After watching the last episode of Grey's Anatomy, I decided to completely change my plans for this story. Mark's face when he looked at Lexie's body bag was so heartbreaking. Going to miss them both so much :( And I really like Callie's character and don't mean for her to come across as a bitch but rather the overprotective friend who doesn't want Mark to get hurt again.


Mark sighed with frustration as he left his lawyer's office. He wasn't sure if he was doing the right thing anymore but he didn't want to risk not being a part of his child's life. He went back to his apartment and found Lexie waiting outside. She was fidgeting anxiously and talking to herself, Mark found it endearing but he had to remind himself that he was still angry at Lexie for keeping such a big secret from him, suggesting that he wouldn't make a good father.

"Lexie? What are you doing here?"

"Oh, you're here and not in there...ignoring me."

"I, erm, had to go out. What are you doing here?" Mark asked again.

"I'm growing up."

"Excuse me?"

"Well Meredith told me to grow up and I realised that she's right so I thought I would come here and explain myself."

"I already know why you didn't tell me." Mark said looking down at the floor, not being able to look at Lexie.

"I don't think you do. When I first found out, you were barely looking at me never mind talking to me and I know that's not a good enough reason but I just couldn't. Then I found out you were having a baby with Callie and Arizona so I thought you wouldn't want to have a baby with me-"

"Lexie, I wouldn't have-"

"Let me finish."

"Okay."

"I realised that I was being selfish by not telling you. I didn't want to tell you because I knew you would try to get back together with me."

"Oh, I see."

"No! I didn't mean it like that. I just didn't want you to feel like you have to be with me because of this baby. I want you to be with me because you want to be with me," Lexie whispered the next part of her sentence, "because you love me."

"I do love you."

"Would you be saying that if there was no baby?"

"Yes."

"No you wouldn't be. Don't kid yourself Mark."

"Lexie, I'm still in love with you. I tried not to be, but it didn't work."

"Mark." Lexie didn't know what else to say to Mark's revelation and because of her pregnancy hormones, she leaped onto Mark and crushed her lips onto his. Mark reciprocated until they were interrupted.

"Hey Mark, I need you to- oh, sorry." Arizona blushed.

"I'll just leave you guys alone." Arizona said with a wink before going back to her apartment. She walked up to Callie who was cooking in the kitchen. "Guess who Mark was making out with in the hallway."

"Who? Teddy?" Callie asked with hope.

"No, Lexie." Arizona grinned.

"What?! Lexie? This is not going to end well. Why are you so happy for?"

"Because Calliope, this is a good thing. Mark is with the one he loves and now our baby will have a sibling. And no more weird sleepovers."

"Don't be so naïve Arizona, she's using him because she's got no one else to help her with the baby."

"She has Meredith and Derek, I hardly think she is using Mark."

"She comes running to Mark as soon as Derek and Meredith are given Zola. Can you not see this?"

"Callie, jealousy is not an attractive attribute." Arizona said as she kissed Callie on the cheek and sat down. "And don't you dare go to Mark's and talk him out of this." Callie pouted and sat down next to Arizona.


"How long do you think it will last?" Jackson asked Alex and April as they saw Mark and Lexie in the canteen together.

"Aah, about a month tops." Alex replied.

"Alex! Don't be so mean. I think they'll make it." April said.

"Yeah because every couple lasts around here."

"Meredith and Derek?"

"You should've seen them at the beginning. That was one train wreck."

"Well twenty says that they won't make it before the baby is born." Jackson said.

"Deal." Alex replied as Meredith sat down.

"What are you guys talking about?" She asked.

"They're taking bets on how long Mark and Lexie will last."

"Probably a month." Meredith muttered, her response caused April to gasp. "What? It's not like they'll last. They're just kidding themselves. He's Mark and she's Lexie."

"You're just angry that Lexie moved into Sloan's place." Alex said.

"No I'm not, I'm angry that I'll have to pick up the pieces when they break up. Which they will. I mean who moves in with someone after a week?"

"They are having a baby, and they lived together before." April added.

"I'm just saying. It won't last."

"Hey guys." Lexie said as she sat down at the table, oblivious that she was the topic of lunch.

"Hey." Everyone said monotonously.

"What were you guys talking about?"

"Nothing." They all said again, with the same bored tone.

"Oh." Lexie didn't know what else to say, she felt isolated from her friends once they found out about her pregnancy.

"I better go, I have surgery soon." Jackson said as he got up to leave.

"Same here." Alex said before taking one more bite of his lunch and then leaving.

"I guess you two are going to leave as well." Lexie said to April and Meredith.

"Um, well I do have to check up on…" April trailed off as she saw Meredith's face telling her to stop talking. "I mean, I can stay for a while. Oh actually I need to ask you a few things about the baby shower. Like where we should have it."

"She's having it at my house." Meredith said; she turned to Lexie. "Right?"

"Are you sure?" Lexie asked. "Because Mark said he wouldn't mind having it at his place."

"Fine, whatever. I was just trying to be a good sister." Meredith said as she got up. "I have to go and check on my patient."

"I'm a bad sister." Lexie sighed. "Which is funny, because I used to be the good sister and now Meredith is the good one. How twisted is that."

"You're just doing what's best for the baby, anyone can understand that."

"What do you mean?"

"Well you're with Sloan because of the baby, right?"

"No I'm not!" Lexie gasped. "Is that what everyone thinks?" April looked down, wanting to be anywhere else but that table.

"Well who cares what everyone thinks?" April said trying to comfort Lexie.

"I do. Well I don't but I kinda do. And I'm going to have my baby shower at Meredith's. I have to go but thanks for planning my shower." Lexie said with a smile.


"Mark, are you sure you're doing the right thing?" Callie asked. They were in the hallway that was between their apartments. "I mean, last week you hated her and wanted full custody and now you're with her? Are you just afraid that you won't win the custody battle? Because that's no reason to be with her."

"I love her Callie, and she loves me so why should we not be together?"

"Because you're together for the wrong reasons!" It was when Callie yelled this at Mark that Lexie had walked towards them. Once she heard Callie's outburst, she remembered what April had said at lunch. Callie and Mark both turned to face Lexie after hearing her walk up to them.

"Lexie, go inside." Mark said, not wanting Lexie to run away again. Lexie nodded and walked past them and into the apartment. "I'm with her because I love her and yes it may be convenient how she's pregnant but that's not the only reason. I thought you were my friend Callie."

"I am your friend. That's why I'm trying to help you before you dig yourself a hole that even I can't get you out of."

"Talk to me when you're Callie again." Mark said before going back into the apartment.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"No, everyone thinks we're together because of this baby." Lexie said glumly.

"So? Who cares what they think. We know what's true."

"Your best friend who knows you inside out thinks the exact same."

"She's pregnant and pregnancy makes women irrational."

"I'm not irrational."

"Right."

"What I'm trying to say is that if you want out, then I won't mind. Well I will mind but I'm not going to force you to be with me because you feel like you have to. I wouldn't keep this baby away from you if we weren't together. I love my dad and can't imagine growing up without him and I won't do it to this baby so you don't have to worry about that and you would be a good father, just like you were with Sloane. So, Mark, if you are only with me because of this baby then tell me now."