even anxious pups need the moon .

unaware : mark grayson , callie adams-foster , lance mcclain ! aware : meredith grey , connor rhodes , sean diaz , chloe price !

"well , being a full-time mermaid and getting paid for it was my dream job , so i guess i'm living comfortably right now . what do you do ?" lance flashes his signature grin , one that always gets the ladies swooning . . . but this time , the girl just rolls her eyes at him before walking off with her drink . "okay , it was good talking to you , too , beautiful !" he calls after her . the door swings shut , and he sighs , looking down at his drink . pathetic . . .

"oh , my fucking god . . . rachel ?!" chloe can't help but yell out the blonde's name as soon as she lays eyes on her . tears fill her eyes as she rushes over to envelop the other young woman in a tight , crushing hug . soon , she's ugly-sobbing into her shoulder . "oh , my god . oh , god , i . . . everyone back home said you were fucking dead ! we hadn't found you in so long , and i . . . oh , god !" more sobs replace what she wants to say next . finally , she pulls back and cups the other's face in her hands , as if to confirm she's real . "i . . . i love you so much , rachel amber ."

"yeah , i know , but it should heal with some ointment and ibuprofen for the pain , okay ?" meredith closes the patient's chart and then goes to get the discharge papers ready . she notices someone who , unless she's visiting , isn't really supposed to be here at this hour . "hello , i'm dr. meredith grey ," she greets , walking over . "did you need anything? you're visiting someone , right ?"

callie doesn't mind meeting new people , especially here . she should get to know others , but she can't really help but feel as if she belongs somewhere else . it nags at the back of her mind , but she ignores it . she grew up here , with a loving family . . . that's all there is to it . sighing , she sets her bag down on the ground and begins to pore over her notes from earlier . she then notices a young woman , eventually deciding to offer her a seat . "hey ," she calls , "you need somewhere to sit ?"

"okay , i know i'm an intern , but that does not give you the right to speak to me that way ." meredith can't help but snap at the doctor who's being completely ignorant about a patient's care , and it seems to be leading nowhere . finally , the young woman snaps up the chart and walks off , not looking back . clearly he wanted to kill the patient , so she'd let him . she sighs and grabs a coffee , sitting down next to someone . "oh , i'm sorry , were you wait -" her eyes drift toward the woman's name tag . shepherd . . . her voice trails off .

mark scrolls through his phone to check on the texts he received during his shift . one from a date that had gone terribly , actually requesting to go on another (he quickly deleted that) , another from his mom (asking if he would actually be home for dinner tonight, which he replied to saying he'd try his best to) . . . and that's it . he then checks his emails , deleting spam and making a mental note to reply to the important ones from the chief of surgery about a few patients he'd personally requested an update on . then , something hits him in the back of the head . "ah !" he exclaims , looking back at the person . "hey ! watch where you throw that next time , alright ?"

lily loves the chaos that occurs some days at the vet clinic , but it also tires her out . she had had to help a pitbull in labor (six healthy puppies delivered) , give parvo shots to an adorable labrador puppy who had been adopted (who gave her multiple kisses during and after) , and put down an aging golden retriever (she'd treated him during his last moments and the pet parents had specifically requested her for this final goodbye . suffice it to say that she cried just as hard as they had) . so when she enters the cafe after her shift , all she really wants to do is order her favorite iced caramel americano and go home to do some personal patient spreadsheets for the past week . however , someone catches her eye . . . so she introduces herself . "hi , i'm lily carnicero ." she holds out a hand in greeting . "so what's your poison here ?"