"How bad have they been?" He asked as she moved back into bed without opening his eyes.

"Who?"

"My family." He answered burying his face in her hair.

"Not… too bad."

"Liar." He mumbled sleepily. "You're not good at lying."

She giggled. "I know." She intertwined her fingers with his as they lied on her stomach. "Let's just say, there's been tons of surprises."

"My mother didn't show you the picture did she?"

"The picture?" She giggled. "No, but I'll be sure to ask her about it."

He chuckled. "I'm sorry, Mer." He whispered after a few seconds.

"For what?"

"For worrying you so much."

"Don't ever do it again."

"And I'm sorry for my family. I'm sure they did something."

She giggled. "We'll talk about it later. Just go back to sleep."

He lean forward and kissed her. "I love you."

"I love you too."

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"Mark, it's good to see you're still with us." Addison said walking into the room.

"Afraid I wasn't going to make it?" He asked.

"No, I was sure you would survive the accident. I was more worried about the Shepherds."

Mark laughed. "Well, they haven't been back since this morning."

"Which reminds me I still yell at you." Meredith said pulling her hand from his.

"What did I do?" Mark asked raising his eyebrow.

"It's what you didn't do." Addison said with a smiled as she sat down next to the bed in the chair Meredith had been sleeping in since the accident. "God, these things are rocks."

"I told you." Meredith giggled before getting serious. "Why the hell didn't you tell your family I was pregnant?"

"I… ah… I…"

"You what? Because of you I've endured hell." She slapped his arm lightly.

"We had never discussed it and with Derek, I thought I'd hold off for a while. I never thought something like this would happen…"

She gave him a stern look. "Well it did happen." She said glaring at him. After a second, the anger had passed as all her moods seemed to. "I forgive you." She sighed.

Mark smiled and kissed her cheek.

There was a knock at the door. The person didn't bother to wait and the door opened. Addison quickly stood up having a better view of the door than Meredith and Mark. Soon, the Shepherds, Donna, and a mystery woman were standing in front of them.

"Did bother knocking I see?" Mark said with a fake smile.

"We knocked." Nancy pointed out.

Addison and Meredith both shifted uncomfortable as gazes swept over them.

"Well, Mark, I'll see you later." Addison said.

"Wait, Addi!" Meredith yelled jumping off the bed.

"Where are you going?" Mark asked.

"Addi and I were going to get lunch." She lied. "I'm starving. Need anything?" Mark looked at her strangely but shook his head. She quickly kissed his cheek. "Let me know if you do." She tried to bend down to pick up her shoes, but stomach prevented her to. "Addi! Come pick up my shoes!" Meredith whined mumbling something about 'stupid huge stomach."

Addison tried not to laugh as she picked up the shoe.

"Bye." They both called and hurried out leaving a confused Mark.

"What did you guys do to my fiancé?" He asked giving them a suspicious look.

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"Meredith, are you going to follow me all day?" Addison asked.

"Nope, just 'til Alex gets here. Then I'll follow him."

"Why don't you just go back in there?"

"And get eaten alive? No way."

Addison laughed. "Are you chicken, Grey?"

"I think I'm just going to lay low until they leave Seattle."

"Then you and Mark can get back to normal?"

"Yep."

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"Come on, Mark." Derek said agitated.

Mark gave a sideways glance at him. "Shut up."

He stared at the chart in his hands.

"You're stalling, Mark." Kathleen pointed out.

"Why didn't you tell me that Meredith was pregnant?" Donna asked.

"Or that you were engaged!" Carol asked.

"I need to figure this out."

He stared down in the chart. They didn't need to know he was looking at a crossword puzzle to avoid talking to them.

"You're not working right now, so put the chart away!" Madison almost yelled.

Mark sighed flipping the crossword over and hiding it behind the other papers. "This is a very important chart." He glanced at the name. Who John Peek was? He didn't know, but they didn't know that.

"Mark! We are your family. That's more important than that chart."

Mark let out a groan. "Johnny is very important."

"Markus Sloan!" Donna said sternly.

"Fine, mother." He shut the chart. "What is so important that Johnny has to wait?"

"Why the hell didn't you tell us about the engagement and pregnancy?" Stephanie said in an annoyed tone.

"Cause it wasn't your business." Mark pointed out.

"What has this girl done to you?" Carol asked. "You used to tell us everything."

"Mer has nothing to do with this."

"Well, it seems that you used to tell your family everything. It's only natural to assume your reluctant behaviors have something to do with the new girl in your life." The mystery woman sitting next to Derek said in a know-it-all voice.

"Who the hell are you? And why the hell are you in me room?" He yelled looking it to woman strangely.

"Thank you, Marissa." Donna said.

"You should listen to her she's a psychiatrist." Kathleen said.

"So are you. It doesn't mean I listen to you." Mark argued. "And I don't need some crazy psychiatrist who decides to come into some random patient's room to tell me what to do. I mean. Really. Who are you?"

"Marissa is my fiancé."

"Good for you. I don't need advise on my love life that you have nothing about." Mark said rolling his eyes.

"Don't yell at Marissa!" Derek yelled.

"Don't blame her for your mistakes, Markus." Donna hollered.

"What mistakes?" Mark yelled back.

"Oh please like you meant to get her pregnant." Kathleen said dryly.

"I don't need your psychoanalysis either, Kathleen." Mark replied harshly.

"Obviously you're ashamed of something or you would have told your family." Marissa commented in a doctoring tone.

"Thank you, Marissa." Carol said. "You should listen to her, Mark."

Mark's eyes flashed cold. "I'm not ashamed of a damn thing. And I don't have to answer to you."

There was a knock on the already open door. They all turned to see Dr. Harrington standing there.

"Hey Karen." Mark said.

"Hey. Is Meredith in here?"

"No, she left a while ago. Why?"

Karen looked perplex for a second then a little distress. "Okay, thanks. We're going to get you to CT soon." She turned to walk away.

"Why? What's wrong, Karen?"

Karen faked a smile as she turned around and shrugged. "Just need to… talk."

"Alright, what the hell is all this yelling?" Bailey said coming into the room beside Karen. Mark gave Karen one last curious look, before she walked away. He was just about to answer, when Derek jumped in.

"Just a family quarrel." He said giving her the McDreamy smile. She didn't look phased as she gave him a cold glare.

"If I hear the 'quarrel' one more time, Shepherd, I will have you thrown out of this hospital faster than you can flash me that damn smile. This is a hospital, for Christ sake." He turned mumbling something about stupid family members.

Mark's phone started to ring on the nightstand. His family watched curiously as he brought the phone to his ear.

"Hey."

"Hey. I'm heading home to shower and change and all that. Do you need anything?"

"No, I'm fine. Did Karen find you?"

"Why would she be looking for me?"

"I don't know. Maybe just a patient. Anyway, try to get some sleep too."

"I'm not tired. Just hungry."

He chuckled. "I thought you already ate."

"Oh, yeah. I did… but, uh, hospital food doesn't fill me up anymore.

"Is that right?"

She giggled. "Yeah. I got to go. Karen's waving me over."

"Alright. Love you."

"Love you too. Bye."