Chapter Two

Lexie left her dad's room to met Mark feling calmer and happier than she had when she left the locker room earlier this evening. Currently the only thought on Lexie's mind was getting to Meredith's room, and finding Mark

"Hi Mer." Lexie smiled at her sister as she entered the room. Her smile fell as she looked around the room at Meredith, Christina and Alex. "What's wrong? What did those orange idiots do?" she asked with a frown.

"Izzie got fired and she left. She left me. Izzie left me." Alex answered her, his face falling as he kept repeating it over and over again. "She left me."

Lexie closed the door to the room, moved to the window and drew the blind. She walked over to Alex and put on hand on his shoulder "Izzie loves you. Alex. She'll be back. Did she say where she was going?" Lexie said sympathetically.

"Tell me wehre she was going." Alex laughed cynically. "She didn't even tell me she was leaving. She left me a note. A damn note. I braved bears and a lack of hot water for her and she didn't even say goodbye." he snapped at Lexie. She felt a little bit hurt by his rude comments, but she quickly let it go.

Derek and Mark stopped laughing when they walked into Meredith's room. Meredith and Christina were staring at the tv while Lexie stood beside Alex who was muttering almost to himself. Lexie was white as a sheet and saying nothing. A feat which without the quiet of the room would still have worried Mark a little and with the silence in the room worried him a lot. Lexie was rarely this quiet unless she was really really upset and just couldn't find the words to express herself and that was something that didn't happen often.

Derek and Mark walked over to Meredith and Lexie scared to ask either sister what had happened for fear of disrupting the fragile balance of the room.

Mark stood beside Lexie and put a hand on her shoulder and whispered. "What's wrong?... Lex" He could feel her shoulders trembling slightly, as if she was about to burst into tears any second.

"Izzie got fired today and left. She left Alex a note." Lexie whispered back turning her face towards Mark's hand on her shoulder. Just him being this close, his smell was making her relax a little.

Lexie gave Alex a hug. "If you need anything give me a call. Ok" she whispered to Alex. Then she moved away from Alex and grasped Mark's hand as she walked over to Meredith's bed. Lexie looked at Christina. Confusion and a swarm of thoughts swam through Lexie's brain "Christina. Are you all right?" Lexie asked when she got no reply from Christina she looked at Meredith who just shook her head.

"Derek, Meredith. I'm taking Lexie home. Is there anything you guys need" Mark asked quietly as if he would break the others if he spoke too loud.

Meredith stayed silent. She would only glance from Lexie to Alex to Christina to the TV. It was Derek who spoke, "I'm going home," he answered simply, shrugging his shoulders, "These three need to be alone. A lot has happened over the past few days. Although, someone should probably tell Hunt Christina's here."

"Ok. I'll find Dr Hunt and tell him she's here and I'll tell him why to so you don't have to do it. I'll see you all tomorrow." Lexie addressed her final comment to the entire room but only recieved nods from two of the occupants. Alex kept muttering and was staring at the floor. He didn't even bother to look up. As Lexie walked towards the door she grasped Mark's hand tighter. Almost afraid that he'd be gone if she let go of his hand, as if he'd disappear like smoke like Izzie seemed to have done.

As Mark and Lexie left the room they closed the door behind them. Lexie stopped, moved closer to Mark and wrapped her arms around him. "Why does it feel like Izzie died? She didn't. She's still alive she just left. But they are all devastated in there. No one knows where she is. If she's taken her meds with her. Oh god, what if the cancer comes back and she's not seeing her doctor....." Lexie rambled on until Mark interrupted her.

"Lexie, Stevens is a good doctor. She knows how to look after herself. She's not going to fade away and she'll come back. Now we are going home, but first I'm going to go to Joe's and get food for us." Mark replied keeping his arms wrapped around Lexie kissing her hair as he spoke quietly to her.

"We have to find Dr Hunt first."Lexie answered. Still not looking up from where her face was buried in Mark's chest again. Not wanting to leave the safety of being surrounded by him and protected from everything that was going on at the moment. Izzie leaving Alex was a shock and Alex reacted predictably he wasn't as hard as most people seemed to think. A little like Mark in that respect, if he let someone in they could break him and it looked like Izzie had done just that. Christina had shocked Lexie when she entered the room, her eyes red, not speaking to anyone, not even Meredith. She'd never seen brash Christina look so broken. That was what scared her the most. If Christina could look that broken then no one was safe from the hurt that other people could inflict on you by caring for them. As Lexie walked beside Mark looking for Dr. Hunt she wondered if anything would ever be the same again or if they would just keep on going from crisis to crisis with no breaks in between.

