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Chapter 10

"What the hell happened?" was all Derek said as a gurney holding Lexie was pushed into the emergency room of Seattle Grace Mercy West hospital.

"I don't- I don't know. I just found her on the floor." Mark could barely speak.

"Alright, I'm gonna go see what I can find out." Derek told him.

"I'm going with her." Mark protested.

"No, Mark." Derek responded. "You are in no condition to be in there with her. Besides, we need to figure out what's going on and we can't do that with you hovering and watching our every move, so stay here."

Derek could see that Mark was completely lost. Lexie and his child were everything. He was a wreck and Derek wished he could say the magic words to fix it.

"Hey, I'll take care of her." He reassured him.

"I know, man." Mark answered. "I know."

Mark sat and waited for what seemed to him like an eternity. Thoughts ran through his mind of every possible scenario. What if he lost Lexie? What if he lost his daughter? What if he lost them both? What if he had to choose? It was all becoming too much for him. He tried to just shake it all out of his mind and try to be positive. The doors opened and Mark's head shot up.

"Hey, what happened? I just got Derek's message." Callie said as she sat in the empty chair next to him. "He said it was an emergency with Lexie."

"I don't know. I don't know what's going on." Mark tried his best to explain. "I found her on the floor of our bathroom and I brought her here."

"Everything is going to be fine, Mark. Lexie and the baby will be fine. They are strong and they will get through this."

"It's not going to be okay."

"Of course it is. Stop it." Callie reassured him.

"I was supposed to protect her, Torres. I was supposed to make sure that nothing happened to either of my girls and I- I let them down." He told her.

"Stop it." She said. "You don't know that anyone is to blame."

"I can't lose her, Torres. I can't. I won't make it."

Callie tried her best to comfort Mark and they sat and anxiously awaited news. A couple hours later, Derek made his way through the double doors and Mark shot up out of his chair.

"What happened? Is she okay?" Mark asked quickly.

"They are both fine. She is awake now if you wanna see her then we can discuss everything." Derek explained.

Derek and Mark walked into the room where Lexie laid hooked up to oxygen and looking tired and groggy. He wished he could fix this. She shouldn't be laying there. He should have made sure she wasn't.

"Hey" Lexie said weakly.

Mark rushed to her side and kissed her hand. "Baby you can't do that to me again. Ever, okay? I can't lose you."

"I'm sorry I scared you." She answered him.

"I hate to interrupt, but we do need to discuss your condition." Derek said.

"My condition?" Lexie asked.

"You have Toxemia. It's a form of high blood pressure that can cut off oxygen and nutrients to the placenta. It can result in a small baby or even a premature birth." Derek explained.

"What do we do? How do I fix it?" Lexie asked, desperately trying to remember everything about her OB rotation.

"Well, the treatment consists of a no salt diet, no stress, and lots of bedrest. Do you think you can do that?" Derek asked.

"Yeah, I can do that." She answered. "I'll do anything."

"Okay then I will see to your discharge." Derek said.

"Thanks, Derek." Mark said.

"Anytime." Derek answered with a smile.

After being released from the hospital Mark and Lexie made their way back home. About five seconds after walking through the door, Mark insisted that Lexie lay down and she complied. She figured after her close call, arguing would be kind of futile at this point. Besides, she didn't want anything happening to her baby. That was the most important thing. After falling asleep for what seemed like five minutes, Lexie found herself awake at 4:30am. She slowly got up and made her way to the kitchen for a glass of water. Lexie found herself stading in the kitchen, rubbing her belly while she drank the water.

"What are you doing?" Mark asked as he walked into the room.

"I was just thirsty." Lexie said.

"You say it like it's no big deal. You can't do this, okay? You can't just act like it doesn't matter. It does." He said angrily.

"I'm not acting like anything. It was a drink of water. Are you kidding me? I know what's going on, okay? I was there too." She shot back.

"You are not getting it. You're acting like you are invincable. You're not." Mark told her.

"I get that. It was a trip to the kitchen, not a walk around the block. I- I don't even want to talk about this anymore." She said, walking out of the kitchen.

"What part of 'I can't lose you' do you not understand?" He said quietly.

"What?" Lexie asked.

"I can't lose you, Lex. And you are pushing it. You keep pushing it."

"I'm not trying to push anything. I can't-Mark, I can't just crawl in a hole and hibernate." She tried to explain. "I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry, too. Just let me know what you are doing so next time I don't freak out when I wake up and find you gone." He asked.

"Deal." Lexie agreed.

"Thank you."

"I'm really, really, sorry." She said.

"Yeah, yeah." He said, jokingly. "Let's go to sleep. You and baby Haley need your rest."

"Yes, sir." Lexie said with a giggle.

How on earth was she going to get through 3 months of bedrest. Lexie didn't have the slightest clue, but she knew she had plenty of time to figure it out.

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I wanted to make sure Lexie's condition wasn't too serious as that is just too much drama for me to write and I want them to have a little happiness. So read and remember reviews make me smile and make me write faster. Peace and Love, guys! xoxoxo