So Beautiful - Darren Hayes

Whether I'm right or wrong
There's no phrase that hits
Like an ocean needs the sand
Or a dirty old shoe that fits
And if all the world was perfect
I would only ever want to see your scars
You know they can have their universe
We'll be in the dirt designing stars

And darlin' you know
You make me feel so beautiful
Nowhere else in the world I wanna be
You make me feel so beautiful

Whether I'm up or down
There's no crowd to please
I'm like a faith without a clause to believe in it
And if all the world was smiling
I would only ever want to see your frown
You know they can sail away in sunsets
We'll be right here stranded on the ground
Just happy to be found

You make me feel so beautiful
Nowhere else in the world I wanna be
You make me feel so beautiful

I have lost my illusions
I have drowned in your words
I have left my confusion to a cynical world
I am throwing myself at things I don't understand
Discover enlightenment holding your hand

You are..
So Beautiful

Yeah darlin' you know!
That you make me feel so beautiful nowhere else in the world i wanna be
Yeah you made me feel so beautiful

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Mark stirred awake as his pager when off, but then realized it wasn't his pager but Lexie's. Mark groaned as the bed shifted as Lexie jumped down off the bed. Mark watched out of half closed eyes as she ran her hands through her hair before leaning down to give him a quick peck on the lips. "Sorry you woke up, get some more sleep. I'll come back to check on you later." Mark barely registered what Lexie said before the light of the hall briefly shadowed across the floor and vanished once again as the door was shut. Mark pulled the blankets up over his chest as a chill ran through him, already missing Lexie's warmth. Sighing with frustration Mark realized that he'd be laying awake for a while now as the pager going off gave him the usual adrenalin rush that always surged through his body when he received a page.

Wincing as he resettled in the bed Mark gritted his teeth in pain as he thought of not only the physical pain he endured yesterday but also the humiliation of his penis breaking. Him, Mark McSteamy Sloane, Manwhore extrodinaire having his penis broken while Little Grey rode him. Mark grimaced as he remembered the very obvious pop sound and excruciating pain that demolished the intense pleasure of only moments before the pop. Settling uncomfortably against the pillow Mark let his mind wander as he tried to ignore the pain throbbing through his body.

Mark lay in the bed drifting in and out of sleep as the muted sounds of the hospital flowed around him. Eventually Mark fell into a fitful sleep, but was jarred awake when the bed suddenly dipped to the right. Waking up, Mark opened his eyes to see Lexie once again climbing onto the bed. "Hey," Mark hoarsely whispered.

"Oh, uh, hi, hi, sorry I woke you, I can go, yeah I'll go now," Lexie stumbled out as she slipped back off the bed.

"No Little Grey, I mean Lexie, please stay, please," Mark begged.

"Oh god Mark, don't look at me with those puppy dog eyes, fine I'll stay." Lexie huffed as she kicked off her tennis shoes and climbed back onto the bed. " You wanna move over a bit if you're going to make me stay," Lexie stated more than she asked.

"You came back," Mark quietly questioned as Lexie once again began stroking his hair as she leaned her head against his.

"Of course I came back, I can't leave you like this." Lexie pressed a kiss against his forehead as Mark thread his fingers together with her free hand as her other hand continued to caress his head.

Mark relaxed as much as he could once again as Lexie settled in beside him on the narrow bed. Mark growled in pain as the door slammed open and Lexie jumped beside him quickly disentangling herself from Mark as she pushed off the bed onto the floor. Lexie scrambled to shove her feet in her shoes as she shoved things back in her labcoat pockets.

"Hi, um yeah, um I think his meds need to be increased or something, um yeah, I, I'll just go get a nurse to um, yeah," Lexie stumbled as she backed out of the room glacing between Mark and the smirking trauma surgeon.