A/N. Thank you to everyone who is reading and is taking the time to review it really makes me excited to write this story, and I now get how some ff writers feel about "lurkers" lol. I am super busy juggling work and school so a few days may go by without an update, but please bear with me. I have so much planned for this story and I don't want to rush through anything so it's going to be quite a few chapters before it ends. I'm always looking to improve my writing and if you have any tips and suggestions feel free to share.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for my original characters.

She woke to the sound of her phone. She scanned the room looking for the little clutch bag she had with her the night before. Spotting it at door, along with all of his clothes, she slowly slid form under his arm that was draped around her waist. She really didn't want to get up, but she also didn't want the phone to wake him either.

She quickly rushed across the room, still naked and immediately found the buzzing phone.

"Hey Cas" Lexie whispered

"Lexie oh my god where are you, and why are you whispering?"

"I'm okay; I need you to pick me up ok. I'll text you where I am in a bit, I got to go" she explained quickly dropping the phone is Cassie's ear.

This was her first one night stand, she didn't know the protocol. Was she supposed to leave before he woke up? Still standing by the door she looked over to where he was laying on the bed, the sheets discarded on the floor next to him. She couldn't believe she had sex with someone she barely knew, but who could blame her, just looking at him, his naked body, she could feel herself grow a little wet again.

If anything last night was the best sexual experience of her life. Sure she had good sex before, but what they did the all night long, what he did to her was mind blowing. They had sex three times last night and it seemed to get better every time. At times it was so fast and rough and bordered on being animalistic but then, at times it was slow and tender, looking into each other's eyes, kissing until they were both out of breathe. It was those times she nearly thought they were making love.

No way, she decided you can't make love with a person you know nothing of. But surely that was not how one night stand sex as supposed to be. She couldn't even remember a time when she had that kind of slow, sultry sex with Tony. No, she was just reading too much into it, she was vulnerable and he felt sorry for her, she thought. Even so, she had never in her existence felt so close to another person, like she felt with him in those moments.

She felt her heart race when she saw his eyes fluttering open, oh god she remembered that she was standing there naked.

~M&L~

He quickly raised his head when he didn't see her in bed next to him. Mark couldn't help but grin when he saw her standing at the door, flushed, and trying to cover herself with her hands. He felt relieved when he saw that she was her still there, which he thought funny seeing as how he would pray that the woman he bedded before would leave as soon as they done the deed. But not with her, she was different, he wanted her to stay for reasons he didn't even know.

"Hey" he smiled at her.

"Uhhm, hi" she said biting her lip, wishing she had something to cover up with.

"Don't hide now" he smirked at her "I've seen you naked and you have nothing to be ashamed about, believe me"

Lexie felt herself blush, he was right he saw all of her last night and she wasn't shy then, mostly because of the way he looked at her, she felt like the sexiest woman alive. She grew bolder when she saw his eyes on her again; dropping her hands she casually walked over to where her dress was, she could feel his eyes on her body, watching her.

"I just need my things, and then I'll get going".

"Don't go" he heard himself say, moving into a sitting position

"Uhmmmm, I asked my friend to pick me up, so I should probably get ready" though she didn't know anything about one night stands, she knew that him asking her to stay had to break all the rules, and surely her wanting to stay was just as bad.

"Well, tell your friend, to come a bit later, I still have time before my flight leaves; you could take a shower and have some breakfast?"

"I uhmm, I don't have a toothbrush" Lexie answered nervously

"You could use mine" he said getting out of bed and walking the overnight bag he had packed. He took out a toothbrush, handing it to her.

"Thank you" she smiled at him, and he smiled back. She quickly walked back to the door, picking up his white undershirt and pulling it on. "I'll be right back" she said as she walked towards the bathroom.

~M&L~

He couldn't believe that in the space of ten minutes he broke all of the rules he set up for himself over the years. First asking her to stay for breakfast, then giving her his toothbrush! He didn't know what it was about Lexie but she was unlike any woman he had ever been with. He thought back to the night before, he couldn't get enough of her, the way she looked at him and the way she moaned out his name, he knew that he would do anything to hear her moan like that again, it was the sexiest sound he ever heard.

