"To be a good surgeon you have to think like a surgeon. Emotions are messy. Tuck them neatly away and step into a clean sterile room where the procedure is simple. Cut, suture, and close. But sometimes you're faced with a cut that won't heal. A cut that rips its stitches wide open. They say that practice makes perfect. Theory is- the more you think like a surgeon, the more you become one, the better you get at remaining neutral, clinical, cut, suture, close- the harder it becomes to turn it off. To stop thinking like a surgeon, and remember what it means to think like a human being". 

"every time i try to leave something keep pulling me back"

Alex looked at himself in the mirror as he iced his eye. "Let me see it", Izzie said. He sat down and she checked it out. "Wow, George really knocked you around", she remarked. Alex rolled his eyes.

"I could've knocked him around if I wanted to. I didn't want to injure my hand. I'm riding on a career in plastics"

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Your gonna ask anyway"

"Were you and Lucy just sex or do you like her?"

"No I don't like her"

"You screwed her over pretty badly. You had it coming"

"That dude punches like my sister"

"So technically, you're saying you got beat up by a girl"

George, Cristina and Lucy walked into the bar to see Meredith sitting down doing tequila shots. "All hail the champ", Joe the bartender yelled to George. "What's she doing here?" Meredith said, glaring at Lucy. "Get over it", Lucy replied.

"Let's play "whose life sucks the most?"

"I almost got syphilis and my brother is a pathological liar"

"Derek is married"

George spat out his beer and left to go clean himself up. "I win, I always do", Meredith said. "Oh my god, stop playing the victim for two seconds", Lucy yelled, frustrated. "No, you didn't win. I'm pregnant. I win", Cristina said, before Joe collapsed behind her. "Okay, maybe Joe wins". The three got up to try and revive him.

Joe woke up and the girls tried their best to persuade him to lie back down. "Joe, we gotta take you to the hospital, okay?" Lucy said, as he tried to get up. "No, I don't want to", he replied. "You're sleeping with someone?" Meredith asked Cristina. "I knew", Lucy said. "Of course you did. You know everyone's dirty little secrets", Meredith replied.

"I keep one thing from you and suddenly you're acting like I shot 12 people"

"Anyway, why are you surprised? Even George got some action", Cristina said, changing the subject. "Correction. George got some syphilis", George replied, returning from the bathroom. "Why didn't you tell me?" Meredith asked Cristina. "Maybe because you react super bad when someone keeps one thing from you", Lucy replied. "I'm walking to the hospital, it's just across the street", Joe said, getting up. George scrambled after him to help him.

George sat at the nurse's station taking care of Joe's paperwork. Meredith, Lucy and Cristina walked over and continued their conversation about Cristina's pregnancy. "What are you gonna do?" Meredith asked her. Cristina paused and the girls knew what she meant, an abortion. "You know what happens with pregnant interns. I'm not switching to the vagina squad or spending my life popping zits", Cristina said. "I'm too talented. Surgery is my life".

"Who are you sleeping with?"

"Just a guy"

Meredith looked disheartened that she wouldn't open up more. Cristina and Lucy walked over to George. Meredith eventually followed suit. Izzie also walked over. "What are you doing here?" she asked Meredith. "I thought you had a date with McDreamy".

"He's McMarried", George replied. "What?" Izzie said, shocked. "I'm gonna go check on Joe", Meredith said, before walking away. "Do you think he's gonna be alright", Izzie asked. "Do you think he'll need an operation?" George wondered. "He'll need an operation", Derek said, wondering over. "Oh, great. Look who's here", Lucy said, sarcastically. "Joe has a basilar artery that has blown up like a balloon, subarachnoid bleeding, and an aneurysm the size of a golf ball", Derek said. Meredith came back to see Derek standing there. It looked like Derek was the last person she wanted to see. "How do we fix that?" Izzie asked. "A stand-still operation", Derek said. Cristina looked amazed and Lucy gave her a look. "I want additional patient history and various labs", Derek said. He tried to hand Meredith a chart. "I'm drunk", she said, as she refused the chart. George took the chart from Derek instead. Meredith left and Lucy went after her. Derek tried to follow but Izzie, George and Cristina got in his way.

"Meredith, can we talk?"

"Whatever"

"Meredith, I'm sorry that I kept that from you but I really did think he was gonna tell you. He really fucked me over too, y'know? He always told me I was worthless because he was always perfect his whole life and I was too busy trying to die. And he didn't even care. Then Addison came and it's like someone finally saw me. Not as a failure or someone not worthy of respect. She saw Lucy"

"Lucy-"

"Meredith, it's okay. I'm not trying to make you feel bad. I just want you to know even if you say we're not friends, I'm still gonna be here. I believe in you, Meredith and I'm not going anywhere"

Lucy exited the hospital to go to her car when Alex caught up with her. "Shepherd", he said.

"And the day keeps getting better and better"

"Come on, can you just let me explain"

"Alex, honey, you don't need to. We weren't together. I'm just glad I didn't get an STD. Fuck off, now. Thanks. Bye-bye"

George walked over with his umbrella and they went home.

"McDreamy is McMarried", George said to Holly on his phone.

"What? No way! Is Meredith okay?" Holly asked, worriedly.

"I don't know"

"And Lucy?"

"Her and Meredith are fighting cuz Lucy knew"

"How have I missed this much?"

"I miss you"

"I miss you too"

"So you gonna kiss me again when you come back"

"I can't tell you that. I have to keep you on your toes"

Lucy came back to the hospital to visit Joe. In the room, she saw George and Alex hugging. She smiled at the sight. Alex caught her eye and smiled back but she walked away.

Lucy, Cristina and Meredith sat at the bar. "I'm putting you guys down as my emergency contacts for when I get the abortion", Cristina said. "You're my people". Meredith and Lucy put their arms around Cristina. "You know, this constitutes hugging", Cristina remarked. "Shut up", Meredith said. "We're your people", Lucy smiled.

they're each other's people! Lucy, Cristina and Meredith are the twisted trio. i love their friendship so much! song is something keeps pulling me back by HER