Mark walked into the hotel room. He saw Bella sitting on the bed and smirked. "Well. Didn't expect to see you here," he said.
Bella grinned. "Thought I'd spend the night with my man. Seeing as Derek and Grace are having goodbye sex. Again," she said.
Mark nodded as he lifted her from the bed so she had her legs wrapped around him. "Do I get hello sex?" He asked as he kissed her neck.
Bella shook her head. "Not today. I'm tired and sick of hearing 'oh fuck. Derek' and headboards hitting off of walls," she said.
"Your wish is my command. Wanna order room service? My treat. And then we can watch a movie in bed?" Mark asked as he handed her the menu.
Bella nodded and smiled. She cuddled into him as he stripped off and joined her. He wrapped his arm around her. "Bella?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
Bella smiled as she kissed his lips. "I love you too softie," she said as she cuddled into him. She sighed. "Do you ever wish things had been different?"
Mark nodded. "I'd have never gone there with Addison. That's my biggest regret," he told her.
"Why?"
Mark looked into her eyes. "Because I hurt you. The one person I never meant to hurt was you," he said as he kissed her.
Bella smiled. She placed a hand on his cheek. "It's gonna be okay. Besides... you're sleeping with Seattle Graces favourite resident. Wow. That feels mental saying resident."
"Hottest resident. You know that you're the hottest one there," Mark said as he kissed her neck.
****
"What's wrong with the chief?" Mark asked as he walked over to Derek who was stood in front of tbh OR board.
Derek looked to him. "He's a junkie."
"Him? You're the one who looks all strung out," Mark commented, smiling as he saw Bella walking over.
Derek smirked. "I'm just tired."
"Too much goodbye sex with Gracie?" Bella asked as she looked to her brother.
"Ah. Let me guess. You and Grace are back together. And you've been up all night doing the horizontal salsa?" Mark said.
Derek shook his head. He looked to him. "Mambo. Horizontal mambo. And Grace and I, we're just friends," he told his sister and friend.
Bella raised her eyebrows. "Derek... the way you and Grace have been, it's more than friends."
"She Shepherd is right. Maybe you're sexy friends."
Derek looked between his sister and Mark. He couldn't help but think there was something going on with him. "You're like the worst, most juvenile human being I've ever met in my life," he said.
Bella grinned as she tilted her head. "You know the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem," she said.
Mark nodded. "She Shepherd is right. Again."
"How many nurses have you slept with this week?" Derek asked as he went to walk off.
Bella frowned as she looked to Mark. "That's not a problem man. It's an adventure!" Mark called. He turned back to Bella. "What?"
"Sleeping with nurses?"
"Doll when would I have had the time to sleep with nurses? I've got you."
Bella raised her eyebrows. "Good save Sloan. I'll let you off," she said as she kissed his cheek and walked off.
Mark stood there with a smile on his face. Knowing how he was lucky Bella had given him a second chance.
****
"Isabella Rose Shepherd. Where have you been hiding? You're hardly ever at the house," Grace said as she walked over to her. "Is everything okay?"
Bella nodded. "Oh yeah. It's all good. Don't worry. How's the goodbye sex going?"
Grace sighed. "I don't know. I feel like I'm an idiot for sleeping with him even though we're not together," she mumbled.
Bella raised her eyebrows. "Oh come on. You and Derek were always sleeping together when you weren't together. What's changed now?"
Grace shrugged. She looked to her. "I don't know. I just... I don't know."
"You and my brother. You're meant to be together. You can't tell me otherwise," Bella said as she smiled. She knew she wanted her brother to be happy.
And Bella knew that Grace Grey made her brother happy which was all she wanted.
****
Grace was stood with the other residents minus Bella who had been off doing something. Tyler looked to Cristina. "It is beautiful."
Izzie nodded. "I know. It's a Belgian flip round pro," she said as she looked to him.
Tyler turned his look to Cristina. "What do you want for it?" He asked. Knowing he would do what he could to get it.
Cristina turned to him. "What do you got?"
Tyler shrugged. "Next time I get a projectile vomiter, I could lose your pager number."
