PERFECT ➼ m.sloan

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 (𝟲𝘅𝟭𝟯)

Grace hadn't told anyone how she was pregnant. She felt as though she couldn't. Mark had broken up with her by telling her she deserved better. How he was a man whore who couldn't change.

She knew she was keeping the pregnancy a secret from her sisters. But it was getting harder to keep the secret. Especially as she had been told she was further along than she thought.

She missed Mark and she wanted to be with him. But he wasn't even talking to her. And she didn't know what she had done. He had dumped her and she didn't have a clue what she had done.

She walked into the kitchen and saw Elle there with Jackson. Elle looked to her. "Hey. Are you okay? You look awful," she said.

Grace shook her head and sighed. "Don't worry. I'm just not feeling the best today."

Elle wasn't convinced. She knew her twin. And she knew when she was keeping something from her. She knew that she needed to talk to Mark and tell him to man up.

Elle looked to her and smiled. "Want some pancakes?"

"No. I'm not hungry," Grace lied. She knew it was the morning sickness. But she wasn't wanting to say anything about it.

Elle knew her. She knew that she wanted to know what was going on with her. She turned to Jackson as Grace walked out. "Do you think she's keeping something from me?" She questioned.

Jackson nodded and sighed. "She's not herself. Sloan's a jerk for what he's done," he told her.

"I agree. I can't believe he never told her what he did. He just dumped her. She doesn't think I know. But I've heard her crying most of the night," Elle said.

"He needs to own up. It's not fair on Grace to be feeling like this," Jackson said. Knowing how much he cared for his girlfriend's sister.

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Grace walked down the corridor with the other residents. Jackson turned to Grace and Elle. "Either one of you know what this big meeting's all about?" He asked.

Charles looked up. "I heard there was a coup. Webber's out. Shepherd's in," he told them all.

Reed frowned. "Is that true?"

Grace shrugged and sighed. She wasnt in the mood for gossip. "We know what you know," she said.

Jackson raised his eyebrows at his girlfriend's sister. "Bull. All right? Your sister's married to the guy. You expect me to believe you don't know what's going on?" He asked.

"Don't you have your own loser friends to talk to?" Alex said. He knew he and Grace were friends. And they had been through a lot together.

Charles nodded as he looked to them. "I also heard Shepherd plans to clean house."

Jackson turned to Alex. "Maybe he'll start with you," he said.

Alex rolled his eyes. He saw Grace looking ahead. "Dude, I'm safe. The guy is my roommate. You're the ones who should watch your backs."

"Why? What do you know?" Charles asked. Knowing he wanted to know if he had a job.

Alex shrugged and smirked. "Simple math- Shepherd hates the merger, You're from mercy west, you're toast."

Grace rolled her eyes. "Derek's not gonna fire people Just because they're from mercy west. He's not like that. He's loyal and fair," she said.