Hidden Truths
Chapter 29: Valentine's Day Massacre
Nina wasn't sure how or why she at the restaurant but she was. It was called Grandnetti's. She was sitting in the middle, eyes glued to the menu while waiting for Kian. She had originally was going to turn him down but then remembered tonight Mark had Ethan and she wasn't interested in being depressed any more than usual.
So there she was, sitting at a table with a white tablecloth, a rose in the middle of the table and a glass of orange juice in front of her so she could sip on it while she waited. She checked the time on her phone to see how long it had been. They were supposed to meet at 7pm but it was already 7:30pm.
Nina looked around and felt very embarrassed. She could feel her hormones taking over and tears filling her eyes. She couldn't help but feel like Kian had stood her up. Mark never stood me up…he always made sure to text me or call me if he was going to be late… Nina thought, sulking. She tried to hold in her tears, not really wanting to cry here and ruin her makeup.
Mark would say I'm beautiful even if my face is a mess… Nina also thought. And then tell me I don't need makeup because I'm already beautiful.
The longer Kian made her wait, the more she thought about her ex-husband/fiancée. God that must be confusing to people who don't know them! Yes, I divorced Mark…. Yes we got back together and then got engaged before breaking up again. Problem? She sighed. She pulled out her phone to check her messages. There was nothing from Kian but there was a message from Mark telling her that Ethan was being good, had done his homework, had showered and was now watching a movie with Mark.
Her heart hurt. She missed Ethan and she missed Mark. Why had she agreed to go out with Kian again? Oh yes. Because he was fun and she needed more fun in her life. As she quickly typed up a reply to let Mark know that Ethan had a dentist appointment tomorrow at 9, so he'd need to be dropped off at school after, the roof collapsed.
Nina tried to scream but she ended up being hit in the head and she was knocked out.
~x~
Mark had been paged into work even though today was supposed to be his day off. He had taken today and tomorrow off to spend time with Ethan, whom he rarely could see anymore because Nina moved out of their apartment. After Ethan and Nina had moved out, Sloan had claimed the extra bedroom as her own and had basically lived in there until her much needed surgery.
She would be coming home tonight which Mark was excited about, another reason to have Ethan over. Mark was convinced Ethan was excited about becoming an uncle even though the boy became very quiet when he was told Sloan was coming home. He had left Ethan in Sloan's room so Sloan could have practice and then went to find Callie.
He needed to find out if his best friend knew how to put together a crib. He was going to be a great grandfather for this baby.
"Hey Callie, do you know how to put together a crib? Because Sloan's coming home tonight and I think it'd be a great surprise for her." Mark explained.
Callie looked confused at the sight of him. "Aren't you supposed to be home enjoying guy's night with Ethan?"
"I got paged in so I left Ethan with Sloan. I think it'd be great practice for her." Mark explained further. They walked together before Mark spotted a blonde. He needed a break from brunettes and redheads. They only seemed to break his heart and cause him trouble. At least blondes were supposed to be fun and he needed something to keep his mind off the fact that his ex-wife/fiancée had left him and took his kid with her.
Callie watched as Mark went over to flirt with the blonde only to find that it was Lexie. Mark jumped in surprise, cursed his luck and turned on his heels before anything else happened. As much as he was sure it'd be fun to sleep with Lexie, she'd just complicate things further.
His life was already hectic without her in it.
~x~
Owen and Derek were jogging onto the scene, both not expecting such a huge trauma. Callie stepped over and explained what was going on. It was then as Derek was trying to hear himself think between April and Callie talking at him that he saw her.
A team were pushing her passed them; her eyes closed, her long brown hair which had been curled earlier was turning a deep shade of red and her skin was extra pale. Derek started moving towards her, knowing who it was straight away. Cristina was looking for a Cardio case when she spotted the woman as well and moved right over, taking over before Derek could reach her as April stopped him, asking him if he was going to see the reporters.
Cristina began to work on stabilizing the woman. She was gasping for breath, clenching both her stomach and chest. Her green eyes opened and looked at Cristina whose heart broke even though she swore she didn't have a heart.
