Lexie sits at a table waiting for Mark who has gone to order her a drink. She suppresses the urge to check her hair in the small mirror in her purse, for fear of Mark seeing her and knowing that she is definitely hoping he finds her attractive. He is definitely not her type, but right now, he is the only thing in her life that feels real. There is nothing sugarcoated about Mark Sloan. What you see is what you get. He says exactly what he means which is refreshing.

"Here is your amaretto sour, which, by the way, I haven't seen anyone order since I was a freshman in college," Mark says.

Lexie smiles. What she doesn't tell him is that it's her "first date drink." It's what she orders when she wants to make sure the alcohol doesn't go to her head too quickly.

"So, why isn't Little Grey happy anymore?" Mark says.

"My name is Lexie," she says, annoyed.

"Come on…I think Little Grey is cute. Is Big Grey being mean to you?" he asks, with a smile.

"Yes…I mean…no…I mean…I don't even know. The only reason I even picked this stupid hospital was because I wanted to get to know my sister, and now I know how much she really hates me. She's never going to want anything to do with me. It's not just that she's not into the idea of me existing. She actually wishes me harm. I've never been anything but nice to her…why would she hate me so much?" Lexie wonders out loud.

"You know…I've known Big Grey for a long time. She's pretty messed up. That's why Derek's so into her. He picks up the damaged strays…that's how he and I became friends. I get Meredith. She doesn't understand nice. She doesn't understand kindness. No one ever showed them to her. That's why the more you keep up this desperate little sister who brings her coffee and decorates her locker, she's going to push you away," Mark explains.

Lexie sighs. "It's no use now. If she hated me before, she's going to really hate me now. Like you can't imagine. It's all Sadie's fault. Well…I guess that's not fair. I mean, I said yes…I mean…Wow…I'm talking a lot. I'm sorry. I should shut up now," Lexie rambles, embarrassed.

"Mark laughs. "Sadie's trouble. Stay away from her. I can tell a trouble maker when I see one. There's no way that girl is going to make it through this program. You're smart, Little Grey. Smart, nice…and hot. Can't forget hot," Mark says.

Lexie blushes. "So I told you why I'm not happy. Why aren't you promiscuous anymore?" Lexie asks.

Mark smiles. "Promiscuous is what your health teacher calls it in 9th grade. I'm a man whore. Or at least I was. Maybe I'm not anymore. I mean, there was Addie…and after Addie there was no one special until Callie, but Callie wasn't in it for me. I was just the guy who made her feel better when she felt bad about herself. I was just the guy who knew how to use his tongue."

"Woah! Too much information!" Lexie says.

"Don't be such a prude, Little Grey. You'd love to sample my talents," he says.

Lexie smiles, flirtatiously. "I can't. You're not promiscu…I mean…a man whore anymore."

"Maybe I could be a one woman kind of guy," he says.

"Wow…that whole 'maybe I won't cheat on you' thing is just what every woman wants," Lexie says, sarcastically.

"That's not what I meant…" Mark says, defensively.

"Oh my god!" Lexie gasps.

"That's what women usually say AFTER they sample my talents," Mark teases.

"Meredith and Cristina just walked in! They are here! I can't see either one of them right now, not after what I did. I have to get out of here!"

(Break)

Meredith and Cristina walk in, both of them so focused on their own problems that they do not notice Lexie and Mark who are hiding in a corner by the bar, which Mark finds hilarious and Lexie finds humiliating. They sit down at a table and order drinks.

"So is this where we say we're sorry?" Meredith asks.

"I don't know…we don't usually do this," Cristina replies.

"I didn't say anything bad about you to the chief. All I said was that I wasn't there. I didn' t see the alleged incident and therefore couldn't tell him what happened," Meredith explains taking a sip of her drink which Joe has just brought over to the table.

