Flatline (J.A.)

1.5 Wedding Dress

A few days later at the hospital. 

I walked past the stairs when i heard Derek yell for me. 

Derek "Meli"

I stopped and turned to him "Morning, bro"

Then i nodded to Mark "Morning, Prince Charming"

Mark nodded "train wreck"

I showed him my middle finger and he just shot me a wink. 

Derek "You guys done? "

Mark "Mel, What's the first thing that comes to mind when I say the words "gentlemen's evening"? "

Me "Tassels. Shiny, sequined tassels and $1 bills. glitter, smoke, nipples everywhere threatening to poke your eyes out. "

Mark looked at Derek, smirking "See? Strippers. "

Then the two of them walked away. 

In the ER.

I walked over to Callie and Alex who were taking care of two young woman that were holding a blood covered wedding dress. Both women were in bad shape.

Me " I hear you have a broken nose down here. What's with the dress? "

Alex showed me their files and i nodded. 

Jackie " It's not about the dress. "

Callie " Can't they...can't they just split the prize?"

 Judge "I offered. I offered that 14 hours ago."

 Jackie" It is a $100,000 wedding package, and I am not splitting it with anyone"

George" Oh, you're bleeding on your dress. "

Everyone" It's not about the dress! "

Callie" Uh, uh, I'm gonna have to stabilize that shoulder somehow. "

Alex walked away "I'll go grab a sling. "

Callie looked at me and nodded. 

I walked a few steps away with her "what's up?"

Callie" This is hell. I assigned O'Malley to you to keep him away from me, and now our patients are connected to each other. "

Me " You're not looking at this like the opportunity it is. "

Callie"Meaning? "

Me " Meaning he's an intern. It's, like, half my job, torturing interns."

 Callie scoffed, amused "Thanks. That's...that's almost sweet. But torturing George is not gonna make any of this any better. "

We looked at George.

Callie "Torture him how, exactly? "

I smirked at her. 

--

 Callie "It's the only solution if neither of you will let go of the dress. "

Me " It's very simple. Dr. Torres needs to treat Jackie's shoulder and leg, so, Jackie, you need a proxy. "

Helena " What? "

Her Fiancé  whispered to her "Think about it, babe. This gives you an advantage. You get to rest your hand and come back refreshed. Give me the dress. I'll be the proxy."

The other fiance "  No way. This isn't fair. You think this is fair? "

Me " Dr. O'Malley's the proxy. "

We all looked at him. 

George froze "what?"

Me " He'll hold on to the dress."

 George asked perplexed " Hold the dress? You just want me to...stand here and hold a dress? "

I smiled, innocently "No one ever said internship was easy. "

Callie was so hard trying not to laugh. 

George ripped his gloves off and Jackie handed the dress over to him. 

Fiancé 1 " Dude, you're job kinda sucks, huh? "

Jackie hissed"  Hello? Watch the shoulder. "

Alex and Lexi walked in. 

Both of them were amused. 

Alex smirked "Oh, check it out. Bambi's a bridesmaid. "

Callie nodded and whispered to me "You're right. This did cheer me up. "

I smirked "i know"

--

I was stitching up Helena's forehead wound. 

Me "You're crowding me, O'Malley."

 Fiancé 2"Hey, hey, I think he just let go. You just let go of the dress, didn't you?"

George shook his head "No. "

Judge" I wish to god he had. "

Fiancé 1"I swear, if you let go and lose this contest after my Jackie almost died to win it "

Fiancé 2"Dude, a busted shoulder does not mean she almost died. Okay?"

 Fiancé 1"Whatever. I'm watching you. "

Helena" I know you all think this is stupid. If I were you, I would think this is really stupid. "

Me " I've never been married myself, so I'm not one to judge, but George here knows all about what it takes. Don't you, O'Malley? "

Helena asked surprised " You're married? For how long? "

George" Not very long. "

I muttered under my breath "or faithful and loyal"

Helena" Newlyweds, congratulations. "

George nodded " Thanks. "

Night. At Richard's yard.  

Derek " Hey, Richard, you gotta tell us what this evening is about. You've been obtuse, it's been fun but, you know, we're getting a little freaked out now. What's a gentlemen's evening? "

Richard" It's an evening with no ladies, just gentlemen. "

Mark asked irritated "That's it? "

Richard nodded "Well, yeah."

I walked up to them, smirking " Pretty boys living in the woods. This is very charming. Or sad. I'm not sure which."

 Mark asked irritated "What happened to no ladies? "

Derek" Yeah. "

I walked over to Mark and grabbed his beer. 

Richard"Plans change. "

Then i downed his beer. 

Mark "that was my beer"

I nodded "it was a good beer"

Mark pulled me down to sit down next to him.