Ellen Pompeo & Patrick Dempsey: Kiss Kiss!

Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey share a kiss for a scene in an upcoming episode of Grey’s Anatomy in Los Angeles on Monday (August 30).

The 40-year-old actress made a phone call in between takes.

Ellen recently told TV Guide that her character, Meredith, takes on a bit of a different role for the beginning of this coming season.

“The role that they have given Meredith is to take care of everybody and to try to make sure that everybody else is OK,” Ellen shared. “She’s the role of the caretaker, which, I guess, is her way of not dealing with her own thing.”

Grey’s Anatomy returns to ABC on Thursday, September 23 at 9/8c.