Mark was worried. Lexie was always a touchy person he didn't mind that at all. It was her way of letting him know she was thinking about him and he like it. He liked having someone who was thinking of him, but she was also a chatty person and right now she wasn't saying anything. He never would have thought there would be a day when he would be worried because she wasn't talking but he was because he didn't know what she was thinking and that was bad.

Once they reached the ER, Mark looked around for Owen. He found him over by one of the patients beds with one of those orange scrub idiots beside him. Mark didn't let Lexie's hand go as he walked over to Owen. "Hunt, Yang's in Big Grey's room. You may want to go and see her or at least give Derek a break. He's in there with Big Grey, Yang and Karev and I think they've taken avoidance to the next level." Mark told him quietly knowing that none of the residents would want the orange idiots to know what was wrong.

"What's wrong? Christina was a bit upset earlier but she hasn't been seen since. I meant to go after her but I've been busy." Owen replied not being as careful as Mark was about the orange scrub clad person beside him. This time it was Lexie who spoke. "You." she said pointing at the orange scrubbed person listening in beside Owen. "You. Leave. This is private. Go now. Leave." she said slightly menacingly. The Mercy Wester beside Owen must have started to fear for his life as she continued to glare at him as he left quickly and quietly.

Mark smiled. That was his little Grey she'd be fine. She was in protective mode. He knew how to deal with this. Owen on the other hand looked like he'd been slapped he'd never heard that tone of voice come from Lexie Grey. "You." Lexie continued pointing at Owen. "You. Go to Meredith's room. Go see Christina. Do not let any orange idiot get in your way. Go now. Izzie got fired. She left. Alex is in bits and Christina looks like she's been crying for hours. Get up there now. Take her for a drink get her some food. Do the same for Alex? I need to go home now. There is to be no orange scrubbed person near that room in any capacity. Got it." Lexie glared at Owen some more and Mark was slightly amused to see the big burly surgeon look at Lexie like she'd grown another head. Mark was even more surprised when after Lexie had finished her speech she turned him around and headed for the exit. No prisoners were being taken at the moment. Little Grey wanted to go home and that's what was happening.

Lexie was a little shocked at herself. She did not like the side of herself that she'd shown today. What she'd done to Reed was inexcusable? She knew what it was like to be new she should have been more tolerant she needed to step up and kill those Orange idiots with kindness and where did she get off speaking to an attending like that. She should not have said that. Should not have done that. It was wrong.

Mark stopped Lexie walking and turned her towards him. "Stop thinking so loud. And stop beating yourself up. You did the right thing. Owen needed to know where Christina was and why he needed to be there for Derek's sake as much as Christina's. And I'm impressed by the way you handled the orange evesdropper. That was quite a glare. Almost as good as mine."Mark smirked. "Maybe I'm rubbing off on you. You were almost terrifying." Mark teased.

"Stop it." Lexie said slightly smiling. Mark always knew what to say to make her smile. "I'm not turning into you. Just those invaders didn't need to know and they don't need to be there either. Now let's go home. I believe you promised me something earlier." Lexie smiled as she reached up to kiss Mark. "I'm sure I don't need scrubs once we get home."

"Little Grey. When we get home you won't even need underwear."Mark whispered while blowing gently into her ear. Lexie shivered. She loved when Mark did that. It made her so horny, so wanton. He loved when she took control and with that in mind she took control. Lexie grabbed Mark's hand and started to walk quickly towards home. "You home now." she said huskily. Mark's smirk widened. Little Grey was taking charge. Now this would be fun. Lots and lots of fun.

"But Lexie I'm supposed to get food to feed you." Mark said with a smirk as he attempted to steer Lexie towards Joe's but she wasn't having any of that.

"I don't need food and if your that determined to feed me. You can go back out again later. Anyway I still have ice cream and chocolate sauce which I really have to finish tonight. I don't think Joe's has the menu I have in mind." Lexie said as she smiled up at him.

"Oh and what type of menu did you have in mind." Mark smirked. He was happy to see Lexie smiling and horny after the white faced person he had seen earlier that evening.

"It's almost like a banana split. But you don't need any dishes." Lexie smiled at Mark's face which had taken on a blissful look. Neither of them spoke another word as they almost ran up to there flat. In an effort to get as close as possible to each other.

As the elevator doors closed Mark pulled Lexie close into him and walked her backwards towards the wall of the elevator. "Come here you. I think you need a proper kiss" Mark growled as he reached his hands underneath Lexie and lifted her up against the wall of the elevator, then kissed her hard and deep. Lexie wrapped her arms around his shoulders one of his hands snaking into his hair and her legs wrapped around his waist. Her mind slightly numb from the delicious feeling of Mark's hands underneath her, his tongue in her mouth, the only other thought she had was why the elevator was taking so long. Maybe they should have taken the stairs after all.