The Alternative (Mark Sloan story)

chapter 29

03X19

My Favorite Mistake 

"Wow, you and George were really going at it last night." Meredith said, as her, Cristina and Juliette walk into the kitchen. 

"What?" Izzie asked, confused.

"The laughing, the drinking, the music. Nobody, I mean me, needs to hear George's rendition of "Sexy Back" at three in the morning." Juliette said. 

"Yeah, yeah. You should have said something or you know, banged on the wall." Izzie replied, getting a look from Juliette. 

"It's like living in a youth hostel." Cristina spoke. 

"Well, the important thing is that she and George made up. You did right?" Meredith asked Izzie, as Alex walks into the kitchen.  

"I need to use your bathroom." Alex said. 

 "Why?" Meredith questioned Alex. 

"Cause O'Malley's puking in mine." Alex replied.

"Of course he is." Juliette said, laughing. 

"Ok, youth hostel." Cristina said. 

"George is still here?" Meredith asked confused. 

"Yes. Yes. But only because he was too drunk to drive home. You know, just totally impaired. Like no heavy machinery drunk." Izzie said, freaking out on the inside. 

"What's her problem?" Alex asked. 

"Still drunk." Juliette replied. 

"What's she doing here?" Alex asked, pointing at Cristina. 

 "She's afraid she's ruining her engagement to Burke, so she's hiding from him." Meredith replied. 

"I'm not anymore. I have a plan. Burke doesn't want me to marry him just to appease him..." Cristina spoke.

 "Which you are." Meredith said. 

 "So...we don't get married. Simple, we go back to the way it was. Be kind, rewind. My plan has a name." Cristina tells her. 

 "I gotta go. I gotta get to work. See you guys later." Izzie said, but stops when she hears George.  "Is that George? You said he was upstairs, puking." 

 "So, now he's downstairs puking." Alex replied, Izzie leaving the room. 

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"Dr. Bailey." Richard said, as Bailey and the interns walk towards him in the hall way. 

 "Chief, Jane Doe's getting a new face today." Bailey spoke. 

 "Well, that's exciting." Richard said, then looks at Meredith.  "How are you doing, Mer. You didn't take to much time off after..."

 "I'm fine, sir. Really. I think working's the best thing I can do." Meredith replied to him. 

"Like mother, like daughter, huh?" Richard questioned her. 

"Dr. Grey, what can you tell me about reconstructive neuro floor?" Mark asked Meredith, going to stand by Juliette. 

"Uh, you can create a new base from the eye socket by harvesting bone from the skull." Meredith replied. 

 "Dr. Bailey, Dr Grey will be scrubbing in on the Jane Doe case. Come on, I'll show you how to do it without breaking the bone graft into a million pieces." Mark said, "I'll also take Juliette if I can."

"Congratulations, Dr. Grey." Richard said

"That's fine." Bailey said. "Come on, let's go people." 

"you are so getting lucky tonight." Juliette whispered to MArk's ear. Mark was happy to hear that as they hadn't had sex in almost two months with everything going on and work.