The next few weeks were a blur of check ups and interviews. Arizona's leg had to be amputated, Derek was faced with the fact that he might never operate again, Christina was catatonic, and Mark was in a coma. Lexi was burdened with Julia's hateful scorn after Mark had told her that he loved Lexi after Julia had told him she loved him. The others had thought that Lexi had died when they'd been unable to find her after the crash. So when she appeared with a rescue team those who were conscious thought she was a ghost.
After sometime Lexi and the others, with the exception of Mark, were allowed back at work. The younger Grey was hesitant to call Elijah. The entire encounter had been so mind boggling that she almost wanted to believe that it was all just made up by her brain to help her cope. But as the deadline for Mark to be taken off life support approached, Lexi became more desperate.
It was with this desperation that she finally sat down and called the mysterious man that had saved her.
"Hello?"
"I remember," Lexi blurted out. She mentally scolded herself for being so tackless.
"... That's impossible."
"Elijah, I remember you and our deal."
She could almost feel him frown through the phone.
"Meet me at Joe's bar tonight at ten."
Lexie glanced at the clock.
"That's in ten minutes."
"I'm aware of that, Alexandra."
Lexie hung up and quickly made her way to Joe's.
They had been sitting there for seventeen minutes and thirty-two seconds without saying a world to one another. Not that Lexi was counting. They just looked at each other, each unable to accept the existence of the other.
"Were you serious about what you said," Lexi asked, stealing her resolve.
"I am a man of my word, ,"Elijah sighed tiredly.
He averted his gaze to look instead at the grimy bar table.
"I want you to give someone your blood."
Elijah's gazed immediately snapped to hers. He lead towards her, over the table. His demeanor went from weary to foreboding.
"You know not what you ask," he muttered darkly.
"I do. Your blood heal me. It saved my life and- Theres a man, okay? He's a wonderful man who saves lives and has a sweet little girl who needs her daddy. He was in the same crash as me and while I'm sure that i'm asking too much from you I doing this because he deserves to live."
Lexi breathed heavily through her nose. Tear clouded her only stared at her while tapping the table with three of the fingers on his left hand. Lexi stared right back at him willing him to agree to her futile wish.
"Alright."
"What," Lexi blanched,"you'll do it?"
Elijah stood and straightened his jacket.
"Isn't that what I said," he testily replied.
Without a second thought Lexi jumped up and hugged him.
"Thank you," she whispered.
Elijah stiffly returned the hug. Lexi stepped back and chuckled awkwardly.
"His name is Mark Sloan."
Elijah inclined his head slightly.
"That will be enough information. Goodnight, Alexandra."
And once more in a blur he was gone leaving Lexi with only the hope that he upheld his end of the bargain.
Lesson Number Two: Death is bound to his word.
