A/N: I am so sorry for not updating in more than a month, but as we all know this has been quite a very difficult time for us Slexie shippers. I have been working on two new fics that I'll start posting most probably next week. One is shorter and I'm already starting the epilogue, the other I started about a week after the season finale and is already by it's tenth chapter and I still have plenty material to have it going for more than twenty chapters. Plus for that one I have a beta reader who's a great friend of mine and she totally rocks. The reason why I had to work on other fics and let this one rest was because I started this story with the hopes of something like this happening, and now that it won't it breaks my heart. The other stories are simpler to write since I have the knowledge that they won't happen anymore.

P.S. I wouldn't say that it's that much M rated, but it's a small tiny part. There is also some slight cursing, but it's not as much as to change this into an M rated story.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Epilogue: Open Your Eyes

October 16th, 2022

Lexie entered her kitchen sighing loudly as she saw Camden talking to his dad about Seattle. She loved Seattle so much and missed it like crazy.

Ten years earlier

June 23rd, 2012

Mark smiled softly as he saw his soon-to-be wife coming down the isle towards him. He looked around and saw the location of where their wedding was being held, he had loved it the second he saw it. It was a rose garden in which Lexie had insisted on many times because it had a special section of only violet and lilac roses, which as Lexie had said, "It will combine perfectly with the suits and dresses!". He now smiled because it was true, it combined perfectly.

Of course to him the place seemed to look duller as Lexie stepped in because she really looked breathtakingly beautiful.

Her hair was down and curled, her bangs were like always but Mark didn't care. She could've walked in bald or sweaty and he wouldn't give a damn because to him, Lexie always looked beautiful.

Her dress fitted her perfectly. It was completely white and strapless. It wasn't too tight, but it wasn't the kind of dress that could stand up on it's own. Up to her waist it was fitted exactly for her, and from there to the bottom it was loose.

She looked perfect.

She always looks perfect, Mark told himself.

Mark stared into Lexie's eyes deeply and began reciting his vows, "Lexie, I remember when you said you wanted us to write our own vows... I honestly thought you were crazy, because as good as I may be in the OR or with our son or my daughter I'm sure everyone here knows how much my words always fail me. I wasn't sure of what to say, because we've been through everything from fights to shootings to everything.

"I never thought I would ever find someone to love and that loved me back. I much less though I'd find it here in Seattle. I didn't even want to come to Seattle, but looking all around me everyday, seeing the people who surround me I am thankful I ended up staying here.

"I know that we made our first memories here in Seattle. It's where we met, where our son was born, and now it's where we are getting married. It's were we've made so many memories and we have learnt so many things.

"When you asked me to teach you I never thought I'd be the one learning from you, because when we first met I didn't even want kids nor marriage… I didn't even want a girlfriend. But you came along and you made me want them.

"I know I also tried to push you into wanting those things too, and I know that it was a huge obstacle once because you wanted to have a career first, but you will be a great surgeon no matter what happens. You are already a great mom and I know you'll be a great wife too.

"I love you Lexie, and I promise to always protect you and be on your side no matter what. I will always be there for you and for Camden. I will try my hardest to be the man and husband you deserve and to cherish every single day with you because a love like ours is hard to come by for many people, it's not something I ever plan on taking for granted," Mark promised her, he could see the tears welling in her eyes and he brushed them away softly with his thumb. He turned to Callie, who was his best man and took the ring from her putting it on Lexie's finger.

Lexie cleared her throat when her time came and smiled at Mark, "When we started our relationship I remember people telling me to run while I still could. Sometimes I thought I should've listened to them and others I told myself they were wrong. I know they were wrong, because no one ever has made me this happy before, and no one ever will.

"I want you to know that I love you, I always have, even when we were broken up and dating other people, and I know I always will. You thought that you were wrong for me one so many occasions, but I'm glad I've proofed to you that you are the one, no matter your past, no matter our future.

"I remember how badly you wanted a family, so much that it did become a huge obstacle for us, but we could over come it. Now I love to think of Sofia as an important part of the family, and I have come to terms that yes, I can be a great surgeon and be a great mom at the same time, and I will for Camden, you, and all the other McBabies to come.

"Technically we aren't a family yet, no even after we both knew about Camden, but for me you've always been my family… And I have to say that you are stuck with me because I swear I'm never leaving again.

