Hiding in the Shadows

61. Mer on Morphine

"You're a good friend...you are probably my best friend in the whole entire world..." Meredith told Cristina the next day.

Cristina looked at her in amusement. She was sitting in the chair to Meredith's left with her feet propped up on the bed.

"You are so high right now."

"Nuh uh." Meredith shook her head.

Cristina rolled her eyes. Meredith had been up for two hours and had been in severe pain. Hence the highness...Derek had left while she was still asleep telling Cristina he would be back as soon as possible. Cristina had offered the use of Meredith's house since it was closer and had more room than Derek's trailer. He went to get his mom settled and to shower and eat. Bailey had made him go when she had realized he had been in that room for thirty six hours with no shower or real sustenance. She had told his stinky ass to go away or else. His mom had dragged him out by his hair. That was some real entertainment for them all there. But no where as entertaining as this.

"Dr. Grey, how are you doing this morning?" Bailey asked as she walked in, Richard, George, Izzie and Alex trailing behind her.

"Just Peachy." She said.

Cristina bit her lip and smothered her smile, as everyone else exchanged glances at each other.

Richard went over to begin examining her. Meredith looked at him with glassy eyes. He smiled at her.

"Was my mother a screamer?" She asked.

Richard looked at her in confusion.

"I'm sorry?"

"In bed. Did my mother scream during sex?"

Richard turned a ruddy color as everyone else stifled laughs...except Bailey, who was checking her chart.

"Who gave her Morphine?" She asked.

Everyone shook there heads.

"Shepherd said to give her something if she was in pain. The nurse put her on the pump over an hour ago." Cristina spoke up. "It has been highly entertaining."

Richard cleared his throat, wrote a few notes and then cleared the room quickly.

"Meredith. How are you feeling?" Bailey asked.

"Groovy." Meredith said, drawing out the word.

"I'm sure you are." Bailey murmured. "George is going to take you down for another CT in a few hours."

Meredith looked apprehensive.

"Does anyone remember what happened the last time George took someone down for a CT? He almost threw the stretcher down the stairs...sorry George."

"I don't have too..." George began stopping when Bailey cut him a look. "It won't happen again."

"That good enough for you Dr. Grey?" Bailey asked impatiently.

"You're pretty." Meredith said, scrunching her nose up.

Bailey rolled her eyes before leaving the room.

"How are you Mer?" Alex asked walking over to her and sweeping her hair out of her face.

"Are you people deaf?" Meredith said loudly.

Izzie laughed.

"How long has she been like this?" She asked Cristina.

"About two minutes after they inserted the Morphine."

"Who would have thought Mer would be a lightweight." George said.

"I am not light, I am dark and twisty...I do a really good twisty...I am very flexible." Meredith offered.