"Waffles, yay!" Helena let out, stealing one from the container Meredith had brought them in. "It's a shame Mark doesn't have sisters, I could use a hostage, too, like Amelia."
"Hey." Owen greeted, turning to Cristina. "The, uh, first candidate's here and waiting in the conference room."
"I'm on my way now." She nodded.
"So I still can't believe he's making you pick your replacement." Meredith told her.
"I still can't believe you're leaving." Helena narrowed her eyes, munching on her waffle.
"I'm interviewing Dr. Russell's replacement, not mine. Which I volunteered to do by the way."
"It's a punishment. It's like making you clean the apartment you're vacating." The blond shrugged.
"No, Owen knows this is the right move for me." The curly haired woman denied. "He's been nothing but supportive."
"Now, that's suspicious." Helena told her.
"Something's coming. I can feel it in my bones." Meredith agreed, as they reached the conference room. Looking at the man inside, she let out. "Eww."
"I hate his face." Cristina let out.
"So... not him." Helena agreed. "He looks smug and also a little bit like a James Bond villain."
"Ok, now look me in the eye and tell me this isn't a punishment." Meredith tilted her head.
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"Meredith's leaving." Helena told Mark, after putting the phone down. "Cristina and Meredith are both leaving. Everyone is leaving."
"I know." He nodded. "But you have me. And Robbins, and Torres, and Kepner, and Karev... you still have all of us."
"I know, honey." She nodded, tears in her eyes. "It's just... they're my people. And they're leaving."
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"Morning." Helena greeted, joining Alex and Jo at a nurses station. Then, peaking over the man's shoulder, she furrowed her brows at the flashy car catalogue. "You're buying a road-penis?"
"It's that or a boat." Jo explained.
"Huh. I wouldn't have pegged you for a boat guy..." She muttered. "You know, Mark was thinking of getting a road-penis some time ago. I hate road-penises, so I sort of bribed him out of it."
"You bribed him out of it?" Jo asked, clearly trying to do the same.
"Yeah, we don't discuss the details. That's between husband and wife." The short girl blushed, her eyes going wide.
"How's it going with the Harper Avery appeal?" Alex asked.
"I don't really know, to be honest. They're supposed to have a decision soon, but I wouldn't be surprised if it led nowhere..." The short girl muttered.
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Helena determinedly walked through the hallway, telling Hunt, who walked with her, through the chaos around them. "I have a resident and an intern on the peds floor, so that we can help down here. Torres has paged me for a possible pre-term c-section."
"Ok, go, Campos."
"And, Hunt? Tell me when you know something?" She asked.
"Will do."
The hospital had become chaotic, the victims from a explosion at the Seattle mall having gone there. It was still undecided whether it had been an accident or a terrorist act.
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