CODING ━ grey's anatomy

chapter sixty one

"So, what was it that you wanted to talk to me about?" she wondered, an unidentifiable feeling in her chest when she looked at him.

George's face fell, almost as if he had briefly forgotten what he planned to say. "Oh, right," he stuttered slightly, looking up and down the hallway. "Let's go somewhere more private, yeah?"

"Yeah," Cassie nodded curiously. "Okay."

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George brought her into the left stairwell on the fourth floor, one that happened to be rarely used, since it connected to the ICU; after all, moving a huge gurney up a flight of stairs was a bit unrealistic.

As if she wasn't confused enough, Cassie's nervousness grew when she saw Lily sitting on the step just below the landing, waiting for them expectantly.

"What's going on?" she tilted her head at the couple, who communicated silently through looks she couldn't decipher.

Lily stood up, moving to stand next to George. Cassie stared at the two, turning her body so she was directly facing them. She felt a bit like a child about to get a talking to from her parents after they found weed in her dresser drawer, and ever so slightly, she tensed.

George raised a brow at his fiancée. "Do you want to tell her, or should I?"

Lily shrugged, a soft smile on her face as she took his hand in her own. "I'll tell her."

"Tell me what?"

Exhaling deeply, Lily gave Cassie her full attention. "We're not getting married."

Cassie paused for a long moment, narrowing her eyes threateningly as her gaze snapped to George, cutting him off as he opened his mouth to speak.

"What did you do?!"

"Me?" George pouted in offense. "Why do you assume that I'm the one who did something?"

Lily snorted, raising a brow at him teasingly. "It's not like it would be the first time, honey."

Cassie pointed to her in agreement, nodding profusely. "What she said."

George rolled his eyes. "You didn't let us finish! What she meant, was that we're not getting married right now."

"Oh," Cassie raised her brows, looking between them as her features softened. "So you're not breaking up?"

"Of course not," Lily grinned amusedly. "He's the love of my life, Cassie. We wouldn't break up, even if we were a hundred years old and in a nursing home."

"Eh," George joked. "I'd say a hundred and one is the limit."

Lily rolled her eyes fondly, giving him a loving kiss which George returned with a grin.

"Wait," Cassie held a hand up in the air. "You're not breaking up," she repeated, the confusion coming back at full force as her brows furrowed. "So, why are you pushing the wedding date?"

At this, George's smile fell.

Lily twisted her lips, her hand moving to softly rub his back in silent support. Cassie frowned, the weird feeling getting stronger.