Sitting at the bar, Sasha sips a water after watching Meredith consume shot after shot of vodka as they watch the door in hopes that Derek walks through them. Meredith turns to her, "I actually said pick us. Right? I did? Pick us?"

"I think it's romantic," Joe tells her as she rests her head on Sasha's chest.

"It's not romantic, Joe. It's horrifying," Meredith shakes her head.

"It's...a mix. Horomantic?" Sasha suggests, "I don't know. I told him to pick us too."

Joe nods as Sasha's word, "Horomantic. That's what that is."

Meredith groans, "I said pick us."

Sasha sighs as she hears Cristina say, "Now, it's just pathetic."

"Who's pathetic," Meredith slams her fist down on the bar.

The trio share a look as Sasha laughs, "What?"

Meredith is slightly intoxicated, "You who pretend to be our friends, her sister, are calling us pathetic behind our backs in front of our faces. Why don't you just dump the pig's blood on me now and get it over with?"

The doors open again, but it's only Nurse Tyler, "He's really not coming."

Everyone's pagers start going off as someone yells for Joe to turn on the TV, "A massive train wreck occurred just outside of Seattle moments ago."

"911?" Cristina asks.

"We just worked a 30-hour shift," Izzie complains.

"I know, and I felt like I accomplished nothing. So, let's get to the hospital and get Mer, here, hooked up to a banana bag," Sasha says, dragging Meredith with her.

They get to the ambulance bay to see pandemonium, causing them to rush and change. Once change, they finish making sure they're ready in the elevator. The group of interns rush out of the elevators, "I think I saw a pneumothorax. I hope I get a pneumothorax."

Gowning up, Sasha doesn't let Meredith grab one, "No, get at least one bag through you, and I'll consider letting you work."

Meredith groans, "You aren't my mother, you can't tell me what to do."

"You're right, I'm not your mother. I am your girlfriend who loves you too much to let you work drunk and risk lives and your job, so-"

She's cut off when the group spots Bailey walking in in a dress and heels, "What are you looking at?" The group adverts their gazes while shrugging, "Hey, you, go get me my damn shoes. Here. Let's move people," She stops when she sees Meredith just standing there.

"Hello. I seem to be a little bit drunk. I was off duty."

"So was I. Anybody else half in the bottle? Williams?" The group is quick to shake their heads, "All right then. Grey, just stay out of the way. I'll deal with you later. The rest of you stick with me and wait for your assignments. I know you get all a-quiver at the sight of blood and organs, but it's gonna be a long night and you're already tired. I don't want any mistakes. Come on now!" Sasha kisses Meredith cheek before quickly following Bailey.

At the sight of the packed ER, the interns whisper among the group, "I'm so not tired anymore."

"Me neither."

"I'm not tired either."

Addison calls out, "We've got a third-trimester burn victim here. Dr. Williams, with me."

Sasha quickly moves and asks the patient questions, "Have you had any contractions?"

She answers, "No."

Addison and Sasha quickly look at the patient and the chart. Sasha and Derek make eye contact, him sending her a nod, and a small smile.

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Sasha and Addison into a private room. They work in silence until Brooke says, "Ow." 

"I'm sorry, am I-"

Brooke continues to move in pain, "Ow. Ow. Was that....did I have..."

Addison looks at the monitor, "A contraction. It was definitely a contraction. We need to book an OR."

Sasha nods, moving out of the room to book the OR. As she degowns, she hears her girlfriend repeatedly saying, "Ow."

Pulling the curtain open, she sees Meredith trying to put an IV in on herself, "Need some help, love?"

"Please," Meredith pouts, holding the needle and her arm out to Sasha.

"You're cute when you're drunk," Sasha giggles, giving Meredith a quick peck before working on inserting the IV.

"So, how's it going with Addison? Bad mood? Good mood? Yay, my husband picked me mood?" Meredith asks.