"I love you Mark Sloan, you are the best thing I could ever ask for and I'm anxious to finally be married to you."

"I love you Alexandra Caroline Sloan," Mark whispered into the kiss.

"I love you, husband," Lexie answered smiling brightly.

Mark turned her over and pinned her under his body, "Today you convinced me that you are the most beautiful bride ever."

Lexie moaned as he began unzipping her dress, "You make the most handsome and sexy groom ever."

Mark propped himself on his elbows and remembered the whole day with a big smile, "We have really grown up a lot, haven't we?"

She nodded, "We have," she said cupping his face in her hands and pulling him into a sultry, hungry, kiss.

July 6th, 2012

"We really are doing this," Lexie stated as she looked around her new house, "We are moving to New York."

Mark looked over at her and his four-month-old, and smiled, "And you are starting your last year of residency under the best plastic surgeon in the country."

Lexie laughed at her husband's cockiness, "I love you so much."

"I love you too," he told her as he led her upstairs.

They had been living in that house for ten years and both Lexie and Mark had enjoyed every single second of it, and they were excited of the next years to come.

She cleared her throat making her presence know to two of the most important men in her life, "What are you two doing up this early?" she asked them. She knew that Cam and Mark hated waking up early. Much less on a Sunday.

"Nothing," Mark told her, "Can't a man and his older son wake up earlier than usual for once in their life?"

Lexie laughed as she walked up to Mark to see what he was up to and kissed him softly, "If you say so."

"Damn right," Mark said cockily making Cam laugh.

Soon, footsteps could be heard running into the kitchen and Lexie felt two pairs of arms wrapped around her upper thighs and waist.

"Happy birthday mommy!" The twins exclaimed cheerfully.

Eight years earlier

January 27th, 2014

Lexie panted and the sweat beads in her forehead were getting bigger by the second, "I can't believe this!" she gritted, "It's my first year as an attending and I'm giving birth to twins!"

Mark rubbed her back as he was sitting behind her, "You are almost there, just a few more pushes and we'll have two little babies. Cam will be a big brother," Mark told her trying to be supportive. He knew well enough Lexie was in way too much pain.

Lexie nodded and kept pushing with the orders of the obstetrician, and soon enough there was one cry and then another one filling the room.

Lexie collapsed into Mark's chest smiling at the sound of her babies and looked at Mark asking him with her eyes for him to ask about the babies since she was clearly trying to recover.

"Are they boys or girls?" Mark asked.

The obstetrician and a nurse walked up to them and presented them their new babies.

"This is one is a girl, she was born first, and this is a boy," she explained.

Lexie smiled at the little babies, one wrapped in a soft pink blanket and another one in a light blue one.

"Do you have the names?" the nurse asked them.

Lexie nodded, "The girl is Pamela Marie and the boy is Nathan Alexander."

"Is that right?"

Mark smiled at Lexie and then at the nurse, "Are you still mad about having two babies and a toddler on your first year as an attending?"

"Honestly, I am not mad… just a little bit stressed about having to take some time off," Lexie responded him, "And in a lot of pain from pushing not one, but two babies out of my body."

"About the pain there isn't much I can do, but about the time off don't worry. I'm sure your boss won't mind," Mark told her smirking.

"Oh I'm sure he won't mind at all."

Lexie smiled at them, "Thank you!" she said kneeling down as much as she could and hugging them.

"Still in pain?" Mark asked her not giving away much information since it wasn't much child appropriate.

She shakes her head, "Not much, but I have to say that I can barely feel anything but numbness in my legs," she told him kissing him and then whispering, "Not that I'm complaining."

Mark laughed at her comment, "Callie and Sofia called a few minutes ago and told me to tell you that they wish you a happy birthday and that hopefully they'll come to visit soon," he quickly replaced the smile with a huge grin as he saw his other daughter come into the kitchen.

"Remind me to call them later," Lexie said smiling.

He saw as the little girl quickly, but extremely quietly ran into Lexie and hugged her tightly.

"Happy birthday mommy!" She squealed and Lexie raised her in her arms as she saw Mark leaving the kitchen.

"Thank you sweetheart," she told her and then looked over at Camden, "What are you doing exactly?"

