I'm baaack! This story is becoming so addicting to me. Plus, I have no life right now so it gives me time to get the job done. So...enjoy.

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Chapter 13

Four days after giving birth, Lexie, Mark, and Haley made their way home from the hospital. Mark had made sure that everything was prepared before they had gotten to the apartment. Callie and Arizona had come over and put the crib together, Meredith and April decorated the room, and Derek made sure there were plenty of diapers and formula ready to go. It was nice to know that their loved ones came through when they needed help. Everyone was there to greet them when they made it home. Lexie walked through the door, diaper bag over the shoulder with Mark right behind her with the baby in the car seat.

"Hey there, momma." Meredith said as they made their way inside.

"Hi" Lexie said, beaming.

"Where's my niece?" Meredith asked immediately.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." Lexie said as Meredith moved past her to Mark and began to unbuckle Haley.

"Lexie!" Arizona squealed.

"Hey!" She said as Arizona hugged her. "Where is the tiny human? I want to meet this little person."

Lexie laughed. "She's over there. Good luck prying her away from Mer. Okay, I'm going to go put the stuff in the baby's room." No one listened as they all gushed over Haley. "Yep, great. Love you guys, too. Gosh, it's great to be home."

As she walked into the baby's room, Callie was on the floor, putting the finishing touches on the crib.

"Hey. What are doing down there?"

Callie turned around with a huge grin. "Hey. You don't expect this little one to sleep on the floor did you?"

"No." Lexie said. "Thank you for doing this. It really was above and beyond."

"Don't mention it. It was my pleasure." Callie told her.

"Mark should have done this himself. I'm sorry he loaded it off on you." Lexie stated.

"No, he didn't put it on me. He did put it together, at first, I mean. It wobbled, so I redid it. It's solid now. It's a non-budger." Callie said as she tapped the crib.

"It's beautiful. Thank you so much." Lexie said as she hugged Callie. "You're one of the good ones, you know?"

"It's easy with you guys." Callie laughed.

Lexie sighed. "Want to go meet Haley?"

"I think Arizona and Meredith have her tied up."

"Nah. We can steal her for a few minutes. Come on."

Lexie made her way to the living room where Mark held Haley in his lap. Meredith and Arizona sat on the couch as well, marveling at the new tiny miracle that had arrived just a few days earlier. Lexie walked straight over to Mark and without a word, she gently picked up her daughter.

"Um, excuse me?" Mark said, as if he were shocked she would do such a thing.

"Nope." Lexie said. "I don't want to hear it. We are going to meet Aunt Callie."

Lexie brought the baby into the room and watched as Callie's heart slowly melted when she held her bundle of joy. Haley started to wake up.

"Oh my gosh. Her eyes are open. Lexie she is beautiful." Callie gushed.

"Thank you. I'm pretty fond of her. Mark is head over heels in love. It's kind of cute."

"Yeah, he seems to be evolving. He's done a lot of that since he met you." Callie said.

"A lot of what?" Lexie asked.

"Evolving. Growing up. He was the most arrogant, self-centered, piece of work and then you came along. You made him sort out his priorities and really focus on what he wanted. You changed him...for the better. You made him the kind of guy I am proud to call my best friend. So thanks." Callie told her.

"He helped me out too. In ways he will probably never understand, but I like to think we saved each other." Lexie said with a smile.

"Well, we should go and give you guys a chance to relax." Callie said, handing Haley back to Lexie.

"Are you sure?" Lexie asked. "We'd love to have you."

"No, I should go. Arizona and I have to be back at the hospital soon anyway." Callie said.

They made their way back to the living room where Meredith and Arizona were putting on their coats.

"Mer, you're leaving too?" Lexie asked.

"Yeah, the chief just paged me. There's a pretty big trauma coming in so I got to run. I'm sorry. I love you guys." She said as she kissed Haley's head and made her way out the door. Arizona and Callie were close behind.

"Bye guys." Callie said

"She's perfect." Arizona smiled. "Congratulations, again."

