Grace groaned to herself as she woke up and jumped as she saw Izzie as she stood above her bed
"what the hell" grace said as she looked to her
"Bellas room is bigger then mine" Izzie said as grace looked to her and groaned as she stood from the bed, it was too early for this and she couldn't deal with it
"what do you want me to do about it" grace asked
"kick her out, I have more stuff besides she'll be back in New York with what's his name so enough" Izzie said as she followed grace around the house
"I got here first" bella said as she stood in the hallway
"It's Meredith's house, too she should decide" Izzie said
"My room is like, two inches bigger than yours! Anyway barbie" Bella spat as she walked into the bathroom and closed the door
"You have a bigger closet" Izzie called as grace walked off ignoring her
"else is filled with their mom's boxes" George said
When is your mom coming back to town anyway? Because maybe we can put her boxes in storage" Izzie said as grace turned to face her
"okay here's the deal, Bella was here first it's her room and if you even think about it you can sleep on the street and you touch my mothers stuff you will be in the trash okay" grace said as Izzie looked to her and nodded as grace walked into the bathroom where Bella was hiding away from Izzie and sat on the floor next to her And smiled as she took her coffee from her and took a drink
"your lucky my brother wasn't in bed with you when doctor Barbie stood watching you sleep" Bella said as grace smiled
"tell me about it. Why did my sister even invite them, George is okay but she is going to lead me to kill her" grace said as bella looked to her and smirked
"you say that like it's a bad thing" bella said as grace looked to her and smirked
***
Grace got to work as she was on rounds. She took a sip of her coffee and sighed
"Fools on bikes killing themselves. Natural selection is what it is" Bailey rambled as she talked over the dead baby race
"So what's up with the Nazi, is she off her meds" Alex asked George as grace rolled her eyes
"You never heard of the race?" Grace asked as they walked past the OR board where the chief and Burke were standing
"Chief! Dead baby bike race started twenty minutes ago" Bailey said
"All right, people! Dead baby bike race day!" Webber said as grace looked to Bella who rolled her eyes, they both knew it was going to be a long day
"Every year this bar -" George said
"The Dead Baby Bar" Meredith said
"Every year, they hold this underground bike race" George said "Don't you wonder why someone would name a bar something so disgusting?" Izzie said as bella looked to her
"probably what your mother said when she gave birth to you" Bella sassed as Izzie glared at her
"Keep your panties on, Nancy Drew" cristina said To Izzie
"The race is completely illegal, and -" George said
"Crazy, a bunch of bike messengers racing against traffic trying to beat each other for free shots of tequila" Meredith said
"All-out, no holds barred competition, sounds like fun" alex said as grace chuckled
"Yeah, you would think that" Izzie siad as grace shot her a glare "leave him alone Isobel" grace said
"The race doesn't even have any rules. Except eye gouging - no eye gouging" George said
"Oh great, we're going to be trapped in the Pit bandaging up idiots when we could be up in the OR?" Cristina said
"it's part of being an intern Yang" bella said
"What kind of people engage in a race that has, as its only rule, that you can't rip out the eyeballs of another human being?"Georgie said
"Men, Georgie, men" Alexis said
"I need someone to get up to the OR floor, the Chief needs a right hand" Bailey said asEveryone's hands shoot up.