She could see as his steel blue eyes began to sparkle and his smirk turned into a bright smile he turned around and grabbed something and then turned back to face his mom, "Happy birthday mom," he said as he gave her an envelope.

Lexie eyed him carefully and opened the envelope revealing seven plane tickets from New York to Seattle, "What is this?" she asked him.

He shrugged, "Dad thought you'd like to go to Seattle for your birthday."

"Today?" she asked him looking at the date of the flight.

"Yeah, why not? Uncle Derek and dad were talking and they are going to come too," Camden told her.

"Aw! Thank you, I absolutely love it," she told him as she hugged him tightly making the curly blonde girl squirm in her arms and giggle loudly, "Debbie, shh! Don't be so loud," Lexie scolded Debbie but couldn't help but laugh all the way through it as she couldn't stop looking at her daughter's smile. Just like her dad's, Lexie thought with a loving smile.

Five years earlier

September 8th, 2017

"We really do make the most beautiful kids I've ever seen," Lexie whispered as she caressed her newborn's head.

Mark hugged her from the back and looked over Lexie, over to the co-bed, "We did a great job with little Deborah Leigh... and we'll do a great job with the other ones too," he teased.

Lexie looked at him with dead serious eyes, "Mark Sloan, listen to me carefully as I say this. There will be no more Sloan kids."

"Lexie Sloan, listen to me carefully as I say this. I'm kidding," he told her smiling and kissing her head softly, "We had said four, and we have four."

Lexie sighed softly, "Thank God, because I swear I'm not sure I could handle another baby. I'm too old to have more kids."

Mark laughed at her, "If you are old then what about me?"

"You are older, but you know that I'm just talking about the many many many babies my body has dealt with already," she explained turning around to face him and kiss him. "Goodnight."

Mark finally came down the stairs, he had the brightest smile ever, and Lexie could only guess why. She walked up to him putting Debbie back on the ground and smiled deeply at the little girl in Mark's arms.

Eleven months earlier

November 25th, 2021. Thanksgiving

"Crap crap crap crap crap," Lexie cursed as she was holding the test in her hands.

Alex, Izzie,and Nick had come to visit them for a month, and the day before Alex had made a comment of Lexie eating and craving as if she was pregnant again, but she had shrugged it off and told him that he had gained weight.

Earlier that morning as she was going down stairs to start preparing the food for the dinner that night she was hit by the smell of turkey and spices, and immediately had to make a run to the bathroom not being able to stand the smell.

Lexie's eyes widen in realization and she drove off to the nearest pharmacy. And now there she was, sitting in her bathroom's toilet holding the plastic test in her hands.

"How did this happen?" she asked herself quietly, knowing that everyone was in the house and they could enter her room any time. Plus, knowing her kids, they were going to need her for something. She groaned loudly, she knew she had been taking her pills, and she was super careful, though neither her nor Mark liked condoms so they didn't use them, but still Lexie was always so careful.

She couldn't believe that she was going to have to push another baby out of her body. Mark and her had decided on four kids and now they were going to have five.

Lexie was in the kitchen, getting everything ready to serve as she debated how to tell Mark. She could tell him in private, or she could announce it during dinner.

"Are you okay?" Izzie asked her.

Lexie simply nodded and Izzie left to the dinning room as Alex entered the kitchen.

"Asshole," she stated quietly.

Alex furrowed his brows, "Why now?"

"Because," she responded as she took the last plate over to the dinning room and sat down between Debbie and Mark, as the other ones began sitting around them.

"Okay, who's going to begin saying thanks?" Izzie asked.

Lexie smiled, "I will," she said with a smile, holding Mark's hand. "I would like to thank so many people right now, I would love to thank God for giving me a wonderful family, and thank him because we all are healthy and happy. I thank Mark for being there by my side, for being the best father and husband he can. But I think I want to thank both God and Mark for what I found out today about a new addition to this family," Lexie said with a big smile and looked over at Mark, who's face she wasn't able to read whatsoever. She gave his hand a little squeeze and before he could reply Nathan asked.

"Are we getting a puppy?"

Lexie laughed and shook her head, "Why not have your father tell you since I'm sure he knows what it is."

"You're pregnant?" he asked her in disbelief.

Lexie nodded with the biggest grin ever, "I am."