"But you didn't defend me. You didn't tell the chief that I would never throw a scalpel at an intern. You didn't tell the chief that I am a professional, maybe not warm and fuzzy, but not a monster. You didn't tell him that, because telling him that would be telling him that Sadie was a crazy liar, which she is, by the way. And I'm tired of you choosing everything in your life over me. I see what you do. When we're talking, you listen to me because you're supposed to, but as soon as Derek walks over, you count the moments until you can get away and be with him. You stay and finish the conversation, but I know where you want to be…" Cristina explains.

"You're half right. I didn't want to call Sadie a liar to the chief. I was wrong. I shouldn't have gone to bat for her. But you are terrible to the interns, so I couldn't say that I had never seen you speak harshly to one of them. I never imagined it would blow up into such a disaster! But you were right…Sadie's not the friend that I thought she is. At least I think she isn't. I don't know who to believe or who to trust anymore…And then…when you threw my mother in my face in front of the entire hospital? Do you have any idea how hard I work to get out from under her shadow? Do you have any idea how hard it is to come to work as Ellis Grey's daughter every day? Only you know how much of an impact she's had on my life. You're the only one I've talked to about her…and then you went and threw it in my face like that? Why?" Meredith asks.

"It just came out. I'm sorry. As soon as I said it…I wished I hadn't. I was mad. I wanted to hurt you back. I'm not you, Mer. I can't be all dark and twisty and nice all the time…" Cristina says.

"I'm only nice all the time because I have an outlet not to be nice…" Meredith says.

"What do you mean?" Crisitna asks.

"I keep a diary. I never told anyone about it. I've been doing it since I was a little girl. I write the mean part of my dark, twisty mind in it. Biggest mistake of my life…You can't even imagine…" Meredith sighs.

"Why? I mean if you're the only one who knows about it, what's the harm?" Cristina asks.

"The harm is that Izzie says that Sadie copied my mother's diary and handed it out to all of the interns in exchange for their signatures on that letter about you, so my whole dysfunctional childhood is in the hands of about a quarter of the hospital and whoever they choose to share it with. Even worse, Lexie wouldn't sign, so Sadie apparently copied my diary for her as incentive. Do you know what I wrote about her in that diary? It's awful. Maybe I should transfer…Mercy West has openings…right? Or I could go to New York. They have great programs there…right?" Meredith says, thinking out loud.

"You're not transferring anywhere. We're going to fix this. And Mer…" Cristina says.

"Yeah?" Meredith replies.

"You were right about me being mad about McDreamy. But I'm your person and I'm on your side. I'm sorry. I am happy for you. I just…you know…well…" Cristina stumbles over her words.

"Shut up…I'm your person. I'm not going anywhere," Meredith says, smiling.

(Break)

"Sadie? I wanted to speak with you for a moment," Richard says.

"Yes, Dr. Webber?" she replies, politely.

"I wanted to let you know that we will be interviewing the interns regarding the incident with Dr. Yang. I take the education of my interns very seriously, and we will do a full investigation. However, I do have to ask that you refrain from discussing the incident with any hospital personnel from this point on," Richard says.

Sadie nods, seriously. "Of course. I understand," she replies.

As Richard walks away, Sadie sees Dr. Wyatt around the corner. She freezes and tries to turn around before Dr. Wyatt can spot her.

It's too late. Dr. Wyatt cuts her off and when she gets close enough not to make a scene, she says, firmly, "Sadie…no more delayed appointments. Come to my office immediately. We need to talk."

Sadie follows her without saying anything, knowing that she was going to have to work hard to talk her way out of this situation. When they are safely in Dr. Wyatt's office, Sadie says, "I'm so sorry, Dr. Wyatt, I've been so busy learning the ropes of being an intern. It's been a real challenge…but in a good way, of course…"

Dr. Wyatt stops her. "Sadie, you have not upheld your part of the bargain. The one condition I insisted upon when I authorized your release and your admission to this program, was that you continue taking your medication and attend regular therapy appointment which we had discussed meant twice a week. It has been two weeks and I have not seen or heard from you. I have left you two messages and paged you multiple times, and you have neglected to call me back. I also called your pharmacy. Your prescription has not been refilled yet. Have you been taking your medication?" Dr. Wyatt asks.

