[voice over] There don't have to be harps playing, or birds singing, or rose petals falling from the sky. And there are definitely days when the romance is dead… but if you look around, things are pretty amazing. So stop for a second, enjoy the beauty, feel the magic, drink it in because it won't last forever. The romance will fade, things will happen, people will change, love will die but maybe not today.
S9 E8Love Turns You Upside Down
S9 E9Run, Baby, Run
[voice over] The adrenal system reacts to stress by releasing hormones that make us alert and reactive. The problem is, the adrenal system can't tell what's a regular case of nerves, and what's real impending disaster.
LLizzie
You know we're family, right? There was no wedding, Meredith. You adopted a baby and you never invited us to come meet her. You never accepted our invitation to come see us. All we got was a couple of pictures via e-mail. You know, my kids were so excited that for months, they walked around telling every African-American person they saw that we have a brown baby in the family? A year later, they kind of think I made the whole thing up.
I'm sorry. It's just, you know, with everything that's been going on––
LLizzie
No, I get that we're all busy, but you're not shy about asking me for a couple of body parts, and now you want me to cover your tracks with Derek?
If you feel like it's inappropriate––
LLizzie
No, it's what sisters ask sisters to do. We cover each other's asses. Look, if you want to be a sister, I am delighted, but then act like one.
My version of family isn't like your version. You guys give each other crap and then you laugh about it. You'd walk through fire for each other. Greys are not like that.
[to Bailey] You were a child when you married Tucker. You're an adult now. You know the world's an ambiguous place. You know that love doesn't conquer all. It conquers some stuff. The other stuff kicks the living crap out of love.
[Callie and Shane are in the OR]
Okay. Is no one making small talk because this is Derek Shepherd on the table? This is intricate work. Small talk is what keeps us awake.
Well, uh a couple of days ago, I helped Dr. Kepner extract a malignant mass from the gluteal area of a female patient. It was an impressively sized mass.
[unimpressed] Who's gonna tell Dr. Shepherd that he'll never operate again because Ross' idea of gossip is, he saw April Kepner take a lump off an ass?
[voice over] The body doesn't know the difference between nerves and excitement, panic and doubt, the beginning and the end. The body just tells you to get the hell out. Sometimes you ignore it… That's the reasonable thing to do. But sometimes you listen; you're supposed to trust your gut. Right? When the body says run… Run!
S9 E10Things We Said Today
[voice over] In order to properly treat a problem, a surgeon needs as much information as she can get. So we ask questions. Things like when did the pain begin? Have you experienced these symptoms before? Do you have a family history? Are you currently sexually active? Have you recently undergone surgery? If you’re unwilling or unable to answer these and other questions, we’re forced to rely on tests for insight. Until those test results come back, there’s nothing we can do but wait.
[about having to sit next to Shane Ross at Miranda's wedding dinner] It's like having dinner with "Ripley's believe it or not!"
Interns are like sexual catnip at this hospital.
[Callie calls Derek's hospital room.]
Hey, you're awake.
[groggily] No, not really.
Oh, sorry. I just--I wanted to check your post-op vitals. How's your BP?
Uh, you know who would know that would be a nurse. Why don't you call a nurse?
Right. I'll do that.
Why are you whispering?
Oh, I'm in a hotel bathroom. And I'm about to have sex For the first time in months.
[eyes widen immediately] I'm hanging up now.
[voice over] The next time you’re in your doctor's office, remember she’s not asking all those questions for her health. She’s asking them for yours. Tell her everything. The small details aren’t trivial. They actually make the story. There’s no rush, take all the time you need, start at the beginning.
S9 E11The End is The Beginning is the End
[voice over] The big day is here. The day you’re gonna hear the news, the test result. Is the biopsy malignant or benign? Am I gonna live or die? You just want to know even if the news is scary because then you can move on. Whatever that means.
Are you still pining over Jackson?
No. God. No. Why? Is he seeing someone?
April, April, Jackson is like a cookie. [holds up cookie in front of April's face] People want to lose weight, they don't eat the cookie. But then they get so hung up on not having the cookie that their whole life is about the cookie.
I think you're letting me win.
SRShane Ross
You're a smart man.
I am.
So am I. That's why I'm absolutely letting you win. Whupping your ass wouldn't be a smart move, especially since you're a competitive guy who likes to win.
Do you know who else is a competitive guy, Ross? A neurosurgeon. I thought you had what it takes to be one.
Mm. See? I am a smart man, and you are now goading me. But you won't like it when you lose.
Oh, "when" I lose?
You'll be angry and never want to see my face. That won't help me on my quest to become you.
Yeah, I've told you, it's creepy when you say that.
[Callie, Arizona, Meredith, Derek and Cristina are having dinner at a restaurant.]
We're trying to move on, which is progress. And it feels weird and sad and wrong, but it also feels exciting. I miss Mark and Lexie. And I'm heartbroken that they're not here tonight. I'm heartbroken, but I'm also grateful that all of you are. And I'm gonna celebrate that. And we are gonna toast.
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