Sasha shrugs, shaking her head, "It's more of a I have a pregnant woman with burns covering most of her body in labor in my care sort of mood. I have no clue what happened between her and Derek."

Meredith sighs, "I know I'm a vapid, narcissist when drunk. I know this."

She smiles, giving her another peck, "I know. I'm the one that has to take care of you whenever you drink. Now, go find Bailey before she bites your head off."

"Fine. Send me off to the dragon without protection," Meredith whines, jumping down off the bed.

Sasha pulls her in for a longer, deeper kiss, "How's that for protection?"

"I think I need another one," Meredith puckers her lips.

"Go find Bailey," Sasha laughs, pushing her girlfriend out of the curtain area.

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Sasha arrives back at Brooke's room to see another pregnant patient standing and talking to Brooke as Addison chews Alex out, "Have you done an ultrasound? Cleared her c-spine? Is there any reason you can think of that this patient should be wandering around the hospital unattended?"

Alex tries to talk his way out of this one, "She's not unattended. I came up with her," Sasha rolls her eyes and pinches the bridge of her nose.

"You can leave now," Addison dismisses him, "Dr. Karev," As he leaves, Addison moves to stand next to Sasha, "Irresponsible, even for an intern."

"I know pregnant women can be stubborn, but he should have gotten a wheelchair. Should I go get another bed?" Sasha asks.

"Yes please," Addison nods, "Have you given it any more thought to being my protégé?"

Sasha lets out a breath, "Yes. I would love to study under you if you stay in Seattle."

Addison smiles, nodding, "Good. Alright, let's move."

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Going to check on some labs, Sasha sees Meredith leaning in a doorway, "How's the IV?"

Meredith pouts, "Slow going. I need a kiss to feel better."

"You know, you are sounding a little-"

"Whore like?" Meredith asks, smiling and letting out a giggle.

"I was gonna say...yeah, whore like. But it's cute on you," Sasha smiles, "And I guess that deserves a small kiss," She leans forward and gives her a small kiss before her name is called, "Now, I've got to get Addison her labs before I'm done."

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With Brooke laying on her side, Addison guides Sasha, "Right there-in between the vertebral spaces. Don't be shy about pressure."

Jana nods, "That's good. You are doing so good."

Patricia sticks her head around the door frame, "Somebody called for a notary?"

"I asked for a lawyer," Brooke says, shifting slightly.

"I couldn't get one at this time of night, but the hospital has pretty standard forms. It just says that in the case of death or permanent vegetative state, that your child will remain in the custody of, and then we'll put a name in," Patricia tells her.

Jana looks confused at Addison, "Wait, what? What are we? Who's dying here?"

"There's some danger. With any surgery there's danger. But with the trauma of Brooke's burns there's an additional risk of shock. She just wants to be certain," Addison explains.

"That's ridiculous. You're being ridiculous. You're gonna be fine, do you hear me?"

"I hear you. But we still have to sign the forms. Unless you want our son to end up with my mom," She is quick to grab the forms at that sentence.

Sasha smiles at them, "How long have you two been together?"

Brooke tells her, "Since third grade."

Jana shakes her head, "We're not lovers. We're best friends. We just wanted our kids to have two parents. So we got a sperm donor."

"The same donor? So your babies are brother and sister?" Addison asks.

"Oh, how cool is that?" Patricia smiles.

Sasha chuckles, "That's probably the route my girlfriend I will have to take down the road. That's-"

"Wet. I'm wet," Jana alerts them as they hear a dripping sound, "I think my water just broke."

Addison and Sasha nod and move to get her settled and ready to deliver.

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While Sasha continues to check on Brooke, Addison pages an OB resident, "Jana, this is our OB resident Dr. Hoffman. She's gonna be taking care of you from here."

"You're doing great, Jana. Just keep breathing," Dr. Hoffman tells her as Sasha hands Addison the chart.

