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Chapter Two

Mark and Lexi

"Sloan I need you to take a look at this botched nose job a friend's daughter had in L.A. If you can do the surgery she'll fly out and be her next Friday." The chief was saying. He handed Mark some pictures and a few x-rays.

"Wow who botched this up so badly?" Mark asked horrified. "The girls lucky she can still breathe."

"It's one of those dime a dozen plastic surgeons in L.A. who get their medical license from a drive thru window." Lexi said from her seat next to Mark.

"I'll leave my two plastic surgeons alone to discuss your next move on this case." Cheif Webber said leaving the room.

"Do you see where he made the incision?" Mark finally asked. "I've never seen someone do that before. This guy is a two bit hack."

"I can see for myself Mark. I have been an attending for over ten years remember?" Lexi asked annoyed. Lexi always made a special effort not to be alone in a room with her former flame if she could help it.

"Just trying to help," Mark mumbled, "So how's the marriage?"

"My marriage is none of your business."

"Well can I enquire after you son? I saw his Halloween pictures. What is he now four?"

"Six." Lexi corrected smiling slightly at the mention of her beautiful blue eyed little boy.

"I wonder what our kid would have looked like." He mused. In fact Mark had often wondered what a life with Lexi would be like if their relationship hadn't come to an end. The only thing about their break-up that he could never regret was his son. No matter how much they butted heads or how much alike in stubborness they were he loved his son.

"Mark, please don't start this now. We would have never worked out. You were jealous and flirty and I was young and flirty and besides the young thing we're still all jealous and flirty."

"I'd like to think that we've both grown up and have matured. I know what I did was wrong, but at the time I thought I you were doing the same to me and I was angry because you were the first girl that I really let myself fall in love with. And Lexi I'm still in lo-"

"Stop Mark," Lexi interrupted, "please just stop because if you say those words it will just make it harder for both of us. We both have a good thing going. You have a great son Mark and I have a husband and child."

"But I want more. I want you. Leave what's his name and move in with me."

"That's not how the real world works!" Lexi said furiously standing up. "And I can't be with someone who jumps into bed with someone because I was flirting with someone else."

"If memory serves me correct," Mark began, "you ended up marrying the guy you were just flirting with."

"Years after we broke up!" Lexi shot back. "After I got over my depression because I wanted to marry you. I wanted to be with you and have kids with you."

"Then why couldn't you forgive me?" Mark asked also standing up.

"Because I couldn't trust you anymore and because you did to me what you did to every other girl you've ever dated. So tell me Mark how in the hell was I any different?" They remained quiet for a moment. Mark didn't know what to say. She was different. And He still loved her. "Just tell the chief that I'll do the botched nose job. I'm sure you have more important surgeries oh great number one." She grabbed the patients file and walked out the door.

"Lexi." Mark said. She turned around.

"What do you want Mark?" Lexi asked sounding tired of this little two step that had been going on between them for years.

"Do you still love me? Is there even a tiny possibility that you might feel even a little love for me?" Lexi stood for a moment and then turned around.

"I miss you." She said quietly before leaving. So quietly in fact that Mark wondered if she meant for him to hear it. The frustrated doctor collapsed on the chief's office chair and rubbed his tired eyes. How did his life end up like this?

A/N- Sorry it's short, but I just needed a chapter to just kind of explore Mark and Lexi cause I love them and they needed their story to be told. The next chapter involves Gwen, Lily, and Nathan! Thank you to everyone who reviewed and more reviews will make me more inclined to post before my week long trip to FL!