Lexie slowly started to come to her senses and noticed Mark sitting by her side holding her hand, with his eyes closed, with his face noticeably puffy from tears. She realized she was lying in a hospital bed and slowly opened her eyes. She tried to speak, but she was hit with a overwhelming thirst. Lexie started to whisper "Water," her voice was barely there and cracked, but it was enough to make Mark quickly open his eyes and look at her and got her the cup on the end table, fill it with water and out a straw in it quicker than she could ever.
After she took a sip her throat was soothed almost instantly. Mark sat up and scooted closer looking at her with hope and concern. Lexie looked at him and asked "What, what happened?" still with a slightly cracked voice. He replied almost like he had, had planned it for awhile now, "Lexie, we were in a plane crash, it's been a month," he said in a quite voice to make it sound more soothing.
"I, I don't-," he stopped her knowing that this was going to be a lot to take in, "Lex, it's okay, it's okay," and she slowly relaxed with the touch of his hand rubbing her back.
A few minutes later Derek walked in surprised to see Lexie awake, and said "Lexie, how are you feeling?" with a smile knowing that it was a long shot that she would have ever would have woken up. Lexie responded with "Okay, I'm just tired, and confused." Derek looked at Mark who looked like hell from barely leaving Lexie's side.
Derek went through his Neuro exam with Lexie "What do you remember last before the accident?" She looked at him in question, umm the last thing I remember, well I don't remember that day at all, I guesss the day before?" Derek just replied with "That's okay, You'll be a little foggy for a while," he was hoping that she would remember.
Mark looked at Derek knowing she didn't remember any of it.
Derek felt bad for Mark, breaking up with Julia that day, because he realized he still loved Lexie, but now she didn't remember any of it. She didn't remember him telling her that he loved her before the plane lifted and them sitting next to one another on the plane, it had all disappeared.
Lexie was dumbfounded that Mark had sat by her side waiting for her to wake up. She didn't understand why he would do that for her. Did he still love me? She thought.
Meredith rushed through the door, and said "Lexie, oh my god Lexie, your okay," siting on the hospital bed. Lexie sat up to hug her sister; with each other's head resting on each other's shoulder Meredith said "I was so scared," and started to cry.
Derek watched feeling relieved that Lexie was going to be okay, he said "Mark, why do you get some air, you look like crap." Mark understood his best friend meant the best by that comment and proceeded out the door with Derek following behind him he knew it was best to give the sisters time to reconnect with each other. Of course Mark needed that too, but she had no idea that he still loved her.