Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own Grey's Anatomy…
Her life had been perfect for the past three years. She had a wonderful husband, an intelligent son and she was an up-and-coming star in her field of work. Her career was finally taking off. Life couldn't have been any better. She was Meredith Grey, number 1 neurosurgeon in the east coast, and number 2 in the nation. She has it all the fame, the fortune, even a loving family.
It was a miracle how Meredith had met Mark. She had always been in the hospital or at home taking care of Oliver. But her friends had insisted that she needed a break so they babysat Oliver while Meredith went out. At first glance, Mark wasn't Meredith's type. Sure, he had a great body and a nice tan, but he wasn't her type. Throughout the whole time, she felt his piercing green eyes staring at her, watching her. He later got up the courage to ask her out, she told him she had a son. He had asked if the father was in the picture. 'I wish' she remembered thinking. She has answered 'no'. So then he asked her out again with more confidence. After a lot of persuading and a couple shots of tequila, Meredith agreed to go on one date with him.
After the first date, he had asked her out again. This time she had eagerly said yes. She found out so much about him. His name was Mark. He was a plastic surgeon who had his own private practice. He had been married once, but his wife died of leukemia. On the second date, she has learned more about him. He loved kids. His hobbies were fly fishing, and racing cars. He had planned to become a lawyer but he changed majors during college.
After a while, Mark went out with Meredith more and more, occasionally visiting Oliver. He adored little Oliver, always spoiling him with yet another race car that he would probably never play with. He treated Oliver like his own. Oliver also loved Mark. Mark would sometimes take Oliver out to the woods for some 'guy time' as they called it. Oliver always came back covered in mud from head to toe.
Everything had been going well. So when Mark had asked Meredith to marry him, she happily said 'yes'. After three years, they were still the perfect couple. Everyone envied them. They had the perfect family. Oliver had even called Mark 'daddy'. Mark was a great father. He never missed a baseball game whether Oliver was sitting on the bench or not. He always went to see Oliver in his school plays even if he was playing a tree. He would help Oliver with his homework, and takes him out all the time. Every time Meredith had an emergency surgery, Mark would skip work or reschedule his day to take care of Oliver.
Everything had been going fine. Everything in her life was perfect. Meredith knew in her heart that this happiness wouldn't last long, and Meredith was right.
A/N: I'm not sure about the pairing yet, but I am a MerDer shipper…) I hope you like Mark. I tried to make him very likeable. So you shouldn't hate him. Oliver is not Mark's! This is important later in the story…so just remember that. Hope you enjoy! Review please!