I'm getting back on track as far as updating goes. So enjoy. I may have the next chapter before the end of the weekend, but if not it won't be up until late next week. I have a crazy amount of writing to do for classes. I can hardly believe I'm only on Chapter 10. I still have so much of this story to write.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or quotes from Grey's Anatomy. Nor do I own the lyrics to Colbie Caillat's song Realize.

Chapter 10- Realize

If you just realize what I just realized,
Then we'd be perfect for each other
and will never find another
Just realized what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder if
we missed out on each other now.

Joe rarely needed to look at the clock in the evenings. He could always tell it was 7:30 when the first wave of doctors came in. He also knew that because it was the end of the interns' first 36 hour shift, it would be a busy night. Alex came over to the bar, as he had been doing since he had moved to Seattle. "How's it going Joe," he asked.

"Pretty good Karev. What can I get you tonight?" Joe replied.

"Five beers please," Alex requested. He then took the bottles back to his table where Shepherd, Hunt, Sloan and the new guy were waiting. "So Sloan, how's private practice?"

"Not bad," Mark answered. "There's more money and I get to spend more time with my wife and kids." Turning his attention, "How is Seattle treating you Dan?"

"Pretty good; I just have to thank you again for the opportunity Sloan." Back in New York, Mark had seen Dan's potential. He was one of the few students he had ever really bothered to teach the secrets of plastic surgery to in his career. Karev was one of the other ones, but he ended up going to neonatal.

"Don't thank him until the rain starts," countered Derek. "That's the real test of how much you like Seattle." They all nodded. It took a while for the body to adjust to the constant dampness in the air. "So any questions I haven't answered yet."

Dan thought for a minute, "There actually is. What is the hospital policy on dating staff?"

"Officially, we discourage it. Personally, that's how I met my wife." Derek responded. "Why did you meet someone."

"Maybe," Dan answered. "I have to see how it goes."

"Anyone we know?" Alex joked.

Dan smiled thinking about her, "Probably not, she's an intern."

Alex's eyes narrowed, but Derek just responded, "Just keep the drama at a minimum."

Meanwhile across the bar, out of their attendings sight, Melanie, Erin and Hannah were sitting at a high top table with cocktails. "So Hannah, what brings you to Seattle Grace. There's a really good program in LA."

Hannah thought for a moment. "It's actually personal reasons." She debated for a moment whether or not she wanted to continue. "I'm actually here to find my mother."

Erin whispered, "Your mother?"

"Yeah, well my birth mother. My parents told me when I was eighteen that I was adopted. The last they knew was that she was a resident at Seattle Grace. At some point in the program they lost track of her." Hannah replied gently. "She saved my life when I was 11. I needed a bone marrow transplant and she gave me one. She had never met me, and never got a chance to. I really just want to thank her."

"If you need any help, just let me know. My father has been here since he was an intern and it sounds like he might have been here when your birth mother was here," Melanie offered. "When I was nine, I came to Seattle Grace to get a liver transplant from my dad. I had never met him until that day." She took a sip, "It's hard to not know where you come from."

Hannah just nodded. "So to a happier subject; I'm so excited to move in with you all!"

Erin beamed back, "We're excited to have you living with us. It'll be fun. Like college, except with more work and less drinking." She picked up her drink, "I'd like to suggest a toast." The other girls raised their glasses, "To the future women of medicine. May we keep our sanity."

"Cheers" said the three girls in unison. The bar had cleared a line of sight between their table and the attendings. For a moment Dan and Mel made eye contact. "I'm going to go grab another drink," she said. Dan had a similar conversation at his table. "I'm going to go get the next round guys."

They met up at the bar counter. Melanie offered him a sly smirk. "So I take it you do come here often?"

Not missing a beat he replied, "So do you. Can I buy you a drink?"

"I know what you're thinking," she answered. "If it worked once, it'll work again. I'm here with my roommates. It won't be that easy again."

"I don't want it to be easy," he began. "I want to get to know you. I'm not sure if you realize it but you are absolutely alluring."

"You want a relationship in other words," she concluded. He nodded. "I don't think that's what I'm looking for right now."

"I'm not a bad guy," he argued. "I'm a world class plastic surgeon. I wrote a book. Well, I started a book. I'm a good ol' boy from the country, but still able to travel the social circuit of New York. I think you should give me a chance."

She chuckled, "You forgot a bit of a stalker."

"If you really want me to leave you alone, tell me now and I'll stop," he said.

"I mostly just don't want a reputation. I mean you're my boss," she bandied.

"I'm you're teacher, not your boss," he responded.

Melanie thought about her options for a moment. She could drop him right now, but what if this was what everyone was looking for, dropping right in her lap. "Ok," she stated.

"Ok?" he questioned.

"I'll give you a chance," She informed him. "but I don't want to get too serious."

"Ok," he repeated. He took out his blackberry. "Could I get your number?"

She simply looked at him with that smile again. "You could find me anyway without it," she said before taking the phone and entering in her number. "I'll talk to you soon." She picked up her drink and started to walk away, but she turned back around. "Two things. One don't want three days. I'm not that patient. Also, I wouldn't tell your attending friends you just got my number. Dr. Karev might have a huge problem with you seeing me."

"Why is he your ex?" he questioned lightly.

"No, he's my dad," she stated finally before turning back to her table. "Ladies I think I've got a date."

"Is that the same guy from the other night?" Erin asked.

Mel responded, "It is. I might be making a huge mistake, but it feels right."

"He looks familiar," Hannah said.

"He works at the hospital," Mel answered. They'd find out he was an attending surgeon before long. Why ruin the secret before the first date?

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