Meredith: Surgery has started.Cristina: Hey, have they started the surgery yet?
Alex: Yep.
Intern: Dr. Grey, we were wondering did Dr. Stevens' surgery start yet? Or...
Meredith: Keep it moving. No loitering in the OR hallway, that's the rule.
Alex: If they wanna stay, let them stay. People are better than no people.
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Derek: Meredith.
Meredith: What are you doing? You're gonna have to re-scrub.
Derek: I'm not ready.
Meredith: Yes you are.
Derek: I need to know that at least I have you, no matter what happens in there, i need to know. I need you to say yes. I need to know.
Meredith: I can't say yes. Not if agreeing to be with you forever will make it ok if Izzie dies. I can't say yes. I love you, and you can do this. You can do this. I know you can.
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Richard: Ah, It's not a good time, he's still scrubbing in.
Meredith: I know, it's just, ah, he should wear this. It's his ferry boat scrub cap. He loves ferry boats.
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Meredith: Hey, How's Izzie?
George: I don't know.
Meredith: How's Izzie?
Cristina: Why?
Meredith: Have you been to see her?
Cristina: No I've been working with Swinder all day.
Alex: What?
Meredith: Have you been to see Izzie?
Alex: No, haven't you?
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Alex: The Chief send you in here?
Meredith: Nope. I offered to come in. In case you needed to talk.
Alex: Hah, you think talking will help? You think a dixie cup full of my swimmers will make everything ok? It's crap. This is crap! You just can't go messing with peoples heads like that. Even if she freezes the embryo's do you think, you think we'll get a chance to use them? You think she'll still be here? YOU THINK SHE'LL SURVIVE ALL THIS? You think... I think...She told me... she told me she was seeing a ghost ok. And I'm so used to all the crazy chicks in my life, that I didn't even... I'm a doctor. A DOCTOR! And I didn't even think to... and now she's... this is wrong. This isn't how it's supposed to happen.
Meredith: I know.
Alex: It's crap!
Meredith: I know.
Alex: I hate this.
Meredith: I know.
Alex: This isn't... this isn't how we were supposed... this isn't how I wanted to do this. This isn't how Izzie and I were supposed to make a baby.
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Alex: I said go away.
Meredith: You left the door unlocked. That's bold.
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Cristina: Swinder has no vision.
Meredith: He wrapped his hands around your throat this morning and you're pretending like nothing happened.
Cristina: Just focus on Izzie.
Meredith: Hunt literally tried to kill you. He's barely back from Iraq, it's obvious he has issues. That doesn't mean that you have to stand by and...
Cristina: So like if he had a heart attack, or a stroke or lost a leg would you walk away? So how is it any more acceptable that I walk away from this? He's wounded. He has war wounds Meredith. It's not cut and dry. And it is not as bad as you think it is.
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Callie: Is she doing ok?
Meredith: Ah yeah, well she says she is.
Callie: Do you believe her?
Meredith: No. Not really.
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Meredith: You're wearing a turtle neck under your scrubs. It's ugly. Not as ugly as the fact that you hugged him. You hugged him.
Cristina: I get it. I hear you. Lets move on.
Meredith: Turtle necks aren't ok. You're not ok, and your boyfriends not ok.
Alex: Is your boyfriend ok?
Meredith: What?
Cristina: Pardon?
Alex: To be cutting into brains today. Is he ok to be back?
Meredith: Yes. Of course. Derek is fine.
Alex: I was there for his carnage in the OR remember? This isn't just any patient today, this is Izzie.
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Meredith: There's coffee.
Derek: (silent, puts the ring on table)
Meredith: No. Not like this. Today is your first day back at the hospital. Today is about Izzie, you have to operate on her brain. You have a gift, and you can do this.
Derek: I'm gonna shower before I go in.
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