So, quick story. I was just sitting on my couch, watching the FSU/UF game, and I decided to check my story. I noticed I had more updates and I read them and now instead of cheering for my Noles, I'm updating my story Thanks for reading and for the reviews!
Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's.
Chapter 7
Derek went back into the room, where April had just cleaned off Lexie's stomach and fixed her shirt. She cleaned up a little extra blood that was on Lexie's face before she noticed Derek standing there.
"I was just about to get her some scrubs to wear. I was going to run the test when I got back." She told Derek. He nodded, and she left the room. Derek looked down at his own shirt, and noticed blood stains. He sighed, and thought to himself, 'I've gotta remember to change out of this…' Derek deleted the memory from the ultrasound machine, and glanced over at Lexie. Her eyes were slowly fluttering open. He watched as shock registered in her eyes. She looked over to him and tried to speak. Her words were muffled by the gauze in her mouth, and the oxygen mask covering her face. She looked terrified.
"Lex, look at me. It's alright, don't freak out. You passed out, and hit your face and bust your lip. I know you can't talk right now. Just nod yes or no. Is your breathing ok?" He asked. She nodded yes, and he removed the oxygen mask. A puddle of blood leaked out when he removed it, and Lexie felt it drip down her chin. She moaned softly, and he gave her a sad smile.
"It's ok. You aren't bleeding anymore." He got a towel, and came back to clean her up. "You have stitches in your bottom lip. I'm going to check to see how good of a job Mere did." He took one finger, and gently pushed her bottom lip down to check out her sutures. She gasped softly at the pain. "I know it hurts. I'll get you something for it." He said as he removed the gauze from her mouth. "There. You should be able to talk now." She tried to open her mouth, but the movement pulled her stitches, and she cried out softly in pain. "Sh. We tried to talk, it didn't work. Don't worry. I'll get you some pain killers, and you should be able to talk soon." Just as he said that, April walked into the room.
"I got her scrubs, and brought back the stuff for her blood test." She said to Derek. She noticed Lexie was awake, and said, "Oh. Hey. I'm so sorry I let you fall. I'm so, so sorry." Lexie lifted up her hand to April. April took it, and Lexie squeezed once to reassure the other woman. It was ok. Lexie understood.
"April, why don't you get her changed, and draw the blood while I go get her some painkillers." Derek said just before he walked out of the room. April looked at Lexie.
"I don't know if you realized this…but you're covered in blood. I'm going to help you change, and then I have to draw some blood. Derek thinks you may have Anemia as a result of…he thinks you may have Anemia." Lexie grabbed April's hand before she could change her clothes.
"Do you know?" Lexie asked softly, her words mushed together as a result of not being able to move her bottom lip. April avoided eye contact as she nodded.
"I do. But it's ok. I am not telling anyone. Trust me." April said. Lexie nodded, and allowed April to get her into some scrubs. After she was changed, and the blood was drawn, April said, "I need to run this to the lab. Your name isn't on it. As far as they are concerned, you are Jane Doe." Lexie nodded, and April left. She passed Derek on her way out. He walked in, and spoke.
"I know you can't take pills. So you'll have to stay here for a little while longer, so I can hook it up to an IV." She sighed, and leaned back against her pillow. Derek checked her blood pressure, which had stabilized, and removed her blood pressure medication bag, and replaced it with her painkiller.
"You need to tell Mark. Soon." Derek told Lexie. She nodded. She knew she needed to. There was no way around it now. Derek left the room, leaving Lexie alone for a while.
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Lexie walked out of her room, and approached April in the hallway.
"Derek took out my IV. Says m'ok to move around now." She said, her words slurred, and quiet, but April understood.
"I was just going back to your room. I got the results of your test. I marked them top priority so they were done quickly. Let's go back in with Derek." She said as she led Lexie back into the room. "Got the results." She said to Derek, who was replacing the bed sheets.
"What do they say?" He asked, stopping what he was doing.
"Positive for Anemia." She informed them. Lexie understood. She sighed, and sat on the table that had new sheets. She needed more medication to bring up her iron levels.