"Y-Yang…." It was Nina whom Cristina was working on. It hurt to talk since a piece of glass had cut Nina's neck and had almost hit her jugular. Cristina put pressure on Nina's neck to close the bleeding wound. Nina winced. "I…I'm pregnant…" She wheezed.
Cristina looked stunned as she glanced down at her mentor's belly. She nodded and then yelled for Neuro. Derek was over in a second, beginning to check on Nina's function. "Doctor Shepherd, she's…Doctor Knight is pregnant…"
Derek cursed before Nina's eyes fell shut, her hold on Derek's hand, which she had grabbed, loosened and then she passed out again. "Get her to a MRI and a CT, stat. I don't care, you get her in. Tell the people there that she's my patient."
Cristina nodded and then took Nina up for a MRI and CT.
~x~
Callie had just found out that Sloan was going to give up her baby. Mark would be crushed further since he had lost his fiancée and child over this. She tried to convince Sloan to at least tell Mark before she ran off. "You should tell him at least, wait until he's off work."
"No that is exactly what I'm trying avoid! I'm not ready to be a mother." Sloan explained before they ran into Mark. She showed him the ultrasound picture to keep him from asking questions.
Mark grinned at the picture. "Why that is the Sloan nose," He said with pride. Then he gets paged and he had to go. Callie wished she could tell him his daughter was sending his grandson away.
~x~
Ethan stood beside Arizona, looking at the woman on the bed who was still sleeping from her surgery. Arizona had decided to step in when Cristina paged her to tell her everything that had happened. Nelson had to operate on Nina, and they had nearly lost the baby. So Arizona had taken Ethan from daycare, which his sister had sent him to, and brought him to wait for his mother since that was what he wanted.
He stood staring blankly at his mother. He looked at his aunt. "That doesn't look like my mommy…" Ethan uttered quietly.
Arizona hated to see those tiny tears forming in Ethan's eyes. She wrapped her arms around him and held him gently. "She's been in an accident. She's just healing. But we can go if you'd like…"
Ethan shook his head, knowing that he had to be brave for his mother. "She'll be all alone." He moved over to his mother's side and grabbed her hand. Arizona nearly started crying as she watched Ethan kiss Nina's pale hand. "Mommy, if you can hear me…please don't die. Don't leave me with daddy." He whispered to her. "I love you mommy and I understand that sometimes people have to go to heaven…Grandma Linda told me that. But I'm not ready to let you go…but I know that if you need to go, I understand. Grandma Linda told me sometimes things happen that we don't want to happen but those things are better for other people." He kissed her hand once more.
Arizona left the room to let Ethan talk to Nina, feeling that he needed some privacy. Cristina was standing watch, glazing at the two with saddened eyes. "I hate it the most when kids are involved," Cristina admitted, "Especially Ethan. Like, why do bad things happen to good people?"
Arizona had never heard the other woman speak so honestly before, especially about children. "I don't know…did you page Mark?"
Cristina shook her head. "I know Nina and I know that she wouldn't want Mark to see her like this. There's also the fact that she's expecting and she obviously doesn't want Mark to know that."
Arizona understood. "I hope she wakes up and gets back to normal quick. No kid Ethan's age should see their parents like this."
Cristina agreed and the two women continued to watch Ethan with his mom.
~x~
After an hour of simply sitting beside his mommy, Ethan decided he needed his Aunt Amy. It had been forever since he had last seen her and he knew she would want to be here. Ethan kissed his mom's hand once more before going over to the door to his Aunt Arizona. "Auntie Arizona, can you call Doctor Amy Reins? She's in Boston but she'd want to be here…"
Arizona didn't know who Amy was but she nodded. "I'll have a nurse call her right now." She disappeared to go ask a nurse to call Amy Reins.
Cristina watched the boy. "Do you want anything to eat?"
Ethan shook his head. "No thank you, I'm going to sit with my mommy again." He waved before going back to his seat and taking hold of his mother's hand once more. For being only seven years old, Ethan reminded Cristina of herself a little bit and she hated the mere thought of it. She hoped Nina pulled through.
