Summary: A/U after the plane crash, no character death this time. NONE. Slexie all the way.

Author: NCIS1990.

Rated T

Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy or it's characters.

SCENE: SEATTLE GRACE-MERCY WEST HOSPITAL THE DAY AFTER THE CRASH.

(Mark wakes up and is unaware of his surroundings. He looks around and notices he's at the hospital. More specifically he's in a hospital room. He looks at his hand and notices an IV hooked up to his arm. He's interrupted from his thoughts when someone draws the curtain and Derek walks in.)

Derek: Hey, look who's awake!

Mark: Wh-what happened?

Derek: You don't remember?

Mark: I remember we were on the plane ride to Boise and then...(He suddenly gets panicked.) Oh my god, where's Lexie? Where- I have to look for her.

(He tries to get out of the bed when Derek stops him.)

Derek: Woah, calm down, she's fine, she's at home watching Zola. She wanted to be here but I needed to be with Meredith so she made me promise I would check in on you and give her updates.

Mark: Is Meredith and everyone else okay?

Derek: For the most part. They all had injuries some more minor and some more serious but we're all going to be okay. Lexie actually only got a few bumps and bruises which is kind of amazing because she was in the back of the plane but somehow, I don't know how, her seatbelt gave out and she was thrown from it when we hit the ground.

Mark: Oh my god.

Derek: Hey man, it's okay, she's going to be fine.

Mark: Yes, but the problem is there's a real possibility she couldn't have been. That seatbelt could have stayed and she could have been crushed by that plane. She could have died. I'm so stupid, I'm an idiot, I actually thought I needed to choose between Julia and Lexie. There was never a choice. I mean, my problem is when I want something it has to be at that very moment. I want kids but it doesn't have to be right now. I have Sofia and I knew Lexie was the one I wanted to have as the future mother of my children. And I knew that but I still mulled it over because Julia wanted kids right now and that's stupid because all I would be doing is settling. Julia's a great girl but I owe it to her and myself to live the life I want and if I stayed with her I wouldn't be happy which means she wouldn't be happy and we'd all die miserable. So what, Lexie doesn't want kids right now, big woop, she never said she never wants kids and she's only 27, we have plenty of time. And I'm in the best shape of my life, there are men out there older than me and in worse shape than me but they still have babies, I still have time. Hell, if I don't have anymore kids that's okay because I'll have Lexie and Sofia and that's all I need in life to be happy.

(Derek just stares at him.)

Derek: Wow, you must be in love with Lexie because I think a part of her just transferred into your body just now.

Mark: Hey, shut up. That's the woman I love you're talking about.

Derek: As nice as it is to hear you say that you have to remember that the woman you love and the woman who's your girlfriend are not the same person.

Mark: Right.

Derek: Julia's out in the pit, do you want me to get her?

Mark: Please.

(Derek walks out and Mark sighs.)

A/N: There's chapter 1, sorry no Lexie. There won't be any Julia I'm just going to skip the break-up part. I think we know how she would've reacted. Don't worry Lexie will be in the next chapter. Hope you like it.