Cristina shook her head and smiled. "You gotta do better than that. Surgeries, baby. Preferably cardio."
Meredith walked over to them and smiled. She looked around. "Where's Bella? I ask as she's not here and you're joined at the hip," she said.
Grace shrugged and smiled. "Haven't seen her much. And before to start gossiping, we haven't fallen out. We're not always together," she said.
Meredith nodded. She turned to Cristina. "Are these all, wedding gifts?"
"Yes. She's giving them away."
Cristina rolled her eyes. "I'm not giving you the Mixmaster," she told her.
Meredith looked to her friend and sighed "I think the tradition is you're supposed to return them."
Cristina shrugged and smiled. "Well, Burke registered for this crap. Now I'm the one stuck dealing with it. So I'm using it for professional gain," she said as though it were obvious.
Mark walked over and stood by Cristina. "You sure you're ready to part with this?" He asked.
Izzie shook her head. "She's not. I want it."
Cristina ignored her and turned to look at Mark. "I am. If I can help on the rhomboid flap in your next Mohs defect repair."
Mark nodded and smirked. Come to daddy."
Grace grinned as she looked to him. She tilted her head. "Does Bella call you daddy in the bedroom?" She asked.
Mark rolled his eyes. "You're not funny Grey. And you know Bella. She'll kill me if I talk about how she is in bed," he said as he walked off.
****
Bella was in the ER with Mark and the interns. "Doll. Present?" Mark asked as he looked to her.
Bella smiled. "Archie Roche. Aged sixty. Second and third degree burns on his chest and upper abdomen. Facial contusions and fracture," she said.
"I was reading the sports section. And the next thing I know, I'm looking up at a hole in the ceiling in Dave and Marla's apartment," Mr Roche said.
Mark nodded. He turned to Bella. "Burns should be debrided while he gets worked up," told her.
Bella nodded. She smiled. "I'm on it."
Callie looked to Izzie. "Stevens."
"Got it. Where's your pain?" Izzie asked as she did what she needed to.
Mr Roche looked to Bella. He sighed. "Just promise me you'll take care of Marla and the baby," he said.
Bella smiled. "Oh. Are they your family?" She asked as she looked to him.
Mr Roche shook his head. "They might as well be," he told her with a smile on her face. "I like her. She has a twinkle in her eyes."
Mark nodded and smiled. "That she does."
Bella and Mark shared a look. Not missing the way Izzie was looking at them.
****
"So. Isabella. What's going on with you and Mark Sloan?" Izzie asked as the residents sat down for lunch.
Bella rolled her eyes. "What are you talking about?"
"You and Sloan. You were gazing into each others eyes. Didn't think you and him were a thing," Izzie said.
"So am I not allowed to be friends with him? Stevens, you need to get a grip. Mark and I are friends. I'm over all of the bull crap," she said. She sighed. "I'm not hungry. I'll see you at home Grace."
Grace turned to Izzie. "What is your obsession with Bella? Seriously Izzie. It's a joke how much you talk about her," she told her.
"It's not my fault she's touchy when it comes to Sloan."
"Leave her alone."
****
Izzie was feeling incredibly flustered. She was in the room with Bella and Callie "Sorry. Sorry."
Mr Roche turned to look at Bella. Any news on Marla? My neighbour?" He asked as he smiled.
Bella took his hand and smiled. "I promise, as soon as I hear something, I'll, uh, give you an update," she said.
Izzie knocked over some more instruments. "Crap. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I'm really sorry," she said. She wasn't comfortable at all.
Callie smiled. "3-part proximal humerus fracture. He's gonna need a percutaneous reduction and internal fixation," she told them.
Mr Roche sighed. He smiled. "That boy of theirs...Brian...gorgeous. Sometimes they're not...kids. Sometimes they're ugly. You have any kids, doctor?" He asked as he looked at Mark.
Mark shook his head and smirked as he looked to Bella. "Not that I know of," he said.
"Not married either, are you?" Mr Roche asked with a smile.