His thoughts were interrupted when he heard her phone ring.

"Lexie, its you're phone" he called out to the bathroom

"Could you just answer it, it's probably Cassie, just tell her I'll text her when need her to pick me up"

He grinned as he looked at the phone, the number wasn't saved but he picked up anyways.

"Hello"

"Uh, hey could I talk to Lexie please"

"She's busy" he answered shortly, he didn't know who it was but he got the same feeling he had when the guys in the elevator was checking her out last night

"Who is this?" the guy on the other end asked

"Not Lexie" he said "Who are you?" he asked irritated

"Could you just ask Lexie to call me back, she'll know who it is" the man said and then hung up.

~M&L~

When she came out of the bathroom, he was wearing sweat pants and not much else.

"Hey, what did Cassie say?" she asked

"Wasn't her, some guy, he said you'd know who it was and asked that you call him back" he answered bitterly

"What? Who?" she rushed to the phone and looked at the number "Oh God, its Tony" she exclaimed

"You're boyfriend?" he asked, now clearly angry

"Well, uhm, no, not anymore" she sighed

"That's why you were crying? Because of Tony? What kind of name is that anyway?" he didn't even care how he sounded now.

"I was not crying" she answered, why did he care anyway?

"Yes, you were, in the ladies room at the bar. You were crying because of some ass called Tony, well I can only assume."

"You don't even know him, why would you call him that" Lexie asked now clearly annoyed

"Cause that's what he is, I know a dick when I see one or in this case hear one. And he made you cry which tells me that he is a dick."

"Oh my god, I don't believe you, you have no right…' she stammered

"Ok, tell me why you broke up" Mark asked curiously, interrupting her.

"Well uh, he kind of cheated on me. With my friend." She couldn't believe she told him that, it wasn't any of his business.

"Like I said. Tony is a dick!" he told her. He didn't know her, but from what he saw; he knew that it would only be a fool that would cheat on a woman like Lexie. "Is that why you came here, because you couldn't be with Tony?" he didn't know why but the thought made him really angry

"No, I came here because I wanted to, because I wanted to be with you."

He walked closer to her, and she took a step back stopping when her back hit the wall behind her.

"Where you thinking about him, last night, were you thinking about him?" he asked looking into her eyes.

Lexie felt her breathe spike, being this close to him did things to her that she couldn't wrap her head around "I didn't think of him once while I was with you" she answered honestly. She saw his gaze soften, clearly satisfied with her answer. "And you should brush your teeth if you're planning on kissing me" She smiled, moving away from him. She couldn't help but feel just a little victorious for winning the stare down between them.

Mark couldn't help but laugh as he walked to the bathroom; of course he wanted to kiss her.

~M&L~

She panted as he held her against the shower wall. His thrusts were fast and hard and it felt glorious. "Oh, oh oooooh god, yes, oh Mark" Lexis screamed. She actually thought that she would black out from the orgasm that spread through her body. Never in her life had she felt anything like that. Anything like him. She couldn't believe that someone like Mark would even be attracted to her, let alone want her as much as she wanted him. Sure she wasn't bad looking but this man belonged on the cover on a magazine. Surely he belonged with a tall model. Someone like Jen she thought.

Mark moved inside of her a few more times before reaching his own orgasm. God this woman was amazing, she was so sexy in an understated way, and she didn't even know what she was doing to him. She was driving him crazy. He couldn't get enough of her. He was furious when he heard about the Tony character, jealousy was a feeling he wasn't accustomed to and he hated that she was making him feel it numerous times in the little while they spent together. So he took her against the shower wall. Fucking her hard, wanting her to scream his name, and she did. He wondered for how long though, for how long she would remember him. Sure he could get nearly any woman into his bed, he gave them a good time but then they all left. No one ever wanted more than sex from him, that's the reason he would send them packing as soon as they were done, making it easier for the both of them. But he too never wanted anything more than from them either. Until now.

