Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes comments on the lesbian storyline between Erica (Brooke Smith, right) and Callie (Sara Ramirez) in this interview. Read on:

We have a really interesting, funny way of laying out a story for Erica and Callie. It’s not your typical way of dealing with the storyline; we sat down with them and talked about women who figure out they’re lesbians later in life and we found out some interesting things to play out.