"George" bailey said as the rest of the interns sighed
"Okay people, the rules of trauma. Don't mingle with the ER interns, they don't know their ass from their oesophagus. Sew fast, discharge fast, take bodies up to the OR yesterday. Don't let me catch you fighting over patients. Got it? Come on, let's go" bailey said as they headed into the trauma room
Grace walked into the trauma room and glanced around
"Oh, it's like candy, but with blood, which is so much better" cristina said
"Oh my god..." Izzie said
"Mine!" Cristina said
"I saw him first!" Izzie said as they ran off fighting over a patient. Grace saw a guy sitting up with nails in his side
"Ooh. I'll take that guy" grace said as Alex looked to him
"No, you'll have to beat me to him first" he said as they ran over to the patient
***
"Heads he's mine, tails he's yours" Alex said as grace rolled her eyes at him
"Why do you get to be heads?" Grace asked
"Because I have a head, and you are tail" as grace looked to him
"Excuse me" grace said as she closes the curtain on the patient and glared at alex
"How do you make everything dirty?" She asked as he flipped the coin
"Ha. Tails. There are plenty of other cases" grace said
"So go get one. I was here first" alex said
"no you weren't and I am not backing down so I can do sutures all day while you're up in the OR. This is a surgical case, and you know it" grace said
"It's superficial. I mean, it's cool, but it's superficial" alex said as grace rollled her eye at him
"How do you know those things didn't rupture his peritoneum?" Grace asked as she crossed her arms over her chest
"Because he's sitting up, and he's sitting there talking to us!" Alex said as the guy pulls the curtain back
"Excuse me, I was wondering if you could take these out, and sew me up, so I can go and win my race?" He asked
"Well, we can't just pull them out, I mean, we ought to - " grace said as Alex does just that and grace looked on
"do some tests" she said
"Oh, wicked" the guy said as grace looked to alex
"Are you out of your mind?" Grace asked
"It's a superficial wound. Sew him up, and let him finish his race" alex said as grace looking to him angry
"You - you -" grace said lost for words
"Good man" the gut said as grace rolled her eyes
***
Grace was sewing up viper, and looked to him
"Ah, you got a nice touch. And by the way, you are a rocking babe" he said as grace looked to him and rolled her eyes
"Seriously, do you actually think you have a shot here?" Grace asked
"I like to think I've got a shot anywhere" he said as grace rolled her eyes
"Look, you really have to let me take you for some tests, and a CT. You could have internal bleeding" grace said
"No thank you, I've got a race to get back to" he said as grace rolled her eyes
"Why? You can't win now anyway" grace said "Doesn't mean I can't cross that finish line. There's a party at the finish line. Do you want to meet me there?" He asked flirting
"One test. A CT. I'll have you out of here in an hour" grace said
"Can't do it, gotta go" he said "Okay, well, you realise that you're leaving against medical advice and I strongly urge you to stay" grace said
"The frat guy said I could go" he said as grace rolled her eyes
"The frat guy is an ass. Okay, well, you have to sign an AMA form" grace said
"Darlin', I will do anything you want me to" he said "What is it with you guys and your need to dirty everything up?" Grace asked
"I don't know. Maybe it's just testosterone, eh?" He said
"Maybe. You might want to see a doctor about that, too" grace said as she handed him the forms
"Come here" he said as He gets up, takes a few steps towards the door, turns back, grabs grace and kisses her.
"That was for good luck" he said leaving
"Don't worry, darling, you'll see me again" viper said Meredith
"For your sake, I hope not!" Grace said as she begins to strip the bed. She looks up and sees Derek standing outside.
"What do you want?" Grace asked as derek walked inside
"You make out with patients now?" He asked as grace smirked
"What are you, jealous?" He asked
"I don't get jealous" he said as she rolled her eyes
"sure I know what your after and I think you forget your my boss" grace said
"You know, I almost died today. Yeah, I came like this close. How would you feel if I died? And you didn't get a chance to go out with me?" Derek said as grace rolled her eyes
"Get over yourself already" grace said
"Come on. You didn't complain when we're not here or when it involves sex" he said as grace looked to him and rolled her eyes
"It's the chase, isn't it?" Grace asked
"What?" He asked
"The thrill of the chase. I've been wondering to myself, why are you so hell bent on getting me to go out with you? You know you're my boss, you know it's against the rules, you know I keep saying no, well trying to but you hook me in. It's the chase" grace said
"Well, it's fun, isn't it?" He asked as they held a look
"maybe but This is a game to you. But not to me. Because unlike you, I still have something to prove and I told you how it is when we started I'm not the girl who is sleeping with her boss, I am not going to sleep for surgery's despises how it looks" grace said as she walked off
***
Grace walked into the canteen as she saw Bella as she sat eating a cheese burger
"what's up with you"
"barbie got me in on a harvest surgery well she wants to harvest the brain dead guys organs and your sister and I had to harass Burke in the mens room" bella said as grace looked to her and smirked
"you really have a thing for world class surgeons don't you" grace teased as bella pulled a disgusted face
"oh god no. I still love mark and Burke he's a heart surgeon and he's cockier than my brother but that works for you I suppose" bella said as grace looked to her and rolled her eyes
"he keeps asking me out. We have sex a few times but I told him I don't want our relationship to be known here this is work and I have enough pressure being Ellis greys daughter never mind the intern who screwed her boss and I lied to Meredith saying it was a one off, I just...I don't even know what I want" grace said as bella smiled
"you want more than so just sex" Bella said as grace looked to her and nodded
"I mean don't get me wrong the sex is great but if he is chasing me I need more" grace said
"that's not a thought I need you and brother" bella said as grace looked to her and smirked
***
Grace walked into the gallant where the rest of the interns apart from alex who had worked his way into surgery with Burke
"I seriously hate that guy" Crisitina said
"Alex is vermin. That surgery is ours" meredith said
"At least Burke is doing the surgery. I don't care about Alex. George? You did good" ixxie said as bella took a sip of her coffee
"maybe you change your speciality if you don't care from surgery to organ recovery team" bella said as grace looked to her and chuckled.
