Chapter 3: The Reunion

Saying that Mark Sloan was in shock was an understatement! He simply couldn't believe his eyes. Lexie Grey the woman that he loves was right in front of him, in front of them ten years after she had left.

"Well" Lexie smiles awkwardly trying to break the silence that filled the room "since apparently you all lost the ability to speak I'm going to do the necessary introductions. I'm Lexie Grey the head of neuro department in Mount Sinai"

Derek was shocked at hearing this open is eyes wide open. "Already? You're so young."

Lexie looked to him for the first since her arrival. "A lot happened since I left Seattle ten years ago Dr. Sheppard." She takes a deep breath and calms herself down before continuing "Now for what it matters. I will observe every department in this hospital to find out where to cut."

Owen looked at her and spoke "How to you will know where to cut in other departments?"

Lexie looked angry to him "I will observe and take notes. The cuts will be decided by the heads of your departments in Mount Sinai."

"And why they are not here?" Owen asked her. He knew that they were together or she knew where Christina was. They had left Seattle and Seattle Mercy Grace at the same time…

Lexie looked at him with angry in her eyes. She knew how much he had hurt Christina; she saw how much that had changed her. "None of your damn business Dr. Hunt but you don't have worried about it. The job will be done and it will be amazing after all we have the best surgeons in the country working on this."

Owen, Derek and Mark looked at her in a shock. She was different; she had nothing left in common with the girl that left Seattle ten years ago.

At that moment Drª Julia entered the room and the minute she put her eyes on Lexie she made a smirk "Look who she is… Don't tell me you're here because you regret leaving Mark behind and you want him back."

Lexie maintained a straight face as much as she could. She was doing her absolute best to show that this was not affecting her. "Well you're wrong. You can keep him to yourself." Lexie makes a smirk and then takes a look at her files "You're the chief of the oftmology department?"

Julia looked at her feeling superior "Yes. I am…" She was confused about the question "Why do you want to know?"

Lexie wanted to laugh at her but decided to keep be professional, after all she wouldn't believe her if she stared laughing "Well it happens that your department is not necessary at Seattle Grace." Lexie looks at the papers "You've been fired…"

Julia looks at Lexie with range in her eyes and in her face. How could she? "On how's authority? You're a no one…" Lexie takes a deep breath to call herself down before she hits her…

"The head of the board of Mount Sinai hospital." Lexie goes closer to her with a winning smile in her face. She knew that Julia couldn't do anything to her "I'm a doctor there. I'm one of three surgeons pointed to discover the weak points of this hospital and guess what?" Lexie goes even closer to her "You're one of them. Now pack your belongings and get the heck out of here." Lexie stares to walk away but Julia grabs her arm stopping her.

Mark that until now had just watched gets between them protecting Lexie "Julia you heard her. Please go." Lexie hadn't seen this coming. Mark was defending her and not Julia. Why would he do that?

"How can you defend her? I'm your girlfriend not her…" Julia was upset at Mark "But I don't love you…" Mark said it before he could think what he was saying.

If Lexie was shocked before now she was in a complete state of shock. Mark Sloan still loved her, after ten years Mark still loved her? How? It had been ten years since they had seen each other. Lexie is pulled of her thoughts by her phone ringing. She takes it out of her bag and it's Christina Yang. Lovely they must be freaking out, she hadn't call them in 4 hours right after she got in the hotel.

"Sorry I got take this one." She leaves the conference room and she hears Mark and Julia fighting and yelling at each other. Derek and Owen are trying to make them stop but apparently at no effect. She answers the phone call. "Lexie Grey."

In the other side of the phone there's a sign of relieve "Thank God you answered. I was freaking out here. I hadn't heard from you…" Lexie is shaking her head "Christina, Christina listen to me. It's only been 4 hours. I can't call every single minute." Lexie smiles at this. She knows that won't call Christina but at least she can try. "I Know. Sorry. I pulled you out of something important?" Lexie breaths, how she can say this to Christina? "I just told Julia that she was fired and let's just say she didn't like it." Lexie bit her lip. Christina had saw that coming "That's not a shock. She didn't tried to anything to you did she?" Now was the hard part "Well it crossed her mind…" Christina was in shock at this "That thing…" Then it hits her "What stopped her?" Lexie takes a deep breath but before she could answer Owen is in front of her.

"I sorry about that scene. Julia already left…" Owen smiles and continues "We're ready as soon as you are."

Lexie didn't have the time to cover the microphone of the phone before hearing his voice. Christina knew that she was with Owen "Lexie why are you with him? Are you ok? He didn't do anything stupid did he?" Lexie smiles at Owen "Thanks Dr. Hunt. I will be right there." He nodes and leaves her alone and she answers to Christina "Call down. No. I'm fine you don't have to worry. You're not gonna like this…" Christina was confused "What?" Lexie takes a deep breath and finally tells her "They also appointed three surgeons to help us doing this. It's them Christina. It's not only Owen but the other two as well…"

At same time in the conference room…

"I think I should have let Mark go talk to her…" Owen says as soon as he enters.

"Why?" Mark was confused. Owen and Derek didn't allow him to go they fired that Lexie would had been disturb or that he would do something stupid.

"I think she was talking to Christina…" Owen doesn't know what to do now. He had blown the only shot we had to talk to Christina ever again.

Derek looks at Mark how looked back at him "What makes you say that?" Derek asks him confused. Owen looks at him and replies "I heard her voice…"