Hidden Truths
Summary: Nina must come to terms with her renewed relationship with Mark. Add in ex girlfriends, old flings and a surprise daughter that neither Nina nor Mark saw coming. And we can't forget little Ethan, who begins school and more secrets that both would rather keep hidden.
Disclaimer: Nina, Ethan, Elliot, Lucas, Kian, Linda and Joseph are mine!
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Chapter 21: Tainted Obligation
"Mommy! Daddy!"
Mark and Nina were laying in bed, spooning and were asleep. They were awoken by Ethan jumping on the top of them and shouting at them. "Little man, what the hell?" Mark groaned.
Ethan gasped at the sound of 'hell' leaving his dad's mouth. "Ten cents to the swear jar daddy!" He stated firmly. Mark grumbled and Nina sat up, rubbing her eyes. She tried to ignore the feeling of Mark's morning wood pressing up against her thigh. "You've gotta get up, daddy! Today is the first day of school!"
Nina smiled at her boy. Ethan jumped off the bed- more like flew off the bed- and ran off to finish doing whatever he was originally doing. Nina turned to Mark and giggled when he rolled over to bury his face into her stomach. "Tired honey?" she asked sweetly.
He nodded sulkily. "God, I can't believe he's going to school…how do you do it?"
"I just remember that he's coming home to me." Nina kissed his forehead.
Right as the couple were getting comfy once more, they heard Ethan run to the front door which had been knocked on. "CALLIE!" they heard Ethan scream in excitement.
Nina and Mark jumped out of bed, rushing to the front room. Callie looked embarrassed at the shouting. Ethan was taken with the woman. She was fun and Ethan loved spending time with his Callie. Mark leaned against the wall as Callie was pulled into the apartment by Ethan. Nina went to start making breakfast.
"Do you want some food too, Callie?" Nina asked.
"Sure," Callie smiled, "As long as it isn't any trouble."
"It wouldn't be a problem at all!" Nina reassured her. She turned and went to cooking. She was making pancakes and sausages. Ethan pulled Callie over to the couch to show her his new book bag.
Ethan grinned widely at the tall woman. "Look in here!" He stated, pulling out some of the markers he had gotten. He showed Callie everything in the bag.
Mark moved to the door to close it and then went to his girlfriend's side. He kissed her cheek. "So do we get to drop him off?"
"I've already spoken with Richard," Nina said as she poured the pancake batter onto the grill in small pancakes. She added some chocolate chips. "We'll be able to see Ethan off. Lexie said she'd pick up Ethan after school and bring him to the hospital for us."
Mark nodded, "Sounds good to me. I'm going to grab a shower since Callie is watching Ethan. Wanna join?" He teased her. She honestly thought about it before agreeing. "I'll let Callie know to watch Ethan."
Nina watched him walk over to Callie, informing her that they would be "busy". So Callie led Ethan to her apartment stating that she had some sweets for the boy for his lunch.
Mark grinned as he turned to face his girlfriend, offering her his hand once he was close enough and together they went to the bathroom. Nina was a little nervous about being in the shower with Mark. They stepped into their small bathroom and Mark went to turn on the water, letting Nina collect herself and her nerves. He turned to her face her and moved forward to kiss her lips.
Nina closed her eyes and returned the kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. As they enjoyed their kiss, Mark began to pull off her clothes. Nina pulled off Mark's clothes and the couple were very soon naked. Mark pulled back to look down at Nina's naked body.
Her hips were still as wide as before; she had some belly to her with three pale stretch marks from her pregnancy; her large breasts that he knew filled his hands perfectly; and she looked just so soft. Mark knelt down before her and Nina tensed a little. He leaned forward and pressed his lips onto her stretch marks. "You're beautiful," He whispered breathlessly.
Her breath caught in her throat. "Oh Mark…." He stood and they kissed once more before stepping into the shower. Now standing in the shower, warm water running down their bodies, they both looked at each other. He reached forward and cupped a wet breast. She sighed happily.
"Are you ready?" Mark asked, his eyes looking up and locking eyes onto hers.
Nina nodded, "I've been ready for you for years."
He grinned and then they were kissing once more. She reached forward and took hold of Mark's member in her hand. He felt hard and silky. He grunted gently, while Nina began to carefully pump him. Once he was hard enough, Nina pulled back and allowed Mark to pick her up and press her against the wall. Her legs fell apart easily and he leaned forward, pressing their chests together. She was gasping for breath, while he took hold of his member and led it to her opening.
The moment they had been searching for was finally here. Nina looked up and their eyes locked. "I love you." Mark whispered as he pushed forward, locking them together.
