Tainted Surprises
Takes place during 6.06, Tainted Obligation.
Lexie tapped her fingers on the nightstand next to her father's hospital bed. He was sleeping now. And she was let there waiting for her blood test results, to determine if she could donate half her liver or not. She took a deep breath. She had lost her mother a little over a year ago, she just was not ready to loose her father. Not now, not after she just go him back.
"Lexie?" Dr. Miranda Bailey asked as she entered the room.
"Am I a match?" Lexie asked, quickly wiping tears away from her eyes.
"Come here. I need to speak to you."
Lexie glanced down at her sleeping father and nodded. She got up and walked to Bailey. "Am I a match?"
"Yes..."
"Thank God." She sighed in relief. She smiled. "When can we do the surgery?"
"You can't do the surgery." Miranda told her.
"What do you mean I can't do the surgery?" Lexie asked, raising her voice slightly.
"As you know, when taking blood we run a few standard tests..." She paused. "You can't do the surgery because your pregnant."
Lexie's eyes widened, "I'm what..." Her breathing became erratic. "I can't breathe." She doubled over, placing her hands on her knees. "I can't breahe."
Miranda rubbed the young doctors back sympathetically. "Just breathe Grey. Take deep breaths." She told her calmly. "Deep breaths. There you go. Its going to be okay."
"What is going to happen to my Dad now?" Tears fell freely down her cheeks. "My baby isn't going to have any grandparents...Mark...Oh God...How am I going to tell Mark?"
"Grey...Lexie....Look at me." Miranda instructed. "I don't know what is going to happen to your Dad...And I don't know how Dr. Sloan is going to react. But I do know he cares for you, loves you even..." She paused ."Maybe you can talk to Meredith."
"I never wanted to ask her for anything." Lexie whispered. She glanced at her father. "I know he was awful to her. I know he is not her Dad like the way he is mine...I don't know if I could ask her to...Its a lot to ask of someone..."
Miranda nodded, "Its something to think about. Just remember he doesn't have a lot of time." Her pager started to beep. "I have to..."
Lexie nodded. "I know. Go."
"I'll be back." Miranda jogged out of the room.
Lexie's hand rested over her stomach. She closed her eyes, could she feel it yet? A bump? The baby? No. her stomach still seemed flat. She sniffed, how did she not know?
~~*~~
Fifteen minutes later Lexie found Meredith. "Meredith?"
"Hey Lexie..." Meredith couldn't bring herself to look her in the eye.
"So I'm going to get fired." She told her. "I looked up your medical file. Because if your blood type wasn't his...I could...I wouldn't have to..." She swallowed a lump in her throat. "You're a match Meredith. I never wanted to come to you for anything. And I know he's not your Dad." She took a deep breath, "I know people are going around and saying I'm not a match. But I am. I am a match. I could give him part of my liver...But I can't..." Lexie broke down in tears. "I'm pregnant and I can't donate my liver. And I know I'm a horrible, awful person to use that to beg you to do this...But...Please Meredith...Please give me back my Dad...Give my baby a Grandpa."
"Your pregnant?" Meredith asked.
Lexie only nodded.
"What did Mark say?"
"He doesn't know yet." Lexie ran a hand through her hair. "I just found out...The blood test, to see if I was a match. I am. But I can't do it because of the baby."
Meredith felt numb, but she smiled and nodded. "Lets go get to your Dad back."
Lexie dissolved in tears for what felt like the millionth time that day. "Thank you."
Meredith grabbed Lexie a tissue. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm terrified." She blew her nose. "First Dad...Then I found out about..." She trailed off. "It still hasn't sunk in yet...I don't know how I'm going to tell Mark."
"If he hurts you I'm going to kick his ass." Meredith smiled. "Even if I only have half a liver. I will kick his ass."
Lexie smiled through tears. "Thank you Meredith...You're a good sister."
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