"Thank you. Bye." Lexie said.

"Well?" Mark said after a few moments of silence.

"Well I guess we should try and get some sleep." Lexie said taking Haley to her room.

She fed her, washed her up, changed her, and placed her in her crib.

"Goodnight, baby girl. I love you." she said, before turning off the light and making her way to her bedroom.

"Can you believe she's here, Lex? She's really here." Mark said, excited.

"Mm-hm." Lexie said, as she dug through her drawers looking for something to sleep in. She finally settled on some shorts and one of Mark's t-shirts.

"Is something the matter?"

Lexie had this weird attitude since everyone left and Mark didn't understand where it came from. She seemed perfectly fine at the hospital.

"Nothing is wrong. I just don't understand why you keep making a big deal out of this, okay? Just...stop." Lexie said before storming off.

"Whoa." Mark followed her. "Lex, come on. It's our daughter, our little girl. It's is a big deal."

Lexie sighed. "I'm sorry."

"What's going on? Come on. You can talk to me."

"I just feel like when she was inside me, I had more of a shot at protecting her. She is here, Mark, yes, I get that, but she is exposed. She is out in the open and anything can hurt her. Do you get that?" She was beginning to freak out. "Anything can make her sick, or injure her, someone could hurt her. I can't protect her like I could when she was here." Lexie gestured to her abdomen.

"Baby, I'm not going to let anything happen to her. I promise." He told her.

"Don't make promises you can't keep. We both know you can't save her from everything either." Lexie replied.

"No one can protect her from everything. She is a baby, our baby. I think the reason you are feeling this way is because being a mom scares the hell out of you, but there is one thing you didn't take into consideration."

"What?" Lexie asked.

"She's a Sloan." Mark replied, causing Lexie to smile a little. "She's one of the tough ones. She is going to be fine. She might get hurt or sick, but we will be there to fix her and make her feel better, okay?"

"Okay." Lexie said as he pulled her into a hug. "I love you."

"I love you, too." Mark said. "Now let's get some sleep while we can."

At about three in the morning, Lexie awoke to a small cry on the baby monitor. She dragged herself out of bed and made her way to Haley's room. As soon as she arrived, Haley was quiet. WIth a sigh, she turned around and went back to bed. Thirty minutes later, she heard it again. As soon as she got to the crib, the cry stopped. Lexie shook her head and returned to her bed. An hour later, Haley cried again.

"Mark." Lexie mumbled as she nudged him.

"Hmm?"

"Go check on Haley, please? It's your turn." Lexie said, befor rolling over and going back to sleep.

Mark groaned and walked to his daughter's room. When he got to her crib she was quiet and looked happy. Mark picked her up and took her over to the rocking chair.

"What's the matter, huh? Did you just want some company?"

He slowly began to rock her and watched as her eyes slowly closed.

"Your mommy had a small freak out today, because she loves you so much. She just wants you to be safe and secure. So can you do me a favor and just don't make a habit of falling off things and keep your fingers out of any light sockets. Just for a little while. We wouldn't want Mommy to have a meltdown." Mark said with a smile.

"What are you telling her?" Mark turned around to find Lexie standing in the doorway.

"What, are you spying on us?"

"Baby monitor." Lexie answered, holding up the device.

"Damn it." Mark whispered.

"Hey, watch your mouth." She said. "You have to set a good example."

Lexie saw Haley fast asleep and couldn't help but smile.

"Are you coming to bed?" She asked.

"In a minute." Mark answered. "I haven't covered the rules on boys yet."

"Well, we can't have that. Go ahead." She said with a giggle as she walked out.

"So, where were we?" Mark continued.

Lexie knew that she had picked the right guy and all the fears she had that her little girl might be unsafe were thrown out the window. Mark loved her more than anything, plus she had an amazing extended family with Meredith, Callie, and all their friends. She figured worrying was just going to ruin this experiance for her and that was a thought she couldn't bare.

This chapter was a little rough but I liked it. Hope you guys did too. Read and review. Peace and Love xoxoxo