Unexpected Love (Editing)

Chapter 37

Liliana's pov

I started the morning off early studying for the boards with Callie, by the time we finished it was time to for me to join Derek and Lexie for surgery.

"And there we are" Lexie smiles as she removes the brain flap.

"That's a perfect craniotomy, right Dr. Garcia?" He asks me.

"You dragged me in here to stand on my feet for hours after I've been up since 3:30 in the morning, to watch Lexie do a basic craniotomy." I frown side eyeing him.

"Hey, it is not basic." She defends.

"It's her first solo cyst, be a good friend and a good teacher. Cheer her on." He says.

"Shepherd, I've got a motorcycle cop open on the table with a C-7 fracture. I need your eyes on the cord, can you?" Callie asks walking into the OR.

"Alright, I'll be right there." He says.

"Okay." She nods before walking out of the OR.

"When you marsupialize that you.." He directs.

"Tack the edges, yes I know." Lexie says.

"She knows what she's doing, just observe. I'll be right back, if you need anything." He says.

"We won't. Go." I reassure him before he exits the OR. Lexie continues to operate as I watch.

"The cyst is draining really well." Lexie says.

"Really well, great job." I say before the patients brain begins to bleed.

"Whoa, where is that blood coming from?" Lexie asks.

"It's alright, it's just a little bleeding. We just have to find the source, let's extend the craniotomy a little." I say.

"Open her up more?" Lexie asks me.

"Yeah, it's okay. Just a little." I say before Lexie begins to open the patient up a little more.

"Like that?" She asks as she finally removes another piece of bone flap.

"Yep, there it is. Little bleeder, just cauterize." I say.

"Okay, bipolar." Lexie says before the scrub nurse hands her the instrument and she resumes operating

"Look at that, that's her tumor." I say as we see the tumor.

"Oh my god, there it is. Do we take it out" She asks me.

"Let's call OR two and find out how long Dr. Shepherds gonna be." I say to a nurse.

"I mean he said it would be easy, that I could do it." Lexie says.

"I know and it's right there." I sigh.

"They said he's just finishing, he'll be here any minute." The nurse says.

"Okay, alright let's just wait and see what he says." I tell Lexie, we continue to wait but we find out Derek's going to be a little while longer, so I decide to let Lexie go through with removing the tumor. She finishes operating while I watch to make sure she doesn't make any mistakes, then I go find Derek so I can tell him that we've finished.

"There you are." I say walking into the OR where Derek is operating with Alex and Arizona.

"What are you doing here?" He asks.

"We're finished, the cyst is draining. She did great and get this Lexie resected the meningioma. Perfect margins, she was perfect." I smile.

"You did what?" He frowns. I could instantly tell from his voice that he was upset.