still think they need some structure and guidance. Plus it's only their first year in residency)
(Callie sees bailey as she's leaving the locker room)
Callie: bailey!
Bailey: yes, O'Malley?
Callie: I'm thinking of just going by Torres right now. It's getting confusing with me and George and the new interns.
Bailey: alright. Speaking of interns I'm going to give them their orders.
Callie: thanks. Is it ok if they follow the new residents today?
Bailey: you are the chief resident. You don't have to ask me. You are my boss (bailey sounding a bit bitter)
Callie: I know but I value your opinion.
Bailey: yeah, (answering the question from earlier) It's ok.
Callie: thanks Dr. Bailey. Is it ok, if George is with me today?
Bailey: You can not show him favoritism. Don't you follow any rules.
Callie: I know it's just we are trying to study.
Bailey: (sarcastically) yeah sure. (walks away)
Bailey: Ok, scum suckers. My name is Dr. Bailey and I am your new boss. Listen up. Today you will be following our newest residents. If they say jump you jump. They are where you hope to be in a year. Young, you will be following Dr. Yang. Evans you will be with dr. Stevens.. Mitchell you will be with dr. Karev. Hall, you're with Dr. Grey. Grey…. (pauses and looks at her)
Lexi: yes, Am I in trouble for something (wondering if bailey knew about mark)
Bailey: no, you will be with dr. Mitchell and dr. Karev.
Lexi: but I thought I was going to be with dr. Hall?
Bailey: there is more than one grey in this hospital, he will be with resident grey, you will be with miss Mitchell on Karev's case. Now move!
Lexi: (to keli as they are walking out) more than one grey? Wow.
Keli: I didn't know the name was that popular.
Lexi: me either. at least we have the same cases today.
Keli: yeah that'll be cool. I wonder if Dr. Karev is hot?
Lexi: I wouldn't sleep with the help if I were you. It's kinda a rule.
Keli: we're interns. Like we follow rules. (laughs)
(burke pages Mer and she runs to OR1)
Mer: you paged?
Burke: Esophageal perforation, happened during an intern intubation
Mer: Ouch. Ok what do I need to do?
Burke: you're a surgeon?
Mer: yeah
Burke: let's fix it. Go scrub in.
Mer; (gets paged) It's my new intern.
Burke: tell them to hurry up. There's not much time left.
Mer: yes doctor burke
(Callie and George in the clinic looking for cases)
Callie: what about Lilly?
George: what?
Callie: If it's a girl? Or Anderson if it's a boy.
George: callie, I'm just trying to pass my intern test. I can't be thinking of baby names right now.
Callie: I know it's just we need to at least talk about it.
George: not now. (grabs a patient's chart and leaves)
(Izzie goes to find Sloan, but her intern finds her first)
Nick hall: So you are dr. Stevens? (trying to flirt)
Izzie (not impressed) Yep, that's me. Look we have a surgery to get to so please stay out of the way.
Nick: alright. You'll notice me.
Izzie: Excuse me? (turns around) I am a surgeon! And a really good one and there is case that I need to get to. An attending is waiting on me to help save a life. Ok? I do not have time for some frat boy that want's to get with the model!
Nick: Ok. So where are we heading?
Izzie: plastics.
Nick: (laughs under his breath)
Izzie: Shut up. (keeps walking)
(in a patients room Alex is checking the vitals)
Keli: are you dr. Karev?
Lexi: the nurses said we could find him here?
Alex: yeah, and you are?
Keli: Dr. Mitchell
Lexi: lexi grey.
Alex: you are both my interns?
Lexi: yep. Let's just hope your not like my last attending.
Alex: so who did you have?
Lexi: Sloan.
Alex: Sloan's an a$$
Lexi: I agree.
Keli: so what's wrong with her? (talking about the patient)
Alex: Nothing serious, just recovering from brain surgery. She should be going home in a few days.
Keli: wow, that's quick? Must have had a good surgeon working on her.
