TEXT: (Scene: Sunrise) MVO: A couple hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. "Never leave that till tomorrow," he said, "which you can do today." (Scene: Meredith lying in bed, staring at the ceiling. It is storming outside and her alarm starts buzzing.) MVO: This is the man who discovered electricity. You'd think more of us would listen to what he had to say. (Scene: George walking through the hall towards Meredith's room with two cups of coffee. Izzie comes out into the hall. George spills the coffee on himself.) MVO: I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of pain, fear of rejection. Izzie: Wouldn't it be easier to just ask her out? (George walks away and Meredith hits snooze again.) George: She's gonna be late. Izzie: Maybe not. George: We should wait for her. Izzie: Definitely not. I'm not her mother, and you are not her boyfriend. Not yet, anyway. George: Stop, ok? I told you I'm not interested. Izzie: Life is short, George. Do you really want to die before you ever ask her out? George: I do not want to ask her out. Izzie: Do you really want to die a liar? George: I'm not...I'm not dying. (Seattle scenes) MVO: Sometimes, the fear is just of making a decision. (Scene: SGH parking lot, Meredith is rushing) MVO: Because, what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo? (Derek arrives and parks next to Meredith) Meredith: Crap. Derek: Crap? Meredith: Hi. I'm late. Derek: You're avoiding me. Meredith: Yes, but also late. Derek: Ok, are we going to talk about this? Mer
SUMMARY:
Alex gains the trust of Annie, a nervous patient with an extraordinarily large tumor, only to humiliate himself in front of her later. Meanwhile Derek chooses Meredith to assist with an elderly Parkinson's patient who may need surgery -- but Bailey disapproves of their relationship and is determined to make Meredith suffer -- and tensions escalate between Burke and Shepherd.