Helpless When She Smiles
by lovely-whisper
GA
Summary:
She danced away just like a child, She drives me crazy, drives me wild.
But I'm helpless when she smiles. Mark/OFC. Previous one shot now turned into a multi-chapter story.
Disclaimer:
Once again I don't own a thing. It's pathetic really…
Author's note:
I noticed that the ending of the first chapter might have been a little confusing. The name of the hotel Mark is staying in (in New York) is not the Archfield, but the Grand Hyatt (it looked really fancy on the web ;)). I already changed it, so hopefully mistakes like that won't happen again (but since it's me I can't guarantee that ;)). Anyhow, let's get on with the story.
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Chapter 2
For what seemed like the hundredth time already, Mark turned the business card around that Casey had left him. The only data on the card was an address that was located in a totally different state. Mark wondered if maybe she had made a mistake while writing it down. Maybe she had just recently moved to New York and the card she gave him was outdated. Or what if she really was living in Seattle? Maybe she was just here for a short visit, a weekend stay with her redheaded friend. Knowing that it was a Monday morning, it was quite possible that she was getting ready to leave New York. Or, even worse, she had already left for Seattle.
With a sigh he sat down behind the desk, turning on his notebook. He hated living out of a suitcase in the tight space he could call home for at least 3 more weeks. Due to a few large renovations projects in his apartment, he had no other option than to stay in a hotel for the remaining time. His other option was to stay with friends, but due to his manwhore lifestyle he choose not to embarrass the few good friends he had.
After a few tries of finding Casey Hudson on the web he gave up. He would never admit to it, but he was pretty much hopeless when it comes to working on a computer. Instead he stood up to get dressed, because he was once again late for work.
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2 months later
After several routine breast augmentations Mark finally had some time to rest. He sat down in the chair in front of the large desk that was filled with files and medical journals. Right in front of him were 2 pink notes from one of the nurses. But instead of the usual dinner date questions, both notes said to call Chief Webber of Seattle Grace Hospital back as soon as possible.
So moments later he found himself talking to the Chief of SGH. The chief told him that his niece was brought in after a heavy car accident and that he only wanted the best plastic surgeon on the planet to perform the reconstructive surgery on his niece. A few minutes later Mark had agreed to take the first available plane to Seattle, WA.
In the minutes that followed Mark booked a airplane ticket, worked on a few of his charts and asked Dr O'Shea, the other plastic surgeon of the hospital, to take over the most urgent cases. Mark rescheduled the routine examinations and breast augmentations for the next week. After he was absolutely sure that everything had been taken care off, he left the hospital and stopped by the hotel to pack a bag.
A few hours later Mark was on his way to Seattle.
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Meanwhile in Seattle Casey Hudson was on the pediatrics floor, talking to her last patient of the day. A six year old boy was brought in earlier that day with a broken leg and a few nasty bruises. Due to new laws within the hospital, Casey, the hospital's social worker, was asked to consult the boy as well, making sure that there were no signs of child molestation or abuse. In this case there weren't any signs of maltreatment of the little boy. The boy had told her that he had been naughty. He had been swinging real high and wanted to jump off, just like his older sister had done. But he hadn't yet perfected his landing and now his mother was really angry with him. Casey had assured him that his mother wasn't really angry, but just genuinely concerned about his well being. Casey made him promise to both her and his mother that he would never try to jump of the swing again, at least not until his feet could touch the ground.
After saying goodbye to the little boy and his mother, Casey stopped by her office, put the file on her desk and than left for the Locker room that she shared with a few residents. When she entered the locker room she saw the resident talking fiercely to each other.
"What's going on?", Casey asked Meredith who sitting on one of the benches and who wasn't participating in the conversation.
"Well, apparently the Chief has called the best plastic surgeon of the planet to operate on his niece and by doing so he started a whole string of rumors", Meredith explained.
"Rumors?"
"Well, since there is an opening in the plastics department, everyone is assuming that he will take over the Plastics wing and let's just say that Alex is less than pleased to work with him again".
Casey laughed. "Why? Did poor Alex lose some woman to this surgeon?", she joked.
Meredith smiled and nodded. "Well, among other things, yes."
"Well, Alex just needs to suck it up. He's got Lexie now right? And besides, Alex should have joined the Gynie-squad anyway".
Meredith nodded. "Yeah, so we all say".
While putting on her coat, Casey asked, "What's the name of this world renowned plastic surgeon anyway?"
"Sloan", Meredith answered. "Dr Mark Sloan".
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TBC!
Okay, so two months later Mark comes to Seattle only to find… Yes! Casey Hudson. Will he remember her or has he already moved on Mark-style? And why is Casey friends with the residents of SGH? The next chapter will explain it all!