So this is yet another "Erica comes back to Seattle…" fic. But it definitely has a twist!
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As the all-too-familiar building came into view, Erica's stomach began to tighten, her knuckles turning white against the steering wheel. This wasn't in her plan. After leaving the drama of Seattle Grace in hopes of a calmer and more professional life at John Hopkins Hospital, the blonde never wanted to look back. But when Mercy West needed a new cardio surgeon, she couldn't just turn her cheek on the hospital that jump-started her career. So Erica reluctantly agreed to a step in temporarily, just until the Chief could find another to replace her.
Granted, all of the communication was done indirectly through the email of an obnoxiously peppy assistant. Erica just assumed she was speaking to the secretary of her original boss at Mercy West, so it was much to her surprise when she found out that Mercy West had merged with Seattle Grace! And since when did Chief Webber need an assistant to do anything for him?
Tap! Tap!
Erica nearly jumped out of her skin at the sound of knuckles rapping against her window. Opening the door, the blonde immediately walked into the one man could stand the least on this planet.
"Mark Sloan."
Mark's cocky smirk still managed to make Erica's skin crawl. His hair had peppered slightly in the couple of years since she had last seen him, but he was still the same greasy guy with "sexual tension" as his middle name. "Erica Hahn. I didn't expect to see you back here so soon….or really ever again."
"Believe me, Sloan, I didn't plan on coming back ever again. Or not to Seattle Grace, at least. The Chief of Mercy West asked me to come back. I had no idea that Seattle Grace and Mercy West had merged."
Mark's smile dropped. "The Chief asked you to come back?"
Erica sneered. "Yes. Apparently the second-hand surgeon this hospital brought in to replace me ran off, and since I am still the best—"
"Look," Mark interrupted, "I don't know why he asked you to come back and replace Teddy, but after the damage you left in your wake the last time, I suggest you tread lightly."
"Why do you even care why I'm here, Sloan? I could've only been here for one surgery and you never would have seen my face."
"I recognized your car," Mark explained. "I just wanted to make sure you weren't here with other intentions."
Erica rolled her eyes. "What other intentions? My reason for being here is purely medical."
"Well, the last time you came around you hurt my best friend. It took Callie a long time to get over you and now she is finally happy. So if your intentions truly are medical, then stay professional and keep away from her."
Erica stared at him. In all of the rush to get here on a moment's notice, she had nearly forgotten the whole reason she never wanted to come back.
"Don't worry, I won't go near her," Erica said, pushing past him. "I'm here to work, not to dwell on the past. And right now I'm late for my meeting with Chief Webber, so if you'd excuse me—"
Mark snorted. "Chief Webber? Webber hasn't been the Chief for months. Derek is the Chief now."
"What?"
Arizona stood half asleep against the nursing station, half-heartedly signing off charts while trying not to doze off and failing miserably. Just as her eyes began to shut off the world, a warm cup slid into her hand and a delicate tongue slid across her ear. Arizona giggled. "Mark, stop it."
"Mark?" Callie scoffed indignantly. "My tongue feels like Mark? And how do you even know what Mark's tongue feels like?"
Arizona giggled again, placing a gentle kiss against Callie's frown. "Kidding. I knew it was you. Believe me, I don't even know where Mark's tongue has been and I know your tongue very, very well."
Callie purred. "Want to meet me in an on-call room in half an hour and show me how well?"
Arizona sighed. "I would love to, babe, but I have a bunch of delinquent charts to take care of because I've been stuck with interns all week. Apparently pediatrics is a good place to stick new doctors, if you can call them that, who do not have a clue of what they're doing."
"I'm sure that is not the case. Unless they're Christina's interns, which I'm sure is the case. Everyone has just been a little off from trying to pick up the slack since Teddy left."
Arizona huffed. "I know that. Can I not vent without you being all reasonable?"
Callie chuckled at her girlfriend's pout, gently kissing her neck. "Drink coffee. On-call room, half an hour."
"No!" Arizona yelled with very little force at her girlfriend's back. Still smiling, she took her first sip of coffee. Just as the heat ran down her throat, slowly rejuvenating, the little piece of heaven was flung from her hand as another body ran into her. The chart Arizona had been meticulously fixing hit the ground right before her coffee, completely ruining all of its information.
"I'm so sorry!" A female voice cried, immediately bending down to help Arizona save the chart. "I didn't even see you there."
"Oh, it's alright," Arizona muttered, not looking up. "It's just one of those days…"
"I know exactly what you mean. My first day back, and I'm already running late and ruining charts. And it's barely nine A.M." Arizona nodded, finally looking up. The girl in front of her was a beautiful blonde with high cheek bones and far too many worry lines. Arizona stared at her, mouth agape.
Zona, snap out of it! You are dating Callie. You LOVE Callie. This isn't your Cindy Crawford poster!
Arizona shook her head, snapping out of her thoughts and smiling shakily at the woman in front of her.
The blonde watched her quizzically before saying, "Again, I'm sorry about the chart. I'm going to be around, so maybe I can make it up to you eventually."
Arizona stared at her wide-eyed, blurting out, "I'm going to have sex in an on-call room now." Then she promptly grabbed the ruined chart before turning around and wheeling her way down the nearest hallway.
Erica stared after the adorable blonde, shaking her head. Different doctors, same hospital. Some things never change.
So this is set with the current season, as I'm sure you can tell. All of the characters except for Teddy will most likely be in it, though some obviously more than others.
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