Adventures at Hopkins

weekend plans?

A few weeks had passed and we had a free weekend coming up again. I was planning on visiting my mom and I wanted to ask Arizona if she wanted to come with me and meet my family, since I met hers already. On my way to the hospital I called her and told her to meet me in the parking lot so we could go inside together. I arrived at the hostel and 2 minutes later Arizona parked next to me. I waved and gave her a big smile. She came over and gave me a hug telling me good morning. We went inside to our lockers and put on our scrubs. We went down to the pit and started our day.

I was on neuro today. There was nothing I loved more that neuro. I loved every second of being on the neuro attending's service and did my best to impress him. I looked for him in the pit and found him in trauma room 3. When he saw me he asked if I could help him with the head lack he was stitching up and to book a CT. I called the CT and told them we were coming up. I finished stitching and took the patient for a head CT. I didn't get lost anymore, I found my way to the CT-machine like I was walking in my own house. I knew the hospital so well know I got everywhere super fast. I put the patient in the CT-machine and went to the attending to look at the scans. The patient had a pretty bad brain bleed, it is a wonder that he was still sitting up in the ER. I called the OR and we went up. We scrubbed in and stopped the brain bleed. Everything went well and I took him up to the neuro ICU. By the time I was done with rounds and a last post-op check on the patient in the ICU I went down to meet Arizona for lunch.

"Hey sunshine!" I said when I saw her down the hall. "Ready to get some lunch?"

"I am starving."

I put my arm around hers and we made our way to the cafeteria. We talked about what had already happened today and how much we have grown since our first day. We thought back to the moment we met, me running into her with a gurney not being able to find CT and now we know our way around the hospital so well. We grabbed a plate and waited in the line to get some pizza. We went to our usual table and ate our food.

"So you know we have a free weekend coming up right?" I started. "I am going to visit my mom and I was wondering if maybe you would like to come with me. We can have a lot of fun and then I don't have to be all alone with my family, knowing my mom she is going to call all my siblings."

"Yes I would love to come. Is your family really that bad?"

"Ow you have no idea. I am like the black sheep of the family. I am the youngest and they love to talk crap about me and talk me down. The only one being normal to me is my brother Derek. If he is there my sisters are not that bad."

"Well since I'm coming I'll defend you whenever you need me to." She grabbed my hand and squeezed it a little letting me know she was here for me. We finished our lunch and I went back to the ICU to go check on the patient from this morning. Everything looked good so far, he hadn't woken up yet but that was normal for the stage his brain bleed was. He should wake up in the next couple of hours until then I just keep a close eye on him. I went to continue to check on other neuro patients in the ICU and went back to the pit to see if I could help someone.

Arizona's POV

After lunch I went back to the peds floor to look for my resident and ask where I was needed. My resident told me that they needed help in the NICU so I went there. There were a lot of babies in the NICU but one caught my attention. There was this little girl born with her organs on the outside. The doctor was putting a cream on the little sack of organs and asked me if I could help. I went over to the warmer and helped putting the cream on the organs. Everything went well and we moved to another baby to check their vitals. I love working with kids and babies, they are so cute and full of Hope's and dreams.

End of the day

I walked in the locker room and looked for Amelia but she wasn't done yet so I send her a quick text asking her if she was almost done and that she should meet me at the bar. I met the hospital and went straight to the bar. I ordered a martini and went to sit at the table Amelia and I always sit at. My other half arrived about 30 minutes after me and gave me a big hug when she arrived at the table. We drank a lot and went back to Amelia's apartment. We talked for hours about her family an what I should be expecting for this weekend. She told me to prepare myself mentally for a very exhausting weekend at the Shepherd's house. I told her that she had nothing to worry about and that I would always back her up no matter what. We went to bed and fell asleep almost immediately once we crawled into the bed, laying next to each other. 

The day after tomorrow I am going to meet Amelia's mother and maybe her sisters and brother. I could not wait 'till then. I gave Amelia a little kiss on her forehead like we always do and went to sleep.