—Come on, Robbins! –said the blonde man– You said you wanted an escort and that's what I've got you. She's a goddess, a redhead goddess.
—To be my part of this business, you're pretty dumb– the woman behind the desk replied.
Mark groaned, feeling frustrated.
—You're such a baby girl, Arizona. Just try to meet her, I know you will like her –he insisted.
—OK, let's see. Tell this girl Penny, Perry or whatever her name is, that I am not feeling in the mood for sex today and she can go home. I'll make a check for her and that's it.
The tall man rolled his eyes and then nodded his head. His sister sometimes was way more irritating than people could think she was. When Arizona was in front of the cameras, she was all smiles, laughs and happiness, but once you got to meet her personally, she was… a pain in the ass. Sweet, but still a pain in the ass.
The smaller woman was his half-sister. Their mother -Barbara- got pregnant the first time when she was 18 years old and was barely 19 when he was born. His father was a mechanical engineer who somehow managed to make his mom fall in love with him. Donovan Sloan was 17 years older than Barbara and that was the reason why Elliot -Barbara's father- did not let his daughter marry him. On the other hand, his sister's father married Barbara a year before she was born, six years after Mark Sloan was brought to life. Daniel Robbins used to be a Marine, but then, at age 41 he got injured and the State made him retire.
Colonel Daniel Robbins never treated Mark differently from Arizona. For example, when he bought something for his daughter he bought something for Mark too. He gave him all the things he could, even though he knew Mark did have a father, he loved the kid as he was his father too.
When Mark's father was 53 years old, he died from a heart attack. All his family said that he died because he was too worried about money. The Sloan family was a poor one and their main source of income was Donovan, until his car workshop went to bankruptcy. Mark was 17 years old when his dad passed away and, even though that devastated him, he was happy he had learned everything he could from him. And that happened exactly the same year the Colonel was forced to go home with a very big amount of money for him to make a living somehow.
Mark started doing what his dad taught him to help his family, and then, Daniel Robbins had a great idea.
Why not invest in what Mark was working on?
He was a good kid and he also needed something to focus on after losing his father. And he did it perfectly. Daniel made Mark study Mechanical Engineering as well and help him with their new business.
That's how they became one of the richest people in the United Stated in just 7 years. They now owned "AZRo", a multinational automaker with thousands of people working for them all around the world.
But of course, the Colonel's child was Arizona and not Mark. The automaker's name was enough to know that "AZRo", Arizona Robbins.
When Arizona was only 17 years old, she already knew what and where she was going to study, starting from accounting. She knew from the start that she was going to become a businesswoman as soon as she graduated. And it happened. Now a 32-year-old Arizona Robbins had been serving as AZRo's President or CEO for four years and Mark… Well, Mark was the COO, Vice President of Operations or General Manager although he was only a mechanical engineer.
—Excuse me, Miss Robbins. There is a woman downstairs whose name is Meredith Grey. She says she wants to see you immediately –said Arizona's executive secretary.
—Oh God. Meredith. I had forgotten –she said as she stood up–. Mark, are you going to have lunch with me today? –Mark nodded– OK, so… I'll meet you in the lobby.
The blonde made her way out of the office as Mark was dialing Penny's number to call off the "meeting" with his sister.
—I'm just telling you that she seems like she's going to lose her head any minute now, you know? I think sex would help her relax a little –Mark said to Derek, his best friend.
Derek Shepherd used to work cleaning Donovan's workshop when they were younger. They had known each other since they were at least 11 years old when Mark's father hired Derek and his mom (actually it was only his mother at the beginning, but as time passed by, he started giving Derek some money too) to help him tidy up the place. When Mark started getting lots of money and power, he didn't hesitate a second to hire his best friend and that's how Derek paid for his studies and became the Marketing Manager.
—And what if it's not what she needs? You know she's always been willing to meet the women you get her and then she gets laid… Wildly. Until she gets tired of seeing their faces and gets rid of them. Why would it change now?
—Woman are weird –Mark shrugged.
—Well, yeah… But it's still a possibility. Anyway… –Derek said cautiously, looking at Mark– I know someone who may change her opinion. You said she likes Latinas, right?
Mark smirked and got closer to Derek to see the picture of a very hot brunette that he was showing him.
—Oh, yeah. Call her.