season 5 episode 19 & 20
Being Cristina's intern, and one of the only interns Cristina somewhat trusted, Holly was the only intern on Izzie's case. And seeing that her task was to always make Izzie 'comfortable,' Holly was Izzie's only visitor that day while the rest of Izzie's friends continued to work.
"Hey," Meredith greeted George as she sat down on the lonely table since Holly left to get food and left her knitting supplies on the table, hint: Holly sucked at knitting, "how's Izzie?"
George shrugged, still beating himself up for not having known she was sick, "I don't know."
Cristina sat down and Meredith eyed her turtleneck, still not believing Cristina stayed with Owen after he choked her, and asked, "How's Izzie?"
Cristina looked up, "Why?"
"Have you been to see her?"
"No," Cristina responded to Meredith, "I've been working with Swender all day."
Alex sat down and began to eat his food, causing the two women to stare at him and he looked up, "What?"
Meredith asked again, "Have you been to see Izzie?"
"No." Alex shook his head, "Haven't you?"
They all looked at each other guiltily before Holly sat down, her positive energy disgusting them as she smiled, "Hey." She stared down at her small rectangle of wool, "I think I'm gonna start over again-- maybe it's the way I started, or--"
"Kepner." Cristina started, "Have you gone to check on Izzie?"
"Yeah." Holly nodded, going back to knitting before her eyes went back up slowly to see them all expectantly waiting for her to continue and she sighed, "Izzie's been teaching me how to knit all day and she's knitting a scarf for Dr. Bailey." They continued to stare, "Dr. Bailey kept visiting every now and then to check how good of a doctor I was and Derek's working out Izzie's surgery in the O.R." She nodded, sighing as they continued to stare, "...In other words, she's fine. But I think she'd want you guys--"
Alex stuffed his face with food before shaking his head, "Gotta go."
"Yeah, I have to check up with Swender." Cristina dismissed Holly's idea as she walked off and Meredith joined her.
Holly looked back at George, "How's it going in Callie's service?"
George looked back at her and kissed Holly, "I love you." Holly felt her cheeks redden as he continued, "It's going well, thank you."
Holly nodded, knowing he was saying that because he didn't ask her about Izzie, "You're welcome." She lifted her small knitted rectangle that would turn into a scarf, "You think this is good?"
"I think you need to tighten the loops." George admitted as he grabbed the rectangle and Holly groaned.
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After a smooth surgery with Derek and Bailey for Izzie, Holly inhaled deeply as she and Dr. Bailey walked down the hall to update Izzie's friends-- and all the interns and staff that cared about Izzie-- so essentially a huge ton of people.
As soon as Holly and Dr. Bailey passed through the doors, the questions began to fly.
"Were her vitals stable the entire time?" Cristina rushed over.
"Were there any spikes in her intracranial pressure?" Meredith asked.
"Is there any residual tumor?" Alex questioned.
Holly looked at Dr. Bailey before starting, "Um, Dr. Shepherd was able to resect all of the tumor and she'll be in the PACU for around an hour."
Dr. Bailey nodded, "She's fine." The interns and other staff left, leaving Meredith, Cristina, Alex and George so Bailey began to lecture them, "Your friend is just fine, no thanks to any of you. Tomorrow, do better." She turned to walk away before looking at Holly, "Good work, Kepner. I expect to see you tomorrow morning."
"Yes, ma'am." Holly nodded, looking up at the four before going back to Izzie.
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bailey and holly moments ✨
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After Bailey told Holly to get on Derek's case to learn something, Holly walked next to Lexie as they joined Derek and Mark on their way outside of the E.R.
"You paged me." Mark told Owen as they turned the corner.
"Driver's face went through a side window." Owen shrugged, "Thought it'd be your cup of tea."
Mark nodded, "Right you are."
"Whatever." Derek muttered as Lexie and Holly looked at each other. Mark and Derek still not forgiving each other after their altercation that resulted in a fist fight.
Lexie ate a butterfinger before she looked at her friend again and as they both sighed, fist-bumping before speaking in unison, "Go team."
Separating, Holly ran off to Derek and Lexie went to Mark.
"What do you got?" Derek asked the paramedic.
"Anthony Meloy," The paramedic informed, "thirty-two-year-old male pedestrian with a left arm injury and road rash to his face and torso. Stable vitals in the field. Landed on the street after he was hit by the driver."
Alex and George joined Hunt as the other patient, the driver, corrected from the other ambulance, "I didn't hit him. He jumped in front of me."
Derek began a neuro exam as Meloy grunted, "You better give that son of a bitch a blood alcohol test. He was driving like a madman."
"Okay," The driver denied, "now he's just lying."
"Oh, I'm lying?" Meloy turned his head although it was in a neck brace, "I'm lying?!"
"Mr. Maloy," George spoke, "try to stay still."
"There's no sign of head trauma." Derek concluded as he clicked his light off.
"Check out the other guy," Hunt nodded his head, "I got it from here."
Derek nodded at Holly and they walked over to Mark's patient, "Wait," Derek told Mark since Mark tried to wheel their patient inside, "I need to look at his injuries."
"When we're inside." Mark advised.
"Drunk!" Meloy yelled out.
The driver, Dan Gates, screamed back, "Liar!"
"Pathetic." Derek called Mark.
Mark scoffed, "Ass."
"This is gonna be a long day." Holly chimed from the back as she and Lexie watched Mark and Derek bring their patient inside.
"Yup." Lexie agreed, filling her mouth with food before walking inside.