Mark smiled and leaned in to kiss her softly.

Alex smirked, realizing why he had been called an asshole.

Mark looked over at Debbie and asked her, "Do you know what that means?"

She shook her head with a big smile.

"You are going to have a baby brother or sister," Lexie told her.

Everyone at the table laughed and congratulated them before going back to saying thanks.

Mark and Lexie couldn't stop smiling at each other the whole time.

Later, after everyone had gone to bed and Mark and Lexie had celebrated on their own way the news of the new baby, they were laying on the bed, with Mark's hands on Lexie's still flat abdomen and Lexie's hands over his.

"You seem too happy for having decided that we were only going to have four kids," Mark noted.

Lexie kissed his bare chest, "I had all morning to freak out about it," she admitted.

He laughed, and she could feel the vibration of his chest, "We can make it through one more."

Lexie nodded before finally giving in to the sleepiness.

Four months earlier

June 8th, 2022

Mark looked over at her wife and he could easily tell she was freaking out. He rushed to her side and looked at his phone debating whether or not to do it.

He began dialing, knowing it was the best thing to do, even if Lexie didn't want him to.

Mark began rubbing circles on her back and he could feel how tense she was.

"Hello?" He heard her answer.

"H–hey, are you free? Can we talk?" Mark asked her.

"Um, sure… What's wrong?"

Mark took in a deep breath, "Lexie's pregnant, and she is due t–"

"Wait, Lexie's pregnant again? How many kids do you guys have already?" She asked him.

"Four, this is out fifth one– Why–God! Addison don't distract me, Lexie's due today, but she hasn't had any contractions at all and she has always been a few weeks earlier with the other babies and she's freaking out," Mark explained quickly. "What can we do to induce labor? Because she is really tense and I'm sure she's about to go crazy," he explained to Addison as he looked into Lexie's eyes trying to calm her down.

Addison was quite for a minute and Mark only hoped she was thinking about something, "Are the other kids home?" she asked.

"No, they are with Mrs. Shepherd," he responded with disbelieve in his voice. "Why the hell are you deviating from the topic e–"

"I'm just asking because there is a solution for both, labor and tension, but I'm sure you wouldn't like your kids around," she explained. "Put me on speaker because I want Lexie to hear this as well."

Mark did as he was ordered and looked at Lexie.

"Hey," Lexie said quietly.

"Hey there Lexie, okay I have a solution, but I need you to pay close attention because it may be uncomfortable, alright?"

Lexie sighed, "Alright."

"This may be a very weird solution, but it has been proved to make the uterus contract and I'm sure you already know that this is good for tension."

"Addison, go to the point," Mark said, beginning to get stressed.

They heard Addison breathe deeply, "You need to have sex."

Lexie looked at the phone as if it was some strange artifact, "What?" she asked.

"What you heard. Now there are many ways and by knowing Mark and I'm guessing that you might be like that too, you may have already figured some positions more comfortable than others, but for this you could do it sideways, or standing up. Whichever is more comfortable for you, Lexie," Addison explained.

"Okay," Lexie said looking over at Mark.

"Okay," he responded.

They could listen to Addison trying to suppress a laugh on the other side of the line, "Good luck guys."

"Goodbye Addison," Mark said before hanging up and beginning to undress himself and Lexie. "How do you want to do this?" He asked her.

She shrugged, "Gravity might help, so I think just against the wall," she said standing up already half naked. She quickly took her bra off and then slipped her panties through her legs.

Mark grabbed her around her waist as he was already naked and ready. He found it hard to believe that some men thought that their pregnant wives turned them off, because a pregnant Lexie turned him on like nothing else. He actually found it difficult to be around her without letting other people know about his constant state of arousal. "Are you ready?" he asked her seductively, making sure that his warm breath sent a shiver down her spine.

"If what you are asking is if I'm wet then you better know that I'm going through a dry-spell, but for you I'm sure I can be ready," she told him as she felt his fingers making their way inside of her.

Mark tried to make it as fast as he could because he hated seeing Lexie like that, so taking his fingers out of her and beginning to rub her clit he drove his penis into her and made her come in less than five minutes.

Then it was when she began screaming in pain.

He separated from her and began kissing her hair as he took her in his arms and placed her in their bed, "I'm going to take that as a thank you," he said before getting dressed and helping Lexie into her underwear and sweats.

