SoapNights / Kristin Nicole

George comes to Izzie to tell her how much he loves her. He knows he made a mistake marrying Callie, and admits to just jumping in the moment because of his Dad’s situation. He leaves determined to tell Callie. Unfortunately that night Callie never went home, and the next day George finds her to tell her that they need to talk. Callie feels that George may be cheating on her and doesn’t want to have that talk with him. But agrees to talk to him later. Izzie soon shows up to tell George to please not tell Callie about them. He says he has to, but she says he can’t because Callie is her boss and if she finds out it will be a nightmare. Maybe they can wait a week or so to see if her mood will change or maybe they’ll just ”drift apart”. George finally just agrees to wait.

Derek spends the night with Meredith, which is okay if it’s just sex, but not if it’s a “sleepover.” He invites her to lunch but he turns him down for lunch, insisting they agreed only to “sex and mockery,” and asks him to meet her after work for more of the same.

Cristina doesn’t want to return her wedding presents so instead she is handing them out in exchange for professional favors at the hospital, like scrubbing in on a high-profile surgery with Mark. Mama Burke arrives unexpectedly, looking for her and Cristina sends Meredith to get her to leave. Mama reprimands Meredith for the way she announced that the marriage was off, She tells Meredith either she was just being rude or she was being selfish having that moment to break up with her boyfriend. So which one is it? Meredith apologizes being speechless and finally walks off to tell Cristina she tried but Mama’s too scary.

Miranda (Dr. Bailey) asks Callie to take some residents to the clinic to help out but Callie because the hospital is busy, so Miranda gets stuck with two interns, including Lexie. She doesn’t have the authority to give Meredith orders anymore, but Bailey tells Meredith that she can do her this favor, you know like she did for her that time she saved her life. Meredith walks into the clinic to find Lexie there and soon egrets helping out. Lexie immediately pounces on her for more sisterly bonding and Meredith just keeps trying to avoid her and tells her that she is an only child she doesn’t have a sister. She says did you have a dad in your life? Lexie says yes! She says I didn’t so we don’t have the same dad and we aren’t sisters. You aren’t making it easy to not know you exist. Callie later finds out that Bailey undermined her over the clinic assignment and is very upset with Bailey.

Victims come in from an explosion flood, An older man, a man in his 20s a mother and father with there baby. The baby won’t stop crying and the father doesn’t know what to do. Alex orders a tox scan of the baby’s blood because he is suspicious that it might have to do with crystal meth. They find out that the parents were cooking the drug in their kitchen when it exploded. Callie has Alex call the police and social services. Before they arrive Alex gets upset with the father and tells him why his son can’t stop crying. He tells him the police will be here any minute to pick you up the guy rushes up and knocks Alex out and takes the baby and runs.

Richard is trying to delegate work to make more time to be with his wife, but soon just ends up having to do more work. He regrets delegating the meth lab situation to Callie.He even goes as far as interrupting a surgery to tell her how badly she’s messed up. When Izzie tells her she thinks she’s doing a good job as chief resident , Callie looks suspicious and orders out of the O.R.

While Mama waits to see Cristina, George sees her sitting there and tells her that he was Burks Guy. He tells her to tell him that he dodged a bullet by not getting married, because once you’re in, you’re in. She asks if he is married, and he says he is. Shet tells him he shouldn’t stay in a marriage out of obligation. Derek then sees Mama and stops in to say hello. She tells him that he and Burk are a line, honorable men, and he wouldn’t just wait around for someone or settle. Derek tells her they are both very different men, Burk is stronger then he is. She tell shim that she knows he is an honorable man and to walk away from less than he deserves.

Callie desperately searches for the baby and bumps into Mark he asks if she’s okay, and she confides that she thinks that George is having an affair. He says if it’s true, George is an idiot. He advises her to talk to George, instead of destroying her career.

Derek overhears the meth-dealing father, who’s hiding in a bathroom, begging his baby to wake up. Derek tells him to let him take the baby or the baby may die, he gives Derek the baby and he runs off to save him. The baby had a stroke. Mean while Alex is telling Bailey to yell at him, she starts telling him that isn’t her job, but goes into what an idiot he is for not waiting for the police to show up first. He thanks her for her lecture and she thanks him for letting her give it.

Cristina finally goes to find out what Mama wants. She asks for the key to the apartment to get some of Burke’s things. And she says she’s sorry, not just that Cristina lost the man she loves, but that she lost her teacher, since Cristina loves being a surgeon more than she loved her son. She says she admires Cristina and that if she’d been born at a different time, she might have been more like her. As she’s preparing to leave, Cristina asks if she’ll take the wedding gifts. Cristina asks, “He’s never coming back, is he? Not even to say goodbye,” and Mama reminds her, “You’re a strong woman.”

Callie offers to help the Chief fill out the paperwork on the kidnapped baby, but he tells she’s already done enough for one day. George finds her and is about to tell her about him and Izzie, but she tearfully begs him, “Not tonight.” He says okay and they walk off together.

Derek asks Mark to meet Meredith in his place and tell her he’s stuck with a patient, Mark tells Meridith and asks her to have a drink with him, but she turns him down and says she is going home. As Meredith begins to walk out Derek stops her and decides to join her after all. They walk out together smiling.

Letting the Truth Sting”

Next week on Grey’s Anatomy:

The new interns are dazzled by the skill level of fellow intern George, while Lexie helps keep his “repeater” status a secret; Meredith half-heartedly helps Lexie with her first emergency patient; Sloan and Richard attempt a radical, new surgery to save a woman’s ability to speak; and George is compelled to tell Callie of his past indiscretion with Izzie.