Season Seven, Episode Three
Superfreak

The absoulte highest thing on Max's hate list was board meetings, which was kind of ironic considering the whole her owning the hospital thing, "Almost all of the surgeons in your program have been cleared to operate. The remaining cases will be referred to Dr. Wyatt, and she'll clear those people when she feels they're ready"

"What about Christina Yang? What's the timeline there?" Derek spoke up with a tiredness in his voice.

"Dr. Perkins felt that we should assign Dr. Yang to something low-stress for a few months- research, admin duties" Richard spoke for Perkins, which perked Max up in disbelief.

"Let's maybe no do that. We all know Yang, she thrives on surgery if we do thing she'll leave. I know she would cry at the thought of being on my service but maybe Dereks or Hunts?" Max spoke up, she'd be damnd if she let Christina leave this hostipital before it was her time.

"She's not on anyone service Max. She'll be in the hosptial, she just wont got near a surgery" RIchard said, disregarding everything Max said.

"I agree with Max, if you dothat, she'll leave. She wont come back to this program, put her on my service"

"I already tried it, Shepherd" Hunt tells him.

"Hunts right, she's not ready"

"SHe wasnt ready before, maybe now she is" Miranda adds.

"I think we should give him a shot"

"Well, especially if nothing else is working"

"And Derek just might be the right amount of annoying to get the job done" Max joked but sighed when she looked around the table. "Do we really think she's really or do we just want her to be? If we push her hard enough shes going to give up"

"She crawled under a table in the O.R two weeks ago" Dr Perkins announces created an uproar a monks the group.

"She goes, I go" Derek says suddenly which makes the group stop. Max looks over at Mark and he gives her a simple nod, "Us too" They say as they look at Derek.

"That's insane"

Once again the group starts talking very loudly at eachother, which gets nothing done really, "This isnt helping!" Max stands from her chair and yells, "We;re all worried about Christina here, there sno question about that, at least if shes on Dereks service, he can watch her and give his best assesment on what should proceed. Maybe Christna needs to go through this to come back & we should let her, dont make this harder on her just because of selfish reasons" She looks at Derek when she says that "Dr. Perkins, If Derek can provide some sort of report, will that help?"

"I suppose but I dont really suggest it"

"Great so it's settled. Derek you take Christina, don't push her or she'll break. I'm going to call Leo. Meeting whatever" Max leaves the room with a kiss on Marks cheek, walking out she gives Christina a pointed look and she gets a low smile back.

Max had jsut gotten off the phone with her brother, who was currently on his way back from Switzerland where he was in charge of his on research program, it was hard for him to be in two places at once but he was able to bring some of his work back to the states so we he could be with Christina and help her through whatever she was going through.

"Hey, where could I find Dr. Shepherd?"

Max whips around and archs an eyebrow, she will always know whose voice that was.

"You have an appointment?"

"I dont" Amelia replys to which she gets a a werid look.

"Amelia, dont you know we have a sign that says 'bad things happen here' you cant just go around without an appointment" Max jokes, looking at the receptionist, "I know her, I'll take it from here"

"Yeah, you kind of do. What's up with that?" Amelia laughed, bumpin hips with Max.

"I have no idea, if you find out let me know. Anyway, what brings you here? As much as I love the rain, I dont think I would trade the sun for it" Califronia was nice, at least both Mark and Max thought so.

"I left the warm weather becasue Dereks an ass who wont return my calls. Dereks an ass who got shot and wont return my calls, so I brought him a present or a bribe a peace offering. Whatever. I brought him that" She turns and points to a man standing a few feet away from them.

"Amy, I thought we stopped thinking he was gay when he turned 21" Mark walks up to them and stares at the man. Max gasps and hits Mark in the stomach causing him to grunt,

"No. I brought him a brain tumor!" Amelia laughed excitedly as she clapped her hands.

"Who wants to page him" Max asks curious as to what kind of tumor this guy had and where Amelia even found him.

"Already on it bubba"

"You guys are disgusting. Like I was 12 gagging at the longing stares and now i think ill just go throw up in that trash can over there" Amelia begins to walk over to the trash can but Max grabs her arm and pulls her back.

"Weird. I thought you still were 12" Max rolls her eyes at her immaturaity.

"Why's Brett Farve standing in the lobby?" Graham asks walking up to the small group.

"Oh wow, nevermind the tumor. Are you guys hiring?" Amelia winks at Graham and looks at Max.

Mark grunts "He's engaged and we have a no Amelia Shepherd policy as of" he looks down at hius watch- "right now"

"Bumper" She looked Graham up and down, "To both"

"Amy?" Derek sighs as he walks up to the group, sounding 100% disappointed.

"Well if you picked up your damn phone i wouldnt have to stalk you"

"Yeah. WHy didnt you call you sister?" Mark instigates.

"Oh bloody hell, that makes sense. I'm just going to-" Graham trails off and just walks away.

"Sister?"

"Meredith, Christina, this is Amy" Derek introduces is sister to the two of them.

