It Was Me!
Chapter 1
"It was me," snapped Lexie.
The whole table went silent, Mark's face became a picture of horror and Derek's shock.
"It was me and it was my fault from the beginning," whispered Lexie, a tear slipping down her face before she ran out of the bar.
Moments ago Derek, Meredith, Lexie, Mark and Sadie had been sat around a table laughing about how the great Mark Sloan had been broken by Sadie. Lexie was getting jealous, Mark uncomfortable and Sadie was taking it in her stride.
But Lexie didn't like it so she spoke up, then felt bad and then ran. Now she was outside Joe's shaking with tears running down her face and a scraped knee from rushing up the steps.
Callie walked past.
"Hey are you ok?" she asked.
Lexie nodded and waved her away, still shaking.
Callie headed into the bar, over to Mark's table and then she saw the faces. Derek's – anger and Mark's apologetic and happy.
"Is it true?" asked Derek.
Mark nodded. "Um yeah, yeah it's true it's been weeks. I did stay away."
"Hey Mark I think you should go outside," said Callie.
"Not right now Cal," answered Mark, as he watched Derek's face.
"Mark," said Callie.
Mark looked up and saw Callie's face and knew something was wrong.
"What?" he whispered, getting to his feet.
"Lex is pretty shook up," answered Callie, walking away to the bar.
Outside Lexie was now shivering in the cold, the noise from the bar got louder as someone entered or left the bar. She wasn't looking so she wasn't sure.
Derek and the others watched Mark run out to Lexie his jacket in hand.
A heavy jacket fell across her shoulders and she looked up to see Mark. Mark with a unscathed face.
"You're ok," she whispered, reaching up her hands to touch his face.
"For now," he whispered. "Callie gave me the excuse to get out of there before Derek had finished processing the information.
Mark took Lexie's face in his and gently kissed her before pulling her to him wrapping his leather jacket tight against her.
"Jesus Lex you're freezing," he whispered. "Let's get you home."
"Home sounds nice," whispered Lexie.
He wiped the tears away and turned but stopped when he felt Lexie's hand stop him.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"You need your bag," smiled Mark. "I'll be fine."
Mark re-entered the bar and gauged Derek's expression from a difference before heading over to pay Joe for his and Lexie's drinks. He went to grab Lexie's bag but Derek's voice stopped him.
"Mark."
"Not now Derek Lexie is cold and tired and I'm taking her home," answered Mark.
"Oh so we'll see you there," said Meredith, speaking to Mark for the first time since the couple was found out.
"Er no we're going to my apartment," answered Mark, before leaving.
"What did he say?" asked Lexie, as they walked to the car.
"He said my name and I said I had to get you home. So you're sister thought I was taking you to hers," answered Mark.
"Aren't you?" asked Lexie.
"We go there we get bombarded," answered Mark. "I'm taking you to my apartment."
Lexie smiled, she didn't know when Mark had moved out of his apartment but it sounded like he had and she liked that.
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Gabriella Somerfield