holidaze
season 6 ep 10
🎵There She Goes-The La's🎵
"There she goes, there she goes again "
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Thanksgiving eve
"Hey Maddy" Jackson says as he approached her at the nurses station
"Hey" she replies glancing up from her work noticing the grin plastered on his face
"You wanna-"
"Yeah" the girl interrupts dragging him to a supply closet
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Thanksgiving day
Madelyn and Lexie are with a patient who's nose won't stop bleeding
"Okay. Wh ...When did the bleeding start?" Derek asks
"This morning. He's had these before. I just ... I've never seen a nosebleed go on like this" the boys mom replies
"There's blood on Timmy, mom" the little bit says
"Mr. And Mrs. Jacobsen, can I see you?" Derek asks
"Go ahead. We'll be fine" Lexie reassures the parents
"Nicholas has what is called an arteriovenous malformation. It's a cluster of tangled blood vessels in his brain. It's what's causing the bleeding. In order to stop the bleeding, we need to remove it" Derek explains
"Y-Y-You mean like brain surgery or ..."
"I'll do everything I can to protect the brain tissue and minimize damage. I'm sorry. I know it's scary. But we have to go in right away"
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Derek and Arizona's OR
"She's 18. That's not very much younger than me" Lexie says referring to the arrival of Marks daughter
"Well, it's not that shocking actually. I mean, the way Mark got around before he met you, There could be a gaggle of sloans. Sloan jones. Sloan smith. Sloan Sloan" Madelyn jokes
"Mean" Arizona says
"Ah, damn it. Son of a b¡tch. I can't access the feeders" Derek says
"So ... what does that mean?" Lexie asks
"It means I can't get at it. I can do a temporary fix, but once he starts bleeding again, which he will, There won't be anything we can do"
"So we're just gonna ... send him home to die?"
"Happy thanksgiving, Jacobsen family" Arizona mutters
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Christmas eve
Madelyn joins Jackson who is watching his patient outside in the snow "Hey" she says shivering slightly
"Hey" the boy replies wrapping an arm around the girl
"So Meredith is having a Christmas dinner tomorrow, you wanna come" Madelyn asks
"Only if you're going" the boy replies
Madelyn rolls her eyes "Of course i'm going, so that's a yes right"
"It's a yes" He says looking down at her
Madelyn looks up at him a warm feeling growing inside, in the past couple months the two have gotten closer, they look out for each other and well, the sex, my god the sex was good
"I'll see you tomorrow then" the girl says before removing his arm from around her and heading back inside
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Christmas day
Mark and Derek explain the way they want to operate on Nicholas to Madelyn
"And this goes through the nose to the base of the skull, And then I drill the bone off" Derek says
"Well, what happens once you drill the holes?"
"We put miniature staple clips on the vessels" Mark replies
"With what instrument?"
"We don't have it. Not yet. But we will. We will. We're, uh, still trying to figure out how to build it, but we're on it"
Bailey walks in "Uh... I would like an invitation to your home for Christmas dinner. I know it's very late for me To be asking for such an invitation, Given that it is, in fact, Christmas day. However, I have a very worried father, and if I don't look like I have some sort of life, He'll never leave. I have a bowel infarction to repair, and then after that, I'll be free to come to your home"
"Sounds fine" Derek responds smiling at the woman
"Thank you"
As Bailey walks out Arizona walks in "The chief just cut off the funding for our equipment"
"What?" both men exclaim
"We're way over budget, And Nicholas is running out of time"
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Mark,Madelyn,Arizona, and Derek are with Richard
"We want our bonuses to go towards the equipment for nicholas Jacobsen" Derek says
"Sorry, you can't do that"
"No, but it'll be like a donation"
"They're our bonuses"
"There are no bonuses. That's what he's trying to say. There are no bonuses this year" Derek say
"I'm sorry. Merry Christmas" Richard replies
"I'll write a check. How much?"
"I'll split it with you" Arizona says almost instantly
"Thank you" Derek says looking at Madelyn
"Don't look at me i'm a resident"
He turns to Mark
"I have a teenager. What if she wants to go to college?"
"Have you met her?" Arizona says
"Fine, I'm in"
"I'll get back to you with numbers" Richard says to them
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Madelyn and Jackson are sat next to each other at the table ready to eat the christmas dinner
"The house looks beautiful, Mer" Arizona says
"Thank you. Callie?" Meredith questions
"Working" the blonde replies
"Oh, that's too bad. Here, you want some stuffing?" Meredith offers Bailey
"Thanks. That's all, thank you"
"Oh, how ... How'd Kelsey do?"
"Who's Kelsey?" Derek asks
"A girl with no heart. I had to do a laparoscopic bowel repair while the poor thing was awake on the table" Bailey explains
"Miranda, mind your manners. Even if surgery is your whole life, it doesn't mean you have to talk about bowels at the dinner table" Baileys Dad interrupts
"My child is healthy"
"Excuse me?"
"He may not be with me tonight, but he's healthy ..."
"I didn't say he ..."
"And he's well-Loved. He's a well-Loved boy. And he's a happy boy. And staying in an unhappy marriage ... Now is not the time or the place ... Staying in an unhappy marriage, a marriage that I've outgrown, A marriage full of ultimatums and numbness and resentment ..."
"Miranda ..."
"That is not the kind of life I want to model for my child. That is not what I want him to believe Married love is. Look, I know what's possible. I know what's out there for me Because you taught me well. You and mom showed me what true love looks like. So I chose not to settle, and I'm happier for it, Even if I'm alone at Christmas. My child is healthy, and I'm happy. And, you know, part of my happiness is the fact that I got to repair a woman's bowel and save her life today. And that's God's work, Which makes this appropriate Christmas dinner conversation. Yeah. I'm happy. And my child is healthy. And that's enough for me today, dad. That's enough"
"Uh, green beans, anyone?" Madelyn asks attempting to breaking the awkwardness
Jackson gestures for them "Thank you. Thanks"
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New year's eve
"He's in hypovolemic shock. He's lost too much blood. And I didn't want to have to do this, but we're gonna Have to put a tube down his throat to help him breathe. Nicholas. We need to tube him right now" Arizona tells Madelyn
Derek comes in "Don't tube him. Bag him till we get to the O.R"
"The O.R. ?" Madelyn questions
"We finished the instruments"
"We did?" Arizona says
"Yeah, we're gonna operate. I just need you to sign a consent form"
The parents quickly sign the consent forms
"Pretty dramatic timing, Dr. Shepherd" Madelyn says
"I like to make an entrance"
"Oh I know" Madelyn's says smiling at her brother
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New year's day
After a successful surgery Madelyn heads home to find Jackson waiting on the front porch "Hey" she greets the boy
"Hi, I uh, ordered Chinese, should be here soon, maybe we could watch a movie-"
"Jackson-"
"I know, i know you don't do relationships, but as friends? Or I could go-"
"Friends sounds good- friends with benefits though" Madelyn says winking at the boy
"Friends with benefits" Jackson smirks pulling the girl through the front door
What a way to start the year Madelyn thought...