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"There's no blood in the brain." Derek sighed as he took a look of the scans as Dan was getting out of the M.R.I. machine.
"Z.M.C. fracture of the temporal bone," Mark noted, "ruptured ear drum." He looked at the interns, "Book us an O.R."
The two nodded before walking off, hoping to escape before Derek spoke, "Uh, not so fast, Dr. Grey, Dr. Kepner. Mr. Gates--" He looked at Mark, "the patient has a name--" He glanced back at the interns and the scans, "Also has an injured facial nerve, which means what, Dr. Kepner?"
Holly sighed, "Mr. Gates will also need a nerve repair."
"Does that take place before or after Dr. Sloan's ossicular reconstruction, Dr. Grey?"
Lexie inhaled sharply before moving to look at the scans, "Before."
"Incorrect." Mark shook his head.
"Because you'll have to explore the wound for bone fragments, not to mention reversing his conductive hearing loss."
"Which is why I need you two to book me that O.R. now, Dr. Grey and Dr. Kepner."
Holly nodded, "I'll go--"
"Look," Derek interrupted, "if the patient has facial paralysis, it won't matter if he can hear out of one ear or not? Am I right, Dr. Kepner? Dr. Grey?"
Holly hummed, "Um..."
"Lexie?" Mark included.
Lexie sighed, "Uh..."
"Dr. Kepner?" Derek added.
"Red? Lexie?"
"Grey?"
"I think you both are amazing doctors." Lexie outburst, sighing before she ate another butterfinger and walked away.
"I'm--I'm gonna go." Holly pointed behind her.
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"How's George?" Lexie asked after she and Holly left their patient's room since he was signing consent forms for surgery.
"He's good." Holly nodded, pressing the button on the elevator to get to Izzie's room, "I think he stopped questioning why he was the last to know after Bailey called him and the others out.
"Mm." She hummed as she elevator doors opened and they left, walking towards Izzie's room before opening the door. Lexie was the first inside, "Hi."
"Hello." Holly greeted, her eyes sparkling as she saw french fries, "Ooh, french fries."
Lexie walked over, beginning to stressfully eat some and moaned, "God, I love french fries."
Cristina scoffed at seeing the redhead, "Where have you been? Izzie just started her I.L.-2 treatment, Holly. You can't just take on another case--"
"I'm fine, Cristina." Izzie assured, "And Bailey told her to get on another case, for now--." Izzie nodded at Holly as she grabbed some fries and ate it before looking back at the bathroom door, "Meredith, let's go!"
"I feel like this dress is giving me a mammogram." Meredith complained, "It's squishing my boobs."
"Let me see it."
"I'm taking it off."
Izzie gasped harshly which made all of their heads move and Alex asked, "Iz, you okay?"
"I-I think she's choking." Holly said as Lexie moved her tray and fries out of the way.
Cristina walked over to Izzie and checked her mouth, "Izzie?" She looked at Holly, "Let's hit her with oxygen. Izzie?" Holly grabbed the oxygen mask, "Izzie, speak to me. Can you say something? Izzie?"
Meredith opened the door and came out-- which made Izzie laugh and wave away Holly's hand with the mask, "I'm not choking." Holly and Cristina sighed as the redhead placed the mask away, "I'm joking."
"Okay," Cristina lectured, "you gotta stop doing that, 'cause it's not funny."
"It got Meredith out of the bathroom so I could see her in her dress," Izzie noted, "and it's gorgeous."
Cristina looked back at Meredith as Holly and Lexie continued to eat the fries, "Tell her she has to stop."
Meredith reprimanded, "Izzie!"
"It's very romantic." Izzie nodded, "It's pretty, right?"
Holly and Lexie nodded, "Pretty."
"And I see you've invited more people to witness my humiliation." Meredith remarked.
"No," Lexie shook her head as she explained, "Derek and Mark still aren't speaking to each other, and we're heading into a six-hour surgery. So unless I can slip this cheeseburger into a sterile area, I'm not gonna make it." She sighed, "Can you please come and talk to them?"
"Fine." Izzie waved Meredith away, "Okay. You can go."
Holly sighed in relief, "Thank you."
"Cristina," Izzie gestured, "will you help her take the dress off?"
Holly grabbed some fries along with Lexie, "We'll be in the scrub room."
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"Hey." Holly smiled, extending a hand out to George as she leaned against the resident lounges' door, "You ready to head to Joe's bar?"
"Yep." George smiled back, placing a kiss on Holly's lips, "Are you fine?" He asked, "I thought you'd be tired after your surgery with Derek and Mark."
"No." Holly shook her head, "I'm all good. How was trauma?"
"It was great." George chuckled, beginning to ramble about his wonderful day.
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Resting his head on his hand, George examined Holly's peaceful face as she slept on his arm and Joe gave him another beer, he nodded, "Thanks."
Alex exhaled as he sat down next to George at the bar, stopping himself from speaking as he saw Holly resting on George's arm.
"You can talk," George nodded as he explained, "if you want, you can talk. She's not gonna hear anything, she's a heavy sleeper and she's had a long day."
Alex nodded, hesitating before he spoke, "You kicked ass today, O'Malley. You kicked my ass."
George blinked, "I just did what I had to do."
"No, no." Alex shook his head, "You... you kicked ass. I'm not like that. I'm good. But not like you. I'm not... good under pressure." There was a small pause, "She's really sick-- really sick-- and I'm not good under pressure."
George slid his beer over to Alex before looking back at Joe, "Could I have another, please?"
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holly really just knocked out like that 🤡