"I was. Religiously, but I had to stop for just a few days to let my body adjust to this new crazy schedule. Please, Dr. Wyatt…you have to understand what this program is like. There is no room for error. I mean, Christina Yang…"

"Let's talk about that. I heard there was an incident…" Dr. Wyatt prompts.

"Yes." Sadie replies, looking ashamed.

"You seem to have had one of your episodes, which is understandable given your history…" Dr. Wyatt explains.

"I did. But I pulled myself out of it. It only lasted about an hour. Actually, I snapped out of it when Lexie Grey came over to see if I was okay. She was very nice…someone I could definitely become friends with," Sadie explains.

"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about this friendship of yours with Lexie Grey…" Dr. Wyatt explains.

"Why?" Sadie asks, looking puzzled.

"Because after the incident with your younger sister, the fact that Lexie is Meredith's sister, makes me think that there is more to your motives than you may be aware of…" Dr. Wyatt says.

Sadie laughs. "I can see where it looks that way to you, Dr. Wyatt, and believe me, I do not want to repeat my prior mistakes. I am really feeling great these days. I don't want you to worry about me," she says, reassuringly.

"Sadie… we are going to make an appointment for tomorrow at 2:00pm. I will make sure your work schedule is clear. You will be here and you will be on time, or I will not clear you to continue in the program at the end of this month when your report is due," Dr. Wyatt says, firmly.

Sadie smiles, nonchalantly. "No problem, Dr. Wyatt. As long as you can be discreet when clearing my schedule, I'm all for it. I'd love to chat!" she says, brightly.

"I do want to make it clear that we will discuss a few things that will not be easy to talk about. I don't think it would be wise to make plans directly after our appointment. Okay?" Dr. Wyatt says, gently but still maintaining a no-nonsense tone.

"No problem, Doc!" Sadie says, flippantly, as she stands up to leave. "See you tomorrow at 2pm!"

Dr. Wyatt looks concerned as she watches Sadie leave.

(Break)

"How long do we have to hide here, and am I allowed to touch you since no one can apparently see us?" Mark says.

"No! You can't touch me. And we have to stay here until Cristina and Meredith leave!" Lexie whispers.

"Have you seen Big Grey drink? She could be here all night." Mark points out.

"Then we'll wait. I can't see them. I just can't!" Lexie says.

"This is ridiculous. If I'm going to be this close to a woman, I'm going to be getting some action. Come on…we're getting out of here," Mark says as he steps away from the corner of the bar where his muscular physique has been shielding Lexie.

"Is that Lexie over there? With McSteamy?" Cristina asks.

"Lexie? Oh my god! I don't want to see her. I can't. I haven't decided what to say to her yet!" Meredith panics.

"Well I have. I have a few bones of my own to pick with Lexapedia. Let's just say her photographic memory is NEVER going to forget what I have to say to her," Cristina says. "Come with me. You're not going to want to miss this!"

Meredith reluctantly follows Cristina over to where Lexie and Mark are standing. When they approach them, Mark says, "Hi Big Grey. Hey Yang! Fancy meeting you guys here…"

"Meredith…I…" Lexie says.

Meredith holds her hand up and shakes her head. She doesn't want to hear Lexie's excuse for her betrayal. Nor does she want to justify the words Lexie has probably read by now. She just wants the room to stop spinning and for everyone to be quiet. She just wants to be home…but instead, she finds herself in the middle of a lot of yelling.

"Shut up, Three! Of all the interns, I thought you were the only one who showed any promise as a surgeon. You were smart, you were hard working and you seemed to have some semblance of intergrity. You were right when you stopped me from yelling at Sadie that day. I was angry, and I hadn't slept in 48 hours and I lost my temper and you were right to tell me to stop. But then…when you signed that letter saying I threw a scalpel at that useless imbecile so that you could get your hands on Meredith's private thoughts? Well…not only is it pathetic, it's immoral, and a lie. You know that didn't happen…This is my career, Lexie. I've worked hard to get where I am. But I've never taken the easy way out by lying about a superior who was tough on me. But it's okay. The joke's on you. The chief will eventually find out the truth, and you'll still be the pathetic intern who had to lie to get to know her sister. I hope you feel good about yourself…" Cristina says.

