Alice sighed in relief as the plane rolled to a stop. She quickly grabbed her carryon bag, and was one of the first ones off the plane. Alice caught sight of the two somewhat familiar faces of Addison and Amelia; she had Skyped once with them when Lexie made her. Well, conversation wouldn't exactly describe it; she glared for a few moments via internet before storming off to the bathroom with her still hidden cigarettes. Lexie was not pleased to say the least.
Alice leaned against the wall, blending into the crowd of people that streamed out of the doors. She considered her options. She could easily make it out without being noticed, but she would have no idea where to go. This wasn't Seattle, and she would have no idea how to get her bearings. A small part of her reasoned that Lexie would be beside herself if she went missing in LA, but she tried to shove that thought away. It was only partially successful. She reluctantly picked up her bag and wandered over to where the two women were standing.
"Hey, Alice." Addison welcomed her with a smile. Alice smirked and rolled her eyes before walking off ahead. Amelia and Addison exchanged a glance but followed a few feet behind.
"Derek wasn't kidding about her attitude." Addison commented in a low voice. Amelia shrugged.
"I'm sure I was much worse when I was trying to kick my addiction." She replied.
"Fair." The redhead agreed. The two surgeons and housemates gave Alice her space as she collected her bag, and even on the ride to the beach house. Alice didn't make any attempts to start conversation, and ignored Amelia's questions. She bolted from the car as soon as it stopped.
"You do realize that we have to unlock the door, right?" Amelia called out. Alice ignored her and waited impatiently on the doorstep, pacing back and forth. Amelia came up the steps, fishing for her keys. Alice picked up her bag and strode into the house before slipping off her flats and looking around.
"Nice place." She admitted, taking in the tasteful decor of the beachside house.
"Thanks." Addison's voice came from behind the teen, who hadn't heard her come in. She leapt away in fear and spun around to glare at her. She shook her head angrily and strode through the house and out the patio doors that lead to the beach.
"Issues." Was all Amelia said.
"Shot, nearly beaten to death by her parents twice, and is a recovering addict. She's sixteen. Wouldn't you have major issues too?" Addison shot back. Amelia nodded grimly. \
"She needs a psychologist." Amelia filled the silence. Addison nodded.
"Already on it. She has a session with Sheldon tomorrow at nine."
Alice heard what Addison said. She spun around. "No. No therapists." She glared at the redhead and took off towards the ocean.
"I'm not sure if so soon is the greatest thing..." Amelia sounded doubtful. Addison shook her head.
"Lexie specifically said not to wait around with her. The longer she has to get comfortable, the more trouble she'll stir up. She's diabolical." Amelia shrugged. Addison headed back into the house to put Alice's bag in the guest room, leaving Amelia to sit on the deck alone. The brunette heard her phone's text alert chime, and she pulled it out to reply. She was caught off guard when she glanced at the time. It was already 9pm. "Alice!" She tried to get the teen's attention, who ignored her. She sighed and kicked off her sandals and stepped into the sand.
"Alice?" She called out again as she got closer. Alice turned around to face her, quickly brushing away the tears. "What?" She asked quietly.
"It's nine o'clock already, and I have to be at the practice for a consult at 8:30 tomorrow, and you're coming in tomorrow, so you should probably come in for the night. Alice sighed with annoyance but made her way into the house. Addison was sitting on the couch on the phone.
"Hold on a second." Addison said to the phone. She held it out in Alice's direction "Callie wants to talk to you." She explained. Alice shrugged and grabbed the phone.
"Hey, Cal." Her voice disappeared down the hallway as she went into the office for some privacy.
"Addie says you're giving them the cold shoulder."
"Hmm."
"Alice, seriously. They've made a lot of accommodations to do this. Don't waste this opportunity to get a fresh start before coming back to Seattle. Addie is great, and so is Amelia. They can really help you." Callie tried to convince the younger girl.
"Yeah, whatever." Was all she said, but she didn't sound quite as hostile.
"I've gotta get to surgery, so I'm gonna ring off, but can you put Addison back on for a minute? I have to talk to her about something before I go."
"Yeah, sure. Bye Callie." Alice pulled the phone away from her ear and wandered down the hallway. "She wants to talk to you again." Alice mumbled as she held the phone out in the surgeon's direction.
"Thanks. Amelia can show you where your room is." She mouthed as she took the call. The younger girl followed Amelia up the stairs and into a guest room. It was large and tastefully decorated.
"You guys sure don't do things halfway out here." She commented. Amelia cracked a smile.
"This would be Addie's doing. It's a bit ostentatious for a guest room, but whatever makes her happy." She shrugged. "I'll go so you can unpack and such, but if you need anything come find me downstairs." Alice nodded and sank down on the bed as the door shut. She pulled out her iPhone and saw there were four new messages, all from Chip. They all read something along the lines of "dude, I'm sorry". She sighed heavily and hit reply.
Fuck off Chip. It doesn't matter anymore, and I'm in LA anyways. Don't bother texting me again.
She hit send and threw the phone away. Between her cravings and discomfort of being in a new situation, she could tell it was going to be a long night.
"Mark! Mark, get in here!" The plastic surgeon nearly fell as he bolted up the stairs to the sound of his frantic girlfriend's voice. For a second, he half expected to find her holding an overdosed Alice, before he remembered that the teenager was thousands of miles away. Instead he found Lexie in the bathroom. Holding a pregnancy test.
"Are you?..." Sloan's voice trailed off.
"Yeah."
Silence. A complete silence lasted between the two of them for several seconds.
"Please say something. Please." Lexie finally murmured. Mark finally broke out of her stupor and met her gaze.
"I'm sorry, I'm just surprised. But I'm happy. This is…this is happy. You're happy, right?" The man stuttered, stepping forward and staring at the plus sign on the tiny white piece of plastic in his girlfriend's hand. She hesitated a bit before nodding.
"Yes. Yes, of course I'm happy. There's no one else I'd want to do this with. I always imagined this day would come, and it'd be with you, but just not this soon. But this is still amazing. We're…we're having a baby, Mark." Lexie's voice broke off into a laugh and she stared up into the taller man's eyes.
"We're having a baby."
Wow, I finally updated! So if y'all are still interested in this story, let me know! I plan to have a lot more Mark/Lexie in it!