A/N: Hilarious, I wrote the storyline for this fic about 4 months ago and I had decided on an extensive list of names and I was just looking over it and realized that in that list I wrote down the names Nathan and Alexander... That was about one month before Heart-Shaped Box, and also I have my reasons for it so if I end up choosing any of those don't think that it's because of it please:P
Thank you guys so much for your reviews! I was gonna wait till thursday to update, but thanks to LindsayLewis09 I decided not to make you guys want so much
Ok so this is the chapter MANY of you have been waiting for, so enjoy and don't forget to review;)
P.S. I'll probably have to come back to edit or something... And guys I'm back to school tomorrow so don't be so hopeful about me updating in a week or less. I promise to do my best at updating though:)
Disclaimer: Damn it! A part in the plan just isn't right... It'll take less if I try to conquer the world first and then Shondaland.
Title by Nellie McKay
Dance
It had been a couple of weeks of planning. April had insisted Meredith to start working from the moment they had announced the plans for the wedding. But Meredith had already told them that they already had the site for the wedding, and the place for the reception which actually was in the same place. She had also decided on the dress and the food and the decorations. Even the bouquets. Cristina, Lexie and April had been shocked by her hard work, until they found out it was actually Izzie who had been helping Meredith all the way from Chehalis.
One week before
Meredith, Cristina, April, and Lexie had gone to the bridal's boutique for Meredith to try on her dress one last time and for her to show her bridesmaids their dresses.
Meredith came out of the fitting room wearing a beautiful tight dress, it was white with some beading on the top part. It was strapless and he style favored Meredith so much.
Cristina snorted, "Something's wrong."
Meredith faced the mirror and turned and twisted and checked the dress all over, "Nothing's wrong." she stated.
"No, I get Cristina." Lexie said, "Meredith Grey in a Swarovski wedding dress is just wrong."
April who had been quiet the whole time just gaped at the sight nodded.
"What's wrong with her?" Cristina asked annoyed at the unexpected silence from April's side.
Lexie turned around to look at April, "She's just as surprised as we are. That and the fact that at the pace she's going she's never going to get married. She hasn't even dated anyone since she came to the hospital."
Meredith and Cristina laughed uncontrollably, "Wow... Little Grey with a mean streak. Now your almost sounded human."
"Thanks... I guess."
April snapped out of her thought, "I did date someone!" she said sheepishly.
Cristina laughed harder, "Yeah, Stark! who is like a million years older than you!"
April crossed her arms across her chest and pouted before looking at Lexie and saying, "Lexie dated an older man too! And leaved with him! She's almost three years younger than the rest of us!"
Lexie shook her head, she wanted to tell her that she was dating someone older and not just dated. "Hey don't take it out on me." She said.
Meredith went into the fitting room shaking her head, "You sound like five year olds."
"And about the Lexie and Sloan thing." Cristina said directing her attention towards April, "At least he's hot and from what I've heard he's great in the sack. Right Lexipedia?"
Lexie's eyes widened before growing completely red and embarrassed, but shaking it off laughed, "Yeah, at least my older man is way better to look at than yours. And I don't want to brag, but he is something like a sex god."
"I bet you miss the sex, Jackson looks like he is more gentle and not so fierce." Cristina said.
Lexie buried her head in her hands, "Oh God! What did I get into" she groaned. "No, Jackson is pretty good too. But we broke up, and I'm single, and I really don't need to be talking about sex." she said. She had just recently started her second trimester, which meant that her sex drive was at it's highest. Which meant that Mark was very happy and in an excellent mood with all of the attention he was receiving.
"Ok" Meredith said coming out of the fitting room with her normal clothes on, "It's your turn ladies." she sang as she gave them their dresses. She had finally decided that the color would be black, that way Lexie's belly would be hidden well.
The three women went to try on their dresses. After a couple of seconds of later Lexie called, "Mer? Can you come help me zip my dress?"
"Uhm sure." Mer said as she opened the door to her sisters room. She looked at her skeptically, "But you already-"
"Shh!" Lexie hissed, "You can totally see my bump in this dress!"
"No you can't!" Meredith said.
"Wanna bet? Call the lady that works here." Lexie said pushing her sister out of the door.
The lady knocked on the door before entering, "You needed my hel- Oh my God! When is it due?"
Lexie rolled her eyes, "Told you!"
