¹ 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘀, 𝐝.𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐝

xxiv. mark sloan

xxiv. mark sloan
2.18

Atlas is typing away at a computer at a nurses' station, him having to take a quick look at a case for Derek. The patients name was Jake Burton. Fifteen years old and has advanced craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. The patient was admitted last night after complaining of headaches. And before Derek was going ahead with the surgery he wanted to get a consult from Atlas, just to make sure that everything would be okay. ( and Derek may or may not have wanted to see Atlas... )

A very, very hot man wearing a leather jacket comes up to him and peers over his shoulder. Atlas doesn't know it yet, but his name is Mark and he's the one who slept with Addison.

"Invasive non-cell. With a history of COPD." Mark shrugs. "That guy's pretty much a goner, huh?"

"Sensitivity." Atlas says sarcastically, as Eliza comes walking over.

"I like that in a man. Are you new here?" Eliza comments having heard the salt and peppered haired man talk.

"Visiting. Confounded by all the rain and it's only my first day in town." Mark looks at Eliza.

"The rains the best part!" Atlas shakes his head with a childish whine.

Atlas and Eliza move away from the computer. Mark only follows them.

"Makes me wanna stay in bed all day."

"Makes me wanna cut chests open." Atlas counters.

"We just met and already you're talking about bed. That always work?" Eliza dryly speaks.

Derek stands up from where he was, noticing Marl through the window of the adjacent office behind the nurses' station. Addison comes up the hallway and looks shocked when she sees the man.

"It normally does, you seem to be a-bit of a tough cookie. Do you ever go out with co-workers?" Mark chuckles.

Eliza smiles, "I'm trying to make it a rule not to, but it's not going to well."

"Then I am so glad that I don't work here."

"Yes you are. The drama here is crazy." Atlas says to Mark as he swings an arm around Eliza's shoulder.

"What's your name?"

"I'm Atlas, and this is Eliza. Yours?"

They shake hands. All of sudden Derek punches Mark really hard across the face. Atlas and Eliza watch Mark falls to the ground holding his cheek.

Derek shakes his hand, "Aah!"

Atlas who stands there looking stunned looks to Derek, "What the hell was that?!"

"That was Mark."

"Oh. Oh! Marky!"

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Eliza turned into a slight coward and left Atlas alone with Mark in the trauma room where he's cleaning up the large cut on Mark's face.

"Derek and I always did have the same taste in women." Mark says, refuting to Atlas's sister, whom Mark thinks that's who Derek had been dating.