Author's Note: This is strictly a work of Fiction. I do not own any of the rights to the characters, places, ABC or Shondaland. Medical Terms may not be correct, characters may vary from their identity on the show. Read, Review and Enjoy!
ALEX
The day after Jackson told me he would be taking Amber out, I went to find her before her shift started. "Amber! Wait up!" I finally caught up to her and stopped her from continuing to walk. "How was your date last night?"
I caught a glimpse of the little girl I once knew when she looked at me. "Look Alex…you're my brother and I love you. I'm sorry I didn't tell you but I wanted to go out with him with no one giving me any opinions of their own. I've heard enough about Harper Avery's grandson and the Head of Plastics and the Head of the Board. I just wanted to go out with Jackson Avery, the Plastic Surgeon. Will you forgive me for not telling you?"
Surprised I felt my face instantly fall. "Amber…I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been upset. Avery told me he was taking you out and I just got a flashback of my teenage sister that all the boys wanted. He's one of the better guys at this hospital. I just don't want you to get hurt. I shouldn't have approached you like this."
Surprising me, Amber launched into my arms, hugging me. I took the chance to whisper to her. "Did you have fun?"
Unclasping her arms from me she stood back and smiled. "I did. He was the perfect gentleman. A part of me hopes he asks me out again. But I have to go…Make sure you FaceTime Hannah soon, ok? She's been asking about you and Jo every time I talk to her." Practically bouncing, I watched my little sister head down the hall.
AMELIA
"Is it your baby?" Teddy showed up a few months ago, pregnant. Owen and I have been ignoring the tension of it but it finally snapped something inside of me. Teddy decided to stick around Seattle and I needed to know if I was going to continue sticking by him.
Rubbing his forehead, he finally looked at me. "I think so. I mean, yes. It wasn't on purpose, but I want to be there for my child."
Before my eyes could fill with tears I looked him straight in his eye and said, "Of course you should be Owen. But I need to be away from you."
I walked away and found the nearest on-call room. Before the door shut I started sobbing. I didn't even see Meredith in there. She immediately sat up confused, having been asleep before I barged in. "Amelia, what is wrong?"
"It's…it's his baby. It's Owen's baby and he should be with Teddy and the baby." Meredith stood up and guided me down to a bed. Laying down next to me, she simply just held me while I cried it all out. She may have just been my brother's wife, but she was the best out of all of my sisters, including the ones I shared blood with.
AMBER
I wasn't lying to my brother when I told him that Jackson was a perfect gentleman. He picked me up from my apartment, took me to some Private Restaurant that I had never heard of and when he walked me back up to my door, I asked if he wanted to come in for a drink. He took my face in his hand and gave me a total PG kiss then said that he wanted to, but he wanted to be a gentleman. He left and I fell asleep with a smile on my face. I also fell asleep on the couch and woke up with a huge kink in my neck.
I was standing in front of the OR Board rubbing my sore neck, examining it for the first time when I felt a light hand on my lower back. Jackson brushed against my ear asking me how I was doing.
"I'm good. I fell asleep watching The Bachelor on my couch and I have a terrible kink in my neck and there isn't a whole lot going on here today, but I had a date with the perfect gentleman last night so that's got me feeling pretty good."
"How Ironic…" he said, taking in the board as well. "I also had a date with a total smoke show. I was determined to be a gentleman but as soon as I got back in my car after turning down her invitation to go in her apartment I regretted being a nice guy."
Laughing and shaking my head at him, I felt my neck pull and let out a loud "OUCH!"
"Sorry…my neck is really hurting me. I need to stretch it out. I'll see you later, ok?" Smiling at him, I walked away, looking for my intern for the day so we could start post-ops.
About 25 minutes after setting my intern lose on Post-Ops I got a page to head to a room on the 5th floor. I walked into an empty exam room and in a confused tone called out, "Hello? This is Dr. Evans. I was paged up here?"
The door closed behind me causing me to whip around and grab my neck again in pain. Jackson was looking at me and smiling. "What are you doing? You scared the hell out of me!" I watched him lock the door and moved forward holding his hand out. He led me to the far side of the room where a low sitting exam table was.
"Lay down on your back. I'm gonna help your neck."
I scrunched my face up at him in confusion and he laughed, moving me over and lowering me down. I laid down and stilled, not knowing what his plan was. He started stretching my neck out. Towards him, towards my chest, to each side. It felt so good, I literally didn't care about anything else right there.
"Take a deep breath in, ok?"
I nodded my head and took a deep breath in. As soon as I exhaled I felt my neck snap to the left side and heard multiple loud popping sounds. Breathing heavy, I felt all of the blood rush back into my face.
"Can I do the other side?" He asked, making eye contact with me. I nodded and breathed in and felt the same sensation on my right side. He started massaging the muscles on my neck that were so sore and I settled in to the table and made an effort to regulate my breathing. Above me, Jackson started explaining. "I used to want to be a chiropractor. You looked like you were in a lot of pain so I wanted to help."