"You can totally say it's just you gaining weight. Right?" se asked the lady hoping she would help her a little on the subject.
She nodded her head vigorously, "Totally. You could totally say that you're gaining weight."
Lexie groaned as she sat on the floor. "I hate this! I hate this! I hate this!"
Wedding Day
When Meredith had first called Izzie she was willing to help immediately. She had asked Meredith where she though was best for the ceremony and reception to take place, and with no hesitation she had responded that they wanted to get married in a ferryboat and also have the ceremony there.
The guests were all there, and the music was about to start. The four girls had been there waiting for the music to start. At first Meredith offered Izzie to be one of her bridesmaids, but she had refused saying that she was going to be working and she would watch the video of the wedding.
Cristina and Meredith had been commenting on a couple of things than neither Lexie nor April were paying much attention. Until Cristina looked at Lexie and bluntly said, "I though you had more curves. I mean, you did have curves. Seriously you have to stop eating so much and start working more."
Lexie had been a little preoccupied. Many people on the other side of the room already knew her well. Even her father was there and she couldn't bring up to tell anyone anything that had to do with the baby. Her and Mark had decided that f they were dating openly then after the first trimester then they would tell people, but they hadn't been dating openly yet and she was already in her second trimester which meant that they would tell people as soon as possible that they had started dating again.
"Sure" Lexie said blowing her off.
The music started playing, and Cristina was the first to make her way across the aisle, then April. Last was Lexie, she could see Mark's face across the room. He had he brightest smile ever, she knew what he was thinking about. She also knew that she had been hinting him with some clues about the future, like more babies and crap like that. She really hoped that he was getting some inklings about it. If not, she would have to stop being so subtle.
When she made the side opposite to Mark, who was standing right beside Derek, and smiled at him.
The music tune changed and Meredith came walking towards them. By now Lexie was grateful she had decided to wear waterproof make-up. She couldn't believe that her sister had changed, she was still dark and twisty, but finally she had found someone for her that made her feel happy and wanted. Now she had a family and although she was legally married she had wanted to do this over her baby girl. That was totally worth a couple tears.
The ceremony had been beautiful and now it was time for the vows.
Derek began, "I promise to love you, even when I hate you, and I'll remember who I am when you can't remember me."
Meredith wiped a tear that resided in the corner of her eye. "To take care of each other, when we are old, senile and smelly. And to never walk away."
With that and the kiss they shared after the priest telling them, the ceremony ended. Soon the benches and flowers and anything that resembled that a marriage had just taken place had been replaced by a dance floor and dj, and tables and everything that could make a reception complete.
The "newlyweds" the bridesmaids and the groomsmen were now all sitting on a table all talking about the toast Mark and Cristina had just offered, they raised their glasses. Meredith moved closer to Lexie, "You can drink it... It Ginger Ale."
Lexie nodded as they all took a sip.
Derek took Meredith's hand. "I think it's time for a dance."
"Good luck" Mark said.
Derek shook his head, "What I meant was- I think we all should go to dance, with our respective couple or partner."
Cristina and Owen followed, April accepted the chiefs offer to dance, but there was no movement by neither of Mark and Lexie.
Lexie had moved to talk to Teddy. They were having a fun and animated conversation before Derek interrupted by pulling Lexie towards the dance floor, "You should go dance with your wife... Not me."
On the other side of the ferryboat Meredith was doing the same as Derek, "You know your married now? Right? Maybe it was already official and legal, so you should be dancing with your husband."
"Oh shut up Mark and just dance." She said pointing at Lexie.
They stared into each others eyes for a second before Mark taking Lexie's hand in his. They were holding awkwardly before Lexie gave in to a hug. Tears fell from her face. "I'm tired. I can't do this anymore." She said sobbing.
Mark felt as if his heart had been shattered into a million pieces when he heard her cries and words. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"What I mean is... that I can't take it anymore." She shook her head against his shoulder. "I'm so tired of us hiding thing all the time. I thought I needed some time to come around, but I don't. I already made up my mind and I just can't take this anymore."
Mark swallowed, she was breaking up with him and he couldn't believe it. They were in the middle of a wedding and she was telling him that they were over. They hadn't even told anyone about the baby, and she was breaking up with him.
They hadn't stopped dancing and they hadn't realized that they were the only ones standing on the dance floor, going to a slow, romantic, pace.