No he thought it's just his mind playing a sick game with him. He always wanted what he couldn't have and clearly he couldn't have her. She was probably just there to get over "Tony". She was there using him to get laid, just like any other woman before her. He groaned as he left the shower.

~M&L~

Lexie for the first time felt uncomfortable in his presence. They ate breakfast in silence. Sitting out on the patio of his hotel room across from each other, she found herself staring at him wondering what she did wrong. Was he still mad about Tony? This was quickly turning into the most complicated one night stand she imagined. Were they fighting earlier? Why did he care so much? No, as always she was over analyzing the situation she thought. Maybe he was just done with her and wanted her to leave.

"What" he asked as he saw her staring at him, he regretted it as soon as the word left his mouth, and he didn't want to be rude to her.

"Uh, it's nothing." Yes he was definitely done with her she felt her heart drop at the thought "Cassie is on her way so I'll be out of your hair shortly" she said a little hurt but more furious at herself for letting the truth affect her. One night stand that was what it was she told herself.

He felt like kicking himself when he saw her head drop. "You still have a question left, from last night" he smiled at her trying to lighten the mood.

"Are you mad at me?" she asked.

"No" and he wasn't, he was mad at himself.

"You should probably ask your questions now I doubt that we'll be seeing each other again, I mean with you going back to where you came from, wherever that is and me not knowing where I'm going, because I don't think I want to be in Boston anymore you know, and I actually have the choice of where I want to go for my intern year which Is rare and maybe I should go away, start over. It's not like I have anything holding me back, it's just me and I can go anywhere I want. Which is great you know" she rambled. It was supposed to be great but saying those words out loud just made her want to cry again. She really didn't have anyone, Cassie and Sarah were leaving, and if she stayed in Boston she would be there alone. For the first time in her life she was completely alone. No family, no friends.

He felt his heart rip a little when he saw the sadness in her eyes. How could someone like her not have anyone? He would've guessed that she had a great family; she just seemed like one of those people who spent the holidays with her huge family and went on holidays with them. She didn't seem like the loner that he was.

"Do you want to see me again?" he asked not because he felt sorry for her, but because he genuinely knew that he wanted to see her again.

"Is that one of your questions?" she asked

"Yes" he answered.

She felt herself smile widely "Ok, then yes, but how would you know where I am"

"I don't know if you heard, but there is this little device, people use to communicate with each other and you put it to your ear and you can hear what the other person says?" he laughed

"Don't be a smart ass" she giggled throwing him with the grape in her hand.

"Between the two of us, you're definitely the ass, I could be the smart one I guess" he said smirked.

Lexie blushed he really did like her ass, his hands was on it most of the time last night and in the shower. "You still have one question" she reminded him.

"I think I'll save that one for now" he said.

He wasn't a breakfast person; normally he would send an intern for a blueberry muffin and a bone dry cappuccino, but sitting with her laughing and eating. He didn't regret breaking his rule and asking her to stay.

~M&L~

Neither of them wanted to break the kiss, it was hard and intense and Lexie knew that if they didn't stop now, they would have to go back up to the room she really didn' t want to be arrested for arrested for public indecency. Her fingers were in his hair and his hands holding tightly to her hips, she was sure everyone in the hotel lobby was looking at them. They only broke the kiss when both of them were needed to come up for breath.

She had to leave, Cassie had been waiting for her for a few minutes now and he had a flight to catch. She bit her lip nervously looking up at him. "So I guess I'll be seeing you."

"I'll give you a call" he answered and although he used that line a million times before, this was the first time he meant it. Maybe Boston wasn't such a bad place he thought, if he was there he and Lexie could both have someone.

He wasn't going to call she thought. She gave him a quick kiss. "Bye Mark" she said as she turned and left, making sure to swing her hips slowly knowing his eyes were fixed on her ass.

~M&L~

A/N oh boy I start a chapter knowing where I want to go with it, but then Mark and Lexie just take over everything and it turns out so different lol. The next chapter is the Lexie's graduation and we finally see where she decides to stay and if Mark takes the job in Boston.

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