"Sorry, Lexie." April said, and then left the room. Derek had the medication with him in the room, having prepared for this.
"Here you go." He said as he hooked her back up to the IV bag. "You'll be good to go soon." He patted her shin, and left the room.
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Derek walked back in, with Meredith, sometime later during the day. Derek unhooked her from the IV, and Meredith put her hand on her sister's hand.
"You have to take Iron pills every day to make sure you keep your levels up. Don't slack. It's important." She told her sister. Lexie nodded.
"Of course. I need to go. Derek, do I have permission to be on Mark's watch today, and switch with Meredith?" She asked, swinging her legs off the side of the bed and standing up, slowly. Her words were still sloppy. Derek answered almost immediately.
"Definitely. Tell him you had permission. Oh, and Lexie." He said stopping her before she left the room. She turned back around.
"Yeah?" She asked.
"Take care of yourself. And don't wait any longer. He needs to know." Derek told her. Meredith grabbed his hand, and nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I will." She said as she left the room.
She made her way to the elevators. When she got to them, she was just about to push the button when they opened in front of her. Of course, Mark and Avery stepped out.
"Mark." She said.
"Lexie." He said. He looked at her face, and then looked away. He did a quick double take. "Baby, what happened?" He asked, lightly brushing his finger across her lips. She smiled softly.
"Mark, I need to talk to you." She said. He noticed how her words did not sound like her. He was in pain, because she was in pain. He nodded.
"Avery, go to the ER with Hunt for a while." He said, his eyes never leaving Lexie's eyes. Avery nodded, and left. Lexie led Mark around the corner, to a supply closet. They both went in. "What do you need to talk to me about? What happened to get you hurt?" He asked concerned. Lexie took a deep breath.
"I was just diagnosed with Anemia today." She told him. He was confused.
"How does that make you bleed? What happened? Why do you have Anemia?" All of his questions came out at once.
"Mark…" She started. It was time. "Anemia is not very uncommon when you're pregnant." She said. His eyes widened as he took it in. She continued before he had the chance to respond. "The Anemia made me dizzy, and I fell. I hit my face on a tray table when I fell." He stopped her by putting a hand on her shoulder. "Yeah?" She asked him.
"How long have you known?" He asked. He didn't seem too upset.
"About a week." She told him. He nodded.
"How far along?" He asked. The big question.
"Twenty weeks." She said softly. He dropped his hand from her shoulder.
"Twenty weeks." He repeated. "Why didn't you tell me?" He was hurt. She hurt him. She began to ramble. Her signature move.
"I was scared. I didn't want this to affect our relationship. I was stupid. But I know now that it was a dumb mistake. And soon I will be having this boy, and I understand if you don't stay, but I love you, and I was scared." She said. He paused, hesitating to answer. After 30 seconds of silence, he spoke.
"Boy?" He asked. He had gentleness in his voice. She nodded.
"Yeah. A baby boy." She said softly. His features softened.
"It doesn't look like you're twenty weeks." He commented.
"I know. That's why it took so long to figure out. So busy with work, I didn't even notice I had missed a few months." He looked her directly in the eyes.
"A little boy." He was scared out of his mind. He wasn't sure he was ready for a baby. He thought back to Sloane and her baby. He was ready for that baby. Why wasn't her ready for his own? He was scared. He didn't want to let Lexie or the boy down.
"Yes." She said. He swallowed the lump in his throat, and pulled Lexie into a hug. They stood like that for a long time. He pulled away, and kissed her softly.
"I'm not going anywhere." He said, pushing his fears to the back of his mind. Lexie and his son needed him. They couldn't make it without him. He was not going to let the two most important aspects of his life down. He placed his hand on her flat stomach. His didn't have a life changing moment at that time. He never really had a home. A place to stay, to feel safe, and to have someone to come home to. But standing there with his hand on the stomach of that girl, his hand on his baby boy. That's when he realized he was home.
A/N: Kinda cheesy at the end, I know. It's not how people talk out loud. But it's how they think! SO there you go. She told Mark. Review, and we'll see what happens next.