She gasped and he groaned. "I love you too!" Nina uttered as he began to thrust into her tight body. And against the wall in their shower, they made love.
Once Mark knew he was getting closer, he brought his hand down to rub her clit in time with his thrusts, causing Nina to buck against him helplessly. She moaned loudly and cried out, "MARK!" when she came while he yelled, "NINA!" as he came.
It was perfect for them.
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After dropping Ethan off at school, Nina and Mark went to work. Callie waved goodbye to them as she went in search of her girlfriend. Nina and Mark walked hand-in-hand to the Attending's lounge. They were both smiling widely and they were just so happy.
Once they were both changed, after their touches and their secret looks they threw each other, the happy couple went to their meeting. Richard had yet to arrive and most of the Attendings were already gathered there. Nina waved to Derek and took a seat on Mark, since there weren't many chairs. Mark wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him, earning a giggle from his girl.
"Did you finally sleep together?" Derek asked, chuckling.
Mark laughed and nodded, earning a playful hit on the chest from Nina. "It was amazing." Mark stated.
They share a kiss and Derek rolled his eyes. "I need to find Meredith after this meeting…" He mumbled to himself.
Owen was sitting beside Mark on the other side, since Mark was sitting at the head of the table. Arizona arrived and took a seat. Finally, Richard appeared. Mark reached forward for a Danish pastry.
Nina gave him a look. "Do you know how many nurses were fired for that pastry?" She whispered fiercely.
He pouted but he put it back.
Richard sighed, "I cannot answer your questions now but I will be. The Mercy West doctors will be arriving in three days. Please make them feel welcome."
The Attendings began booming Richard with questions. "What about my burn center?" Mark asked, Nina hearing him over everyone.
Derek took the pastry and took a bite. "You were right, this is a great Danish."
Mark did not look impressed.
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Later that day, Mark was sitting beside an older man removing some skin tags. The old man's son was standing beside his wife, watching carefully.
"Would you mind getting me some coffee?" The old man said.
"You already have your cup today," the son said.
"We can get you decaf!" The wife pulled her husband out of the room to fetch the decaf.
Mark finished working carefully. "All finished,"
"Thank you; I've had these skin things all my life. I'm not worried." He said. "Now why I'm really here… I'm here for an A-M-S 700."
"The uh, penal implant?" Mark asked, slightly surprised.
The old man nodded, "Yeah."
"Well, usually the first step is drug therapy. I can uh, if you're having symptoms write you up a prescription." Mark offered.
He shook his head, "No, no, no, no, no! I took those pills years ago. They never even gave me a liftoff." He sighed, "And then my wife died and I gave up. But now…I'm seeing this new gal from the east wing. She's a younger woman and….I don't want to disappoint."
Mark understood completely. "I understand." He said, "But it is a surgical procedure, so…there is a question of safety given your age."
"My age…" The old man sighed loudly, "It's always my age. Ah the golden years. Let me tell you about the golden years, Doc. There's just gotta be more to my life than eating pudding and watching CSI. Now come on. Can you give an old man a working Johnson?"
Mark chuckled softly.
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Nina was walking down the hall, her eyes on her clipboard when she spotted Lexie Grey sitting beside one of the other residents getting her blood taken. Nina wondered what was going on so she walked over to see what was going on. "What are you doing at the hospital? You've got to pick up Ethan in an hour." Nina said frowning.
Lexie looked up. "Sorry Doctor Knight…but I can't. I'm giving some of my liver to my dad. Can't you get somebody else to pick up Ethan? My dad's liver is failing."
Nina frowned. "If I had someone else to look after my son, don't you think I would have asked them?"
The young woman turned to look at Nina with a stunned expression on her face. "Excuse me?" She expressed her distasted with Nina's tone. "This is my dad's life we're talking about!"
Steve, the resident who was supposed to be taking Lexie's blood, looked very uncomfortable. Nina however frowned deeply, "A man who left his daughter and who drank himself to this point! He did this to himself, Grey!"
"That doesn't matter, he's still my father! I can't let him die when I can help!" Lexie yelled back at Nina. She glared at Nina before turning to Steve. "Steve, just take my damn blood right now. I don't care what you think Knight, because I will be doing this for my dad."
Nina was flaming. She huffed before turning on her heels and went to find Mark.
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After asking a nurse where Mark was, Nina entered the patient's room and found Mark speaking with Irving (the old man). She blushed at the expression her boyfriend gave her. "Sorry for interrupting," She said.
"It's not a problem, honey." Irving said, "I was just explaining to my son and his wife that it's my money and I can spend it on anything I want."
