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Derek, Callie, Arizona, Christina, Meredith, Jackson, and Owen all sat around the conference table. One of the downsides to owning and running a hospital was that every so often they were forced to take time out of their busy schedules to talk to potential donors towards the hospital. At the other end of the table sat a sixty something man and his twenty something trophy wife.
"Mr and Mrs Daniels, I'm so pleased you decided to donate to Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital." Chief Hunt said.
Craig Daniels smiled. He was one of Seattle's wealthiest citizens, having made multiple fortunes as the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Everything he touched turned to gold. To his right sat his much younger wife Emily. He was well aware that she was only 2 or 3 years older than his eldest son, but he was at the age where he wasn't so terribly concerned with what others thought of him.
"I've always admired the work you and your doctors do here Chief Hunt, and I'm especially impressed that you are a cutting edge hospital run by doctors. I followed every turn of that Pegasus deal and might I say that was some of the shrewdest deal making I have ever seen." Craig Daniels boomed, this was a man at home in a business setting.
Owen beamed. It had been a long road but they were finally here. The worst was behind them.
"Not to sound callous or ungrateful Mr Daniels," Callie spoke up. "But just how much are you planning on donating to the hospital?"
"A lady who cuts to the chase, I like that." Craig Daniels exclaimed. "You must be Doctor Torres, am I right?"
"That would be me." Callie grimaced, bracing herself for the question she was so sure was coming. The one asking if she was the doctor who ruined the Olympic athlete. Thankfully that question didn't come.
"Carlos said his little girl was up here, a doctor on the board of some big hospital. I've worked with your father in the past, he's a good man. In regards to how much I'm planning on donating, well I wouldn't want to be out done by Carlos," he gave Callie a little wink. "How does $15,000,000 sound, for you to spend however you see fit?"
Meredith almost choked on her drink, while all around the table the other doctors had looks of shock on their faces. This was no small thing, $15,000,000 was a massive amount of cash that could do an incredible amount of good.
After a few moments, Mr Daniels spoke. "Am I to take your silence as a yes?"
Owen shook his head. "Yes, that's quite a donation Mr Daniels," he stammered.
"Well you all have earned it." He said in earnest, he felt good about this donation and if it just so happened to land him and his wife on the front of the society pages, so be it.
Each of the doctors gave the man a hearty thanks as handshakes were exchanged. "Darling," Craig boomed, turning towards his wife. "It may be a little while before I'm done with all the legal niceties regarding this donation, why don't you see if one of these nice doctors would show you around?"
"Doctor Grey would be more than happy to do that for you Mrs Daniels." Owen quickly offered, shooting Meredith a pleading glance.
"If it's not too much trouble, I'd love to see the children." The young Mrs Daniels cooed.
Shooting Owen a look that read something along the lines of 'you'll pay for this later', Meredith smiled. "Sure thing, if you would follow me."
As the two of them walked towards the elevators, Meredith found herself surprised by this young woman. She wasn't the air-headed, money grubbing bimbo she had first took her for. She was engaging and warm and was able to speak knowledgeably on several topics.
"I know how it must look, a 29 year old married to a man more than twice her age. But you have to understand, I do love my husband. Money aside he has made me very happy in our 7 years together."
"I'm sure he has." She replied, pressing the button for the peds floor.
"What's your husband like?"
"Excuse me?"
"Well you wear a ring, what's your husband like?"
Meredith was saved from having to answer as the elevator dinged and the two of them stepped out. As they passed by the rooms of children of all ages, Mrs Daniels seemed enchanted by all of them.
"I don't know how you don't just take them home with you, they're adorable. Do you have children Dr Grey?"
Meredith was about to reply when Mrs Daniels suddenly stopped in front of a patient window, her face ashen. Meredith quickly checked the door. '4219', Robby Collins? What could this woman want with an 11 year old in for an appendectomy?' She thought to herself.
"Mrs Daniels?"
"That boy, what's he here for?"
"That's Robby, he's having his appendix taken out this afternoon."
"He looks so big," Mrs Daniels remarked quietly. "How is he going to pay for this, he can't afford this."
Meredith opened her mouth to reply but just as quickly closed it again. It was fairly obvious the woman wasn't talking to her, or to anyone else for that matter. They just stood there for a few minutes, Mrs Daniels staring ahead at nothing and Meredith staring at Mrs Daniels. Finally Mrs Daniels spoke up.
"I'd like to go find my husband Doctor Grey." She said without emotion.
"Are you sure? We still haven't seen the newborns yet."
"Quite sure. Please Doctor Grey, take me to my husband."
Meredith could only nod as she lead the woman back towards the chiefs office, wondering what could this wealthy woman have seen in Robby Collins to suck the life right out of her.
"I'm telling you, it was weird," Meredith whispered to Alex as they scrubbed in on Robby's surgery. "One moment she was this happy and bubbly person and the next moment, poof. Ice queen."
"Maybe she finally realized how ridiculous it is to be 29 and married to a 100 year old billionaire." Alex snickered.
"He's not 100 years old. He's, like, 65 or something like that." Jo said as she joined the two of them. Stephanie had brought her up to speed on the donation from the Daniels after hearing it from Jackson. Jo looked at the faces she was getting from Meredith and Alex, Alex at least looked amused while Meredith looked a little miffed.
"What?" She asked them. "I can't help it if my best friend is dating Jackson Avery."
"Oh my god Grey she is you." Alex snorted.
The surgery went off without a hitch, and as the nurses rolled Robby back into his room, Jo found herself stuck with the paperwork. Not that she really minded, she actually kind of enjoyed doing it. It meant that, if nothing else, she got to listen to juicy hospital gossip. She started doing Robby's paper work when her eye caught something. Slightly alarmed she read it again and then again just to be sure she didn't miss anything.
"Page Doctors Grey and Karev, they need to see this."
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