Hi,all! I am new here and am a new writer. I have never tried this before but just couldn't help thinking how I would like Mark and Lexie's story should be like in the next season.
So here it is: my take on how the story carries on after the shocking finale of Season 6.
Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy or any of the characters.
When you're in a relationship, a real, special relationship, the world seems so beautiful. People around you might think that you're ugly but you would know that together with the one you love, you're beautiful. You laugh, you cry (because you laughed too much till your stomach aches), you kiss and you have fun. But, the moment you break up or get your heart broken into pieces, reality sinks in. Life is not so pretty after all. In fact, you realize while lying on the bed alone that happily ever after is so once upon a time. So, when the love of your life fails to choose you, you choose to fail. You choose to not care, or at least you try not to care.
That's exactly what had happened to Lexie. The moment Mark chose his new-found-pregnant-18 year old-daughter over her, she was done. She was broken. She slept with Alex Karev (who was also broken and depressed) . A lot of things happened. Mark started seeing Teddy; Lexie and Alex tried to make their relationship into something more meaningful and Mark after getting caught with Reed in his room, broke it off with Teddy. But, most importantly Gary Clark came into their lives in the most unexpected way.
Gary Clark went into Seattle Grace-Mercy West that morning with only one thing in his mind: revenge. He wanted to take the lives of the two doctors who were responsible for the passing away of his beloved wife. Derek Shepherd, the newly appointed chief of surgery decided that Gary's wife should be unplugged and Lexie Grey was the doctor who pulled the plug off. So, Gary did exactly what he wanted, he shot Derek and Alex, unfortunately was also one of Gary's victims.
After the shocking incident, Mark with Teddy standing beside him, watched Lexie holding Alex's hands after he was warded. Teddy knows how it feels like having the one you love holding the hands of another person. Teddy watched Owen with Christina, and that day, she let Owen choose Christina.
Mark watched Callie walk towards him as he was standing by the nurses' counter. Callie Torres was his person just as how he was to her. "Hey,", he said. "Hey, how you doing? Do you know how Shepperd's doing?" she asked. "I'm...okay. Ya, he's fine. Yang managed to save him and Big Grey is by his side. So, not to worry." he replied nonchalantly. Mark noticed that Callie was unusually a little calm after what had happened. "Are you okay? Why do you look kinda happy? You're not supposed to be happy. People got shot today...the hospital's in a mess!" he said. "I know, I know! I know this is not the right time but Arizona said yes. She said yes to kids, Mark! My reasons are no more reasons...!", she paused. "Oh my God, did you talk to Lil' Grey? How's she doing? Is she okay?" she asked with a worried look.
"Urm...didn't work" he replied, quietly. "What?", Callie asked, she didn't understand. "I told her that I'm still in love with her. God, I even told her that I can be her husband!" he said, feeling a little uncomfortable. Callie was shocked. Mark Sloan, the man whore actually proposed to the woman he loves. "What? Did you...did you propose to her...Mark...!", Callie said...failing to grasp what she had just heard. "I don't know. I just told her how I felt but she clearly showed me that she's with Karev now." Mark replied, looking down at the floor feeling dejected.
Mark was devastated. For the first time in his life, he's in love. He's in love with Lexie Grey, the cute little intern who was once a stranger to him. And now, she is,again. Mark didn't want to tell Callie exactly what happened. Handling the matters of the heart are not exactly one of his strengths. He had always found sleeping around with women a way of dealing with or may be escaping from his problems. Just like when he did the deed with Addison when Lexie left him. But, soon after that, he realized that all these "Sloan Methods" are not working anymore. He doesn't want to sleep around. He knows what he wants. He wants Lexie Grey, the one who put him back together.
It was raining outside. But it didn't matter. At least not to Lexie. She was in her own world. Her own little world that is about to crash down. The other day, when Alex asked for Izzie, Lexie was not surprised. Yes, she teared but heart-break was not the reason behind her tears. Deep down in her heart, she had this small voice letting her know that Alex was acting like a duck. That Alex was trying to feel like he was interested in having a relationship with her. Lexie knows that because that's exactly what she's been doing. She's still in love with Mark just like Alex is with Izzie.
"Lexie! Lexie! Hey, you okay?" Alex shouted. He was lying on the bed as Lexie stood beside him. She has been looking very nervous ever since the "Gary Clark incident" took place. After realizing that Alex has been calling her for quite sometime, she immediately replied, "Ya, I'm good. Sorry...you asked for something? Water?". She poured some water into the plastic cup and passed it to Alex. "I got to go check on Derek. Will you be alright? I will try to be back asap,kay" she said, immediately walking out of the ward heading towards the nearest washroom.
Lexie has been feeling guilty since the shooting happened. For the past one week, she's been finding for one good reason to not feel guilty, but to no avail. Guilt. Guilt. She looked at the mirror in the washroom and took a good look at her face. She looked extremely drained out and dull. Guilt. Guilt, it striked her. That could have been the reason why she reacted the way she did that day.
When she blurted out those three words to Alex, she didn't mean it that way. Alex was dying and she was filled with guilt. She thought that she caused him to get shot and she had to do something.
Lexie was not there when her mother past away. She wasn't there when George died. She didn't get a chance to spend the last few minutes of the people that she adored dearly. But, is she was' if she had been there beside her mother or George, she would have told them how much they meant to her. And this time, she didn't want to make the same mistake. She wanted Alex to know that for what its worth, Alex was her friend, a friend with benefits. Alex was there when she was alone and that was more than enough. Guilt. That's exactly what had made her say "I love you" to Alex Karev. And that's exactly the reason why she's spent almost every day and night beside Alex for the past 7 days.
I know that the first chapter is more sort of what had happened, but I tried to convey how both Mark and Lexie felt after the incident. I will try to do a better job with the second chapter asap.
Please review the story and let me know how it is and how I can further improve it. Criticisms are welcomed. Thank You very much.