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Tainted Surprise Part Three

Lexie Grey cooked when she was nervous.

So she decided to bake homemade cookies, to calm her nerves. Then she came across a grilled chicken recipe in an old cook book of her mother's. Then she decided the chicken needed baby red potatoes. Then came the salad. While at the super market she found the ingredients for broccoli soup. That was when the simple chocolate chip cookies turned into chocolate panna cotta.

Lexie sighed as she stirred the soup. The chilcken and potatoes were almost done. And Mark was due home any minute. Hopefully soon anyway, that all depended if his surgery went well. She tapped her fingers on the island, biting her lip slightly. The last time she felt the need to cook an elaborate meal like this was when she first started her internship at Seattle Grace and met Meredith.

A knock at the door interupted her thoughts. She exhaled deeply and went to answer the door. "Hey Callie." She forced a quick smile. "What's up?"

"Wow." Callie walked past Lexie, and into the kitchen. "It smells amazing in here."

"Thanks." Lexie closed the door behind Callie. "So, um, what's up?" She asked. She didn't want to be rude. But at the same time she needed Callie to get the hell out of her apartment so she could tell Mark about the baby.

"I'm bored." Callie half wined. "Arizona and Christina are working. Can I hang out with you guys tonight?" She opened the refridgerator and grabbed out a beer.

"Um Callie...Normally I would love to have you here...But tonight...It's just not a good night...I..."

"I'm sorry Lexie. I really should have known. You have candles lit. And you made a huge meal...I'm sorry. Forget I asked." Callie smiled. "Can I at least hang out until Mark gets home?"

Lexie nodded. "Sure."

Callie help up a beer. "Want one?"

"Yes." Lexie shook her head. "I mean no. No thank you."

"What's with you? Passing up beer?" She laughed. "What are you, pregnant?" Callie stopped laughing when she the the look of pure horror on Lexie's face. "Oh. My. God...You are, aren't you?"

"I really wanted to tell Mark before everyone else found out..." Lexie sat down at the table.

"How..." Callie took the seat next to her. "Are you okay? How far along are you? When did you find out?"

"I'm fine. I'm almost four months. And I just found out yesterday...When I got the blood test to see if I could donate my liver to my Dad...I was a match. I just couldn't because of the baby."

"Oh. And this dinner. You are going to tell Mark." Callie grabbed her beer and headed towards the door. "I'll go so you can do your thing..." She pulled the door open, "Let me know if you need anything."

"Thanks Callie."

"Oh and don't be too hard on Mark, if you know he kind of freaks out on you at first. He's a good guy, but he doesn't handle surprises well." She paused. "Seriously, if you need anything, I'm across the hall." With that she left.

~~*~~

Lexie had just finished setting the table when Mark got home. "How did your surgery go?"

Mark grinned. "Better then we originally expected. We won't have to do as many skin grafts as I thought." He kissed her on the cheek. "It smells great in here."

"I made us supper." Lexie gave him a small smile.

"What did you make?" Mark asked as he sat down at the table.

"Grilled chicken." Lexie handed him the serving platter. "Baby red potatoes." She gave him the bowl. "Soup and salad." She gestured towards the refrigerator behind them. "And chocolate panna cotta."

"Wow. You were busy today." Mark took several scoops of potatoes. "These are amazing..." He commented. "Did you do anything else today? You know, besides cook?"

"Um..." Lexie felt her palms start to sweat. "I took a nap...Vi...Visited Meredith...And um...Went to the d--d...do..octor..."

"You went to the doctor?" He took a bite of salad. "Is everyhing okay?"

"I'm pregnant. I went for an ultrasound...I heard it's heartbeat...And I'm about 14 weeks along..." Lexie blurted in one long, rushed, run on sentence.

Mark dropped his fork. "You're pregnant?"

She nodded. "Yeah." She bit her lip. "I found out yesterday...When I got blood drawn to give my dad part of my liver. I was a match. But I couldn't donate because of the baby..."

Mark said nothing.

"Can you please just say something?" Her voice cracked.

"I don't know what to say..." Mark finally told her. "I need to get out of here for awhile..." He stood up, grabbing his coat off the back of the couch.

"Mark..." Lexie stood up, tears forming in her eyes. "Please don't leave..."

"I just need to think...I need some air..." Mark opened the door. "Just give me some time..."

"Are you going to come back?" She asked, barely above a whisper.

"I'll always come back to you." He promised. "You just gave me a lot to digest..."

~~*~~

A few hours later Mark returned back to their apartment. He found her sleeping on the couch, clutching Kleenex in her hand. Her cheeks looked tear stained.

He sat down on the coffee table that sat in front of the couch. "Lex..." He whispered as he moved stray strands of hair behind her ear. "Wake up..."

Her eyes blinked open. "Mark?" She sat up. "You came back..."

He gave her a small smile. "I told you I was." He moved to the couch so he was sitting next to her. "I got you something."

"Really?" She felt her lips tug into a small smile.

He handed her a plain white box. "Sorry it is not wrapped."

"That's okay." She took of the box's cover. "Oh...Mark..." She pulled out a yellow stuffed elephant. She shook it. "It has a rattle it..." She kissed him. "Thank you." She smiled down at the elephant, "Does this..." She was not sure how to finish that sentence. "I mean...Are you okay..."

He kissed her lips softly. "This means we are going to need a bigger place..."

TBC...?

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