Eyes still closed, I smiled. "Thank you. This feels amazing." A few minutes later, I reached up and stopped his hands from massaging my neck. "Kiss me, Jackson."
Smiling and leaning down to meet my lips, both of our pagers started going off with the tone that was only paged in dire need. We both grabbed at ours, checking the read out and looking at each other. "All Hand's on Deck? Shit." Both of us rushed out of the room, brought back to reality and in the back of our minds knowing that the page we received meant somebody else's reality had come crashing down.
BAILEY
"PEOPLE, PEOPLE - SETTLE DOWN! I NEED IT QUIET IN HERE!" I stood on top of a chair in one of the larger conference rooms where all of my Head of Departments, Fellows, Residents and Interns who weren't tied up in Surgery or with Patients had reported to. "There has been a major accident downtown. A tour bus of senior citizens and a school bus of high school seniors going on a college visit day collided after a motorcycle veered between them and crossed in front of one before smashing into a parked cab. There are multiple injuries and with us being the best Trauma Center in the area, they are looking to come here. We don't have enough ambulances to get everyone here. Deluca, Pierce, Karev, Webber, Wilson and myself are going out in the field with all the interns we can spare. Pierce, seeing as Teddy Altman is in her second trimester, she'll stay here in case anyone needs surgery. Karev, you'll come back if something pops up that only you can do, but seeing the age of these patients, we think you'd be better in the field. Avery, Grey and Evans; hang out in the ER with Hunt. When this starts coming in, it won't be stopping for a good amount of time. I hope you all ate your Wheaties this morning. Those of you who are going out in the field, meet me in the Ambo Lane in 5. Make sure that all of your packs are overstocked with the good stuff. Break."
My staff might be a black hole of drama, but they were also some of the best surgeons I had ever met. As soon as I dismissed them, Deluca and Wilson rushed forward to explain to the interns what they would need and where to get it. Karev, Pierce and Webber all approached me.
"How bad, Bailey?" Richard said to me in his no nonsense tone.
Looking at all of them, I said exactly what I knew at that moment. "It's bad. I don't know any specifics but the dispatcher said it was the worst situation he's seen. And he was the same dispatcher as the Ferry Boat Accident 14 years ago."
MAGGIE
"Ok guys, listen up!" We were all waiting for the hospital van to be brought around by Webber so we could get to the accident downtown. "We'll need to devise a system. Putting patients into categories is the easiest way. Category 1 is anything you can treat from the scene. Cuts, bruises, even minor stitching. Category 2 is anything that SHOULD be checked out at the hospital but ISN'T life threatening. Breaks, Fractures, shock. Category 3 is anything that will definitely need surgery but ISN'T a dire need. Category 4 is anyone who needs surgery immediately or they die. We'll set up an area for any of the people who didn't make it will be sat and can be identified by Family Members." Taking a breath, I looked over at Alex so he knew he could take over.
"Look guys, this is going to be rough. You need to remain calm. You are DOCTORS. This is what you've been studying and practicing for. If you aren't sure, find one of us, it's better safe than sorry. We all believe in you, so don't FUCK IT UP!"
Hitting Alex in the arm, I assured that he wasn't serious and luckily it got a laugh out of everyone. I saw the van coming toward us and picked up my bag. "Let's do this!"
JO
This was bad. Like, really bad. It was complete chaos between the injured, the family and friends of the inured and the onlookers. I saw Bailey's husband Ben with the Seattle FD extracting teenagers from the school bus. The Jaws of Life were there and the kids inside were still screaming. I immediately tore my eyes away. I needed to help, not stare.
I grabbed a few interns and Deluca and headed over to where the people from the bus were being kept. Reminding them all of the Categories, we all set out to work. The first 4 people needed surgery, I wasn't sure how they were even out of the bus. The interns were all pulling their weight, asking questions when needed and were actually making me proud. Finishing a quick exam on an older gentleman, I heard rustling behind me. Turning around, I swear I heard something. Walking towards a large bush, I started looking around to see what I thought I had heard.
"Pl…Please. Help"
I took off towards the bush, yelling for Deluca to come help me. A young girl was trapped inside the bushes. She was covered almost completely with blood and it looked like she had been flattened out.
"Ma'am?" Deluca said loudly, "My name is Dr. Deluca and this is Dr. Wilson. Can you tell us what happened? Where are you hurt? We need to know how to help you."
I started making my way towards her but Deluca grabbed me. "You can't go over until we observe it. We don't want to do anything that will hurt her more." I nodded my head and asked the girl again what had happened to her.
"He…he wouldn't stop. He said it wouldn't be fun unless it was a little dangerous. He…He…I landed here. Please help me…Everything hurts." I could hear the fear and pain in her voice. I shook Deluca off of me and moved forward.
"What's your name? We're gonna help you."
"Sarah…Sarah Tuler."
"Ok Sarah. Dr. Deluca and I are going to get you out of here and we're going to get you to the Hospital. You're going to be okay." Refusing to meet Deluca's eyes, I darted forward and starting cutting off branches to get to her. I had to save her.
