Hidden Truths
Summary: A woman from Mark's past shows up at Seattle Grace. She isn't happy to see Mark, but, why exactly is that?
Disclaimer: I don't own Mark or Grey's Anatomy. But I do own my characters! ENJOY! I just wanna play
PS: This takes place in season 5, episode 8. The one where Sadie comes in!
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Chapter 1: These Ties That Bind
She wasn't sure what exactly pulled her to Seattle Grace. Maybe it was because she had read only weeks ago that the famous plastic surgeon was working her or that she knew people who also worked there. Maybe it was because her old teacher, Doctor Richard Webber, had called her and asked her to come.
His Cardio surgeon had walked out on him and he needed someone to step in. Of course, she had agreed to come see if Seattle Grace was the right fit for her. But as the medium height, mid-30's woman stood in front of the elevator, her heart began to race.
What exactly was she doing here?
She had a job; she was already head of her department and had won two Harper Avery Awards. She didn't need a job that paid her any less, not at all, and she didn't need this hospital's bad name dragging her down further. But as she waited, she heard voices coming towards her. Slowly, the woman turned and spotted two younger women walking towards her.
One had dark, wavy thick hair and the other had blonde hair. She noticed the coffee in their hands and how they carried themselves. They had to work here, and by the way they spoke so arrogantly, she supposed they were also surgical residents at least.
Shaking her head, and pushing some her dark chocolate colored hair behind her ear as she turned back to the elevator. She stepped into the elevator once it opened and she heard one of the two women coming towards her gasp.
"Mere, do you have any idea who THAT WOMANis?"
"No…Should I?" the Mere person said.
"That's Nina Knight, the best Cardio surgeon in the world. Mere, my god, can you be any more stupid? She's better than Burke!"
Nina couldn't help the smile that spread across her pale face and she stood near the back. A few other doctors and nurses filled the elevator. The two women, who were talking about her, missed it but not before Nina heard the gushing woman curse her friend out.
She couldn't help but find it amusing.
Once she got off on the correct floor, Nina asked a nurse where she could find Doctor Webber's office, and once she was pointed to it, she went. The office was easy to find once she had an idea on where she was going. Once she found the door, Nina knocked and was asked to come in.
"Doctor Webber, is this a bad time?" Nina asked, feeling nervous. Usually, she wouldn't care too much. She was impressive and Seattle Grace would be more than lucky enough to have her.
The older man looked up and shook his head, "No, of course not! Nina, please come in. Have a seat, why don't you?" He was grinning as he stood and offered her a seat. "And please, call me Richard."
The brunette nodded and walked over, taking a seat. "Thank you, Richard. I came here because you called?"
"Yes, of course," Richard said as he too, sat. "I called because my Head of Cardio walked out on me. As you know, this isn't good. I know I can't offer you everything you have already, but I can offer you a good working environment, a great staff and a helpful atmosphere."
"As much as that sounds good, I…I don't know if Seattle Grace is for me."
"You can work today, we have a case, and you can see firsthand how this hospital works as a whole." Richard offered quickly.
Nina shifted uncomfortably, before looking at him for a long moment. "We'll see how today goes then,"
"Thank you," Richard said and Nina stood. "I'll speak to you at the end of the day, does that sound good?"
Nina nodded and left the office, after saying her goodbye.
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After speaking with the Chief, Nina realized that people were gossiping…and they were gossiping about her. Someone had let it slip who she was and that she was working there today. Nina wished that she could pretend that she wasn't who she was. She just wanted to see if this hospital would be good for her, was that so wrong?
She walked to the Attending's lounge and changed into some spare scrubs that a very nice nurse (she was pretty sure his name was Tyler) had handed to her. She looked in the mirror and wondered what she looked like in the navy scrubs. Nina grinned because she knew she looked grown up.
Once her hair was in a pony tail and making sure her eyeliner wasn't smudged (that was framing her dark forest green eyes), Nina went to find the Cardio wing. It wasn't too hard to find, and Nina found her way to the nurses' station. "Hello," She greeted. "I'm Doctor Knight-"
"Doctor Yang has already taken the chart,"
"What?" Nina was confused. Who was Doctor Yang?
The nurse looked up and swallowed. "You're the fill-in Attending aren't you?" Once Nina nodded, the nurse looked embarrassed. "Doctor Yang is a resident here at the hospital. She…she tends to steal Cardio cases before the other residents have a chance. She'll find her on her rounds."
"…Okay…" It still didn't explain why this person thought she could take Nina's cases. "Can I have the patient's room number?"
"Of course!" The nurse went onto the computer and looked up Nina's patient.
Today is already off to a bad start, Nina thought with a heavy heart and sigh.
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After tracking down the room number, Nina is greeted by the sight of two residents (they had to be, because there were younger doctors behind each and they were all in light blue scrubs) fighting over a chart.
"Yang, I was assigned to this case! Doctor Bailey gave it to me!"
"Cardio is my thing! And this is Doctor Nina Knight! I've gotta work with her!"
Nina was beginning to get sick of people saying her name like she was some sort of God. She was just a normal person, a surgeon who was very good at her job. So Nina, feeling annoyed already with the dark haired woman, stepped forward and held out her hand for the chart. "Excuse me doctors, but may I see the chart?" Nina said coolly.