Mark shook his head and looked over to Bella who rolled her eyes. "I'm afraid I haven't found anybody who will put up with me."
Mr Roche smiled. Well, get on the stick. Don't do like I did. Don't be a bachelor your whole life. You can only play the field for so long. Then suddenly one day, your whole life passes you by, and those parts aren't working like they used to."
"They have medicine for that now."
Mr Roche smiled sadly. "They don't have medicine for that "all alone" part, now do they?"
Mark once again had his gaze on Bella. Knowing he didn't want to waste one moment with her. "No, I suppose not."
Archie looked between Bella and Callie. "You got some pretty ones right here. Twinkle eyes over there for a start."
Callie laughed and shook her head. "Oh, I'm off the market, Mr. Roche. I...I'm very happily married."
****
Grace walked into the clinic. She frowned as she saw Lexie. "Oh no."
Lexie walked over to her. She smiled. "Hey. Are you working down here today?" She asked as she looked to her older sister.
Grace shrugged and sighed. "I don't know where I am today. Lucky me," she mumbled.
"Great! Well we have no idea what we're doing. Plus I was really hoping we would get a chance to speak. So... yay," Lexie said.
Grace just nodded. "Yay."
****
Callie walked over to Mark and Bella who had just been heatedly making out. "Love birds. We got a situation," she said. She smirked as she saw how puffy Bella's lips were.
Mr Roche looked to Izzie as she was sorting out his burns. "You're doing a fine job. You were acting awfully odd before, had me a little nervous, but..."
Bella, Mark and Callie walked into the room. Bella didn't believe it. But she needed to know.
Mark sighed. "Mr. Roche, I'm gonna ask you a question. I don't want you to be offended by it, but the answer could affect your surgery."
Mr Roche nodded. He smiled. "Fine. Fire away."
Bella looked to him. Not wanting to ask an elderly man if he was taking drugs. "Are you a crystal meth user?"
Izzie turned to look at Bella. She knew how everyone loved Bella. "You're kidding, right? He's, like, 60."
Mark ignored Izzie. He looked to Mr Roche. "No judgment, sir. All I need's a yes or no answer," he told him.
"Crystal what?"
Bella smiled gently. "It's a drսg, sir. Um, it's addictive and very dangerous," she told him as she looked to him.
"Well, unless you put it in my blood pressure medicine, I never touched the stuff," Mr Roche said as he looked to Bella.
"What's going on?" Izzie asked.
Mark turned to the blonde. He sighed. "The Kristlers had a meth lab in their apartment. It's what caused the explosion," he told her.
Mr Roche frowned. "Marla and Dave had a drսg lab in their apartment?" He asked. He was in disbelief. No. Impossible. Absolutely not. I've known those two for five...five years. We go on picnics, to ball games. I babysit for them. I babysit for drսg dealers?"
****
Bella had somehow ended up with Dave, Mr Roche's neighbour. Alex was there too. Dave looked to his son and frowned. "That's a really big needle man. Do you have to use such a big needle?" He asked.
Bella sighed as she looked to him. "His IV came out. And he needs to be hydrated," she told him.
Brian, the baby was crying. Dave looked to Bella. "Okay, okay. Look, I'm...shh. It's all right Look, I'm just...I'm freaking out a little bit here. I mean, do you think you could get me an update on my wife?" He asked looking between the two doctors.
Belle sighed as she looked to him. "Your wife has a crater in her abdomen, so even if she does survive surgery, it's gonna be a long, hard, painful recovery," she told him.
Dave nodded. "She's gonna be okay, right? I mean, she's gotta be okay. Brian, please, sweetheart, look at me. Brian, okay, stop crying. Brian, please. Brian, stop crying!"
Alex glared as he looked to Dave. "He can't stop crying! Okay? He can't stop crying because his nervous system is shot. He can't stop crying because his brain and his heart and his renal system are all compromised. He can't stop crying because he's in withdrawal from crystal meth, you son of a bitch!"
"Alex calm down," Bella said in an attempt to calm her friend down.
Dave shook his in disbelief. "No, no. That's impossible. He wasn't in the room when we were making it!"