"Amelia, hes the only one who can call me Amy" Amelia snark backs which earns a punch in the arm by Max and a be nice from Mark. "Nice to finally meet you"

"Likewise" Meredith says slowly as if she was unsure of this whole meeting.

"Amy" Mark begins but gives her a pointed look, "Amelia is also a Neurosurgeon"

"Another one? You Shepherds grow them like weeds?" Christina jokes.

"Whose this, your husband?" Dereks asks looking at the guy standing awkwardly next to them.

"Derek, this it Tom"

"Todd" The man corrects, earning a sigh from Max.

"Oh, best of luck to you both" Derek scoffs at the both of them in disgust and walks inbetween them.

"I've become less intrested in the conversation the more in continues" Max whispers to Mark, "But im so curious about the tumor"

"How about we see if one of the rooms are open and check back in after" Mark whispers in her ear suggestively.

"Or we just go to my office" Max suggests.

"I like the desk"

"Me too"

"We'll be back" They both quip before heading over to the elevator to the peds floor.

"I heard you threw up over Jacksons shoes today, pretty gnarly" Max laughs when she sees Lexie standing near the nurse station.

Lexie sighs and hits her forehead with the clipboard, "I am in so much trouble. It was just- there was just- so. much" She basically gags again.

"Happens to the best of us" Max shrugs, "Any wedding planning yet?"

"No, we're just busy. So busy. I would be surprised if we get married within two years" Lexie groans, "Graham wants this so bad and i feel terrible making him wait"

"So do what Mark and I did. Do a small ceremony with barely any planning"

"Barely any planning requires money Max and if you havent notciued you have a lot of it and I dont" Lexie points out.

"Vaild point. Okay, what can I do to help? You already know what dress you want, do you have any ideas of a wedding or anything?" Max asks, hoping she can be of help to the process. She realizes how fortunte and privledeged she is and she will do anything to help.

"I honestly havent thought of it, I dont have time to remeber to to eat or my name half the time" Lexie quivers and brings her hand to her forehead, "I just love him so much and I want to marry him and grow old with him and I feel bad"

Max jumps in to hug her, "Dont feel bad, Lex. We were all in your shoes, even Graham, he understands. Even doing a small ceremony and then doing something big later once everything is semi settled in life is okay!" Max pulls away but still keeps her hands on Lexies shoulders, "Talk to Graham, you'll work something out and you know we will all help, it's what we do"

Max stands next to Amelia leaning against her car, it was dark and they had just finished shift and Amelia was getting ready to fly back to California.

"Im sorry about the whole-" Amelia begins, gesturing to Max's stomach, "You know"

"Yeah" Max sighs, "It's never be okay but i'll learn to accept it, it's just the way things are now. My life is still great"

"I dont know how you do it, I would be nose deep in drugs right now" Amelia jokes. Which wasnt very funny.

"Besides the fact im not a drug addict" Max points out, "I have him" Max looks at Mark who is walking towards them with a loving smile on his face, "And Maeve and Malikai. I'll be okay becaue of them"

"I want that"

"I hope you get it because I can promise you it's everything I've ever dreamed. My family, my career, my life"

"What are you two talking about" Derek interrupts as he stands infront of Amelia.

"I smell trouble" Marks jokes as he sniffs the air.

"Max is just making me sick talking about how much she is in love with you and her life" Amelia gags but lets out a happy smile.

"Thats my girl" Mark smiles as Max wraps her arms around his torso.

"Im freezing, lets go home" Max whispers.

"We're gonna head home, we got children to put to work. Amelia i'm glad you didnt cause too much trouble" Mark laughs as he pulls Amelia in for a hug.

"Have a safe flight, Ams. I'll call you soon, I love you" Max says after she hugs her next.

They all bid goodbye as Mark and Max get into their car to leave, "Let's go home" Marks smiles, bringing her cold hands to his lips.

Season Seven, Episode Four Can't Fight Biology

"You should've seen it, Dr. Mallard. His pottaballet kicked the other kids asses" Mr. Fisher tells them excitedly.

"It's Pas de bourree, dad" Jake laughs.

"Isnt that what i said?"

"You said it in American, Fred. It's French, right, Sweetie?" Mrs. Fisher turns to Jake and asks.

"Yes, and it's not something that you really kick ass at. Can we talk about the cancer now? Anything to make them stop?" Jake looks at Max with pleading eyes.

"Yes, Dr. Karev?" Max says, bringing Alex to present.

"Jake Fisher, 15, osteoarcoma of the right tibia. Today he'll be getting a minor bone dissection"

"Hoe long after the surgery before I can dance again?" Jake asks nthe doctors.

"He's anxious because his ballet company is doing 'Swan Lake' this spring" Mrs. Fisher infroms them.

" Yeah, It's like his super bowl" Mr. Fisher jokes, making both Callie and Max laugh.

"Jake, your recovery will depend on today's scans. They'll tell us how much the chemo shrunk the tumor, but trust me we will have you back on your feet as soon as possible, okay?" Callie tell him to reassure him.

