Medical Center.
Operating Room.
Carter and Lexie were in the middle of their usual truth-or-dare game when the Operating Room door opened.
Meredith walked in wearing surgical scrubs and carrying a specialized organ transplant container.
"Just in time."
Adam removed the patient's diseased kidney, motioned for Carter to handle it, then looked at Meredith. "No surprises?"
"No."
Meredith shook her head. "Everything went smoothly."
Adam smiled.
But seeing Meredith like this always made people think of her first days as an intern, running around with a box containing a strongman's physically removed gold-printed kidney.
"Lexie, go check it. Get ready for the transplant."
Adam instructed.
"..."
Meredith's mouth twitched, and she said unhappily, "Dr. Duncan, I can do it."
"It's not aimed at you."
Adam shook his head. "But the odds of two people making a mistake are lower. With so many kidney transplants today... I've always preferred to play it safe."
Lexie walked over and carefully inspected the healthy kidney removed from the donor.
Most importantly, she had to make sure there was no ridiculous mix-up with the kidneys.
"No problem."
After examining it, Lexie nodded at Adam.
"Alright, let's begin."
Adam had already inspected it from a distance as well. Only after confirming there was no issue did he nod.
Um.
Same old point.
This absolutely was not aimed at the Grey surname. He simply preferred to play it safe and did not want to make a stupid mistake.
Lexie returned to her first-assistant position and prepared to perform the transplant with Adam.
"I'm bringing the kidney over."
Meredith opened the container, carefully lifted the kidney out with both hands, gave them a warning, then turned and walked over.
"Careful!"
Adam glanced at Meredith, lowered his head, and returned his attention to the patient. He quickly ran through