Lexie freezes, and can't think straight, let alone come up with a response. Mark steps in to rescue her. "Come on, Yang. If you're just upset because Little Grey here, is naturally a little smarter, and a little more capable, and shows tremendous promise as a surgeon, then just say so. Don't you think it's a little juvenile to be yelling in a bar. Maybe you need to sober up a little. DO you want me to call you a cab?" Mark says, condescendingly.

The fact that Cristina seems caught off guard by Mark's comments, and the confidence that his defense of her gives her, inspires Lexie to answer Cristina, calmly and cooly.

"Cristina…I have always respected you as a doctor. I think you are an excellent surgeon and you probably have a lot to teach. But we're not talking medical skill here. You don't demand personal respect. It's earned. I have never had any respect for your character. All you've ever been is awful to me and condescending to the interns. I regret so many decisions I've made recently. You have no idea how much I regret them…but your judgment of me doesn't hurt, or have any impact on my feelings about myself because your opinion of me as a person doesn't matter. I don't respect you as a person, Cristina…even if you are Meredith's best friend," Lexie explains. She turns to Meredith. "Meredith…I know you don't want to talk to me right now. But I hope you will. I'm so sorry…for everything…so sorry…"

Meredith stares at Lexie and turns around and walks out of the bar. Cristina follows her, turning one last time to glare at Lexie.

Mark stares at Lexie. "Wow! You're tougher than I thought. I didn't think you had it in you to yell at Yang."

Lexie opens her mouth to speak and promptly bursts into tears. Mark puts his arm around her.

"Okay…so you're not so tough. But you are beautiful…" he says, stroking her hair.

"And where is that going to get me, Mark? I'm in a city without a friend in the world, because all the people who might have been my friend at some point, are already Meredith's friends. I'm in a program that I'm going probably be thrown out of after I tell the chief that I signed a false document, all to get to know a sister who hates me. So, thanks…I'm glad the hospital man-whore thinks I'm beautiful!" Lexie says, sarcastically, through her tears.

Mark looks hurt, and Lexie instantly regrets her words. "I'll get you a cab," he says, quietly.

"Mark…wait…I didn't mean…" Lexie stammers.

Mark smiles sadly. "You know…the reason you don't have a friend in the world is because you push anyone who is actually nice to you away. Here's the cab. Good night," he says, closing the door.

(Break)

Meredith walks into her house, feeling much better despite her unpleasant encounter with Lexie. She wants to tell Derek that she and Cristina are no longer fighting, but she sees a note from him on the counter. Got paged. Emergency removal of a blood clot. Don't wait up. Love you.

She hears the door open and sees Sadie walk in.

"Hey Death! How are you?" she asks.

Meredith is taken aback at her pleasant tone and the ease with which she can pretend everything is normal and Meredith finds herself matching the casual tone of her old friend.

"I'm okay. How are you?" Meredith asks.

Sadie sighs. "I've been better. Can I talk to you? I did something and I feel absolutely awful about it. I need to tell you, because I really betrayed you, and I can't live with myself if I lie to you about it…You're the only person I've ever considered a real friend…and well…" Sadie says.

Meredith smiles. She knew there had to be some explanation for the whole debacle and if Sadie was coming to her, Sadie couldn't have betrayed her in the way that Izzie said she did. Izzie must have misunderstood.

"What happened, Sadie…tell me. Nothing can be so bad that we can't figure it out. You're my oldest friend…the only one who understands…" Meredith says, subtly referring to the bond they have that no one but them know about.

"I know, Mer. But…well…I'd love to blame, Lexie for this whole thing, but well…I can't. Remember my first day in the hospital, when you told me I couldn't rely on you to teach me the ropes…that you were a resident and I was an intern, and that I'd have to figure it out for myself?" Sadie says.

Meredith sighs, "I'm sorry, Sadie. My career is important to me, and I can't jeopardize it. You said you understood."