(dr. Shepherd walks in)
Der: the best. Dr. Shepherd. (goes to shake keli's hand then looks at lexi)
Lexi: (under her breath) Da it!
Alex: have you met dr. Mitchell and dr Grey? (pointed to each one) they are my interns today.
Der: I believe I've met dr. Grey before. Lexi is it? (she nods) nice to met you.. Interns huh. (laughs)
(Alex looks at lexi who looks like she'll be sick)
Alex: dr. Grey? You ok?
Lexi: just fine.
(Chris and Addi with Jordan Evans in patients room)
Addison: Mrs. Lowell this is our resident dr. Yang, and her intern for today dr. Evans.
Mrs. Lowell: hello. How bad is it?
Addison: (looking at Christina) well, what do you suggest we do Dr?
Evans: Well we can always start her on chemo or radiation and then see if the tumor is reduced.
Christina : but what if it doesn't work? Then you'll have to do a radical hysterectomy anyway.
Addison: Well that's up to the patient. (looking at Mrs. Lowell) What do you want to do?
Mrs. Lowell: I'm only 24 years old. I don't know what to do. You don't expect cancer at 24. I just got married.
Addi: we'll give you some time to think it over. Dr. Evans can you make sure she stays comfortable?
Jordan: yes ma'am.
(Chris and Addi leave the room)
Chris: well that sucks. Do you think she'll choose the surgery? Get it over quickly?
Addi: I don't know, she's young. She can fight it out and hopefully still be able to raise a family.
Chris: I was looking over her file, you found it before it could spread right?
Addi: yeah.
Chris: well that's good. She has a chance.
Addi: dr. Yang can I ask you something?
Chris: what?
Addi: how is it that you are still here in this hospital and you are still holding it together after everything burke put you through?
Chris: This is where I belong. Burke just happens to be here too. You have a blink then you're back.
Addi: Blink?
Chris: long story. What happened to you?
(Sloan and izz & intern)
Mark: I was waiting on my fav resident. (nick looks jealous)
Izzie: that will not get you coffee.
Mark: I'll get interns to do that.
Izzie: yeah, sure. So what life saving surgery are we doing today?
Mark: (smiles) breast Implants And a face lift.
Nick: great, I could get used to this.
Izzie: (to nick) shut up.
Mark: do prep work and I'll meet you in OR 3.
Izzie: (to nick) you heard him.
Mark: I gotta go check on someone. (leaves)
(Scott and Mer in surgery with burke they've been in surgery for a while)
Burke: good dr. Young. Apply steady pressure.
Mer: I'll just suture here and we're almost done.
Young: are surgeries always this involved?
Mer: this was nothing.
Burke: (to young) you have a lot to learn.
Mer; (to burke) so, you staying here a while?
Burke: who said I was leaving?
Young: it's all over the hospital.
(they give him a look)
Young: (to himself) constant, steady pressure
Burke: I don't know. How's Christina?
Mer: (shocked that he asked) Umm, good really good.
Burke: oh. We'll I'm done here. You'll finish up? (scrubs out)
Mer: Yeah no problem.
(alex and lexi talking and filling out paper work for patients keli is doing other work)
Mark (tries to page lexi)
Lexi: (is ignoring the page.)
Alex: I think that's you. You really shouldn't ignore them. It's normally important.
Lexi: it's probably telling me to go to a linen closet or something.
AleX: what?
Lexi: I'm ignoring someone.
Alex: yeah that really doesn't work well in a hospital.
Lexi (paged again) why can't he take a hint?
Alex: it's guys. We're idiots.
Lexi: more like manh0r3s.
AleX: so who did you do?
Lexi: I gotta go. (leaves)
(some time has passed. the surgeries happened. It went well (our five) meet up for lunch in the basement like old times)
Izzie: so how was your day so far?
Mer: good, I did a surgery, my intern was nosy, but good.
Izzie: what is it with these interns. Mine has a crush on me.
Alex: well I got 2 interns.
George: really.
Alex: yeah, one's kinda funny, and the other reminds me of Meredith.
