He took her hand, his thumb brushing over her knuckles. "Then don't say anything. Just be here."
Across the room, the interns huddled, their faces reflecting the raw exhaustion of those still learning that "saving a life" is often just a temporary delay of the inevitable. They whispered about the cases, the surgeries, and the gossip, using words as a shield against the heavy reality of the job. [S9E10] Things We Said Today
"In order to properly treat a problem," Meredith’s internal monologue drifted back to her earlier thoughts, "a surgeon needs as much information as she can get. But sometimes, the information we have is the very thing that breaks us." He took her hand, his thumb brushing over her knuckles