She rolled her eyes as she began feeling the contractions again, "Oh god, that hurts!" she whined.

"I hope you're not talking about the sex," he said as he carried her in his arms downstairs to the car.

She rolled her eyes as they drove to the hospital and Mark held her hand all the way there.

"How's my baby Maddie?" Lexie cooed as she took her from Mark and held her against her chest smelling her little head.

Mark smiled at them. He loved each and every single one of their kids so much. The twins had Lexie's brown hair and Mark's blue eyes. They had Lexie's nose, but his ears. Pamela was a tomboy, but at the same time completely girly, Nathan on the other hand was a jock just like his older brother.

Deborah had Mark's blonde hair and facial expressions, but she had deep brown eyes. She was probably the funniest of them because she was constantly getting caught by doing things she shouldn't. Mark smiled fondly as he remembered the time they took her to the hospital with them because she had the day off from school and she was caught entering Mark's OR with scrub cap, gloves, and gown. Mark had ordered her to go to the gallery, but she insisted on staying… She had won in the end. Thinking it back Mark realized that even though both him and Lexie were stubborn like hell, they had different ways of stubbornness. Debbie definitely has his.

But Madeline was completely different. She was Lexie's little clone. Everything about Maddie yelled Lexie. Even if she was only four months old she had Lexie's bright smile and never stopped babbling. She seemed to love eating as well, and had Lexie's temper whenever she was sleepy.

Just like Camden was Mark's copy, Madeline was Lexie's.

"She's been changed already, but has sucking on her fist when I entered her room, so I'm guessing she's hungry."

Lexie nodded and kissed him softly, "Thank you for my present," she whispered against his lips.

"I was sure you'd like it, though I have to admit it was Cam's idea," he told her.

She smiled and separated her lips from his, "I guess I have to go get my suitcase ready, and also the kids'."

Mark shook his head, "I already did that last night when you were sleeping."

She nodded slowly, "Then I guess I'll get dressed after I finish feeding Maddie and the kids finish eating," she said leaning in for a kiss, but it was cut short by Maddie's babbling.

They all laughed and Lexie went to her room.

They had boarded the plane just in time. Lexie was sitting on the left side with Maddie in her arms and Camden and Debbie on the inside, Mark was on the other side with the twins on the inside.

Mark couldn't stop watching Lexie and remembering all of those things that had happened to them. Some were great, others not so good, but all those moments were part of who they were.

As the plane finally arrived to Seattle, after a stop in Los Angeles Mark stood up from his seat after most of the people had left the plane and knelt down next to a sleeping Lexie.

"Hey," he whispered softly rubbing her arms softly, "Baby, open your eyes. We are here." he told her as she groaned and opened her eyes smiling at him.

"I love you," she said before kissing him.

"I love you too," he smiled and separated their lips, "Let's go, Mer, Derek and Zola are here waiting."

She nodded standing up and letting the kids walk ahead of them, she grabbed Mark's hand in hears and left the plane smiling deeply as she saw her kids and husband.

Life had really worked out great for them in the end.

A/N: Hey guys! I hope you liked this chapter as it was the last one. I have to say I was a little uninspired writing this, but my muse seemed to be giving me the push by saying "You suck!" "You need to update before you lose all of your readers and reviewers!" I will be posting a new fic probably tomorrow, it's much shorter. I might also post a one-shot. I'm also working on another fic so I hope that as soon as the other one is up and running I'll be somewhat half-way through with it or at least know where it's heading because I always have a layout, but this one is just flowing with no need of it:P

Hope you liked this story, I enjoyed it so much and I got to learn about some great reviewers I have. Some of you, I have to say, have really impressed me when you told me a little about you the last time I posted explaining why I took it so personal. Some of you are true survivors because you have gone through some hard stuff in your life.

I also want you guys to know that I have appreciated each and every one of you with you encouraging words and also to the ones that don't necessarily review but I know that you've been reading it.

I hope to hear about you soon and that you hear about my stories soon too!

Please review one last time… Even if you've never reviewed before I would like to know what you liked about this chapter and story soon.

I also want to explain something about Diane's character, I had thought about having her die, but then I wanted her to have a bigger role on this story but it just didn't work out that way.

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