Chapter 4 Mark Talks To Steve

A/n Sorry for the delay. I will try and be better at updating. Ok on with the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Diagnosis Murder. However, I want Jessie who doesn't.

Summary: Cheryl is seriously injured can Steve deal with it and will their marriage survive?

Rating pg for mild swearing

Mark stared in disbelief after what Jessie and Amanda had just told him. They were sitting in the doctor's lounge and they had just told them what Steve had said. After they had finished the story the room lapsed in to silence.

"I can't believe he would just walk out on her and the baby," Mark said in disbelief.

"I know neither can I," Amanda replied. "It is not like him to run like that. I mean he does run some but he never runs away from his responsibilities."

"I agree with you guys," Amanda asked?

"I am going to talk to my son and find out what the hell he is thinking," Mark said as he walked out the door.

After he left the hospital Steve went to the beach to think. He couldn't stay with Cheryl anymore it was to hard and he couldn't deal with being married to cop anymore. Yes their was the baby but he couldn't imagine taking care of it without its mother. So it was better for both of them if he left. He had packed up some stuff and moved back in to the beach house. He would have to face his dad sooner or later but he was alone for the moment.

Mark pulled up in front of the beach house and saw his son's car sitting in the drive way. He got out of the car and began to walk to the beach.

"Steven Michael Sloan what the hell do you think you are doing abandoning your wife and unborn baby like that?" "How could you be so uncaring and insensitive after all when Cheryl wakes up she will need your love and support to help her get through everything." "Do you want the pour little baby to grow up without his/her father is it fair to them?" Mark stopped speaking and just stood their glaring at Steve.

Steve just stood their not quite sure what to say. "Dad I can't do this. I thought I could but I can't."

"What exactly is it that you can't do? Dealing with the situation she is in now and realizing how sick she is or being married to a cop?"

"Both I guess," Steve replied softly.

"Well I can understand but it doesn't make what you are doing right." "Answer me a question ok?"

"Sure what is it?"

"If I had said to you if you don't quit being a cop that I would abandon you never speak to you never do anything of r you again what would you say? Oh and how will you handle work will you transfer departments or precincts or what?"

"I would be angry and hurt and I would feel betrayed. As far as the work thing goes I haven't thought about it much. All I know is that I can't do this."

"Do you love her," Mark asked?

"Yes of course I do."

"Have you thought about how Cheryl is going to feel when you are not therefore and one of us most likely Alex sense he is her doctor will feel?" "She will probably blame us and get angry at us when we have done nothing wrong but you Steven… have done everything wrong." "I love you son but you have to stop being selfish and think about what you are doing to you r wife your marriage and most importantly to your unborn child." With that Mark turned and walked back to his car and left Steve just standing their staring after him.

Mark drove slowly back to the hospital and hoped that his talk with Steve had done some good and that he would rethink his decision.

"So how did it go," Jessie asked as Mark walked in to the doctor's lounge?

"I don't know I left after giving him a piece of my mind. I hope he makes the right decision," Mark said hopefully.

"Well honey you have done all you can do Steve has to do the rest," Amanda said

"Did either one of you tell Alex," Mark asked?

"Yes I did," Amanda said.

"Ok good because we will all need to talk about what do if Cheryl wakes up and he isn't their. It is probably going to be best if Alex tells her because he is her doctor. Unfortunately I don't envy him," Jessie said.

"I agree," Mark said as they all stood up to get back to their patients.

"Let's meet back here after our shifts to talk over this with Alex," Amanda said. Ok they both said as they left the lounge and went their separate ways.