"Where have you two been?" Bailey barked at Alex and Meredith.

Meredith sighed. "Chiefs office then the conference room." she told her.

Bailey looked over Alex and Meredith. "What did you do to your hand fool?" She asked catching site of the bruising.

"Nothing" he mumbled.

"So the rumours that you punched out the new head of neuro is just a rumour?" she asked.

"No" he replied. "I did" he said shrugging his shoulders.

Bailey raised her eyebrows. "it wouldn't have anything to do with you?" she asked Meredith, who looked down guiltily.

"Now I know why I got stuck with the Webber twins." Bailey shook her head.

"So where did you want us?" Alex finally asked.

"Well the others have got there attending assignments so you can go do the charts until your hand loses some of its swelling and you can go to the pit." she motioned to Meredith "Now go"

The day had progressed slowly and before Meredith knew it was the end of her shift . She had only stopped briefly to grab a quick bite to 

eat and had tried to keep busy.

Meredith had promised to meet Derek in the lobby to go somewhere and talk. This was the talk she had been avoiding since he had mentioned that he was moving to Seattle to be with her.

Meredith took the stairs to get to the locker room. By the time she made it, her heart was racing so fast she couldn't steady herself and she slid down against her locker holding her chest. Christina paused to look at her. "You ok Mer?" he asked. Concern etched across her face.

"Alex" she groaned.

"Why do you want Evil Spawn?" Christina asked.

"Get Alex" she groaned again, a tear escaping her.

Christina rushed out of the room and almost shirt fronted Alex. "What's got your panties tangled?" Alex asked.

"Meredith wants you. She looks to be in pain." Christina blurted.

Alex pushed past her and raced into the room. He went pale at the sight of Meredith clutching her chest. He rushed to her. "Meredith talk to me, come on." he asked with urgency.

"Racing... hurts so much." She gasped.

Alex nodded. "Yang" he called to Christina. "Her combos 5690. Open 

her locker and grab out the med container with the pink pills." Christina looked at him. "Do it" he yelled.

Christina hurriedly went to her locker and quickly found the pills. "She needs two." Alex ordered. Christina quickly shook two from the container and handed them to Alex. "Pass me your water." he ordered.

He handed Meredith the pills and helped her take a drink of water.

Alex handed the water back to Christina and pulled Meredith onto his lap. Christina stood there watching as Alex held Meredith.

"Page the Chief." Alex ordered "and Burke for good measure"

Christina looked at Meredith and Alex before leaving to run to the nurses' station. Alex stood holding Meredith, it was tricky, but he had managed to do so before.

Christina returned with the Chief following closely behind. "Alex?" he asked.

"She had around of arrhythmias, they've only just settled." Alex answered quickly.

"Yang, grab me a gurney" Richard ordered.

Christina huffed and left.

"Daddy," Meredith groaned. "I have to meet Derek"


"You're not going anywhere just yet Mer. We're going to hook you up to a monitor to make sure your stable." he told her. He kissed her softly on her head.

"I love you Mer." He told her in a whisper.

"Gurneys here." Yang yelled as she pushed the door open.

Alex carried Meredith to the gurney. "Lex, I can walk" she groaned.

"At this very moment Mer, I don't care. I'm being your big brother and not your colleague." he told her as he laid her down.

"Daddy" Meredith moaned, "I'm older right"

Richard chuckled "now is not the time baby girl."

Christina was quite shocked with what she was hearing.

Richard began to push the gurney. On passing the nurses' station he ordered. "Page Addison Sloan, when Burke arrives send him to room 636. You better page Shepherd." The nurses quickly followed his orders.

"Yang get Bailey and Alex find your brother."