The dark haired woman, she realized she was the resident, who stole her chart, turned and her eyes widen. The man looked at Nina with annoyance but also interest.
"Of-of course!" said the woman handing the chart over, and both residents looked annoyed at each other before looking at Nina. They were already fighting to get her attention. "Doctor Knight, I hear you're doing a piggyback heart transplant? I was wondering if I could scrub in?"
Nina opened the chart, half listening as the man defended himself.
"Doctor Bailey, the Chief Resident, assigned me to this case." He said.
"It's Doctor Knight's choice, Karev." Yang pointed out.
Finally she looked up. "I'm sorry Doctor Yang, but if Doctor Karev was assigned as my resident, I'll have to take him. Now, if we can move to the patient's room, Doctor Karev." Nina said ignoring the look of pure distress on Yang's face. She stepped into the room and smiled at her patient. "Good morning Clay…"
And so began her day.
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Throughout her day, Nina could see Yang- she learned her name was Cristina Yang- watching her constantly. She found it unnerving and Nina wished she could crawl into an OR and hide there for the rest of the day. Or, she wished she could go home and….
No, don't think about that right now. Nina told her mind firmly.
It was during lunch, right before she was expected to go into the OR and do the Piggyback that Nina first spotted him. She was sitting at a table with her chosen food (a BLT sandwich, a bottle of water, a salad, and a bag of Salt & Vinegar chips), munching on her sandwich when an older man strolled in.
She tensed, her forest green eyes widen and her peachy skin going pale. She knew she had read about him, it was expected that she'd run into him at some point especially if she took the job, but at seeing him in the flesh…it spooked her.
Nina felt the sandwich fall from her hands and she began to feel sick, her empty stomach turning. What exactly could she do? Should she bolt and pretend she hadn't seen him? But as she watched him, more like stared at him, Nina realized that he was turning.
And it was too late.
Mark Sloan had spotted her.
Her throat went dry and her whole body turned into a statue. She didn't expect him to remember her; it wasn't like she ever truly mattered to him. It was just to get into her pants, she knew that. But as she stared at him, Nina could feel old, long since dead, feelings beginning to rise inside of her.
She had to get out of there.
Her food now forgotten, Nina stood, grabbed her pager (which she had taken off for lunch) and bolted. She could hear the faint sound of 'wait' but she couldn't. Nina rushed away from that room as fast as her legs could carry her.
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While Nina was scrubbing out, Alex Karev by her right side and Miranda Bailey on her left side, she was listening as the shorter woman said thank you. Nina honestly didn't care of Clay kept the heart. If he wanted it, he could have it. And at the sight of his heart returning to normal, beating like a normal person, Nina couldn't help but consider that a win.
Karev and Bailey left, after Nina telling Karev he was to watch over Clay. The brunette looked through the window at the OR and let out a content sigh. After the near-panic attack moment (the one where she was almost caught by Mark Sloan), Nina was now much calmer.
What she didn't expect was to be cornered by Mark after she left the scrub room.
"Nina, we've gotta talk."
She jumped in surprise and faced the man, who was leaning against the wall in a dark blue navy scrub cap. Nina was wearing one that had a white base and cartoony cupcakes scattered over it.
Nina was cornered. Her hands tightened and turned to fists, "What exactly is there to talk about, Mark?"
She was bitter. She could admit that, but what he did to her…she had every right to be bitter.
"Don't be a bitch," Mark said sharply. "What happened was both of our faults!"
"How exactly was it my fault?" She demanded. She could barely think straight. She was annoyed, she was mad. She was pissed. "You're the one who couldn't keep his penis in his pants."
Mark sighed loudly, shaking his head. "This isn't how I wanted this to go…"
Nina glared at him. "Well, it's true Mark! You were the one who had to sleep with my sister!"
"I didn't know she was your sister!" Mark pointed out.
She threw her arms up into the arm. "And that makes it magically okay?!"
"Of course it doesn't-"
"And I still don't understand how it's my fault that you slept with her!" Nina had so much anger built up inside of her towards Mark. He let out a frustrated sigh. "You were the one who said that you loved me, you were the one who said it'd be a good idea to be together! You were the one who went after me!"
"What we had was the best damn thing either of us has ever had, dammit Nina and you can't say it isn't. We loved each other, dammit!" Mark pointed out. "We were together for three years and it was only natural for us-"
"To get married?" She said feeling tears fill the corner of her eyes. "But what I still don't understand, if we loved each other so damn much, why did you cheat on me? Why did you break your fucking wedding vows for Carly, who I'd also like to point out, has been married for ten years and has two kids!"
They were both breathing very heavily and staring at each other (glaring in Nina's case). Mark was speechless. Nina knew he would be, so before she cried in front of him, she turned on her heels. "Leave me the hell alone, Mark."
"Nina-"
But she ignored him. She kept walking and she left him standing in the somehow empty hallway.
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What do you guys think of Nina? I'd seriously LOVE to know! I hope you like her. More information about her and Mark will be relieved next chapter.
Up Next: In The Midnight Hour; Nina's home sitting in front of the TV because she can't sleep. Seeing Mark so much is making her remember stuff she doesn't want to about their past.
Please review! Lots of love,
Nerdy~
