Now or Never ➼ Mark Sloan

𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝗨𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿)

Bella saw Mark and smiled. She walked over to him. "So. Chief resident is announced today. Think it'll be me?" She asked.

"I hope so. That way I can say my wife is the chief. And I'm banging the chief," Mark said.

Bella blinked a couple of times. "Don't say that. It's weird. Sounds like you're banging Webber," she told him.

Mark was about to speak when Madelyn woke up crying. Bella smiled and walked over to their daughter. She held her close. "You, my pretty girl are too cute to be crying. Why are you crying?" She said.

"She can't be hungry. She got fed an hour ago," Mark said. "Maybe she just wants cuddles with her daddy."

Bella handed their daughter to Mark. She smiled at seeing the bond he had with her. She looked to Mark. "Want a coffee?" She asked.

"Sure."

****

Derek and Grace were standing in what would be their house. Grace had Sophie secured in her baby carrier. She couldn't stop looking at her.

Derek looked over to her. Okay. Crib goes here. Changing table will go... right here," he told her.

Grace raised her eyebrows. "I'm just not seeing it. I don't think the crib would look good there," she said.

Derek turned to her. He smirked. "You think you know about building?"

"No. I'm a surgeon. With a cute baby," Grace said as she grinned. "I'm joking. Whatever you think will work. I just want a nice big bed to have hot sessions."

"Sessions?"

"I'm not saying s-e-x in front of her," Grace said as she smiled to Sophie who was fast asleep.

****

Bella saw Lexie who was stood with Jackson. She walked over to them. "Lex... you okay?" She asked as she looked to her.

Lexie nodded. "Yeah I'm okay. Jackson and I are... we're fine," she told her.

Bella frowned. She never asked about Lexie and Jackson. "Right. Okay."

****

Meredith and Derek were the hospital. "I'm gonna stop in the lab. I'll see you after the intake, okay?" She said.

Derek nodded. "Okay."

Meredith saw who the trial was for. She frowned. "Oh, God. I forgot it was the Hobarts today. It always bums me out when we have an Alzheimer's patient with young kids," she said.

Derek nodded again. "Well, there's no shame in sitting this one out. I can do the intake."

Meredith rolled her eyes. "Stop treating me like I'm your wife's sister. On the trial, I'm a colleague. I'm allowed to say it bums me out. Doesn't mean you have to feed me warm milk get James to run a bath. Treat me like a doctor," she told him.

Derek smirked. "Right. Sorry. Okay. Go do the intake, colleague."

Owen walked over to Derek just as Meredith walked into the room. "Shepherd, you got a minute? I need to talk to you about your trial."

Derek nodded. "Oh, um ... well, I should get Meredith. I just got a lecture on the failure to extend professional courtesy to one's sister in law."

Owen shook his head. "I think it's best you don't get Meredith," he told him.

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Bella had just been to check on Madelyn. She saw Grace and smiled. "How's my Sophie?" She asked.