Sister, Sister¹

The Nerve

Ivy sits next to Liz as Jackson explains the procedure to the family, "Now once I remove the sural nerve from your leg, Dr. Torres will graft it on to Dr. Shepherds median nerve. You'll likely experience some discomfort in your leg for a few weeks-"

"Months. Months. And when he says discomfort, it's gonna hurt like hell," Derek said, pacing behind Ivy.

Liz looks at him, "Well, you're a bag of sunshine, aren't you? Seriously, Ives, is he always like this?"

Jackson smirks, "Ives?"

She waves him off, "My sisters nickname for me. And no, just when he needs to let others help him."

"I just don't want to hear six months from now that you can't move and that the ibuprofen hurts your stomach," Derek lists.

"He makes me sound like I'm a 90 year old man. Have you noticed that?" Liz asks Jackson and Ivy.

"Because I've heard for decades how I ruined your life..." Derek says as Ivy hangs her head at the topic.

Liz argues, "Becaue you did."

Derek continues, "And that mom doesn't love you."

"Because she doesn't."

"I don't want to hear about this again," Ivy complains.

Liz shushes her, "Quiet Ivy. And Derek, I think what you're trying to say is thank you, Lizzie, for cutting off a leg and giving it to me."

Derek laughs, "Ah. Here it is. This is how it's gonna go down in history. It is a nerve. It is not the entire leg."

Ivy stops her bickering siblings, "Stop. Focus. Jackson, please continue."

"Um, I think Dr. Shepherds right. If you're unsure, we-"

"Jackson!" Ivy says as Liz complains, "Oh, come on. I'm just winding him up because it is so easy. Like you've never seen Ives do it? Just give me the form."

Jackson nods, "Okay."

Liz signs as Ivy sighs. Once she signs it, Liz looks at Derek and Meredith, "Now can I go hang out with Zola in day care?"

Meredith sits up, "Oh, I'm sorry. They don't let the adults come and go because it's harder on the kids."

Ivy sees Liz's face turn downward and so does Derek, "I will bring her to you later."

He kisses the top of her and Ivys head before leaving the room. Liz turns to Jackson, "So, now that I've met Dr. Avery, can I meet Jackson Avery, my sisters boyfriend?"

"Um, uh, ye-uh okay," Jackson stumbles as Ivy giggles.

"Yes, this is Dr. Jackson Avery, my boyfriend. Jackson, this is one of my older sisters, Lizzie," Ivy introduces.

They shake hands, "Its nice to meet you finally, Jackson. Ives has told me a lot about you."

Jackson nods, "Shes told me a lot about you as well. Now, I'm going to go prep and practice because I know of a lot of people that will be mad at me if I mess this up. So, I will see you both later," he gets up, kissing Ivys head quickly before leaving.

"You got a good one."

"Oh, I know."

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Ivy sits down to lunch with Cristina, Meredith, and April, "Flower, music- it's a recipe for disaster."

"April, you're going to be fine. Don't worry about it," Meredith tells her.