2.04
As the interns, except for Izzie and Cristina, enter their patient's room along with their resident, they find a crowd surrounding the woman.
"So we were in the middle of the Belizean juggle and this Jaguar jumps out and bites one of the guys. They all look at me, they're yelling, you're a doctor, help him. This was the time a Phd does no good." The woman told the crowd as everyone laughed.
"I'm sorry, did I miss the bell for social hour?" Bailey complains.
"Tales of missionary life." The blond patient explained.
"You're a missionary?" Izzie inquired excitedly.
"No, my parents. We travelled a lot, they still do."
"That's great..." The former model started, before noticing her resident's look. "Hum, this is Dr. Burke's patient, Kalpana Vera."
"Kull-punnah" She corrected the pronunciation. "Named by villagers in Nepal."
"She presents with multiple syncopal episodes and ventricular arritmias."
"Stevens, what are the primary causes of ventricular arritmia?" The resident questioned.
Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them that made Helena jump slightly. "Valvular disease, mitral valve prolapse, stimulants, drugs and metabolic abnormalities." Cristina yelled behind them, dressed in a hospital gown. At everyone's looks, she asked. "What?"
"Out!" Bailey warned.
"I'm fine." The intern protested.
"Out! You better be in your room by the time we round on you."
"And when will that be?" The interns smile at each other.
"In 15 seconds. 14...13...12...11." As the woman left, the slit of her hospital gown provided a view of her pink underwear.
"Nice panties, Yang." Alex teased as the interns laughed, Helena burying her face on George's shoulder.
"In your dreams, evil spawn!"
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As Meredith, Cristina and Helena sat in the tunnels, the last one read an article, pink highlighter in hand once more, as the Asian woman charted.
"Addison gave Derek divorce papers. It's good." Meredith shared.
"So, is she leaving? I know that you don't like her very much but you also know I like to judge people by myself, and I really like working with her. Besides, if it weren't for the whole McDreamy thing I think you'd like her too." Helena spoke up, Meredith nodding at her.
"You know it's fine to me that you work with her, you shouldn't hurt your career just because I dated her husband." The blond said, making the short girl give her an appreciative smile. "I mean, she's still here, being Addison but it's not like I'm jealous or anything."
"It's ok if you are though, you know that. Derek put you both in a very uncomfortable situation..." The short girl answered.
"That's odd..." Cristina whispered.
"It's odd that I'm not jealous?"
"No, you have every right to be jealous. It's your territory as she's peeing all over it. What's odd is Burke's patient. She's been to four hospitals this year..."
"You seem awfully interested in Burke's patient..." Meredith pointed out.
"This has nothing to do with Burke..."
"Cristina, you lost a Fallopian tube, a baby and a boyfriend all at once, you don't have to be ok." Helena explained.
"Yeah, you have a right to be upset." The blond shared.
"And you're losing McDreamy to his perfect wife, you have a right to be jealous." Cristina deadpanned.
"I did not lose McDreamy. There's divorce papers, remember? I'm not jealous."
"And I'm not upset."
"Oh, come on, are you really just gonna keep fooling yourselves?" The short girl pleaded. "Besides, you should really be in your room, Cristina."
"Ok, if the situation was reversed, would you want to spend time with your mother in a confined room, with one window?" At the lack of a response from the girl, the woman backtracked. "Forget it, you must have a healthy family relationship, Baby Einstein... Meredith?"
"Do you think we're like them? Our mothers?" The blond questioned.
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As Helena and Meredith got a page, they run to Cristina's room and find her bawling.
"What's going on?" The blond asked.
"I can't stop. I can't... I can't stop..." Cristina explained, tears running down her face.
"Crying, she can't stop crying." Izzie explained.
"I can see that." Meredith answered.
"What did you do to her?" Helena furrowed her brows.
"Nothing."
"She's gonna dehydrate. Cristina, do you want some water?" George offered.
As Helena went to hug her, George grabbed her arm and pulled her away. "No!"
"I've tried that, it just made it worse." The taller blond explained.
"Ok, try to take deep breath." The short girl advised.
"I knew she'd break sooner or later, just a matter of time." Her mother explained, a hand to her chest.
"I will kill her!" Cristina yelled between sobs and Meredith escorted the woman out of the room.
"We don't do well with mothers here. Why don't you leave and come back later."
"Cristina?" Helena asked, giving her a tissue.
"Make it stop! Make it stop!" She pleaded.
"Ok, enough of being nice." The short girl got closer and yelled at her friend. "You are Cristina Yang, first of her class in Stanford, remember who you are!" The crying girl's sobs grew quieter. "If you want to cry you get to cry, but you are in control of your own body! Now, if you don't stop I'm going to slap you to get you to do so pretty hard, so I'd advise you to get your shit together!" Cristina finally stopped crying and wiped her tears with her hand.
"Is stopped! Thank you, Baby Einstein."
"Oh God, Lena, I'm sort of scared of you now." George joked.
"Don't do anything to make me mad and you don't have to be, Georgie." The girl giggled.
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At the end of the day, Helena and George arrived home together and flopped down on the couch.
"You know, I liked seeing that side of you with Cristina today..." George complimented, kissing her as she smiled.
"Really?"
"Yeah, uh, it was... it was kind of hot."
"Really?" She asked once more, her tone now changing from sweet to slightly provocative, raising one brow.
"Really." He kissed her deeper as their tongues came to play. However, once it seemed that the make out session might escalate, the girl broke the kiss.
"How about I go make us some dinner?" She suggested, standing up from the couch, a quizzical look on the boys face at the sudden change of heart.