A month passed by and nothing had changed. Lexie still had not woken up. Mark had gone back to work which took much persuasion from Derek, and the chief threatening his job, but he was back. He took every opportunity he could to go visit Lexie. Now she was nearing three months along and everything seemed to be fine with the baby.
Mark new that the longer Lexie stayed in a coma, the more likely there was to be damage done, physically and mentally. They had taught him how to do daily exercises with her so her muscles wouldn't get stiff. Things like massaging her feat. Bending her legs at the knee, and arms at the elbow.
Mark found out that being at work was a great way to get his mind off Lexie. When he was in the middle of a surgery he didn't have time to worry about Lexie or the baby. He had to think of the patient and his or her life, there family. He was in the middle of doing a skin graft on a five year old boy. He had been in a fire and was one of the last ones out. It was only a small one on his side, he was very lucky he didn't suffer worse damage.
"Dr. Sloan." Jackson said as he slipped into the OR room holding a mask to his face.
"What is it Avery?" Mark asked not even looking up from the little boy. He was almost finished.
"Lexie's awake."
Marks world automatically stopped. She was awake! After being in a coma for a month and a half Lexie had finally woken up. "Karev finish this up if you would." Mark said before quickly walking out of the operating room and into the scrub room. He quickly ran down the hall and into Lexie's room tearing of his surgical mask and scrub cap along the way.
"Lexie." Mark said as he ran over to her bed side. She looked so frightened and so weak. She just stared at him as tears began to slowly fall down her face. "It's me Lex." Mark said gently. "Talk to me Lex."
She tried to speak but it came as more of a mumble. "Water." She finally managed to get out.
Mark looked around for a sup of water and found one sitting on her bedside table. Sitting on the side of her bet he bent the straw so she could get take a sip.
Derek walked in along with Dr. Fields and they quickly went into doctor mode.
"Lexie." Derek Said softly as he came over to her bedside. "You have been in a coma for the past month and a half. I'm going to run some simple test to see how your brain is functioning as well as your motor skills." Pulling out a small flashlight he shined it in her eye and began to move it back and forth. "Good." He said with a smile.
"That's good right?" Mark asked as he watched Derek examine Lexie. Who had yet to say anything else. Derek nodded then turned to Dr. fields.
Walking over to the bed she sat down opposite Mark. "Lexie, I'm Dr. Fields. I'm going to give you a quick ultrasound before your taken for an MRI." Lexie looked over at Mark with confusion. "ul-ultrasound?" She said weakly.
"Were, were having a baby." Mark told her with a fake smile. In all reality he didn't know how Lexie would take this. On top of being in a coma she was never fond of the idea of being a mother. It was something that tore the couple apart once already. He didn't want that to happen now. Especially in these circumstances. Lexie was going to have a tough time as it was did she really need a baby on top of that?
But then Lexie's face broke into a smile. "I'm, I'm going to be a mom?"
"Your going to be a mom." Dr. Fields told Lexie.
Lexie smiled and turned towards Mark. The happy moment however was short lived as Lexie's eyes began to role in the back of her head and her heart monitor began raising.
"Lexie." Mark said quickly fear in his voice. Both Derek and Dr. Fields went in over drive.
"Page Dr. Altman stat!" Derek yelled to an intern who had ran into the room. "We need to get her to CT and MRI now."
"Lexie don't do this to me!" Mark cried as they began to wheel Lexie away.
"Mark you have to stay." Christina who had rushed in with Teddy told him before quickly rushing after the other doctors.
Watching his girlfriend be rushed away for the second time Mark didn't know what to do. Why was this happening to Lexie? To him. She had finally woken up, she was going to be ok. She new about the baby and she looked happy! They were going to be able to get past this. Now he didn't know what was going on. Why is it that anytime something good happens It has to be taken away?
Meredith was in the middle of examining a patient when Alex walked into the room. She new something was up by the look on his face.
"Alex?" Meredith asked slowly as she put down her stethoscope. "What's going on?"
"I need you to come with me." He told her quickly. Meredith's mind went straight to Lexie. Was something wrong with Lexie? Telling the patient she would be back she followed Lexie out of the room
"Is Lexie ok?" She asked once the two had gotten into the hall. Alex sighed. "Oh god." Meredith said as she brought her hand up to her mouth waiting for Alex to explain.
"She woke up, she was alert and talking but then something happened. Her eyes began to role in the back of her head and her heart was racing." Meredith stood there listening as her eyes began to fill with tears. Something else was wrong with her baby sister. Her sister who she had grown to care about so much in the past few years. A person she couldn't imagine her life without. A sob escaped her lips and Alex's pulled her close rubbing circles along her back. "She's going to be alright Mer." He said softly as he held her. "Everything is going to be fine."
