"Dewek!" the little girl exclaimed from the chief's arms.
"Avery?" Mark said confused.
"Unca Mawkie?"
"So you both know Avery James?" Richard stated.
"Yes chief she's… my niece." Mark spit out knowing Derek was definitely going to be in a foul mood.
"Niece, Sloan?"
"Yeah as in she belongs to my half brother, Sir." Mark smiled at the little girl. Derek wasn't speaking and that was worrying him.
"She also belongs to my god daughter." Richard mentioned.
"Oh small world. Where is Meredith?"
"She had to go to work, Avery will spending the night with me and Adele. Adele went to the house to get things ready."
"Dewek?" Avery said wiggling around trying to get him to hold her.
"Chief I can take her." Derek said quietly.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, we were just heading to my office. Weren't we Mark?"
"Yup, I haven't seen her in a while so it's good bonding time."
"I do have paper work. I'll send Adele down to get her when she comes back."
"Sounds good chief." Derek nodded.
"Bye Avery." Richard said.
"Bye Unca Wichid." She giggled as Richard walked away.
"My office now." Derek hissed to Mark.
"Dewek mad." Avery frowned.
"No I'm not mad princess." He said softly to her.
"Good." She said burying her head into his neck as they silently walked down the hall to his office. He held her close as they walked in now noticing she was asleep. He carefully laid her down on the leather couch.
"Which brother?" Derek demanded in a whisper.
"Huh?" Mark asked innocently.
"Which one is her father? It can't be William because he's far to young and he goes to school here so my only options are Craig or Gabriel."
"Derek." He sighed.
"See with you dancing around my question you are giving me my answer."
"What does it matter who her father is?"
"Her mother is the woman from the surgical board." He sighed.
"Meredith is the MILF? Good choice man, very good choice." Mark grinned widely.
"So you know her?"
"I've met her a couple of times. She doesn't like being around mother from what I've heard. Gabe tries… shit." He said mentally kicking him self.
"She's the reason he moved to New York." He frowned.
"Actually no his father branched the company and that was the reason. I see Mer more so as a victim."
"Victim?" he asked not quite understanding.
"He loves Avery though he does have his heir now."
"I hate him." Derek growled.
"Derek calm down you'll wake her." He said pointing to the little girl.
"How can some one be so evil? That little girl deserves everything…the best. She is an angel Mark and I just met her." He said felling so lost.
"I know. You can't be mad at me you know the Shepherd's are my family."
"I'm not mad at you I just can't stand Gabriel James he is a cancer."
"True, so very true."
"She's beautiful." He whispered.
"She is and because of Meredith she will be an excellent human being." Mark smiled.