Thanks everyone for reviewing! I'm sorry it's been a while since I've update! My physics test that I took tonight didn't go so well…ugh college! Anyways, Here's chapter 4! READ!ENJOY!REVIEW! Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's.

Mark didn't want to do this. Was he the bad guy because he wanted her to believe that they were still together? He slowly went into her room, trying to brace himself for whatever was about to happen.

"Mark!" Lexie smiled as she saw him walking towards her.

"How're you feeling?" Mark asked.

"Slightly crappy," Lexie murmured. "I can't wait to go back home with you. Whenever that'll be." Lexie smiled.

"About that…" Mark said awkwardly as he rubbed the back of his neck with his hand.

"Wait," Lexie interrupted him. "I need to tell you something first."

"Lexie I—"

"No, whatever you have to say can wait; I need to get this out," Lexie said as she looked at him intensely. "I love you. Being in that car accident made me see what's important. I love you Mark. Screw my plans! I want to marry you and have babies with—"

"Lexie, stop…please," Mark begged. "You're making this harder." Mark sighed.

"Making what harder? Don't you feel the same way?" Lexie asked on the brink of tears.

"Of course I feel the same way," Mark says as he touches her check lightly. "I always will but there's something that Derek and Meredith…they think it'll be better if you hear it from me."

"Hear what?" Lexie wonders as she knits her eyebrows.

"The accident caused some significant memory loss." Mark said gravely as he looked down.

"What do you mean Mark?"

"Lexie, it's 2011." Mark said looking back up at her.

"That…that can't be," Lexie gasps. "I just…Mer just had surgery…" Lexie trailed off.

"I'm sorry Lexie but it's true," Mark said quietly, dreading what was about to come next. "There's more. We…aren't together anymore."

"Why?" Lexie says as her eyes get watery. "Did you cheat?"

"No, it wasn't anything like that. I found out I had an eighteen year old daughter who was pregnant. She moved in with us and you felt like I was leaving you behind. You decided to end things."

"Oh…I see," Lexie said trying to make sense of things. "Where is she now? Your daughter and her baby?"

"She left and she put the baby up for adoption." Mark explained.

"So…why didn't we try again?"

"It's…complicated," Mark said lamely not knowing what else to tell her. "I'm so sorry Lex." He said as he reached for her hand and squeezed it.

"Well we only had a 3% chance anyway." Lexie said as she used her other hand to wipe her tears away.

"Please don't cry. I hate it when you do." Mark said as he wiped some of her tears away with the pad of his thumb.

"So…are we friends or what?" Lexie asked.

"Not really but I think that now is a good time for us to start." Mark said giving her a small smile.

"Are you…with someone else?" Lexie asked as she looked towards the window.

"No."

"Why not? You're Mark Sloan; you're always in need of sex."

"That's not fair Lex."

"I'm sorry. This is just a lot to handle; I don't remember the last year and a half and w aren't together." Lexie said waving her hands around.

"I know it's a lot to take in. Do you want me to get Meredith?" He asked.

"No." She said quietly.

"Do you want me to crawl in bed with you and stroke your hair?"

"I don't think that's such a good idea considering we aren't even together." Lexie said in a bitter tone.

"Just think of me as a friend then." Mark shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't know Mark." Lexie said skeptically.

"C'mon Lex, you're hurting and you need someone."

"Fine." Lexie complied knowing that he was right. Mark walked around the other side of the bed and climbed into bed and began to touch her silky hair. He missed this. She felt so soft and warm, like a blanket. Lexie had always been his security blanket. Some days she would be the only thing holding him together but ever since he had lost her, he had been in the cold. Maybe being friends would be good for them.

Jackson was highly irritated. He had just called into surgery because his patient had coded and his girlfriend thought she was still with her ex. He wanted to be with her, giving her comfort but what could would that do when she didn't even remember who he was. He had told April the whole story and now they were in the O.R. operating with Dr. Torres.

"Maybe you could help jog her memory?" April suggested.

"How? Derek says he doesn't want to overload her with information. I can't just go in and say 'Hi, I'm your boyfriend now'" Jackson said sarcastically.

"He's got a point." Callie commented nonchalantly.

"The fact that she thinks that she's still with Sloan…it just turns my stomach." Jackson said coldly

"Watch it Avery, that's my best friend and the father of my baby," Callie said sharply. "I thought you were passed all this with him."

"I was until I found out my girlfriend only remembers being with him."

"So, when is she coming home?" April asked as she tried to change the subject.

"I'm not sure. As soon as I got the news, I was paged here."

