Endless Summer Nights

3.

Meredith walks down to the pool and immediately spots her rowdy friends. She watches as Alex grabs a screaming Izzie around the waist and throws her into the pool. Meredith shakes her head as she stands there and watches them for a minute. They are crazy. They are completely crazy, but they are her friends.

She laughs to herself as she walks over to the side of the pool and plops down on a chaise lounge next to Cristina. Cristina raises her head and looks at her.

Cristina: It's about damn time you showed up. I was getting ready to jump off of the side of the damn boat.

Meredith giggles as she puts on her Coach sunglasses and lies back, enjoying the warmth of the sun on her pale body. Soon she would need to apply sunscreen, but right now she just wants to enjoy the warmth. Suddenly she is thinking about Derek applying the sunscreen for her. She feels her body growing flush as the thought of his hands smoothing the cool lotion into her skin runs through her mind.

Cristina's sharp elbow in her side brings her back to the noisy poolside.

Cristina: What the hell is up with you?

Meredith: What?

Cristina: I have been talking to you for the last five minutes and you have been off in lala land.

Meredith: I'm just tired from the flight.

Cristina arches her eyebrow.

Cristina: Right. I'm not buying that.

Meredith just shrugs.

Meredith: You don't have to.

Cristina raises herself up on her elbows and stares at Meredith.

Cristina: Okay. What the hell is wrong with you? You have been in a bitchy mood since we got to the ship?

Meredith feels the frustration build up in her.

Meredith: I already told you that nothing was wrong. Why don't you just shut up and enjoy the freaking sun!

Cristina's mouth falls slightly open as she stares at Meredith. Meredith has never told her to shut up. Cristina is usually the rude one. She must admit that she is impressed. Cristina nods her head before lying back down.

Cristina: Way to grow a pair, Grey.

Meredith: Go to hell, Yang.

Just them Alex comes over and bends down to pick Cristina up off of the chair.

Cristina: If you touch my, Karev, I will castrate you with a rusty scalpel.

Alex shrugs before bending down and picking up Cristina's tiny frame. Cristina immediately begins to hit him with her fists.

Cristina: Put me down, Evil Spawn!

Alex: Say the magic word.

Cristina: Put me down right now, you ass!

Alex: As you please.

Alex smirks as he drops Cristina into the pool. Meredith is watching it all from her chair next to the pool, laughing her ass off. She sees Cristina's head bob up to the surface, her hands motioning angrily at Alex as she makes her way to the side of the pool. Meredith looks at Alex.

Meredith: You better run.

Alex: She does look pissed.

Meredith: Yup.

Alex glances at the pool where the angry Asian is crawling up the ladder at the side, looking at him with fire in her eyes, before he looks back at Meredith.

Alex: See ya.

Meredith laughs.

Meredith: If she doesn't kill you.

Alex takes off, Cristina grabs her stuff and runs after him. Meredith shakes her head as she leans back in the chair, sighing. This is how it's supposed to be, relaxing peacefully by the pool, inhaling the smell of the ocean as she feels the sun on her skin. Yup. This is how it's supposed to be.

Voice: You know, you should probably put some sunscreen on. I could help you with that if you would like?