Tell Me You Didn't

Ivy yawns as she exits the elevator, "Whoa, you look like a hot mess," Amelia comments.

"Shut up. The twins decided to wake up at 5:30 this morning. Of course, Jackson was already here so I got to deal with their obnoxious amounts of energy," Ivy explains to her sister.

"Ah. So...what can you tell me about...Owen?"

Stopping, Ivy turns to her sister, "Owen? As in Owen Hunt, my mentor? Our chief of surgery? That Owen?"

She nods, "Yes."

Ivy smirks, "He's a pretty great guy. I wouldn't have studied under him if I thought he would be a bad guy. Although, I'm guessing you want to have a different type of under him than me."

Amelia rolls her eyes, "You know what, I have a consult in the pit. I don't have time for your immaturity."

She shouts after her, "I have children. I'm married. I'm more mature than you."

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Ivy leans against the door as she listens to Ben explain Jacksons latest surgery, "So, Dr. Avery attached the transplanted tissue to the arm. And, as described in this mornings presentation..."

He reveals the ear growing on the patients arm as Jackson picks up, "The fresh blood supply has allowed the skin to regrow without the need for further grafts. Dr. Warren?"

Edwards runs in as Ben continues, "Dr. Avery will perform a primary microvascular arterial repair first and then follow with a venous anastomosis."

"All right, Matt. This all looks very good. We're gonna see you in the O.R.," Jackson tells him.

Matt lifts up his arm with his ear on it and says, "What?" Everyone laughs, "I swear that never gets old."

"Ah, if only that were true. Okay guys," Jackson dismisses before seeing Ivy, "Hey, what are you doing here?"

"You've talked about this case so much that I became invested. I wanted to see how the surgery goes. Plus, I knew that I would get a chance to do this," she punches his arm.

He grabs onto the spot she just punched, "Ow! What was that for?"

Ivy smiles, "Your kids decided to wake up at 5:30 this morning. And of course, you were already here so I had to deal with them."

Jackson winces, "They've been really energetic when they wake up lately."

She nods, "Yeah. Now-" She gets a text from Alex, "Derek's back?"

"Isn't that a good thing? Why do you look worried?" Jackson asks.

"A few nights ago, Meredith called him and a woman picked up his phone. Mer then tried to call him multiple times and he didn't pick up. Now he's home," Ivy explains.

"That's not good," he shakes his head.

"Nope. I'm gonna go find Meredith. I'll see you after your surgery?" She starts to walk away.

Jackson nods, "Yeah. And I'll watch the twins tonight if your gonna go to your brother's house and kick his ass."

Ivy laughs, "I might take you up on that."

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Alex finds Ivy and Maggie watching Meredith, "What do we know?"

He sighs, "I know she's being an ass, pushing a risky surgery on my patient."

"Shes on a streak, go for it. Who was the woman on Derek's phone?" Ivy asks.

"I don't know."

"She said nothing?" Maggie questions.

Ivy scoffs, "Yesterday, she couldn't stop talking about it."

Alex stops them, "All I know is Derek came home last night."

Maggie gasps, "Oh, no."

"Crap," Ivy nods.

"Crap? Why crap?" Alex asks.

She leans against the wall, "A woman answered his phone and he immediately gets on a plane to see his wife in the middle of the night."

"He's here to apologize," Maggie adds.

"Because he has something to apologize for."

"Crap."

Ivy starts walking away, "I'm going over to their house. Derek will tell me the truth."

Maggie calls after her, "Are you sure that's a good idea?"

She nods, "Yes, because Derek can't lie to me."

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Knocking on the door, Ivy waits patiently for Derek to open it. When he does, he's holding Zola and Bailey in his arms, "Hey, what are you doing here?"

"We need to talk," she enters, taking Zola from him, "Hello, my sweet little niece. Are you excited that your dad's home? Yeah, well, your dad's about to wish that he was still in D.C."

"Ivy, look, if you've come to-"

She interrupts him, "Look me in the eye and tell me that you didn't cheat. That you stayed faithful to your wife. That after Addison cheated on you, you didn't do the same thing to Meredith."