Christina: what? She slept with an attending before her first day too?
Alex: (remembering how der said he knew her) I hope not.
Mer: (to Chris) You sound like you feel better.
Chris: well I've had a rough day.
George: I couldn't be worse than mine.
Izzie: what happened?
George: It's callie. (looks at his watch) I really have to go. I'll see you tomorrow.(leaves)
Izzie: that was strange.
Mer: (gets paged) It's probably (pauses) I gotta go. (leaves)
Izzie: and then there were 3.
Chris: I gotta go make sure my intern's not screwing up. He's too soft. I think I should torture him some. (leaves)
(Izz and Alex just sit there)
Alex: so your intern likes you?
Izzi: I think so, but it's not going to happen.
Alex: why not?
(I know mer/der have kinda rushed things, but it'll work itself out. They are not where they should be right now. They are just trying to make it work.)
(Burke is staring at the OR board and chris is walking in the halls. They don't really see each other at first)
Chris: (stands next to him and looks at the board) Dr. Burke
Burke: Dr. Yang
Chris: ok, so do you want your apartment back or what? It's too clean and it bothers me.
Burke: (surprised that she's talking to him) I'm living somewhere else.
Chris: oh. Yeah. Ok. I have an intern to deal with.
Burke: (looks at her undershirt showing under her scrubs) Pink?
Chris: People do stupid things. and it's Meredith's.
Burke: (just nods)
Chris: (leaves) What the hell was that??? (looks for mer)
(Mark finds lexi)
Lexi: what? You're going to pull me into a linen closet again?
Mark: (smiles) do you want me to?
Lexi: No! whatever we had. It's over. I'm done. It's done
Mark: come on. Your not going to forgive me, and take me back.
Lexi: no. You cheated.
Mark: technically we weren't together to cheat.
Lexi: I guess that's true, but.
Mark: you're not like that. I get it. So if you want me to go 10 days. I'll do 10 days.
Lexi: What?
Mark: look, you're cute, and funny, and passionate, and smart, and… (tries to kiss her but she turns away)
Lexi: don't try to butter me up.
Mark: is it working?
Lexi: (lying) no. (pauses) maybe a little.
Mark: that girl, was my ex. Addi. We're done. I ended things.
Lexi: (more to self) Why do I like you?
Mark: because even though I'm an a$$, I'm a likeable a$$
Lexi: promise that you won't sleep with anyone.
Mark: does that include you?
Lexi: promise.
Mark: ok.
(Mer goes to find der but Christina runs into her.)
Mer: Christina. I was paged. What happened?
Chris: I don't know. I can't feel anymore. I don't know what to think.
Mer: what happened?
Chris: burke!
Mer: what did he do? Tell me Christina.
Chris: he's acting like the whole thing never happened. Like us never happened. I tried Mer, (whispered) I talked. (normal) He ignored the whole thing. I tried.
Mer: (goes to hug her) I know
Chris: I want to drink.
Mer: I know. Derek want's me, I have to go.
Chris: I'm sorry. I tried.
Mer: I know. (goes to find Derek)
Mer: you paged?
Der: yeah. What took you so long?.
Mer: I was with Christina. What did you want?
Der: I just wanted to let you know that I'll be here later than usual.
Mer: Ohh, ok. That's it?
Der: Well, I didn't want you to worry or anything.
Mer: ohh. Thanks. So should I wait up?
Der: I don't know.
Mer: ok, is that it? I have a patient to get to. (leaves)
Der: what is wrong with her?
Some time has passed. a couple hours. Mer is at home waiting up for Derek. Alex and izzie are at home sitting on the couch talking. Christina is at Joes.)
Christina: hey Joe.
Joe: yeah?
Christina: These are good (takes another shot). You're looking better and better.
Joe: you've defiantly had enough, Christina.
Christina: no I haven't I can still feel. look (pinches herself and is clearly drunk) ouch
Joe: maybe you're supposed to feel. No more liquor. I called you a cab. Where should I tell them to go?
Christina: I don't know. My life sucks.
