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Chapter 9

"Clear!" The sound of electricity surged and the monitors continued to beep steadily. Derek was holding Teddy back as she cried hysterically.

"Clear!" Still a steady beeping. Teddy was faced with the harsh reality of losing the last person she could ever love. She didn't realize it, but she was yelling at the doctor to shock him again.

"Clear!" The monitor started beeping normally again and Teddy dropped into the chair and started to cry in relief.


"How is he?" Callie asked sitting down next to Teddy. She was discharged that morning.

"He coded last night," Teddy said trying to forget it. "How's Arizona?"

"Angry, frustrated, crabby," Callie started.

"Bitchy?" Teddy asked jokingly. Callie nodded. "How are you?"

"Fine," Callie said. "I was just freaking out. And, now I'm just worried about Mark. And, I'm worried that Arizona is going to be angry forever."

"She's getting a prosthetic isn't she?" Teddy asked. Callie nodded. "Then I think she'll be fine. She just needs to adjust. I think we'd all be pretty upset if we lost a leg."


Teddy tried to fight the wave of exhaustion that came over her but it won. She fell asleep with her head on Mark's hand but woke up an hour later when Mark jerked it away from her causing her to wake up. Mark threw the blanket off of him aggressively and ripped out his IV.

"Mark! Mark relax," Teddy begged pushing the call button on the side of the bed. Mark ignored her and got out of bed. Teddy went around to the other side of the bed to try and calm him down but he just got more agitated. He was muttering something but Teddy couldn't understand him.

The doctor came running into the room. "Dr. Sloan you need to lay back down."

The doctor put a hand on Mark's shoulder and tried to lead him back to the bed but Mark lashed out and hit the doctor knocking him to the ground.

When Derek came into the room, he and Teddy managed to get Mark back into bed and this time the nurse restrained him. The doctor got up and started examining Mark who looked straight head as if nothing was happening.


"What's wrong with him?" Teddy asked.

"This is just how some people act when they first wake up. The best thing we can do right now is talk to him and wait for him to respond," the doctor said. Teddy looked to Derek who nodded in agreement with the doctor.


"Hey, it's me. Teddy," Teddy said, feeling as though she was talking to a corpse. "So Arizona got her prosthetic leg today. She's still pretty down. And, Callie's doing fine except she's insanely worried about you. Oh yeah and Derek's been great. He's been making sure that this doctor isn't an idiot. Owen's still watching Sophia and he said she's doing well. She's apparently quite the chatterbox. I think she gets that from Callie. But, Owen said she's been asking for you."

Mark still wasn't looking at Teddy so she kept talking. "Our wedding is in two months."

Mark looked over at her but stayed silent.

"I love you, Mark," Teddy said, she took his hand but Mark started to fight against his restraints. Teddy let go of his hand and he stopped thrashing around in his bed.


"I'm sorry I didn't come sooner," Callie said. "I was getting Sophia."

Callie held their daughter in front of his face but he stared right through her.

"We were in a plane crash," Callie said. "Do you remember that? Mark, Sophia can't lose her dad."

"Any luck?" Teddy asked entering the room.

Callie shook her head. "Maybe he just needs some rest."


"Derek?" Mark whispered.

"Mark? Are you awake?" Derek asked. He had slept in the chair next to Mark's bed.

"Where's Teddy?"

"She's at the hotel across the street. Let me call her," Derek said.


"Hey," Mark said, the exhaustion still evident in his voice.

"Thank God you're okay," Teddy said.

"I'm sorry if I scared you," Mark said, knowing how scary this must have been for her.

Teddy grabbed his hand. "All that matters is that you're okay."

Mark squeezed Teddy's hand back and Teddy was sure that it meant everything was going to be fine. But instead Mark started seizing. Instantly Teddy was screaming for help as tears rolled down her cheeks.

He was awake again less than a minute later. Teddy wiped her tears.

"Are you okay, Teddy?" Mark asked noticing her tears. "It's okay, baby, we're fine now. I'm awake and we'll be out of the hospital in no time. Right, doc?"

The doctor who had run into the room at the sound of Teddy screaming looked at Mark confused. It was as if Mark hadn't even realized that he'd had a seizure or that any time had passed at all.


"His CT results show some more bleeding. We'll have to go back in," the doctor explained.

"I want Dr. Shepherd to do it," Teddy said. Derek was behind her agreeing that he wanted to.

"If Mark is okay with that then I'll let you," the doctor said.


"You're hurting my hand," Mark said, as Derek and the team of surgeons rolled him down the hall.

Teddy realized the vice grip she had on his hand and relaxed a little.

"I'll be fine," Mark said. "Derek's the best."

"I swear to God if you die on me," Teddy started.

Derek stopped pushing him as they approached the taunting double doors leading to the operating rooms.

"I love you, Teddy."

"I love you, Mark."

Teddy kissed him one last time before letting go of his hand and letting Derek take him to surgery.


Teddy went into Arizona's room where she was looking sadly at her prosthetic leg. Teddy sat down on the side of her bed and started to cry.

"What's wrong?" Arizona asked, feeling a little better about her leg than the last time she and Teddy talked. "Is Mark okay?"

"He went back into surgery," Teddy said.

"Aw sweetie," Arizona said, scooting to one side of the bed so Teddy could lie down on the other. "He'll be okay. And, then you two will get married and live happily ever after."

"You three are the ones who were in a plane crash and I'm the one crying like an idiot," Teddy said.

"I'm sorry for yelling before," Arizona said. "I should've been a better friend."

"I'm sorry for calling you bitchy" Teddy said still crying.

"You didn't," Arizona said.

Teddy nodded and smiled. "Yes I did."

They talked until Derek came in after the surgery.

"Is he okay?" Teddy asked, getting up off the bed. "Please tell me he is."

Derek nodded. "It went great. We stopped the bleeding. This time for good. He's going to be fine, Teddy."

Teddy hugged Derek and thanked him profusely before running to Mark's room.