"Oh…so, what's going to happen when she comes home?"April asked.

"What do you mean?" Jackson asked confused.

"Are you two still going to…you know?" April said awkwardly.

"Probably not April…she doesn't remember me! What part of that are you not understanding?" He said in a clipped tone.

"No reason to get snippy. If it's meant to be, it'll be." April said.

"You're the only one that believes in that happily ever after crap." Jackson mumbled.

"What's wrong Avery? Not sure if it's meant to be?" Callie said sarcastically.

"What exactly are you getting at Dr. Torres?" Avery asked as he squinted his eyes.

"Just because you love someone, doesn't mean they're your soul mate," Callie said seriously. "Trust me. I know." Callie said wistfully, thinking about all the relationships she had been through. Jackson was fuming inside. He didn't like what Callie was implying; she was basically saying that he was just a….stop along the road but Mark was the destination.

After surgery, Jackson decided he would go to Lexie's room. He may not be able to tell her who he was but he could still watch her and check on her but when he walked passed her room he was shocked at what he saw. Mark Sloan was creeping out of his sleeping girlfriend's hospital bed. Mark was just as surprised to see Jackson right outside the door.

"What the fuck was that?" Jackson asked angrily.

"She was having a rough time and she just needed someone to make her feel better." Mark said cautiously.

"Oh, is that what you call it?"

"Are you implying that we did something in the hospital!" Mark asked unbelievably.

"You are Mark Sloan." Jackson said shortly.

"You've got some nerve, Avery. I have too much respect for Lexie and myself to do something like that," Mark explained. "She just likes to have someone holding her and stroking her hair when she needs comfort."

"Whatever. I want you to stay the hell away from her."

"What the hell is your problem? We're friends…just friends!"

"Friends that are still in love with each other," Jackson said waiting for Mark's response and wasn't surprised when he was met with complete silence. "That's what I thought."

"I'm not going to stay away from her. This is a critical time for her and she needs someone she can be comfortable with."

"Well, let her be comfortable with Meredith!" Jackson argued.

"Her mindset is in 2009! Her and Meredith didn't even have the same relationship then that they do now. That shows how much you really know about her."

"I said it once and I'll say it again, I don't want you near her."

"You can't make that call." Mark said firmly.

"I can try." Jackson said before walking away.

"Avery! You're off my service indefinitely." Mark called out to his retreating form.

"Mark?" Lexie called out timidly. Mark turned around and went back into the room.

"I'm sorry I woke you." Mark said apologetically.

"I heard everything between you and…Avery was it?"

"Yeah. Jackson Avery"

"Were you arguing about me?" Lexie asked before Mark nodded.

"Why? What is he my boyfriend or something?" Lexie joked as she began chuckling.

"Yes, he is."

"You…you can't be serious." Lexie said furrowing her eyebrows.

"It's true. Ask anyone in this hospital."

"Oh…well is it serious?"

"Only you know that Lex." Mark told her. He liked to believe that she wasn't serious about him but that could just be his own wants getting in the way of reality.

"I…I don't even remember him. How can I be in a relationship with him?" Lexie said quizzically, trying to figure things out.

"You shouldn't ask me. I'm biased about the whole situation."

"That was a rhetorical question." Lexie said smartly.

"I meant to keep that to myself."

"Is there anything else I don't know?" Lexie asked.

"You want the truth?"

"Of course I want the truth."

"There's a lot you don't know but Derek think it's wise to give you a little bit at a time."

"I see." Lexie sighed hoplessly.

"I'm sure Meredith will fill you in about a lot of stuff when you're released; I think they're waiting for you to be completely stable."

"Obviously these aren't good things if they want to wait." Lexie assumed.

"Some are quite…" Mark trailed off, trying to pick the right choice of words. "They're life changing; let's put it that way." Mark finished.

"I don't like the way that sounds."

"I know," Mark said giving her a small smile. "I've gotta go. I was supposed to leave a while ago but I had to make sure you're okay."

"Thanks. I appreciate it..friend."

"No problem," Mark said before turning to leave. "I'm here for you Lexie." He said as he turned back around.

"I know." She said giving him a soft small. She watched him leave and processed all the information that she had been given. So much had changed and there was still more that she didn't know. She didn't even feel like this was her life but she was going to try to carry on like she normally would. Her first order of business would be to sort this thing out with her and her supposed boyfriend that she had no memory of.

Well, there was chapter 4!I'll probably update tomorrow because I don't have anymore exams for a while!REVIEWS PLEASE!