(burke walks in the bar and sits down a few chairs away, the bar is crowded)
Christina: (looks at burke and tells joe) he sucks.
Joe (to burke): what can I get you?
Burke: club soda.
Joe: good idea. Sorry about the wedding.
Burke: me too.
Joe: (talking to Christina) your cab's here. I'll tell them to bring you home.
Chris: thanks Joe. where is home?
Burke: (stands up) I'll bring her. She shouldn't be alone.
(Addi Is still at the hospital and notices Derek is in his office doing nothing)
Addi: (disappointed in him) Derek, What are you doing here?
Der: I'm working
Addi: no you're not! you should be at home.
Der: I don't know. Do you ever wonder if you are where you should be?
Addi: what are talking about. You should be with Meredith.
Der: Yeah, I thought that too until the wedding. Then the whole Christina thing. She talks about Christina more than she talks about us.
Addi: have you told her that?
Der: yeah, kind of. What's up with you?
Addi: one guess.
Der: mark. wow, what did he do this time?
Addi: (smiling a little) one guess.
Der: ouch. Cheated on you again?
Addi: Cheated with me again.
der: (eyes widen) ohh.
Addi: yeah. Then he dumped me when an intern caught us.
Der: (laughs) must have been pretty embarrassing.
Addi: (glares at him) funny
Der: no seriously, what are you going to do?
Addi: I don't know. I mean, I have no job, no life, no boyfriend, no husband,
Der: you have a job.
Addi: not the one I wanted.
Der: You should stay. Things can't get worse right?
Addi: god I hope not. (Addi is paged)
Der: See we need you here.
(Alex and izzie are eating popcorn and watching a movie)
Izzie: ohh, come on. That's so pathetic. Like true love happens like that.
Alex: It could.
Izzie: (doubting that very much) seriously?
Alex: sorry, bad day?
Izzie: bad week. Why is it that (pauses) never mind
Alex: no. what? (turns off the TV)
Izzie: I was watching that.
Alex: I'll turn it back on when you tell me.
Izzie: I love George.
Alex: (turns back on the TV) ok then.
Izzie: but he's married and it's over.
Alex: (really trying to watch the movie) ok.
Izzie: so freaking over.
Alex: (finally explodes) if it's over then why are you still talking about it? You don't hear me talking about Ava and her husband and her perfect life.
Izzie: I'm sorry.
Alex: (calmly) that's ok. Now can we watch the movie?
(Mer hears a car pull up, she runs downstairs to meet Derek)
Mer: I've been waiting for you (opens the door) Christina?
Burke: (holding Christina she passed out in the car) I'm sorry Meredith, I know it's late, but.
MeR: what happened? Come in.
Burke: She was at Joe's and had too much to drink. Joe thought she should go home.
Mer: then why is she here? Why are you here?
Burke: she shouldn't be alone. And you're her person so I thought.
Mer: I'll take care of her.
Burke: where should I put her? I don't want to wake her.
Mer: (looks around and sees Alex and Izzie asleep on the sofa) Umm, In my bed.
Burke: ok. (starts to carry her up the stairs)
Mer: so you were at Joe's huh?
Burke: Yeah, I had to think.
Mer: the bar is not the best place to think. Trust me. (burke laughs) you love her don't you?
Burke: (places Christina on the bed) Goodnight Meredith. (starts to leave)
Mer: Thank you, burke.
Burke: I'll show myself out.
Mer: climbs in bed and starts to fall asleep
About an hour later Derek shows up at the house and let's himself in. (he knew where the backup key was. He goes up the stairs to see Meredith. He looks in and sees her with Christina. So he starts to go towards the sofa but he sees izzie and alex there, so He decides to go home to his trailer.
MVO: Sometimes being sedated isn't the worst thing you can do. You feel no pain which is a blessing in itself. I mean you can cut people open and take out organs without them feeling or remembering a thing. But what happens when you wake up and you have to deal with the pain of the surgery? Sometimes the pain afterwards is worse than you started with.
End of epi 4