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let out a giggle, holding onto Mark's shoulders as he lifted her against the wall in an on-call room. Mark had a smirk on his lips as he pressed kisses down her jaw and squeezed the underpart of her thighs. Her legs were wrapped around his waist, Mark comfortably holding the smaller woman in his arms.

"I told you I don't want to have sex in the hospital." She told him, but still tilted her head to give him more room.

"We aren't having sex, Nora. We're just having a fun, hands-on teaching experience."

Eleanora giggled, pulling at the hair at the nape of his neck when he nipped at her jaw. Her voice was breathy when she spoke, leaning her head back on the wall as she closed her eyes. "What are you teaching me, exactly?"

Mark chuckled, moving his lips up to her face. He raised a seductive brow, squeezing the bottom of her thighs once more to get her to look at him. "Just how amazing having sex with me in the on-call rooms would be."

Eleanora smacked at his shoulder, but pressed their lips together. The kiss slowly became heated, Eleanora ripping off Mark's top and him pulling hers as soon as his hit the floor. However, before they could get much farther, a knock at the door caused both of them to freeze. The voice behind the knock, though, made their blood run cold and hearts drop.

"Dr. Sloan?" Dr. Bailey asked, her voice completely unamused. Eleanora and him shared a wide eyed, slightly panicked look. Mark practically dropped Eleanora, the smaller girl scrambling to hide behind the bunk bed and hold her scrub top to her bra-clad chest.

Mark opened the door, hiding some of his bare torso behind it. He gave Bailey a short smile, his voice a little low and scratchy. "Dr. Bailey." His eyes fell to the stroller, his voice rising in pitch. "Dr. Bailey's baby."

Eleanora let out a squeak, but smacked her hand over her mouth to silence it. She squeezed her eyes shut, her heart beating faster as slight shame rose in her. Tuck was out there?

"It appears Nurse Tanya is no longer available for your liposuction at 10:00. Shall I cancel the procedure?" Bailey sassed, giving the Attending an unpleased look.

He let out a short laugh, shaking his head. "Get me another nurse. Get me...Kate, yeah. Get me Kate." He quickly shut the door, turning to look at Eleanora with wide eyes.

His face was slightly pale, and Eleanora shuffled over to smack at his chest. "Tuck was out there? You spoke to Dr. Bailey shirtless while her was there?!"

Mark looked at her like she was insane, his voice a whisper. "I didn't know her baby was there, otherwise I would've put on my shirt!"

Their bickering was cut short by another knock, both of them staring at eachother. Bailey's voice spoke up again, but this time it was harsher.

"Dr. Amedeo, seeing as you are on Ortho today, do you think Dr. Torres would be okay with giving Dr. Sloan Nurse Kate? She do both if we push Dr. Torres' procedure back an hour."

Eleanora slowly walked to the door and cracked it open softly. She peeked around it, hiding the entirety of her body behind it.

"I-I'm sure that will be fine with her, D-Dr. Bailey." Eleanora looked at Tuck in the stroller, the baby giggling at the sight of his technical-Aunt. "Hi, you handsome boy!"

Bailey gave Eleanora a look the younger resident absolutely hated. "Don't speak to my son without a shirt on, Amedeo."

"Of course, Dr. Bailey. You won't....t-tell anyone, right?"

Bailey huffed, writing on the clipboard in her hands. "I'm not stupid. Put a shirt on and get to work."

Elenaora shut the door quickly, turning back to her....... "I-I think I should go and start on rounds."

Mark nodded, already putting his shirt back on. "Yeah, I think I should go too. Suck up a bit to Bailey."

Eleanora quickly pulled her shirt on and grabbed her lab coat. She made sure she had her pager and nodded, wringing her hands together before pressing a quick kiss to Mark's cheek, exiting the on-call room after checking the hallway.

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   stops behind her group of friends, all of who are crowding around the bulletin board. She pops her head in between Lexie and George, her nose scrunched up in confusion. "What are we- oh my god! Has Cristina seen it?"

On the board was an article about the newest Harper Avery recipient, with his name in large, bold letters and one of the biggest pictures she's ever seen. Preston Burke was still haunting the hospital and her best friend, even from out of the state.

Izzie reached for it, her voice panicky. "Lets take it down."

Meredith scoffed, smacking Izzie's hands away. "You can't take it down."

"Take it down." Izzie smacks at George's arm, indicating she wanted him to do it. ". She never has to know."

Eleanora frowned, stepping around Lexie to try and take the article down herself when George just stayed still. "I don't think we should leave it up. It feels like someone is trying to punish her. Take it down."

"She's gonna hear about it!" Meredith argued, giving the two women a look.

"Who's gonna hear about what?"

Cristina's voice makes all of them jump, Eleanora and Izzie both standing in front of the bulletin board in awkward positions to try and hide the article. Cristina gave a laugh at the twos position, walking over with a small shake of her head.

"Izzie, Sunshine, move." Neither of them moved, Cristina laughing again. She pushed Izzie out of the way and nudged at Eleanora, not wanting to manhandle the small, fragile woman. "Oh come on, move it."

Eleanora felt Lexie grab her by the shoulders and pull her back, giving out a small yell. Cristina's smile and the laughter in her voice faded as she read the article. Everyone wa silent, looking at her with worry.

Cristina cleared her throat and turned, giving her friends a very small, tight-lipped smile. "Good for him." She pushed past George and Izzie, heading back to the charts she abandoned at the nurses station. Eleanora made a small noise, her friends looking towards her.

"Told you we should have taken it down."

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