"If you get this surgery, we're taking you out of the home." Tom stated.
Mark swallowed, looking pleadingly at Nina before he stepped into the argument. "Everyone take a breath. We don't even know if the surgery is a possibility. We still need to do a few more tests." Mark explained. Irving looked pleased that it was still possible but Tom and Irene did not look happy. "If you will excuse me." said Mark.
Mark walked out of the room with Nina. "Sorry for interrupting Mark, I needed to speak with you." Nina said.
"It's really no problem," Mark kissed her cheek. "What exactly did you need me for?"
"I'm leaving the hospital early to go grab Ethan." Nina explained. "And before you ask about Lexie, she's busy scrambling around to save her drunken father from liver failure."
He frowned at the information. "Okay, Ethan should be finished school anyway. Bring him here and daycare should still take him, right?"
Nina nodded, "They should." She kissed Mark before going to inform Richard that she would be going to pick up Ethan before coming back to work.
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Thankfully daycare took Ethan even though it was somewhat late. Nina happened to be heading to the OR board to see if there were any surgeries for her to do. She wanted something quick and easy. Ethan wanted to go out to Diary Queen for dinner and Mark had promised.
She found Cristina flirting with Doctor Nelson for surgeries. Nina found it amusing as she walked towards the pair. "Doctor Yang, I suppose you're too busy to scrub in on my aneurysm then?"
Nelson scurried off after spotting a glaring Owen. "Doctor Knight!" Cristina expressed her excitement at seeing her. "You have an aneurysm?"
"Yup," Nina smiled, "And I was about to ask you to scrub in….but if you're into Neuro now."
Owen smiled thankfully at Nina as Cristina's whole face brightened. "I don't really want Neuro, I just need a surgery. I need to get my hands dirty, if you know what I mean? The Mercy Westerns are coming in three days and I've barely logged 100 hours in the OR!"
Nina laughed. "Then go to prep Mr. Darcy."
"Yes ma'am!" Cristina hurried off after grabbing Mr. Darcy's chart from Nina.
"Thank you," Owen stepped forward and over to Nina. "Cristina has been so down lately. I was worried that she'd 'fall into the Dark and Twistys' whatever."
Nina glanced over at Owen and gave him a smile. "I won't let her fall into the Dark and Twistys."
Owen smiled at her. "Still, thank you."
He turned and walked away.
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Derek, Mark and Owen were in the conference room, talking about Irving's upcoming surgery. Nina and Cristina enter, after a long ass surgery and Cristina is reeling for more OR time. Nina walked over to Mark and kissed his lips in greeting. "Hey handsome," She cooed. "What are you boys up to?"
"We're discussing a surgery," Mark said smiling up at Nina. "We're talking about which resident would be the best to bring to the OR."
"I'll do it," Cristina jumped at the chance to go back into surgery.
Owen blinked, "Cristina you don't really want to-"
Cristina shot her boyfriend a look. "I need more OR time. The Chief is letting go the residents with the least amount of OR time! So Doctor Sloan, I will do the surgery."
Mark chuckled, glancing up at Nina who was smiling at him. "If Nina thinks you're good enough for her service, you must be good." He mused. "Go prep the patient, okay? And you can then scrub in." Cristina took the chart and hurried to the patient's room.
"How long is this going to take?" Nina asked, her arms wrapped around his shoulders as she nuzzled his cheek. "Ethan wants to go out for dinner, remember?"
"I remember." Mark reassured her as he enjoyed her attention. "This shouldn't take too long."
Nina kissed his cheek and turned to leave. "See you soon, babe! I love you!" She left.
"I really wish Cristina was that affectionate." Owen sighed loudly, feeling oddly lonely in that moment.
Mark and Derek laughed.
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Nina and Ethan were waiting in the waiting room by the front doors. Ethan watched impatiently for his dad to appear, ready to take them out to dinner. While waiting, Callie appeared with Arizona.
"Hey Callie, Arizona. How are you two tonight?" Nina asked.
Ethan ran forward and Callie picked the little boy up, hugging him happily. "Mark told us to let you know that he will be late for dinner." Callie said as Ethan squirmed in her arms and Arizona took him to hug him. "So I offered the idea of Arizona and I going with you guys. Is that okay?"
"Yeah!" Ethan yelled excitedly. But Nina could see in his eyes that he was disappointed in his father. Nina was hit with a memory, one she was not expecting.
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It was a late evening. Nina was sitting on the front porch of her house, the house she grew up in, waiting for her sister to finally appear. Nina looked down at the ground, sighing heavily. Once she checked her watch, Nina was greeted by the sight of 12:07 am.