"Lex-" Mark tried to say before having Lexie interrupt him.
"I need us to come clean. I need us to tell the people the truth, because I'm getting high blood pressure and that's not good." she whispered, "I need us to come clean and just let the Germans kiss our asses."
At her words Mark pulled his arms over her waist and she wrapped her arms around his neck. They didn't know who was the one to initiate the kiss, but they didn't really want to end it.
"Move in with me." He said.
Lexie looked at him completely lost, "Mark..." she sighed, "We've tried this already and I think we should just wait of a little longer. It's just too soon, even if we've lived together before. I'm scared"
"Lex, right now when you were talking to me I thought you were going to break up with me. I realized that I ned you with me every night. I need to hold you and I need to know that I won't be coming to an empty house anymore."
More tears fell down her flushed cheeks, se nodded her head, "Fine. I will move in with you, because I have that same need. I need to know you're there next to me at night. And this baby girl needs a stable family and home."
He kissed her once more, but pulled away before the kiss advanced into something more fierce.
Suddenly a little more aware of their surroundings they pulled away and looked over the dance floor where only some groups of people from the hospital were dancing to some upbeat music. When they realized that non of their friends were actually dancing they looked over to the bar just to see them staring back at the now a little embarrassed couple.
"I knew it!" Derek said.
Callie snorted, "No you didn't. I was the only one to know."
Arizona looked at her shaking her head, "Mommy's hiding secrets from us."
"Oh sorry... I didn't mean to not tell you. It just wasn't my story to tell." she explained herself receiving a small kiss from Arizona.
Jackson and April remained quiet, she placed her hand on his shoulder, "Don't wor-"
"I told her she could go back with him. I'm fine." he shrugged off.
The wedding had been over for a while now, April and Jackson had gone to bed now and Zola had been placed in her crib. Now Mark, Lexie, Meredith, and Derek were talking about almost everything. Jumping from one conversation to another. By now they had decided that Lexie was going to take care of Zola while both Mer and Derek went out on their honeymoon to somewhere in Asia.
Totally unexpectedly Derek asked, "I'm only asking because I care. Does Mark know about the...?" he said pointing toward her belly.
Mark smiled softly and Lexie went completely blank, she didn't think that they would ask this soon. Quickly shoving a large piece of wedding cake into her mouth she answered, "Hwe'skwindaovdafwathr"
"What?" Derek asked, not understanding anything, but then looking at his wife he realized she had understood what the younger Grey had responded.
Meredith looked at her sister sternly, "She said that Mark is the father."
Derek almost choked on his piece of cake. Mark could feel it coming. Something on Derek's demeanor told him that there was about to be a fight.
Derek shook his head slowly as if trying to compute what just had been told to him, "I don't know what to say. I'm not sure if to be mad at you for lying to me, but there's a small part of me that tells me I should feel happy, because we all know it. You guys are in love. So I'm going to be happy for now, so don't you dare to tell me anything that might want me to get mad at you and want to kick your ass."
Mark hadn't taken his eyes off of Lexie, "Sure thing." they were both smiling before each being engulfed into a bear hug. Meredith smiled as she moved from Lexie to Mark and Derek doing vice versa.
"We are so happy for you guys, really." Meredith said as they each went into their rooms.
Mark had been packing Lexie's clothes and other things into many boxes and suitcases for about one hour.
"You haven't said anything. Are you okay? Mark asked concerned at the unusual silence that came from Lexie.
She shrugged, "Yeah, I mean I really thought they would be mad because we technically lied by omission." she shrugged again, "I don't know... It's been too much for one day. First we came clean, then we confessed to my sister and her husband. I think we should tell the people tomorrow as soon as we see them... I mean is you agree" she rambled.
He smiled at her and nodded, then she got out of bed and he quickly ordered, "Back to the bed! I'm doing this on my own, plus I just started with your underwear, let me fantasize!"
She smirked, she had taken her clothes of and was just in her underwear, "Are you sure fantasizing is better than reality?" then her smirk got bigger as he looked at her and groaned.
Moving towards her and pinning her against the bed said, "No, reality is better."
A/N: I know I didn't do the wedding to detailed but I didn't want to. I'm saving my wedding writing skills for another chapter.
I hope that you enjoyed it... many of you had been asking for this, now you have it so it's my turn to ask of something:
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