Lexie pressed the second floor button and watched as the elevator doors closed. Once again, her mind wandered back to Alex, pictures flashing into her mind of him bleeding on the floor of the elevator. The doctor shook the memory from her head as the doors dinged and opened.
Lexie stepped out into the nearly empty hallway and began reading the room numbers. She finally got to the end of the hall, and came to room 216. Knocking lightly on the side of the door frame, Lexie poked her head in cautiously.
"Hey." Lexie said, seeing the Alice was awake. The teenager turned and looked at her in surprise.
"Hi." Alice replied softly. Her voice was hoarse and weak, but some of the color had returned to her face, and she was, well, awake.
"How're you feeling?" Lexie asked, sitting in the bedside chair. She inspected the heart monitor and was pleased with Alice's vitals.
"Do you want the whiny answer, or the lie?" Alice laughed softly, then winced.
"The whiny answer." Lexie laughed as well. The teenager was just so innocent, it was unthinkable that anyone had shot her.
"Then I feel like crap." Alice answered truthfully. Despite the mild pain medication she had received, the area around the bullet wound ached terribly at the slightest movement.
Lexie nodded and once again checked the monitor. The numbers hadn't changed; blood pressure was good and her heart beat was steady.
"That's like the second or third time you've checked that in the last minute." Alice noted. She fiddled with the IV that had been stuck in her hand and bit her cheek as the tape pulled on her skin.
"Just making sure you're alright." Lexie replied. She struggled with what she was going to say next.
"Alice, I wanted to thank you for saving me. If you hadn't talked him down, I'd be dead." Lexie finally managed to say. She had never had to thank anyone for saving her life obviously, and it was a lot harder than what you see in the movies.
"Well, you saved me too. I would have bled to death on the floor if you hadn't found me." Alice replied, actually blushing a bit. Lexie took that as a good sign and gave the girl a comforting smile.
"I guess we saved each other's lives then. Now, I'll be right back, I have to go check on one of my friends." Lexie said, knowing Alex would be wondering where she was.
Alice nodded and leaned back into the pillow. It was obvious that she was exhausted and Lexie knew she could use a long rest.
Lexie walked out into the hallway and remembered that she hadn't even asked about Alex. Unsure of where to go, she glanced around for a doctor, but instead heard someone yelling her name.
"Lexie! Lexie, in here!" Alex shouted from his hospital bed. He groaned in pain as the muscles around his bullet wound stretched.
The blonde haired doctor walked into Alex's hotel room and he smiled at her. "Where the hell did you go? I thought you were going to meet me at the hospital as soon as we got here." He demanded irritably. His mind was clouded from the pain medication and he winced again.
"I stayed to look for Meredith and I found this girl who Mr. Clark shot. I had to help her Alex." Lexie explained quickly. She could tell Alex wasn't himself.
"I'm sorry Alex, I have to go check on her." Lexie said, turning to leave. All she got in reply was a snore; Alex had fallen asleep.
Lexie returned to Alice's room to find her staring blankly in front of her. Her gaze broke as Lexie came through the door.
"You're back." Alice noted. She had been doing her best to ignore the aching in her side, but it was becoming unbearable.
"Just wanted to make sure you're ok." Lexie replied, smiling at her. She checked the heart monitor and then once again sat down in the bedside chair.
"Have your parents been notified?" The doctor asked after she had sat down. She watched as a trace of sadness flashed over Alice's face.
"They're in Pennsylvania visiting my sister at her college." Alice said in a quieter voice than she had been using. She averted her eyes from Lexie's and stared down at the bed.
"Oh. Do you have any other family in Seattle?" Lexie asked. Her eyebrows scrunched together in concern.
Alice shook her head and finally looked back up. "They'll be back next Thursday." She told the older woman. Lexie nodded, though her face still showed signs on worry.
Lexie knew that Alice would be discharged in at least 3 days, maybe 2. And what was she supposed to do, go home by herself and think about what had happened. The only thing keeping Lexie from obsessing about the day's events was her concern for Alice and Karev.
"So you're just going to go home when you're discharged, all by yourself?" Lexie asked, wanting to make sure. Alice nodded.
"I mean, what else am I supposed to do?" The teenager shrugged, then winced because of it.
"Well, if you want, you can stay with me. I don't think it's a good idea for you to stay by yourself after…..this." Lexie suggested carefully. She wasn't sure how Alice would react to the invitation.
"Really?" Alice asked. Her eyebrows rose when Lexie made the offer. She was beyond surprised.
Lexie nodded and smiled, then checked the monitor out of habit again. Alice smirked, then felt herself get hit with a wave of fatigue. Her eyelids drooped and she yawned. The 15 year old quickly dozed off, sinking back into the pillow.
Dr. Grey watched as the young girl fell asleep. Her vitals were stable, Alice herself seemed to be emotionally stable, and the hospital was crawling with nurses. But, Lexie couldn't bring herself to leave her. So, situated herself in the chair, and fell asleep herself.
So, what do you guys think? Do you think that Alice and Lexie should become close, and I should continue with their relationship, or just kind of have them drift apart? Any advice is certainly welcome! And please leave a review!