Grace knew that Bella hated Izzie and she hated her even more for trying to kicks her out of her room at the house
"I'm going to have to dodge Burke for the rest of my career. He could kill me and make it look like an accident" George said as grace looked to him and smiled
"it will be oaky Georgie" grace said as George looked to her and smiled
***
Grace stood in her locker room as she changed at the end of her shift as alex walked in. She knew how she had tried to give him the benefit of the doubt unlike the rest of the intern but he was a cocky jerk and not in a good way
"God, I smell good. You know what it is? It's the smell of open heart surgery. It's awesome. It is awesome. You gotta smell me" alex said coming up behind grace and leaning onto her and pushing her towards her locker
"I don't want to smell you" grace said as she tired to push against her
"Oh, yes you do" he said as grace turned around and grabbing him, pushing him against the lockers by his shirt and glared.
"You have got to be kidding me! Okay. I have more important things to deal with than you. I have roommates, and boy problems, and family problems" grace said as Alex yawns and glances around
"You want to act like a little frat boy bitch, that's fine. You want to take credit for your saves, and everybody else's? That's fine too. Just stay out of my face" grace siad as Derek opens the door and walks in as grade grabs Alex by the chin, making him look at her
"And for the record, you smell like crap" grace said as She turns and they both see Derek as grace goes back to her locker as Derek looked to them confused
"She attacked me" alex said as grace went to charge for him again as Derek grabbed her stopping her
"Gracie, Gracie, no" Derek said as she looked to him as they held a look as grace walked back to her locker
"You know, you might want to leave. Before I change my mind and let her beat you to a pulp with her tiny ineffectual fists" Derek said as He pushes Alex out the door and closes it while Alex pulls a face at grace who glared at him.
"What?" Derek asked as grace looked to him for a moment as she walked over to him and kissed him.
Derek was shocked for a moment as he kissed her back. It was passionate but quick as she pulled away and looked to him and smiled as she walked off out of the locker room
***
Grace got back to the house and frowned as she saw George and Izzie as they sat watching her mothers old tapes, she was already annoyed enough with the day that she had and this was a step to far
"Are those my mother's surgical tapes?" Grace asked
"We should watch the skin grafting one first" george said
"Where did all this stuff come from" grace asked
"Oh, I unpacked some of your mother's things. I was upset, and when I'm upset I like to nest" grace glared, then starts taking pictures down
"enough, you do not touch my mothers stuff. She may not be here but...No and No trying to kick Bella out again as I swear to god the day I have I will kick you out no matter what Meredith says so No. No. We're not watching my mother's surgery tapes, we're not unpacking boxes, and we're not having long conversations where we celebrate the moments of our lives. And use a coaster!" Grace spat as she stormed off to her food
"I ordered Chinese food" george said
"bring it when it comes" grace said as she walked into her room and saw Bella who lay in her bed and smiled
"are you okay" bella asked
"I'm going to kill her, I mean it" grace said
"here have a drink" bella said as she handed grace the borrow of tequila as grace down half the bottle and sighed
"I think your brother stopped me from killing alex karev"
"that's a shame he's a jerk and deserves it" bella said
***
Grace walked into work with Bella the next morning and looked to her and smiled as alex walked over to where they were
"Why is the Nazi making us stay in the Pit two days in a row?" Alex asked
"Leftovers" grace said
"Leftovers?" He asked as she looked to him and rolled her eyes
"Gotta get the cyclists who were too drunk or too stupid or too scared to get themselves to a hospital yesterday" grace said
"While meanwhile, she gets to do a freakin' organ harvest" alex said looking at Bella
"Oh, that kills you, doesn't it?" Bella asked
"What?"
