"There's a reason surgeons learn to wield scalpels. We like to pretend we're hard, cold scientists. We like to pretend we're fearless. But the truth is we become surgeons because somewhere deep down we think we can cut away that which haunts us. Weakness, frailty, death. It isn't just surgeons. The truth is I don't know anyone who isn't haunted by something or someone. And whether we try to slice the pain away with a scalpel or shove it in the back of a closet- our efforts usually fail. So the only way we can clear out the cobwebs is to turn a new page or put an old story to rest- finally, finally to rest"
"you and i walk a fragile line. i have known it all this time but i never thought i'd live to see it break"
In the kitchen, Izzie was decorating treats and Alex and Lucy were carving a pumpkin. Lucy went to get a knife from the drawer, shoving Izzie in the process. Izzie sighed in frustration. "Can't you just forgive me? Don't you think it would be a lot more peaceful?" Izzie asked. "No, I'm okay with hating you, I promise", Lucy said before stabbing the pumpkin aggressively. Meredith came in with her mother's urn before grabbing a plastic bag and emptying the ashes into it. The others looked shocked. "Happy freakin' Halloween", Alex said.
The residents except for Holly were in the locker room watching with concern as Meredith put her plastic bag full of her mother's ashes into her cubby. Bailey and Callie entered the room. "The pit will be overrun due to the annual chainsaw pumpkin carving contest and just keep control of your interns", Callie said. "Should we round before heading to the pit?" Izzie asked.
"All your questions should be redirected to Bailey"
"Should we all be doing that?" Lucy asked.
"No, just Stevens"
"Why?" Bailey asked. "Because she kissed and is in love with my husband", a tired looking Holly said from the doorway. "Holly, don't do this now", Izzie said.
"Why? When is a more convenient time? When I give birth to his child? That sure didn't affect your decision to chase him"
Everyone stared at the two. "Don't mind me. Pregnancy hormones", Holly said, laughing dryly. They all turned to look at Izzie. "That is more disturbing than Meredith's bag of mommy", Cristina said. Lucy nodded in agreement.
Kelly stood at the nurses station while Mark stood nearby. "Hey", he said to Olivia as she handed him a chart. "Don't smile at me", Olivia said. Another nurse murmured in agreement. "We are on to you, we've compared notes, pick up lines and techniques", Olivia continued. "Identical. We have formed a club. Nurses United Against Mark Sloan". "Any club activities?" he asked, smirking. They walked away disgusted. "Nice job", Kelly said. "Shut up, don't you have interning to do?", Mark said.
"I was distracted by the free entertainment"
"You satisfied yet?"
Derek approached with a little boy. "Daddy?" Ryan the little boy asked. Mark looked shocked and stared at Ryan. Ryan looked at Derek and they started laughing. Derek showed Mark a $20 bill before handing it to Ryan. "I'll be getting you back for that", Mark said. "I'm looking forward to it", Derek replied before walking away. Kelly grabbed a chart before moving closer to Mark. "Now, I'm satisfied", she said before walking away.
"Dr Karev, there's a request for you in curtain 3", a nurse told Alex. He pulled back the curtain to reveal Lucy in regular clothes. "What are you doing?" he asked. "I'm playing dress-up", she smirked. He pulled her in for a kiss.
Mark was looking at Ryan's scans when Kelly entered. "What do you want?" Mark asked. "Hey, you're supposed to teach me. I want in on this case. We can do the surgery pro bono", she replied.
"I would love to help but this requires staff, an OR and anesthesiologists. I can't ask for favors because I never did any favors for the other doctors and the nurses hate me"
"Well, I'm aware of that. But I have social capital. Derek Shepherd. My mother is Susan Ripa. I will try to find staff to help"
"If you can make that happen, I'll do it"
Alex and Lucy were kissing in the on-call room when he pulled away. "What is this about?" he asked. "Nothing, it's Halloween, I'm playing dress-up", she replied before leaning in to kiss him.
"I just need an OR and some equipment, chief", Kelly said. "My pro bono surgery slate is full", he said.
"Ryan!"
He came in with a bag. "Trick or treat", he said, smiling. "You get it? He's trick-or-treating, for ears", she said. Richard sighed. "I'll give the OR at 6pm", he said. She smiled and jumped in excitement and high-fived Ryan.
Kelly approached Bailey. "Do you think you could help me out with a really worthy pro bono surgery, Dr Bailey?" Kelly asked. "I am in a mountain full of paperwork because of the chainsaw incident that happened under my watch and I promised my husband I would see my son in his costume", Bailey replied. Ryan came over. "Trick or treat", he said. "Do you get it?" Kelly asked. "He's trick-or-treating? For ears!" Bailey exclaimed. Kelly made a sad face while nodding. "Fine", Bailey said. Kelly smiled. "Thank you, Bailey. Just find some surgical nurses to help", she said.
In the cafeteria, Meredith, Cristina and Holly were sitting down and eating. Izzie and George sat down bringing awkwardness to the table. Holly got up and stormed off. George got up and went after her. "Holly, I know you don't want to talk to me and you want nothing to do with me. But I'm the father of your baby, whether you like it or not. That is my baby", George said.
"You're wrong about one thing, George. This is not your baby. This is half your baby. I'm carrying it, so I get to say when I want to discuss this with you"
"And when will that be?"
"I don't know. When I'm ready to. Just not right now"
Lucy smiled as she looked at a sleeping Alex.
"We finally have everyone and everything we need", Kelly told Ryan. "it's time to call your mother, because you're gonna get some ears".
Alex was paged awake. He started to get dressed. "Something happened to my intern, Norman", Alex told Lucy. "I'm bored, and we were having fun", she said.
"I'll come back"
He kissed her before leaving.
Mark and Kelly started to scrub in. "I'm impressed how you managed to put this surgery together", Mark said. "What can I say? I can be very persuasive", Kelly replied.
"Really?"
"Derek warned me about you"
"Warned you?"
"Your flirting, your constant need to sleep with inappropriate people, you know, the basics"
"Ah, so he trained you up nice"
"Yup"
"So, you'd be able to resist me?"
"Definitely"
"We'll see"
"You have way too much confidence. And some to spare"
"Is that really a bad thing?"
"We'll see"
Lucy started pacing in the on-call room. She stopped and started staring at the wall.
"We have now built some perfect ears", Mark said, smiling. Kelly smiled back.
Lucy was sitting on the bench outside the hospital, staring straight ahead. Derek sat down next to her. "Are you okay?" he asked. "Nothing's wrong, that's the problem", she replied. "What's wrong with you?"
"I have to start dating"
She looked at him and laid her head on his shoulder. Alex came over. Lucy squeezed Derek's shoulder before leaving with Alex. Derek got up and left.
George was sitting down on the bench several minutes later when Holly walked by. She saw him and hesitantly sat down. "I made it through the day. That's all I'm hoping for right now. So, I can't talk about a baby when that's all I think about", she said. He grabbed her shaking hand, and squeezed it. She smiled at him. They just sat there in silence.
Beck entered the residents lounge where Cristina was. "I saw your flyer", she said. "I live in my car, if that makes you pity me enough".
Cristina was showing Callie and Beck around her apartment which was very messy. "I have a sofa and an air mattress, you can wrestle", Cristina said. "Do you mind if I clean up a bit?" Callie asked. "Yes, I do mind, a lot", Cristina replied. "I love this place already", Beck chuckled.
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