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EARLY THE NEXT MORNING, Delilah was paged to a conference room. Walking in, she saw Christina suturing a banana. Sitting down next to her, she critiques her technique.
"Oh, don't do it like that. You're going to leave a scar. Here, I'll show you how to do it properly," she told her, snatching the banana out of her hand.
"How do you know how to-"
"What are you doing?" Meredith asks, pulling out a chair to sit next to Delilah.
"She's fixing my suturing technique," Christina huffs, not taking her eyes off of Delilah's hands. Meredith giggles, of course, Delilah would do that. The two older girls watch Delilah suture the banana in awe, she's amazing. They were all in their own little world when all of a sudden Dr Shepherd walks into the room.
"Good morning. I'm going to do something pretty rare for a surgeon. I'm going to ask interns for help. I've got this kid, Katie Bryce," he says, greeting the interns in the room.
"Right now, she's a mystery. She doesn't respond to her meds. Labs are clean, scans are pure, but she's having seizures. Grand mal seizures with no visible cause. She's a ticking clock. She's going to die if I don't make a diagnosis. Which is where you come in. I can't do it alone. I need your extra minds, extra eyes. I need you to play detective; to find out why Katie is having seizures. I know that you're tired, you're busy, you've got more work than you could possibly handle. I understand. So, I'm going to give you an incentive," he adds. Delilah perks up. Incentive? Is it surgery?
"Whoever finds the answer rides with me. Katie needs surgery. You get to do what no interns get to do. Scrub in to assist on an advanced procedure. Dr Bailey's going to hand you Katie's chart. The clock is ticking fast, people. If we're going to save Katie's life, we have to do it soon."
Glancing at the chart, Delilah's eyes sparkle. I'm going to win.
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Meredith and Delilah walk out hand-in-hand, making their way towards the library. The two girls were telling each other about their days, Meredith promising to get her a celebratory cupcake for her awesome save.
"Hey. I want in on Shepherd's surgery. You've been the intern on Katie since the start, and you saved her yesterday. You want to work together? We find the answer, we have a higher chance of scrubbing in," Christina tells them.
"We'll work with you, but I don't want in on the surgery. You guys can fight for it," Meredith says, leading them to the library.
"Are you kidding me? It's the biggest opportunity any intern will ever get," Christina asks, flabbergasted.
"Yeah, Mer. Are you serious? Did you like sleep with him or something?" Delilah jokes.
Silence.
"Oh my God. You totally slept with him. Meredith Catherine Grey!" Delilah scolds, smacking the dirty blonde upside the head.