Sadie shakes her head. "I'm not blaming you. I understand…but I was looking for an ally. I'm not you, Death. I'm not smart and obsessed with medicine. I like surgery, but I'm not dedicated like you. I need a network of people who will support me in order to be motivated to stay here. I ended up talking to your sister when I was having kind of a rough time…and well…we became good friends. She helped me out during the first few weeks and even defended me when Cristina was riding me pretty hard," Sadie explains.

Meredith opens her mouth to protest on Cristina's behalf, but Sadie stops her.

"I'm not going to say anything about Dr. Yang to you. I know she's your friend. Lexie already warned me. I am not trying to put you into an uncomfortable position…But, well…Lexie's pretty mad at you, Meredith. Maybe mad is the wrong word. Maybe hurt is a better one…but that kind of vindictive hurt…you know, like when Nico Reilly stole your boyfriend when we were in Spain…and you told everyone she had herpes…well…she's at that point…" Sadie explains.

Meredith shudders at the person she was at that point in her life. A person who Derek would have never wanted to spend his life with.

"So she asked if she could come over one day. You weren't here. We were just hanging out. I had asked her if she would help me study a bit. Everyone but you was home…and we didn't really want to bother anyone, so we went into your room. Lexie found your diary and started to read it. I guess there was a lot of stuff about her in it, because she got really upset. She convinced me not to tell you if she took it and read it. I think she even made a photocopy. I should have told you right off the bat. I'm so sorry, Meredith…I never meant to betray your trust. You've been so good to me…letting me stay here…" she says.

Meredith sighs a sigh of relief. The fact that her diary is in the hands of Lexie is tempered by the fact that she believes Sadie and feels she can trust in Sadie's loyalty. She is grateful that Sadie came to her and in her mind, it all makes sense.

"It's okay, Sadie…I know you'd never do anything to hurt me. You are my oldest friend. After everything we went through together, I know I can trust you. Thank you for coming to me," Meredith says, gratefully.

Sadie looks away. "There's more. This is the part I really didn't want to tell you…it's awful. Really awful," she says.

"Just tell me. Let's just put it all out there…" Meredith says.

"Lexie was in that vindictive mode, and she wanted to get back at you for everything you said about her in your diary. She stole volumes of your mother's diary and handed them out to the interns. I swear, I didn't know anything about this…until she tried to give me one. I didn't take one, of course…but I couldn't help but overhear that the interns were all reading them like trashy novels. I'm so sorry, Death. I wish I could have stopped her," Sadie says.

Somehow, having Lexie be the culprit made it easier for Meredith to handle this news. She pushes the tiny doubts at the truth of Sadie's story out of her head and says again, "It's okay. I'll handle Lexie. And if people find out that my mother was a phenomenal doctor and lousy mother, it won't ruin my life…right?" Meredith says, trying to make Sadie feel better.

"I'm sorry. I feel like my coming here made everything a mess for you…" Sadie apologizes.

"None of this is your fault, Sadie. I just wish I never found out I had a sister. I'd give anything to make Lexie Grey disappear," Meredith says.

Sadie is quiet for a moment until she says, "I know you would…"

(Break)

Alex crawls into bed with Izzie in the on call room.

"Not now, Alex! I'm sleeping. Please? I spent all day fixing my incompetent intern's mistakes, and now, I found out I'm going to be short tomorrow because Princess Sadie was suddenly taken off the schedule for the afternoon. I swear…since I got assigned to be her resident, my job has gotten so much harder. I may throw a scalpel at her. Oh…and Meredith hates me. You don't think she'll kick me out…do you? I mean…if she did where would I go?" Izzie asks.

"Maybe it's time we move out anyway…move out and get our own place. Just you and I?" Alex says.

Izzie smiles at him. "It's definitely something worth looking into," she says, kissing him softly. In the middle of her kiss, Izzie's pager goes off. "It's Cristina. 911. Something's wrong. I've got to go!" she says, sprinting to the front of the hospital.

(Break)