"Brooke, we've booked an OR, but they're not gonna hold it for long so we need to go now," Addison tells their patient.

"Right now? But we're supposed to be together. We took classes."

Addison shakes her head as a few orderlies come to grab the bed, "I'm sorry, but we can't wait."

Jana nods her head as she takes breaths, "That's okay, Brookie. You go have your c-section and enjoy those drugs. This is already not fun for my vagina."

"Dr. Williams," Addison cues Sasha.

Brooke stops them, "No. If I have to go, she has to stay. Someone has to stay with Jana."

Sasha sees Izzie walking by, "Uh, how about Dr. Stevens? She's just as kind as I am. We can keep each other updated to make sure you both are doing well. How does that sound?"

Izzie nods as she steps into the room, "Totally. I can stay."

"Okay," Brooke takes a breath, "Let's go."

Jana stops them before they leave the room, "Brookie, you stay alive, okay?"

"You too," Brooke tells her.

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In surgery, Addison looks at Sasha, "That was quick thinking. Pleasing both mothers and making sure you're here for surgery."

Sasha nods, focusing on assisting Addison, "I knew that Stevens could handle being there for Jana. I want to see this baby come out healthy and safe and the only way that will happen is if I'm in here."

Addison smiles slightly under her mask, "Your still going to check on Jana's baby after surgery, aren't you?"

"Of course. When I start something, I always finish it."

"Good to know. Oh, he's wedged under her ribs. We're gonna have to pull him out. On three. One...two...three," Addison tells them.

Sasha works with her, pulling the little boy out.

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The next morning, Sasha checks on Jana and her baby in their room, where Addison finds her, "Morning."

"Morning. I checked on Brooke and the baby. Both are doing good," Sasha tells her as Addison hands a cup of coffee over.

They walk out of the room, where Addison decides to question her, "So, do you hate me? I came in and ruined your and your girlfriend's life. Stole...what do you guys call him?"

Sasha rolls her eyes with a small smile, "McDreamy."

"Right. Doesn't that embarrass him?"

"Yes, which was part of my fun," Sasha chuckles.

Addison laughs as well, "Right. So, do you hate me? Because I'll be staying in town for awhile. And you are my protégé. So?"

Sasha thinks for a minute, collecting herself, "I...professionally, you are a goddess to me. Personally, I hate everything about this situation. I hate that Derek wasn't outright honest with us despite me constantly telling him to be. I hate that Meredith got hurt in all of this because she already has enough hurt in her life. I hate that I got hurt because I vowed to never let another man hurt me and that just went out the window. But, I will learn to live with it. Because I have no control over any of this. I am ready to learn with you, if you are ready to teach me."

The redhead nods, "Good. Let's go then."

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Sasha walks down the halls, trying to crack her neck when she runs into Derek, "Whoops. Sorry, Dr. Shepherd, it won't happen again."

"You found out," Derek sighs.

"Found out that you are gonna stay with your wife? Yeah, I did. She told me after I agreed to be here protégé. Look, I get why. However, stay away from Meredith. This is gonna hurt her more than you could ever imagine. I will not have you ruining her because you can't accept a decision you made all by yourself. Stay away from her or I won't care that you're an attending."

She makes her way to the intern locker room where she finds Meredith sitting on a bench. Sasha leans down and gives Meredith a kiss before flopping down on the bench next to her. Meredith looks to her, "You know?"

"I know," Sasha nods as Cristina sees the looks on their faces and joins them with a look of pity. 

They sit there in silence until Bailey comes in, "You better get cleaned up. Rounds in five minutes."

Sasha nods, pulling Meredith up with her.

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AN: I love when Sasha stands up for Meredith. It warms my heart.

Looking to the future (right now all the way up to season 7) is giving me so many things to look forward to writing. One of those things was related to a question that someone sent me :)

QoC: Should Derek and Sasha have another talk?

Thanks for all of the votes and comments and reads!!!!