She sighed louder glancing over at the house. Her parents were already asleep. Her brother, Elliot, had been gone for a few months now and Nina's parents had become very protective.
But, Nina couldn't imagine what Linda and Joseph Knight would do upon learning that their youngest child, Charlotte aka Carly, was up to. Finally, a truck rolled up. Nina jumped to her feet.
Carly was helped out of the truck by Lucas O'Connor. "Nina," He breathed as he led the drunken girl to the steps. "Holy crap….help!" he called.
"SHH!" Nina hissed lowly as she moved forward to help Lucas bring Carly inside. "My parents are asleep."
"Sorry," Lucas said as they brought Carly to her bedroom.
"Why the hell were you both out so late?" Nina demanded after they walked out of the room and onto the front step.
Lucas swallowed. "The…the baby…" He sighed, "Carly aborted the baby today and we both needed something to take the edge off. I only had a drink or two but Carly…"
Nina winced. Her sister had let it slip that she was pregnant. She was only seventeen. She had her whole life ahead of herself. Nina was going to the university that wasn't too far from their house. Their parents didn't even know Carly wasn't a virgin anymore nor did they know she was seriously seeing Lucas.
"Goodnight Luke," Nina said quietly, patting him on the back. She knew it must be hard to lose a child.
Lucas looked at her, their eyes locking. And then…he was leaning forward and their lips met. Nina was stunned before she jumped back.
"Luke!" She gasped quietly, "What are you doing!?"
He cursed under his breath. "Sorry Nina, I just- I needed to see what it would feel like to be with a girl who actually loves me."
"Carly loves you." Nina uttered, her hand going up and touching her lips. "And she's my sister!"
He simply shook his head. "She just likes the idea of me. I'm safe. I'm nice. I'm the sort of guy who won't hurt her nor will I leave her. I'm the guy your parents would love."
He turned and left. Nina was left standing there, watching as he disappeared into the night. Unknowingly to the two teens, Carly was standing by the window and had seen the whole thing.
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At the hospital, in George's room, he was surrounded by Meredith, Cristina and Alex.
"You can do it George!" Meredith said encouragingly.
"Oh whatever," Cristina said but she was smiling fondly at him. Alex was still silent. He wasn't able to think properly since Izzie died.
George rolled his eyes at his friends. Meredith helped him stand and then George took the first few steps… He was getting better. He was going to be okay.
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Up Next: Invasion: Mercy West residents have arrived. Nina is overwhelmed with burn patients and a cranky seven-year-old. Meredith is on bed rest with George, who is getting better. Someone from Nina's past appears and all hell breaks loose.
Hey guys. Yes, I know, I'm a week late…well whatever. I haven't been feeling like myself lately. I just…I constantly want to die. I'm busy with school and I rarely talk to anyone. I know; my life isn't so bad it could be worse, but right now…it's like a black hole is sucking me up. I rarely even have the energy to pull myself out of bed in the morning. On Friday (April 22), I had to work and on Saturday (April 23) I was helping raise money for my youth group. I've been crazy busy and I have a writer's block. Ugh, I'm truly sorry.
I will NOT be updating for awhile. I am taking a break. I will start updating again on May 20th. This gives me time to write out some chapters for you guys and get a head of updates. However, I will inform you all now that I will have exams in June (June 17th to be exact) and yeah it is weeks away but time is flying by fast. So, I will be taking a break in June. The last update then will be June 10th. I am going away on a trip so I don't know when I will be back to update some more. That will be four chapters before I go to visit my nephew. It's unlikely that I will be updating until July after June 10th.
I also feel like you guys aren't interested in Hidden Truths anymore. Have I bored you? Should I end it quickly? I don't know anymore! GAH!
I promise that the next four chapters will be super long! I feel like I will try to make them 4000+ words! How does that sound? I love you guys, have a great day!
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Patsy: I know we didn't see much of Thatcher this chapter. I wasn't sure what to write honestly, because I am focusing on Nina/Mark. Just know that Meredith did give her liver and Thatcher is alive. :) Anyway, I will miss your reviews. They always keep me going.
h: Yes we should be proud of Nina and Mark. They've come so far! GAH! And Lexie will be returning to Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital soon, don't write her off. ;)
snmuenst: Mina (Nina/Mark) are my relationship goals too! I hoped you enjoyed chapter 21~!
So please, everyone review. I'd love to hear your thoughts, concerns, ideas, etc! I love hearing from you guys and you inspire (?) me to do more. I can't imagine writing this story without you all *heart* So this is me, logging off until May 20th. I love you guys!
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