Alex rolled his eyes. "It was all over your apartment, okay? I tested him 'cause I smelled it on his skin," he spat.
"I love my son. Okay, we...we were broke. I lost my job. And I'm a good dad, and I love my family."
Bella sighed as she looked to him. Well I'm sorry sir. Now you can love your family from jail," she said.
Dave soon punched Bella resulting in her falling back and hitting her head. He grabbed Alex and threw him. He picked up his son and ran from the room.
****
Mark looked up as Grace walked towards him. "If you've come to ask me if Bella calls me daddy..."
"No. Your patients neighbour, he punched Bella. She cut her head. So we need you to make her pretty face not scar," Grace told him.
Mark didn't need to hear anymore. Bella had been hurt.
****
"I'm fine. Stop worrying about me," Bella said as Derek checked her over to make sure she didn't have an head injury.
Mark had been there too. He wanted to make sure she wasn't left with a scar. Derek didn't say anything. He had his suspicions that there was something going on with them. But he wouldn't say anything.
"You have no brain damage. Which is shocking considering you're clumsy as anything. You'll be okay," Derek told her.
Bella rolled her eyes. "I told you I was fine. Stop stressing. And go find that baby," she said.
****
Mark walked up to Bella. "Baby. What are you doing? You need to take it easy," he said as he took her to one side. He saw Callie. "How's the surgery going on the old guy?" He asked.
"Fine."
Mark nodded. He turned back to Bella. "Doll? Are you okay?" He asked.
Bella sighed. She shook her head. "Damn it. I can't talk right now. I have to find a baby," she mumbled. "A baby was lost... on my watch. Me. I was responsible for that baby. And now I'm possibly about to lose my job."
"No. No you're not okay."
Callie walked over to them. "You're not to blame Bella. I'm chief Resident. I think my husband is having an affair," she told them.
Bella, who was close to tears looked to Callie. "George?"
"Well. If that's true, he's an idiot. And if that's true, you need to talk to him. You know, as an alternative to destroying your career," Mark said as he looked to her.
Callie looked between Bella and Mark. "You two are good for each other. It's obvious," she said.
****
Lexie saw Grace and walked over to her. She took a deep breath. "Um, Dr. Grey...I was wondering, do you know where the thermometers are? 'Cause..."
Grace sighed. She turned to face her. "Do you really not know where the thermometers are, Lexie? Or are you just looking for an excuse to talk to me?" She asked.
She knew she was being harsh on Lexie. But part of her felt abandoned. That she had been left behind only for her father to start a whole new family.
Lexie was stuttering. "I..."
Grace raised her eyebrows. "Simple question, Lexie. Are you an idiot or a stalker? Okay, that was a mean thing to say. I'm aware of that because I'm generally not a mean person. But I'm a person who just doesn't want to know you. And you are a person who's making that very difficult. So please, just stop making it so difficult for me to not know you. Okay?" She said as she turned and walked off.
****
Bella was lying in bed. She looked up as Grace walked in. "Hey. I feel like I haven't seen you in a while. Things going okay with Mark?" She asked.
Bella nodded. "They seem to be. I don't know. I'm just always worrying. Waiting for him to mess up. But I can't just blame him. I could mess up too."
"I get you there. Don't worry. You and Mark. It will work. I do think you both need to tell Derek though. As he will find out. Especially if Mark keeps looking at you like he wants to rip your clothes off," she said.
Bella knew Grace was right. She smiled. "When did we get wise?"
"Must be the bump to your non existent brain," Grace joked as she took her hand. "You, Isabella Rose Shepherd, you're my best friend."
"As are you Grace Nicole Grey."
****
Mark walked over to Derek. "Hey. Want a drink?" He asked as he looked to him.
"I have a problem."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm admitting I have a problem," Derek said as he sighed. He looked to him. "You and Bella. What's going on there? You're being too not Mark."
Mark smiled. "Figured i could make things right with everyone. Start a fresh," he said.
Derek watched as Mark walked off. He couldn't help but think that they were seeing each other again. But could he prove it?