Whatever It Takes

Present......................

"Derek Shepherd!" Christina yelled as she paced the small closet "Derek FREAKIN Shepherd is your husband!"

"Shh!" Meredith hissed peeping out the small window in the door hoping that no one was able to hear them.

"After all the times I raved and raved about his pioneering surgeries that I only dream to perform and you what.. simply forgot to mention the fact that he's your husband!?"

"Well." Meredith cringed "I was simply trying to forget the fact that he was my husband."

"Was?" Christina frowned "Wait, is he or was he your husband."

"Does it really matter?"

"Oh I think it does."

"Look, can you just." Meredith huffed as she looked out the window and back at her "Can you just cover me please."

"Oh no!" Christina yelped waving a hand in the air "You are not going anywhere until I get details, lots and lots of details!"

"You can have a chance to kiss his ass and get in on the Lionitis surgery." Meredith pointed out favoratively... Christina's lips pressed together in contemplation...

"Ok fine." She sighed "But later.. details."

"Um, deal."

Christina sighed and straightened her lab coat as she opened the door and skipped down the hall...

Meredith waited a few moments before peeking her head out the door and peering down the hallway to see Christina already gushing all over Derek, she rolled her eyes and snuck out the door walking quickly on her tip toes down the hall towards the elevator.

She pressed the button and held her breath willing the doors to open quickly, to her delight they did. She moved past the people that were getting off leaving the elevator empty..

She pressed the button and leaned against the back wall looking down the hallway at him waiting for the doors to close, a small part of her wanting to run up to him and throw her arms around him. But the part of her that had been keeping her alive the past 5 years kept her planted.

She looked down the hallway holding her breath waiting for the doors to close watching him give his fake appreciation smile as Christina went on and on about how amazing he was.. she saw the steel doors start to close in when she noticed his eyes dart up over her head and back down..

She gasped slightly hoping he hadn't seen when he did a double take and suddenly his deep blue eyes clashed with hers for a second before the doors closed off the connection... she let out a heaving sigh as she closed her eyes and muttered.

"Shit."