He sighs, "I need to talk to Meredith first."

"Oh, my God. You cheated!" Ivy gasps.

"Let me put the kids down first, then you can yell at me all you want but I'm not confirming or denying anything until I talk to Meredith," Derek tells her before going to put his kids down for a nap.

Ivy grabs a bottle of wine and pours herself a glass before sitting on the couch. Derek comes out and sighs, "Okay, what do you think happened."

She snorts, "Lets start from the beginning. Meredith, your wife, calls you. Another woman picks up your phone. Meredith then tries to call you, repeatedly, with no answer. She then spends the next 24 hours being reassured by her sister, her best friend, and her husband's sister that her husband would never cheat on her. Remembering that you two got together because you cheated on your wife after a big fight and moving across the country. Now, you've shown up in the middle of the night. Derek, none of this looks good for you. So tell me that the same guy who's told me my entire life," she mocks his voice, "Cheating is bad in any capacity. Don't cheat on a test or homework and definitely don't cheat on people," she returns to yelling, "Didn't cheat on his wife."

He just stands there as she scoffs, "Really? Nothing? You don't have one thing to say?"

"Once I talk to Meredith, I will talk to you. Can that please be what happens? We can have a brother sister day and I explain everything and you can hit or yell or whatever. Just, let me talk to my wife," he pleads.

"Fine. But you better tell her the truth. I will not lie for you," Ivy threatens before heading back to the hospital.

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Wilson asked Ivy for some help with a patient with a critter up her nose, "Okay, just relax, Andrea. Dr. Wilson said I could have a look at your little buddy there?"

Andrea keeps her nose covered, "No."

"Okay, I feel for you. I do. But you got to let us yank him out," Wilson gestures.

"But it hurts! I think it has teeth," Andrea complains.

"I know you're scared. He is, too. He doesn't want to come out. He has found the perfect...safe home. The tissues in your sinuses are warm and damp and cozy. But they're also tasty, and he's gonna get hungry, and then he's gonna start chomping away. And the more he chomps through them, the closer he's gonna get to your brain. And your brain-oh, your brain. That'll- that'll be like Christmas dinner," Ivy explains, using the voice she uses to calm Christopher and Alexus down at night.

"He's here. He's right here. Get him out," she quickly puts her hands down.

Ivy puts a hand on the top of Andreas head as Wilson grabs the tools, "Okay, okay, Andrea. This is what I want you to do. I want you to take a great big sniff."

She looks panicked, "What? Sniff in? No way. He'll end up somewhere behind my eyeball."

"No, he won't. Your sinuses will contract. It'll help. I promise. Ready? Sniff."

Wilson manages to grab the critter and pull it out, "There you are, you little bugger."

Andrea cringes, "Oh, my God. Its so gross. And he was in my face. What is it?"

Ivy grimances, "Ih, it's a leech. Poor little guy. Do you want to keep him?"

"If you don't, I will," Wilson calls as Andrea looks at them like they're insane.

Ivy gives a small little laugh.

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Falling onto their bed, Jackson wraps his arms around Ivy, "So, did you talk to Derek?"

She nods, "Yeah. He wouldn't admit anything but...the way he was acting. He cheated. My brother, the one I looked up to my entire life, cheated on his wife. He's such a freakin hypocrite."

Jackson nods, "Whats your plan? Are you gonna tell Meredith?"

"No. He is. Derek wouldn't tell me anything because he wanted to talk to her first. He sounded so guilty, that's how I know. You don't sound that guilty and need to talk to your wife that bad unless you cheated. Promise me-"

"I won't ever cheat on you. No matter how many arguments or fights we get into, no matter where we are, I will never cheat on you," Jackson kisses her.

She smiles, "Good."

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AN: I'm sorry how long this part has taken me but I should be uploading another one tonight.

Ivy and Derek's relationship will get back on track soon, but there is no way that Ivy would ever be okay with cheating.

QoC: what should Derek and Ivy do on their brother/sister day?

Thank you for all of the votes and reads and comments!