sol·ace
/ˈsäləs/
noun
1. comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
"We'll find solace from the storm in the beacon of the lighthouse"
- When a young doctor becomes the epitome of her name, for a guy just trying to survive the chaos...
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"No way." Cristina tells Meredith who nods her head, "Yeah."
"No freakin' way." Solace gasps.
Meredith looks to her, "Right?"
"So, were you trying? Or—"
"No, total accident, I used the thing." Meredith shakes her head.
Cristina tilts her head, "So are we happy, about this? Or are we exercising our legal right to choose?"
Meredith grabs her chest, but doesn't say anything. Solace and Cristina laugh, "Okay. All Right."
Solace's pager goes off, "Crap, I gotta go." She quickly Kisses Meredith's forehead and Cristina's cheek, "Congrats. Love you. Let me know if Derek cries when you tell him." She says over her shoulder.
Solace rushes down to the E.R., going into Trauma room 2, where Hunt and Altman were working on the patient, Jackson with them. "Where do you need me?" She asks, taking in the situation.
"Over here." Hunt tells her, "Help me apply more pressure."
Solace moves, next to him, applying pressure to the wound. She looks down, seeing blood in the chest tube, "Hunt, he's bleeding into his chest."
"Crap." Hunt orders, "Call the O.R. tell them we're on our way." He looks over to Her and Jackson, "Let's get him ready to transport."
Cristina runs in, "You paged."
Altman looks over to her, "Yeah, but I need you to cover my post-ops. I'm sorry."
"I'm— I'm not going into surgery with you?" Cristina asks.
"Cristina—" Hunt says.
"I'm talking to Dr.Altman." She tells him, making him look up at her.
Altman looks between them for a second, "I need you to cover my post-ops."
"Okay. Fine. No problem. I'll do it." Cristina backs out of the room.
Solace sends her a sincere look as she leaves, moving when Hunt orders them to move the patient.
So much for the happiness they were feeling this morning.
***
"I can't get control of this artery." Altman claims.
Solace looks up at the monitor, "He's crashing."
"Alright, I need more light and another clamp."
As they try to repair the artery and get his vitals under control, Derek comes into the E.R. "How's it going in here?"
"Touch and go." Hunt shakes his head.
"Avery," Derek calls, "You got a second?"
Jackson goes over to him, having a quite conversation, while everyone else keeps working. Solace looks up when Derek leaves, seeing Jackson just standing there, looking at the door.
