Chapter 7

Meredith sat up from her bed the next morning when Bailey with her intern, Lexie, walked in. Lexie told Bailey about her progress and then they both studied her chart.

"So... When am I going to get out of here? Well, at least from this room?" Meredith asked her two doctors.

"Eventually Grey," Baily answered with a light happy tone that could only be noticed by someone paying close attention.

"Mmmmm..." Meredith groaned,"Do you know how boring this is?"

Bailey sighed,"You know the routine Grey."

"Sure, but all it was, was alcohol poisoning. Its not like I had major surgery or anything," she laughed weakly.

"It shouldn't be too bad having Dr.Shepard visiting whenever he can," muttered Lexie. Her voice filled with anger and jellousy.

"What was that?" Bailey stared intently at the younger Grey.

"Nothing," mumbled Lexie.

Bailey pulled Lexie aside so Meredith wouldn't hear them,"I should switch you to do rectals and sutures all day because you are obviously too emotionally attached, and not in a good way. You might get angry and kill her, then you'll get a swarm of people coming after you. Don't even get me started what Yang and Shepard might do to you. Point is, don't do anything stupid."

Bailey walked out leaving Meredith with Lexie, alone. Lexie grabbed a seat and sat in front of the monitor. She wasn't even looking at Meredith. If she thought this could get Mer mad and upset she was wrong. She would like nothing better than for her to stop talking to her completely!

"Meredith," Izzie came in the room and sat in the nearest chair,"You know about the George thing?"

"Yeah, but-"

Izzie cut her off,"It didn't really work out you know? With him being married and all. But you aouldn't believe it," she looked at Lexie nervous that she might hear so she whispered,"I'm falling for Mark."

"What?!" Mer gasped,"Why him?!"

"Well, with Addison gone he's sorta lonely," she giggled,"And he's so... Yum..."

"You know-" she looked at her sister hesitantly,"You know he's a manwhore right?" Meredith was worried about what Izzie's getting herself into.

"But still! He's so good!" Izzied smiled just thinking of the memory.

"You had SEX-" she looked at Lexie again and whispered loudly,"You had SEX with McSteamy?!"

"So?"

Meredith's eyes widened. Then a flicker of curiousity went through her eyes,"God Izzie! Was it-?"

She smirked,"Good? It was... Great! Amazing! He puts Alex and George to shame!"

'What the hell is Izzie getting herself into?!' Meredith thought to herself. Seriously? First Denny, a patient! Then Alex and George. And now McSteamy?! Not as much as Meredith herself but this was worse. She saw these people at work, everyday. Every-freakin'-day. The nurses will go crazy with gossip when they hear this. Poor Iz, she's going to be crushed when the gossip starts. Even worse if Mark continues to be himself, he'll sleep with someone else. And then with George re-doing his internship. Plus O'Malley ignoring Izzie isn't helping her either. So, Meredith is the only person Izzie can turn to at the moment.

"Oh, I've gotta go," Izzie looked at her beeping pager,"Its a 9-1-1. See you later, okay?" Izzie ran out before Mer could even answer.

"Seems like your friend can't get enough," snickered Lexie.

Meredith was surprised that she could even think of insulting her friends,"Excuse me?"

Lexie just shrugged,"I'm just saying that since she has sex with 'McSteamy'. Who is this 'McSteamy' anyway?"

Meredith began to glare,"You don't get to call him McSteamy!"

"So its Dr.Shepard?" she raised her eye brows slightly surprised.

"NO! Why the hell you'd think that!?" Mer's anger started to boil.

"Because you got all defensive and stuff when I said McSteamy."

Meredith wanted to smash Lexie's head on the monitor multiple times and maybe, just maybe she'll get an aneurysm and it'll explode causing a stroke. That would be just fantastic! To see her in complete pain... So what if it sounded cruel? So what if she's a half-sister? Lexie Grey might as well be some stranger she bumped into on while going to the mall or something.

Meredith crossed her arms upset.

"You know I would just love to leave right now, but I can't," she glared at Meredith.

Meredith scoffed,"Oh believe me I know the feeling."

Lexie looked at Meredith surprised that she'd even think of a comback,"Excuse me? You are so-"

Meredith waved her finger in Lexie's face,"Uh-uh-uh. No threating the patients or I'll be liable to sue."

Lexie attempted to give Mer a deathining glare that turned out wrong. So much so Meredith chuckled at her weak try making Lexie cross her arms upset.

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"Hey Mer," Derek walked in her room. He looked at Lexie who was sleeping in a chair in front of her monitor,"What's with her?"

Meredith shrugged,"Bored I guess."

Derek put a large brown bag in front of her,"Thought you'd be hungery with all the hospital food they're feeding you."

Meredith giggled since all she did eat was hospital food. Hence working in one,"So what'cha get me?"

He raised his eye brows,"Well, no hi? Just,'What'cha get me?' I feel very loved."

"You do? That's too bad," she smirked and kissed his quickly,"Do you know when I can get out of here?"

"In a week I guess why?" he asked.

"Well," she slurped up the pasta he gave her,"All I had was alcohol poisoning, not surgery or anything. Plus I miss my big bed," she pouted.

"I miss it too, this one is too small," he sat at the edge watching her eat.

Meredith rolled her eyes,"At least you can go in my bed! I can't even get up without someone running in here telling me I have to stay in bed. Ooooh guess what?"

Now it was Derek's turn to roll his eyes,"Really Mer? I thought you hate gossip."

She frowned slightly,"Fine then. I won't tell you that Izzie and Mark are sleeping together and that Iz's falling for Mark."

"What?!" he looked shocked.

"Look at you Mr.Hypocrit! And yeah, I know. Poor Iz," Meredith started playing with her spagetti.

"So, is this nurse gossip or did she tell you this?"

"Its real all right. I can't believe she's falling for him. I mean he's Mark and all," she shrugged.

Not knowing to them Lexie raised her eye brows surprised. 'Who's this Mark guy?' she thought. Never the less it was juicy, and since Meredith wanted to play hard ball, she'll play hard ball.