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"So, what do you say, Ali? Wanna try some baby mush?" Mark asked, as Helena held two jars of baby purée, one of apple and another of pear

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"So, what do you say, Ali? Wanna try some baby mush?" Mark asked, as Helena held two jars of baby purée, one of apple and another of pear.

"Apple or pear?" Helena asked, her baby smiling at her before extending her hand, as if to grab the apple one. "Good choice."

Opening the bottle, Helena grabbed a baby spoon, beginning to serve a small amount of the apple mush, as Mark sipped on his coffee and toast.

"Alright, here we go, pequenina." Helena warned, extending the the spoon to her baby's mouth.

As she took it in, half of the mush ended up around her mouth and chin, the baby not moving for a second, in confusion. However, as Alice tasted it, her eyes widened as she made a small, happy noise, reaching for the spoon as if looking for more.

At that, both her parents giggled, Mark letting out. "She likes apples."

"Yes, she does. Don't you, little pea?" Helena asked her, as the child smiled. "Yeah, you do."

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Entering the conference room, Helena sat down next to the other residents, whining. "Grand rounds again?"

"Blame Cristina's husband, he said it was mandatory." Meredith agreed, as Alex curled his lab coat up into a pillow.

"One more hour of sleep, that's what it is."

"Oh, no, it's not gonna be boring." April told them, from the row behind them. "This is Jackson's mother, Catherine Avery."

"She's a urologist, right?" Helena asked, the boy nodding.

"I met her when I was an intern at Mercy West, she's amazing." The redhead girl told them.

"She's a lunatic." Jackson disagreed, taking a sip of his coffee.

"Is that why you got Lexie to go see her sister?" Helena asked, Cristina looking at her in shock.

"You shipped Lexie out of state?" Alex snorted, his eyes closed and head against his makeshift pillow.

"Who hides his girlfriend under a rock while his mom comes into town?" Cristina asked, amused.

"Someone who's got a hypocritical surgeon for a mom." Meredith told them, shrugging. "I get it."

"Wake up, everybody!" Catherine Avery let out, walking onto stage, as Alex jumped from his chair, grabbing onto Helena's arm. The girl let out a giggle at her friend's reaction, as the woman continued. "I know, I know, it's grand rounds, where we have to sit and listen to someone talk about how somebody did something, and here's how they did it... there's not enough coffee in Brazil for this. Well, not today."

The woman continued her speech, as Helena noticed Jackson sink in his chair, letting out. "Are you trying not to get spotted?"

"Yeah, pretty much." The boy let out, covering his face.

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