Thanks to everyone for the great reviews!
The wedding chapter is finally here! I hope you guys enjoy it and I did these amazing characters justice.
Sorry this has been really late to update! My best friend had her wisdom teeth out so we've been spent a lot of time lying on her couch and watching One Tree Hill, which is by the way, a show that cares about its fans and they know they owe everything to us, and it definitely shows. It also has a heart to it that Grey's hasn't had for a while and all of the deaths are done beautifully and made meaningful. So, if you guys are still mad at Shonda, watch the genius of Mark Schwan, it'll make you feel better. Sorry! Just a tiny rant, we were watching one of the interviews where they make it clear they know the fans are the most important thing and steam was practically coming out of my ears.
So, as I wrote the wedding scene I was listening to Life is Beautiful and I think it would fit beautifully.
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-June 16, 2013-
"You look beautiful," Meredith said, walking over after dressing Sofia and Zola in their flower girl outfits.
"Thanks," Lexie said with a grin, brushing a curl out of her eyes.
Meredith and Arizona were her bridesmaids. Mark had insisted on having Callie stand next to him Molly was supposed to come, but Laura had gotten sick so they had decided it was better to just stay home.
Arizona began to decorate Lexie's wheelchair with flowers.
"That's not neccasary," Lexie said with a grin, slowly standing up.
The two women stood slack jawed.
"I got cleared yesterday," Lexie said with a smile, handing them her papers.
"Lex, this is amazing," Meredith said.
"Mark's gonna freak," Arizona said with a sly smile.
"I know," Lexie said with a grin.
"You nervous?" Meredith asked her.
"I thought I would be, but I'm not. I've never felt so sure in my whole life," Lexie said with a smile.
"You girls ready?" Thatcher asked, coming into the doorway. "Lexie?" He stood frozen at the sight of his daughter standing.
"Hi, Daddy," Lexie said, tears forming in her eyes.
Thatcher ran towards his daughter and gave her a huge hug. He was more excited than when she took her first steps.
"No crying! I just finished her make up." Arizona scolded.
Lexie and her father pulled apart.
"It's time," Meredith said with a grin.
They lined up and began to walk forward.
"Wait a second," Lexie said, stopping.
"What? Is something wrong?" Thatcher asked.
"I want to feel the grass beneath my toes," Lexie whispered, sliding off her shoes. She and Mark were having an outdoor wedding.
Thatcher nodded with a laugh as they walked outside and the sunlight hit Lexie's face.
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Mark stood next to Derek and Callie at the end of the aisle. He was excited to see Lexie. To make things special they had decided to not have sex the week before their wedding, and Lexie had spent the night and Meredith and Derek's.
It all felt surreal. A year ago he had lost Lexie and against all odds and logic she had come back to him. And now they were getting married.
He grinned as Zola and Sofia walked down the aisle throwing handfuls of flowers everywhere. When they reached the end, they giggled and joined hands before going to sit with April and Jackson.
Next Arizona walked down the aisle; she winked at Callie before taking her place.
Meredith walked down the aisle with a sly grin on her face. Mark looked at her curiously, but his attention was quickly captured by Lexie.
She looked unbelievably beautiful and she was walking down the aisle.
Mark grinned, resisting the urge to run up and pull her into an embrace.
Before Mark knew what was happening, tears began to fall down his face.
Thatcher kissed Lexie's forehead and shook Mark's hand before taking a seat.
"Surprised?" Lexie whispered.
Mark nodded.
Lexie giggled and wiped away his tears with her thumbs.
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Later that night they were slow-dancing at their reception. It was pretty late and Sofia and Zola had both fallen asleep on a couch in the reception space.
"We can stop if you're getting tired," Mark whispered into Lexie's ear.
"Are you kidding? I was in that chair for a year. I could dance all night long." Lexie said with a grin.
"I love you, Mrs. Sloan," Mark said with a smile, looking down at her.
"That's Dr. Grey-Sloan to you, mister," Lexie said sternly. She had decided to hyphenate her name at work.
"Whatever you say, Little Grey," Mark said with a smirk.
"You're still going to call me Little Grey when I'm old and wrinkled, aren't you?" Lexie asked him.
"Yes," Mark said with a smile, gazing down at her.
"What?" Lexie asked him with a laugh, beginning to blush.
"I can't believe we're here. I can't believe we're dancing at our wedding after everything we've been thought," Mark said, tears forming in his eyes
"Mark," Lexie said softly, looking up at him.
"I'm sorry, I know you don't want to think about that today. Just seeing you walk down that aisle and dancing with you right now makes me realize how lucky we were." Mark said, staring at the floor.
"Mark, hey, look at me." Lexie said, stopping and taking his face in her hands. "It's okay to talk about it. It happened. I'll probably never understand how you felt out there, you lost me and I can't imagine how I'd feel if I lost you. The important thing is that I'm here, and you're here, and Sofia is here. The important thing is that we were given a second chance and we're building a life together." Lexie leaned up and kissed him.
