A.N.- I'm avoiding cleaning my room right now… You see, I'm what one may call a "Packrat" and we're moving in a couple weeks… So I have to go through things from a long time ago, and it's exhausting and such… So, I'm going to write again… Except I have no ideas right now, so… I'll come up with something in the time it takes to write the following disclaimer:

Disclaimer: Nothing is the word which best describes what I own… Seriously.

Okay, so I'm still at a blank for ideas… I'll go clean now, and think of what I should do…

I'm ! So, this idea came from a review that asked why Mark was in bed with Lexie in the last chapter. And without further ado- I present to you:

Chapter 7: Why Mark Was in Bed with Lexie

She couldn't stand the anticipation any more. It was driving her crazy. She couldn't help but hope that Mark loved her back, but her mind was dead- set on the idea that he didn't and that she had made a fool of herself. The thought of that plagued her all the time: at work, at home, and especially at night, when she was trying to fall asleep. She avoided him like the plague at the hospital, and if she happened to see him, she fixed her eyes downward and scurried away as quickly as possible.

She needed to get away from those thoughts, so she headed over to Joe's after work. There, she drowned her sorrows in tequila and whatever else was put in front of her. With tequila, she could get wasted enough to feel just a little bit better about the whole situation. She played a game with herself. He loves me (shot of tequila) He loves me not (shot of tequila) He loves me (shot of tequila) He loves me not (shot of tequila) He…

Mark walked into the bar after he finished his consult with a woman who wanted a less crooked nose. He noticed Lexie was sitting at the bar, downing shots rapidly. As he looked around the bar for anyone else from the hospital, he spotted Callie at a table not far from where he was standing. As they talked, he glanced over at Lexie frequently, a fact which was quickly noticed by Callie. As much as she liked Julia, she knew that Mark still was madly in love with Lexie. "Denver?" She guessed.

"She told me that she still loves me," he said, although he sounded like he was in a trance.

"So, what's the problem with that?" She said in her usual Callie manner, "It's not like you don't love her back…"

"It's… Complicated. I mean, we are at really different points in life right now anyways. And we didn't seem to work in the past…" He trailed off. Callie just scoffed at him.

He continued to glance over at Lexie though, and after a while became pretty concerned. She was downing those shots rapidly, and the effects were noticeable. She could barely hold the glass anymore- that was how plastered she was. He got up and went over to her after she had had so many shots that she accidentally spilled one on herself, and then another. He gently lifted her from her seat, gave a knowing look to Joe, waved good- bye to Callie, who just smirked at him, and made his way out the door to his car.

He was so occupied with glancing over at Lexie that he only sipped he drink a few times before they left. That made him the clear driver, especially since Lexie was obviously really drunk. She kept trying to say something, but it was slurred so badly that he didn't understand it. He knew how nervous she had been around the hospital, and came to the conclusion that morning that it was about his lack of answer back to her when she told him that she stilled loved him. He realized that he was still madly in love with her as well, and so he broke things off with Julia that day when he met her for lunch.

Julia couldn't understand it- after all; they were just talking about having kids. The only reason he gave to her was that she deserved better. And she did: she deserved a guy that loved her, and only her. Mark didn't want to tell her the whole truth though; he wasn't going to tell her that he was still madly in love with Lexie. That would only hurt Julia more, and Mark didn't want that for her. He did like her after all.

In his mind, there was only one clear thing to do at that moment when they were driving back to Meredith's house. "Lex, I still love you too," came from his lips. She looked up in shock, wondering if she had heard him correctly of she had just had too many drinks that night. "I love you and I will always love you," he continued, still driving. That sealed it; she knew that she had heard him correctly. She gave as much of a smile that she could manage, seeing that she felt that she could puke at any given moment.

They arrived back to Meredith's place, and Mark got out as Lexie was still fumbling with her seatbelt. He quickly unbuckled her and picked her up again, then walked up to the front door. He took the key and unlocked the door, then carried Lexie in. Derek was standing in the kitchen when Mark carried Lexie in, and he was slightly started at the sound of the door opening. When he saw who it was though, he just smiled.

He was waiting for something like that to happen. After all the days of Lexie sobbing because she couldn't tell Mark how she really felt, and Mark's constant questions and hesitations about his relationship with Julia, the two were bound to get back together at some point. He was just glad it was sooner, rather than later because he knew the emotional distress Lexie had been in wasn't healthy. And Mark- Mark who had constant questions for him regarding his relationship with Julia. And Derek knew Mark well enough to know that there was a chance he would have done something stupid, and stayed with Julia and had babies, something which he knew Mark would regret doing because of Lexie.

Mark climbed the stairs up to the attic, where Lexie's bedroom was located. He sat her down on her bed, and pulled out shorts and a T- shirt for her to sleep in. He gently lifted her shirt over her head, and slipped on the new one. He did the same thing with her pants, and then pulled back the covers on the bed and tucked her in. He kissed her forehead lightly yet sweetly, and then he went over to the other side and climbed in himself. She nuzzled closer to him, and he wrapped his arms around her. Almost instantly they both fell asleep, content and peaceful, and feeling lucky for having each other.

They slept that way until Meredith burst into the attic at a ridiculously early hour of the morning, in a panic. Both Mark and Lexie were confused; Meredith seemed to think that Lexie had been dead. Derek quickly explained that it was a bad dream of Meredith's that had sent her to the attic in a frenzy, and then ran back downstairs after Meredith.

Mark and Lexie went back to sleep soon after that, they were so exhausted. But when they woke up, they had to deal with the effects of Lexie's hangover. As soon as she woke up for the second time, she ran to the bathroom in order to empty her gut. Mark woke up a few minutes later, having the feeling that something was wrong. He heard the sounds of Lexie in the bathroom, and ran to help her.

They spent a good amount of time that morning in the bathroom, Mark holding Lexie's hair. He couldn't bear to hear her in such discomfort, and wished he could trade places with her. After a while though, the heaving stopped and Lexie then brushed her teeth. They headed down to the kitchen, where Mark made Lexie breakfast. The other residents, smelling food, all came down quickly. Then they all chatted with each other and watched some movies. At the end of the day, Mart and Lexie retreated back to the attic for some other activities. They both knew that somehow, this time it was going to last.

A.N.- I'm not really sure if I liked the ending of this or not. It wasn't originally written in. I usually don't do first and second drafts of my stories, but I felt this one needed more. It was really puny, but I felt it was a good (and cute) idea. So I added more to it, I'm not really sure if I like it or not… Tell me your opinions! Also, I'm running out of ideas, though I really want to continue this… So, please leave suggestions for me! Just hit that little review button. The next update will be after I update my other GA fic, just to give an idea. Until then-

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