Stole My Heart ❤️ {A Jackson Avery love story}

Chapter 4:

I wake up to my alarm blaring through my apartment bedroom. Yes, I have moved into my beautiful apartment. My dad got all my furniture for my apartment even though I told him that he didn't need to but he insisted. He signed off on the lease and is paying my rent as well even though I told him that he didn't need to. I shut my alarm off, get dressed then I drive to the hospital. I grab some coffee for myself and a mocha latte for Dr. Bailey.

Delilah: good morning Dr. Bailey. Mocha latte for you.
Bailey: thank you Dr. Shepherd. You're here early.
Delilah: thought I'd get a head start before pre-rounds. Maybe help you out with anything.
Bailey: I'm impressed Shepherd.
Delilah: thank you Dr. Bailey.
Bailey: go check vitals on my patients in rooms 3619, 3420 and 3858.
Delilah: will do.

I run to the locker room, quickly change into my scrubs then check on Bailey's patients. After that, I run into my dad who was at the hospital before me.

Dad: you're here.
Delilah: yeah. I thought I'd help Bailey out before pre-rounds.
Dad: look at you go.
Delilah: oh! I see Cristina. I'll see you later. Love you!

I run off towards Cristina.

Delilah: hey!
Cristina: hey baby Shepherd. How long have you been here?
Delilah: I've been here for maybe half an hour or so.
Cristina: you've been here since 3:30?! Damn, I just got here.
Delilah: I thought I'd help Bailey before pre-rounds.
Cristina: you're way too nice.
Delilah: is that a bad thing?
Cristina: no.

Eventually, the rest of the crew show up for pre-rounds.

Bailey: you are the first person they see in the morning. You say please, you say thank you, you apologize waking them up.

I stifle a laugh when Alex shows up late, earning a glare from Bailey.

Bailey: you make them feel good about you. Why is that important? Cause then they'll talk to you and tell you what's wrong. Why is that important? Because then you can tell your Attending what they need to know during rounds. And why is that important? Because if you make your resident look bad, she'll torture you until you beg for your mama. Now get out there. I want pre-rounds done by 5:30 am.

I sit in between Cristina and Meredith.

Meredith: I'd better get good patients today. Yesterday, I had two guys with colostomies who needed dressing changes every 15 minutes.
Cristina: I'm gonna be in surgery. Today's my day.
Delilah: I'm joining my dad for a cordotomy at five then he's done at six.
Meredith: (to Cristina) on what?
Cristina: like I'd tell you.
Meredith: what do you know?
Cristina: I know that I was here at four and you didn't get here til 4:30. Baby Shepherd was brave and came here at 3:30.
Meredith: seriously?
Delilah: mhmm.
Meredith: (to Cristina) tell me.
Cristina: no. I'm not the intern who's screwing an Attending.
Delilah: hello, said Attending's daughter is right here.

We leave the locker room.

Meredith: I'm not screw—

We run into my dad who smiles at me and gives me a hug.

Meredith: you're here early.
Delilah: and that's my cue to leave.

I walk away from that awkward conversation and do my pre-rounds. It goes smoothly the entire time considering I used the Shepherd charm on all the patients and they absolutely loved me. I manage to get my pre-rounds done in fifteen minutes then I walk around for a bit until I find George and Meredith.

George: there need to be some rules.
Meredith: so, what, we can walk around in our underwear on alternate Tuesdays, or you could see bras and not panties? Or are you talking Amish rules? Because if you think you're gonna get Izzie to cover herself—
George: the amount of flesh exposed is not the point. You have to do something. It's your house.
Delilah: okay, what's going on?
Meredith: George saw Izzie half naked in the bathroom this morning while in the shower and he's complaining. And also, it's my mother's house.
Delilah: I don't see the big deal Georgie.
George: Meredith.
Meredith: do you like Izzie? Is that what this is about? Do you have a crush on Izzie?
Delilah: oooo! Does little Georgie-kins have a crush?
George: Izzie? No. I don't like Izzie. Izzie, no. She's not the one I'm attracted to.
Meredith: not the one. So, there's a one.
Delilah: oooo! Georgie-kins has a crush!!
George: this is not... look, there just have to be some rules.
Bailey: O'Malley, Grey, little Shepherd, get Karev and head down to Trauma. Shepherd needs you.
Delilah: my dad's in surgery. Oh crap! I was supposed to be with him.
Bailey: your dad got pulled before he could start.
Delilah: oh, oh thank god.