~x~
It had been the closest thing Derek had to been to an OR in a week. He was standing watch, watching as Bailey worked. He turned when he heard a door open. His thoughts were filled of Nina and how pale she had been. He hadn't gotten the chance to go visit her because he had been pulled away by reporters. He was planning on going to see her in a few minutes.
Mark entered the gallery. "I'm going to be adopting Sloan's baby," Mark commented. "I'm doing it with Callie. As much as I love Callie, I wish it was with Nina."
Doctor Knight is pregnant… Yang's voice rang inside of Derek's head. Nina was pregnant. Derek knew that it had to be Mark's since Nina had admitted to him once that she had only ever slept with Mark in her life. "Do you think that's wise?" Derek asked.
Mark frowned. "Why wouldn't it? Sure it'll be hard-"
"Nina was in the restaurant when it collapsed. She nearly died Mark and all you care about is a baby that isn't really yours. Yes it's your grandson but what really matters more? Sloan and her baby or Nina and Ethan?" Derek demanded. He was sick of seeing how upset his best friend was over her breakup with Mark. Yes, Mark was his brother but right now…Derek was in Nina's corner and he was protecting her fiercely.
Mark looked stunned and confused before it dawned on him. The love of his life had nearly died. He turned and then ran off to find Nina and to see her.
~x~
When Mark finally found Nina's room, he stopped and stared at the scene. Nina was awake and holding Ethan in her arms, kissing his head and telling him she loved him greatly. Another woman was in the room though and Mark hadn't seen her since the last time he lived in Seattle.
Amy Reins, Nina's best friend way back when. Mark was stunned as he watched the woman help Nina eat and petted her hair, before kneeling beside Nina and Ethan. Amy looked much older than she had ten years ago. Her long blonde hair was pulled back in a messy pony tail, her blue eyes focused on the small family on the bed and then Mark watched as Amy rubbed Nina's arm in support.
Amy kissed Ethan's head while the boy snuggled in his mother's arms. Mark knew right then that he was a shitty father but he wanted nothing more than to be Ethan's dad.
His eyes focused on Nina. Her head was wrapped, some of her hair had been shaved to do stitches after her brain surgery and she was hooked to a lot of machines. Her head was also wrapped nicely. He wished he could go to her but right then, he was simply an outsider watching in.
And it broke his heart completely.
~x~
Up Next: The Time Warp: Doctor Amy Reins tells Derek that she will be staying at the hospital to help her friend recover and take care of Ethan. Derek learns that the feisty blonde is a Neuro surgeon and had been working on waking patients from comas. And when Derek brings back lectures, he asks Amy to share one of her famous stories: the time she woke a patient from a coma.
Hey guys, welcome back. What did you think? Are you excited to see more of Amy? Because I'm honestly excited to write her out. She has always been a character I wanted to explore but didn't want to rush. So Nina got into an accident and Amy has come to save the day - like she usually does.
Lil-B-Rebel: Yes poor Nina but don't worry, she has Amy in her corner.
Bella: Exactly! I actually was inspired to write this chapter so yeah, yay, maybe I'm past the writer's block! I think Amy will do the job very well for making Mark jealous.
Guest: ?
H: LOL a lot of people are still team Mina. ;) Isn't it interesting how Nina 'told' the people she loves that she's pregnant? Well, she told Cristina who told Derek, Arizona and Nelson.
Serena Salvatore: Do you like the Vampire Diaries? But thank you for the input!
XOXO Janie's Thoughts Revive: Okay thanks!
Guest: I think I'm going to update once a week from now on. This is my last "early" update, okay? :) You're welcome
Girl - 8
Boy - 1
No names so far so oh well. I'm thinking for a girl, maybe, Lacey, Kyra, Octavia, Rosalynn, Samira, Whitney/Winnie, Dahlia, Christine/Chris/Christie, Charlie, Baylee, or Ashlie. What do you think? Because so far, mostly everyone wants a girl!
Let me know down below your thoughts, feelings and any name suggestions. I will keep taking votes for the gender until the shooting. So let me know ASAP!
Xoxo,
Nerdy~
