HEART VACANCY, Mark Sloan

𝟬𝟲, 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹

Beth grinned as she saw Mark standing by the door. She was wearing his shirt. She looked to him. "What are you doing?" She asked.

"Why do you have to live in Meredith's again? How am I supposed to get out of here with that frat party going on downstairs. Don't you kids ever sleep?" Mark asked.

Beth rolled her eyes. She smiled. "They're cleaning the house for Mrs Shepherd," she told him.

Mark closed the door. He turned back to Bella. "Mrs Shepherd is coming? To Seattle?"

Beth nodded. "So?"

"So that woman practically raised me. Taught me right from wrong. And if she found out that I'm sleeping with you. You're Meredith Grey's little sister. You are forbidden fruit. You're 25," he said.

Beth rolled her eyes. She looked to him. "25 and the thriving, you and me... this is something addicting. And I love it," she told him.

Mark smirked. He walked over to the bed and kissed her. "You're beautiful, you know?" He said.

Beth smiled and kissed him again.

****

Mark snuck past the group of people in the living room. Beth behind him. They quickly kissed before Mark left. Once Mark was on the front porch,  he bumped into Derek. "Mark?"

"Hey. There you are. Do you want to get a drink?" Mark asked, wanting to think of a cover for why he was there. Not wanting him to know that he had spent the last few hours having sex with Beth.

"It's four in the morning," Derek said.

Mark nodded. "I probably should have called first. Hey, I hear your mom is coming into town. Good times," he said as he walked off.

****

Alex smirked as he looked to Meredith. "10 bucks says she tanks in the first 5 minutes," he said.

Sadie shook her head. "I have faith in Death. She'll make a good impression."

Alex rolled his eyes. He looked to Sadie. "She's holding that bottle of tequila like it's a life vest."

"Meredith, don't listen to them. She's gonna love you," George said as he looked around. "Where's Beth?"

Meredith shook her head. "No. Mothers don't love me. Mothers like bright and bubbly and happy and ... Izzie. Mothers love Izzie," she told them. She was freaking.

"They do. Mothers do love Izzie," Izzie said as she looked to her.

"Uh, I stashed all the tequila, took the cоndоm out of the cookie jar. I also replaced all your trashy magazines with back issues of the "annals of surgery," okay?" Izzie said. She looked around.

Meredith ignored them. "Does it smell musty in here?" She asked.

"My mom's house smells like peppermint. It's so homey."

"My house isn't homey?" Meredith asked.

"I feel at home," Izzie said. She saw Beth standing in the doorway. "This is your sister. Why aren't you helping?"

Alex shook his head. "I was raised in a hellhole. This place is a palace," he said. He needed to make Meredith feel better.

Meredith turned to George. "Why isn't my house homey, George?" She asked.

"I can't explain it. It's just a feeling."

Meredith shook her head. "Well, Izzie can't fix a feeling!" She said as she sat there stressing.

"She is freaking out, people. Just tell her something I can fix."

Alex smirked and looked to her. "Rebecca peed on that couch cushion," he told her.