Meredith had dropped off clothes for Lexie to wear heading home. Nothing too flashy, just joggers and a t-shirt. Mark had given her a few moments to change, and Lexie still had a lot of questions. Their kiss had set off some memories for her, but she still fell short of remembering the bulk of the last four years.
Lexie wanted to know why if Mark loved her enough to sit by her bedside they hadn't been together when the accident happened. On top of that, the two needed to talk about the kiss which happened earlier, Lexie needed to know where they stood.
Almost as if he knew she was thinking about him, Mark came back into the room. "Derek and Meredith got pulled into surgery, but I can take you home. Unless you want to wait for them." He offers. Mark can't deny that he's nervous about what comes next, he firmly believed she would remember everything and he did not find himself immensely proud of all of his actions involving him and Lexie.
Spotting the wheelchair, Lexie swings her legs over to begin to leave. "No I'm most definitely ready to go home and get settled." She stands and easily places herself in the chair. While in the hospital she had spent a lot of time in physical therapy and even though she still tired easily, her body had made a significant amount of progress in the short time.
"I figured that, let's go Little Grey." Mark starts with a smile. Taking the handles of her wheelchair he leads them both out of the hospital
On the ride to Meredith and Derek's dream house, Mark and Lexie stay relatively silent. She's nervous, there's so much for her to say and so many questions she wants to ask, but she doesn't. Only inches from her, Mark takes a glance at Lexie while he drives them.
Six months ago it seemed like he would spend the rest of his life alone, and now he's taking the love of his life home from the hospital. Maybe she didn't remember everything at this second, yet, he didn't care. She knew him. Mark couldn't ask for anything else.
Pulling in, Mark turns the car off and looks back to Lexie. "Ready to go in?" he asks.
Shaking her head, Lexie stops him from opening the car door.
"What's wrong?" Mark asks softly.
Hesitating to put a voice to her thoughts, Lexie tries figure out how to explain what she feels. "It's just... a few weeks ago I didn't know who I was, but now I have a home. I have a whole family, a place I live, I have a you." She rambles still a little shocked at how quickly everything had fallen back into place for her. She had this whole life here just waiting for her.
"You're home Lexie." Mark says with a smile on his face.
Taking his hand in hers, she walks inside. No longer afraid of what came next.
AN: A shorter chapter I know, but I think this might be starting to wrap up. I've got a little bit left, maybe a big epilogue or a chapter or two! Review and let me know what you thought!