"Okay, We'll go check on timing and see when we can get Jake in for those scan. Just sit tight and we will be right back" Max looks over at the Fishers with a smile before heading out.

"Hey we still on for dinner tonight?" Callie asks as they reach the nurse station.

"Absolutely. I've got everything ready, Maeve is on a new Vegetarian kick so we have some meatless options for tonight too and I believe some people said they would bring sides but if not no big, I'm making some as well" Max tells her, "Karev, did you decide if you were able to stop by?"

"I could eat" He says and walks off. Callie looks at Max and laughs.

"I love your monthly getogethers, it fills me up for weeks" Callie jokes, "But really, your food is bomb and great company"

"It's almost like your my best friend and you have to say those things to me but thank you, thank you" Max beams, "Anywho, scans Calliope"

"Please dont" Callie groans which earns a laugh from max as she walks away towards tio scanning to to set it up.

"Well, his pain is not too bad. That means his tumor probably shrunk, right?" Alex asks, watching as Jake goes into the machine.

"If the chemo did its job"

"Guess who just scored a table at that new sushi place thats impossible to get in to?" Mark gloats as he walks into the room. "This Saturday, you and me, baby"

Max groaned in delight, "Oh that sounds amazing, I'll talk to Monty about babysitting, sound good?"

"Or me and Arizona can do it, I think it's be fun" Callie offered making both Mark and Max look at eachother, "What? What! Am I missing something?"

"No, No! It's just, Maeve and Malakai see him all the time so it's just easier on them, you know?" Max defends.

"Oh come on, I lived with you for years. I see those kids everyday" Callie whines.

"Babe, It would be easier on us if we had more people in the routation. It wont hurt to try it out" Mark suggests, "And she can even come to our house"

"Torres, you should see this" Alex says as the scans pop up on the screen. Max gives Mark a tight lipped smile as if to questly say 'we'll talk later' so her kisses her on the head and leaves the room.

"God. I hate this job sometimes"

"A Rotationplasty?" Max offers looking uo from her book to Callie.

"No, no, it's not possible with this part of the leg" Callie replies back.

"Fibular Grafting?"

"Oh, no. Cancer's seeded to his fibula" Callie tells her letting out a big sigh.

"Okay, you've been all huffy and puffy since the scans. What gives, Cal?"

"Do you not like Arizona all of a sudden?" Callie asks turning around in her chair to look at Max.

"Oh my god, what?" Max laughs, "Of course, I do! Is this about earlier? I just- I just get the feeling like watching a child isnt what Arizona finds fun. Yes, shes in Peds but theres a difference"

"Fair, fair. But! Give us this Saturday, if it goes bad then fine, if it doesnt then you have new babysitters under your belt" Callie offers, "What could go wrong"

"You did not just say that"

"I know, I know. But it sounds good for my argument. I'll knock on some sturdy wood that Maeve doesnt blow this up in your garage" Callie says hopeful.

"Okay, fine-"

"Found it!" Alex says, jumping up from his chair, "Found it, right here" Both Max and Callie get uo from there chair to look at Alex's computer, "We dont have to cut off his leg"

"OKay, so we"ll take out the bone, and then treat it with high doses of radiation to kill the cancer. 30 minutes later, we reinsert the bine back into Jake's leg" Callie explains as she goes through the slideshow with the Fishers.

"Usually the procedure is done using a cadaver bone, so there's not risk of putting cancer back in the body, but we couldnt find a match for Jake on such a short notice" Max adds.

"So there's a chance the cancer could come back?" Mrs. Fisher worries.

"Well thats why amputation's less risky. But if we do this, if you agree we will moniter Jake closely, scans every few months, and if the cancer returns, we'll do an amputation"

"But this is done a lot?"

"Uh, it's only been don a few times in the world" Callie says softly, trying to ease the parents worry as much as she was able too.

"So if we do this, I mea, if we say yes, there's a chance he'd keep his leg forever?"

"We hope so, yes" Max nods along with Callie.

Mr. Fisher turns to Jake and grabs his hand, "It's a big risk buddy. God knows, I love to watch you dance, but..."

"What would you do?" Jake looks uo at Alex suddently and asks.

"Oh. Thats between you and your folks, Jake"

"No. I wanna know" He tells him sincerely. "What would you do?"

"If it was my arm, and, uh, I couldnt opreate anymore, I'd do everything that I could to keep it" Alex tells him honestly to which Max nods with him, agreeing. Max watched as Jake let out a teary nod and she knew she would be going in for a surgery today.

The surgery went extremely well and all they had to do now was check in on Jake ever few months. Bu as Max sat in her living room with all of her closest friends and family she realized that surgery wasnt her highlight of her day anymore, it was being here with everyone she loved, eating, laughing and mostly making fun of Derek but Max will digress.

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I cannot wait till this book is finished.......

anyway, im sure somehtings in this book doesnt really kae sense but its been almsot. year? I think since I last updated and I dont really wanna go through all that to figure out what my thought process was. if you have questions let me know NICELY. thank you