"That three women got the harvest"bella said
"No, it kills me that anyone got the harvest but me. Boobs do not factor into this equation. Unless you want to show me yours" alex said as grace and bella exchange looks as They're Waitrose for the elevator
"I'm going to become a lesbian"
"Me too" bella said agreeing
***
Grace stood working in trauma with alex and frowned as she seen viper from the day before who was sitting waiting in a chair
"What's Viper doing here?" Grace asked
"Probably crashed his bike. Again" alex said "How long has he been waiting?" Grace asked
"Don't know, I'm busy on real cases. He's all yours" alex said as grace rolled her eyes
"I wasn't asking your permission" grace said
"Viper? Viper?" Grace said as she walked over to him Viper is holding his side and not looking at her as He starts to cough.
"Are you okay?" Grace asked as He tries to get up and she runs to him, but he falls, grace frowned as she saw He's unconscious and blood is coming out of his mouth.
"Viper" grace said as She lifts up his shirt and saw his stitches have ripped open and the area around them has swelled up to the size of a small melon.
Grace sat on top of viper as they managed to get control of the bleeding, she was putting pressure on the wound
"Call up to the OR and tell them we're coming. Page Dr. Bailey" grace said
"Right away" a nurse said as Alex is staring at Viper, hands on hips, a bit stunned
"Alex! Push the damn gurney!" Grace said
"Clear the way. Coming through" a nurse said
"Somebody get the elevator!" Alex called
"Hurry. I don't know how long I can keep this wound closed" grace said as she looked to the Elevator doors close as They watch the level numbers light up
"Move faster, damn it" grace said asThey arrive and go into the OR where grace is still straddling Viper
"Well, this is a new one. Somebody get her off my patient" bailey said as grace climbs down
"grace, go get cleaned up and scrub in, Alex, get back downstairs" bailey said
"Yeah, but I helped" alex said
"Helped! They tell me down in the Pit that you only want to take the hot cases. In every pack of interns there's always one fool that's running around trying to show off, and Alex, this time that fool is you. Get out" bailey said as he leaves
"Somebody get me something to stand on, lower this table. The mountain's going to have to come to me" bailey said looking to the OR table
***
Grace walked out into the waiting room with bailey she saw. A group waiting that she took as vipers friends
"This lovely group's his friends. Uh, you all belong to -....what's his name?" Bailey asked grace
"Viper" grace said
"Viper?" Bailey asked
"Yeah, we were in the race" a man said "How is he, is he okay?" A girl asked as bailey looked to them
"Is he okay? No. No, he is not okay, at all. He hurled his body down a concrete mountain at full speed for no good reason. Yeah, I know you all pierce yourselves and smoke up and generally treat your bodies like your grungy asses can't break down to, you want to kill yourselves, flying down a concrete mountain, go to it, but there are other people walking, people driving, people trying live their lives on that concrete mountain, and one of them got his brains scrambled today because one of you little sniffling no-good snot-rag -" bailey said
"Doctor Bailey -" grace said
"Yeah, yeah so no, your friend Viper, as far as I'm concerned, is not okay "bailey said as she walked off leaving grace standing there
"She's, um, really tired, but, uh, Viper's going to make it. He's gonna live" grace said
"Cool. Thanks"
***
Grace stood packing up her stuff in the locker room as Derek comes in and shuts the door
"It's not the chase" he said as grace frowned
"What?"
"You and me. It is not the thrill of the chase. It's not a game. It's...it's your tiny ineffectual fists. And your hair"grace said
"My hair?"
"There's something about it I don't know, it's soft and I don't know And you're very, very bossy. Keeps me in line" Derek said
"I'm still not going out with you" grace Said
"You say that now" he said as he walked off, she looked after him and sighed. She knew thwart she was tempted but she if she did agree to go out with him that there had to be rules
Grace knew it was complicated and she knew that they had hooked up a few times but grace knew that there was an attraction and that she was trying to do her best to resist him snd she knew it was forbidden but for how much longer could grace deny the fact that what she and Derek shepherd had was more than sex for? And that she could actually like him?