Meant to Be

Chapter 8

Chapter 8:

Mark Pov:

I woke up the next day and, as always, started getting ready for the next day at work, including the surgery where I'm helping Derek today. As informed, my friend wants Lexie to assist him during the procedure. I wonder what it will look like, I mean the atmosphere. Will there be embarrassing silence, or will everything be normal?

I got to the hospital in my car. As I still had some time, and I didn't feel like making breakfast at home, I headed for the canteen. There I met Callie and Arizone sitting at a table, which I gladly joined.

- "Lexie is avoiding me"- I said, sitting down at the table with a tray of food.

- "Doesn't it mean that she is thinking?" - Arizona replied - "You have to be patient."

- "And what if we broke up for good?" - I asked worried.

- "You didn't split up for good"- Callie assured

- "If so, then everyone will go their own way and start a new life with someone else"- Robbins replied, at whose words Callie sent her a Serious look.

- "Everything will be back to normal in a moment, she will think it over and understand that it didn't necessarily happen and you will come back together." - Torres told me.

- "I have operations with her, Derek and Avery now"

- "Ideally, maybe something will come of it,"- my best friend said happily and clapped her hands together.

- "Just nothing by force" - said Arizona - "Don't make her talk to you because it won't help, believe me."

- "Okay, okay, I know what to do. You don't have to remind me every now and then what to do and what not to do. I don't have memory problems. And now I'm saying goodbye to you ladies and going to my treatment. See you soon!"

- "See you soon!" - they replied

The operation should have started about ten minutes ago, but we're waiting for Lexie to decide to come.

- "Derek, let's start, when she will come, she will join, and if not, we will do it ourselves." - I said to my friend.

- "Let's get started"- he agreed.

We operated for a good quarter of an hour when Younger Grey ran into the room.

- "I'm sorry for being late" - she apologized putting on gloves - "I had to finish the consultation with patients."

-"Oh Dr. Grey, it's nice that you are here and you remembered about the patients and you came out from under the pile of documentation"- I commented on her excuse.

I noticed that what I said surprised Lexie a lot. She, Derek, and Jackson gave me puzzled looks. And the girl herself showed that she didn't know what to say, so she stood at the table next to Derek and began to help him.

- "Dr. Sloan. If you have any complaints or concerns regarding my work, please either tell me about them in a private conversation or inform my employer about it, who will certainly be willing to hear your doubts" - she replied to my comment. - "The operating room is not for discussing me, but for treating the sick people. So if you want to talk to me about something, I would love to hear from you after the surgery and maybe I will learn something. In addition, I do not wish to discuss my private matters and what I do at work, and what not by anyone other than myself, or about my work as the Head of Surgery. Thank you."

After what she said, I saw Derek look at me and silently say, Let go. I did not want to fight with her, that was not what my goal was, so I did not speak to her or any other surgeon until the end. Anyway, the rest did not say anything either.