Now or Never ➼ Mark Sloan

𝗜 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗺 (𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱)

Grace joined her in bed. She looked to her. "I know it's so hard right now. But you will be okay again. And you're not going through this alone. I'm gonna be here for you. Like you've been there for me all the times I broke up with Derek. Okay? So if you want to cry or scream, do it with me. You're gonna be okay," she told her.

"You think?"

"You're Bella Shepherd. You're the toughest bitch I've ever met. You're the strongest person I've met," Grace said.

Bella wiped away tears. She looked to her best friend. "I really miss him."

"I know you do. But it's going to be okay," Grace told her as she smiled.

Bella sighed. "What were you and Derek arguing about? She asked as she took a sip of water.

"Don't say anything. But the chief has a drinking problem. And Derek wants to report him," Grace told her.

Bella's eyes widened. "Oh wow. Derek is trying to dethrone the chief."

"Yeah. Come on. I'll go buy you coffee and breakfast before we go to the hospital," Grace told her.

****

Mark was in LA with Addison. She looked to him and frowned. "You're miserable. You're not miserable. You're having sex with Bella 98% of the time. You're not miserable," Addison said.

"She dumped me. Said she didn't want to be a mom to Sloan and the baby. She wanted us to have a baby. I wanted that too. But yet here we are," Mark told her.

Addison frowned. "You broke up? I thought you were getting married?" She asked.

Mark shook his head. "Not anymore. I love her. And I want to be with her. But I can't put her under the stress of raising Sloan's baby. It's not fair on her," he said.

"You and Bella. You always find your way back to each other. You're both meant to be. And I'm sure she's sitting in Grace Grey's house in your Yankee's sweater missing you," Addison told him.

Mark didn't know what to think. But he knew he missed Bella. And he wanted to get her back.

****

Derek walked into Webber's office. "There were no sterile supplies in the O.R. Last night," he said. He was trying to keep his promise to Grace and not report him but it was hard.

"I heard."

Derek shook his head and sighed. "Surgery came to a complete stop for a full hour."

Webber nodded. "Central supply and maintenance are understaffed, and the autoclaves have been breaking down. Now anything else?" He asked.

"Richard... I want to help."

"Look, I don't need your help, Derek. The sterilizers are up and running, so," Webber said.

Derek shook his head. "Not the hospital. You. You stopped operating. You're not teaching anybody but Meredith. I'm wondering if ... If you need some help. No shame in asking."

"You know that. You can help ... By doing your own job and letting me do mine. Anything else?" Webber said. Knowing he wanted Derek out of his hair.