Meant to Be

Chapter 22

Mark Pov:

I was awakened by the sun's rays directed straight at my face. Apparently I forgot to close the curtains in the bedroom. Wait, but I don't have an east-side window in my bedroom. Where am I then? I got up quickly to find a bright room, not my room. Jesus where am I? I got so drunk that I can't remember what I did the night before?

Suddenly I remembered everything. Julie when I met her at the bar when we came to her apartment. Our pleasant night and how much we talked. It was a very nice evening spent in a nice company. If I'm here, then she must be too.

So I got out of bed, put some kind of towel on myself so as not to walk around the whole apartment naked and around Julia. Though I don't think it would have bothered her after yesterday.

I left the room, thus passing into the living room with kitchen. There was great silence in the apartment. It was also clean, as if someone was cleaning up in the morning. I suppose it's Julia.

- "Julia!? Are you here?" - I said quite loudly, and the only thing I heard was my echo.

I walked around the apartment one more time to make sure she was definitely gone. The worst thing is that I don't have a phone number for her, and I'm on call and don't know what to do. After all, I won't leave her apartment open to be robbed at worst.

There was no one there so I decided to look in the fridge to eat something. I chose cheese, ham and butter, and I took two slices of bread from haversack, and sat down at the counter in a high chair, like in my apartment.

Suddenly, my eyes saw a piece of paper that was just inches from me. Of course, I decided to read it:

Hey Mark!

Unfortunately, I had to leave you because I am on duty in the morning at the hospital. Hope you don't blame me. Of course, I understand that you probably have to come home as well, which is why I am asking you to put my keys, which are lying on the cupboard by the door, under the doormat when you leave. Or you can stay until my return :)

Julia

After reading the message, I looked at my watch showing 8:34. It was too late to go home, but too early to go to the hospital. I started my shift around 10, so I had quite a lot of time. Actually, I was too lazy to go home, then get back on and go to work. Too much work. That's why I decided to stay in Julia's apartment for at least an hour. I'll use the shower, get dressed, maybe even watch some TV.

I was standing there in the middle of the apartment when I finally realized what had happened. What I did. How did it happen that I was standing in the apartment of a girl whom I met not even 12 hours earlier. Me, that Mark Sloan that has supposedly changed over the last year. Who was changed by the perfect woman.

Although I broke up with Lexie, it was still maybe 4 days ago. Not everything is explained yet and as I always say, there is still a chance. Though Little Grey has made herself quite clear about it all. But I shouldn't have given up, much less sleep with some bar girl. People in love with the other person do not do this, especially after breakup.

But on the other hand, that night, that evening and all the time spent with Julia was very nice. The blonde seems to be full of sense of humor, determined to achieve her goals, and very beautiful and sexy.

Again, I put myself between the hammer and the anvil. On the one hand, I miss Lexie so much, and I can't imagine that we won't be together. I miss her so much, and I can't see how we both suffer, especially how much she gets tired. Still the situation today. It's her surprise, or more confusion, I can't get this image out of my head. I know it was because of me. It hurts me all even more, because I don't want the person I love to suffer because of me, as I have never loved anyone in this world. In addition, this conversation did not help at all, as I assumed, but only made us realize what was wrong between us. Ahh I don't know what to do.