So chapter 3!
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Chapter 3: A Little Help
Landon got off his flight with his daughter. He walked with her to the baggage claim, and found their luggage.
Landon wasn't sure what to do next. He has gotten this far now he wasn't sure how to get to where he wanted to go. He found a shuttle to a rental car company, got on it with Anna. All the other passengers were mesmerized by Anna. Once he got his rental car, his phone started ringing. Seeing that the number was Mount Sinai he picked up remembering he forgot to call work.
"Landon, are you coming into work? The Nazi is on a war path." It was Ayden another intern from his group.
I sighed, "No, I am not able to come in today."
"So you are faking sick? I knew you shouldn't have went out last night."
"I didn't go out last night. And I am not faking sick. I am in Seattle."
Ayden was shocked, "You mean Seattle Washington. Why are you there?"
"I just need time with my family, and they live in Seattle. So I'm in Seattle."
"Okay, just come home soon. We need to hit the bar again, since you didn't go last night."
"Yeah I'll see." Landon said not really sure when he was going to see his New York friends again.
Landon hung up and dialed the number to the front desk of Mount Sinai. "Mount Sinai hospital of New York. How may I help you?"
"Yes this is Dr. Landon Sloan. Can I talk to the chief of surgery please?"
"One moment and I will transfer you."
Landon waited and listened to the elevator music coming from the other end of the phone.
"This is Chief Burke."
"Chief, this is Dr. Landon Sloan. I am calling to inform you that I will not be able to continue in the intern program at Mount Sinai, due to personal reasons."
"Sloan, why are you talking nonsense?"
"I am in Seattle right now. I need to be here because of my family. I just recently found out something and I need to be near them right now."
The chief nodded, even though Landon couldn't see him. "Okay Sloan, tell you parents hello for me. And if you need help getting another internship let me know and I can put a good word in for you."
"Thank you Burke. I am sorry to quit so suddenly." Landon said feeling guilty.
With that he hung up with his former boss. Landon made sure Anna was strapped in, started the car and left.
Landon drove the familiar streets of Seattle to the house he grew up in. He parked on the side of the street. Looking up at the familiar house he saw there were lights on. He knew his parents were going to be up. They were always up early, mostly for a surgery. He got Anna out of the car, but left her in the car seat. He walked up the stairs to the front door, and set Anna on the ground. Not sure of what to do Landon rang the door bell.
Mark Sloan and Meredith Grey-Sloan were getting ready for their shifts at Seattle Grace. Hearing the door bell, Mark walked down stairs and opened the door.
As the door opened Landon looked up to find his dad in the door way.
A surprised Mark thought his son would be in New York right now, not Seattle. "Landon, what are you doing here? Not that I am sad to see you but I thought you were in New York."
Landon looked up at his father with pleading eyes. "Dad, I need your and mom's help with something. Well rather I need you help with someone." As if right on cue, Anna started crying.
Marks face washed over with anger. "Landon, what did you do?"
Landon hung his head and picked up the car seat. "Can I explain inside, it's cold out here. And I don't want her to freeze or catch pneumonia."
Mark held the door open for his son and the crying bundle in the carrier.
"Landon you need to explain now." Mark said while looking at the crying baby.
"I messed up." Landon started to explain but was cut off.
"Mark is everything okay. I think I can hear a baby." Meredith was yelling as she walked down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs she saw Landon, Mark, and the crying baby on the floor. Her maternal instinct kicking in she stooped down and pick up the baby. As she rocked Anna in her arms Meredith looked up at her son. "Landon, why are you here? And what are you doing with a baby?"
Running his hand through his hair, Landon looked at the ground. "I screwed up. Last night after work I was sitting in my apartment when the door bell rang. I opened the door and this woman handed me this baby. She said it was mine and she couldn't take it any longer. I have the birth certificate with my name on it. But I didn't know what to do. I didn't even know how to make a bottle. I had to call a friend to tell me how. I can't figure out how to secure the diaper, so it is being held on by duct tape. I didn't know where else to go, so I got on the first flight to Seattle and here I am."
Meredith still rocking the baby looked down at her. "So she is yours. You are saying I am a grandma?"
Landon looked at his mom. "Yeah, I guess according to the birth certificate she is mine."
Meredith stared at his newly discovered grand-daughter in her arms. "Does she have a name? We can't just keep calling her, her."
"Her name is Annalyn Isobel Sloan, but I have just been calling her Anna."
"And you are sure she is yours." Mark added.
Landon shook his head, "I don't know. The woman just handed her over."
"We will get a paternity test. But I can already see that she has your eyes, and my eyes."
Landon sighed, "I know I can see it too." Then he looked up at his father, "Can we stay here? I have all of our stuff in the car."
"Of course." Meredith answered smiling at her granddaughter. "Go get your stuff."
Mark spoke up, "What about your internship?"
Landon forgot about that part. "Oh, yeah. I called Chief Burke- who says hi by the way- and resigned from Mount Sinai."
"You what?" Mark said a little too loudly. He ended up scaring Anna.
"Don't freak out. I plan on getting into an internship program somewhere in Seattle. Possibly at Seattle Grace."
"You think just because I am head of Plastics and your mother is head of Neuro means you can just get into the surgical program like that?"
"Well you also know the chief really well. Plus Burke said he would give me a recommendation."
Meredith broke up the argument. "Mark let it go for today. Landon get your things you will be staying home with me and Anna today. It looks like you haven't slept in a while. I don't have any emergent surgeries today, plus Derek could actually work."
Landon laughed at his mother's joke. "Thanks mom." He kissed his mom quick and left to get the things from his rental car.
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