Lexie was sitting in the waiting room. She didn´t cry. She knew something like that would happen, she knew it. She was just hoping that it wouldn´t happen on her second day. Everybody now knew that her father was an alcoholic. She waited for doctor Bailey to tell her how the operation was going but nobody came.
"Lexie! Is this our dad?" Meredith asked. Lexie just nodded. She couldn´t realize that her dad was lying there and was about to die.
"Clear!" Bailey shouted and put the paddles on his chest. His heart started to beat again.
"Okay guys we have to operate he got fluid in his abdomen maybe his spleen. Grey you will assist!" Miranda shouted and went through the door.
"She can´t. She´s a family member!" Alex Karev, who was mad that Bailey didn´t choose him, meant.
"I meant Meredith and not Lexie!" Miranda explained.
"Well, she´s too!" Alex said while crossing his arms over his chest. Bailey looked at Meredith and thought about it for a second.
"Believe me. There isn´t any human I care less about than him!" Meredith swore and Bailey nodded.
"You both are going to assist and now move!" Bailey decided and Alex and Meredith walked behind her to the o.r. Wing. Lexie remembered the last night.
"Hey. What are you doing here!" Mark woke Lexie up.
"Hmm...Oh you surely heard it." Lexie said tired.
"No...I mean...I heard some rumors.. but they´re not always true." Mark explained and sat down next to her.
"Well, when the rumors where that my dad, who also is Meredith´s dad but she hates him, is here because he was drunk and then had an accident on the street but because of the alcohol he didn´t feel anything and went here to visit me and then he broke down in front of the hospital doors. Well, then they are true." Lexie replaid with an angry undertone. Mark said nothing. He wanted to take her in his arms but wasn´t sure because their fight yesterday afternoon.
"You want some coffee?" Mark asked finally and hold up one of the two cups of coffee which Lexie didn´t notice first.
"Okay I now I understand." Lexie said. "You heard it and you thought `Hm maybe she needs a friend because her sister is operating and her only friend Sadie isn´t here right now`. Then you bought two cups of coffee because you were sure that you could help me with that and I won´t be mad at you anymore right." Lexie was angry and sad and her eyes were filled with tears. "Well, then you didn´t get it! Nothing will help me now. My dad almost died. And now my sister tries everything to save his life. And no one told me yet how it is going so it can´t be well. And I´m sitting here like two years ago when my mother was operated and also Meredith tried to save her life and no one told me how it was going till Meredith came to tell me that she didn´t make it...And I..I.." Lexie cried and couldn´t stop her tears from streaming down her face. Mark was sure she needed a hug so he put his arm around her and Lexie automatically put her head on his chest and cried. And she didn´t stop crying until she finally fell asleep. And she slept in his arms till Bailey and Meredith came.
"If there are bad news I don´t want to wake her." Mark said when he noticed her. Bailey and Meredith stared at each other and then said that he should wake her.
"Hey!" Mark whispered to Lexie who looked up to him and smiled. Meredith saw them smiling at each other and it looked like the smile she and Derek have when they see each other.
"Look who´s here!" Mark said and pointed on the doctors. Lexie turned her head and Bailey told her everything about the operation. She said that Thatcher had massive bleedings because of the car accident and that they had to do a spleenectomy. Also his spine got a damage. Doctor sheperd fixed it but they´re not sure if there won´t be a disturbence. His heart flat lined two times but they could save his life. But if he won´t stop drinking, she said it won´t be sure if he will make it the next time.
A big sigh came out of Lexie´s mouth and she said that she wants home.
"You don´t want to see him? I mean I understand when I don´t want to visit him but you?" Meredith asked.
"Mer...I waited 6 hours and nobody informed me about his situation. And he will sleep for an hour and in 3 hours my shift starts so I just want to get a shower and then lay down in my bed and sleep. I can visit him tomorrow." Lexie said and yawned. "Would you be so kind and bring me home? I don´t think that I´m able to drive now." She asked and looked at Mark who nodded and stood up. For his answer he earned a warning look from Meredith but ignored it because he wouldn´t have touched Lexie in this situation. They both went to Mark´s car and got in. Mark started the engine and drove in the direction his navigation told him.
When they arrived at Lexie´s place she already fell asleep in his car. He searched for her keys in her bag and when he found them he opened the front-door. He took her out of the car and carried her into the house where he closed the door and went upstairs. He looked through the opened doors till he found a room where he thought it could be hers. He went in and nodded. Yep it´s definetly her´s he thought when he saw some medical journals on her bedside table and a pin board with photos of some people with or without her on it. And in the middle of the board there was a picture of the Seattle Grace hospital and above and under it a piece of paper. On the one above it was written ´why´ and on the one under it ´therefore´. Mark laid the girl in her bed and put the blanket over her tiny, slim body. He sat down on the side of the bed and watched her how her chest rose and sank when she was breathing. A wisp of Lexie´s hair was in her face and Mark put it behind her ear. The man stood up and just wanted to go when she caught his hand and begged him to stay. He wasn´t quite sure if she was dreaming or not.
"Please...Mark." she said with a husky voice. He went on the other side of the bed and got in. Lexie turned around and placed her head on his warm chest. His hand stroke through her hair while she came closer and put her arm around his waist.
"I like it when someone strokes my hair. Especially when it´s you." she said tired and Mark again wasn´t sure if she was awake or just talking in her sleep. He stared at her the whole two hours she had left. He didn´t even sleep for one second because he was overwhelmed by her beauty and how strong she was. He looked around in her room. The moon was shining bright or was it the morning sun? He didn´t care. He looked at her desk where some books and folders and pencils were. Then his gaze went to the open door where he saw tub. His eyes went to her wardrobe where it was kind of messy. He smiled. Then his eyes saw something. It was a photo frame but it laid with the picture side upside down on her bedside table. Mark turned it around and saw a picture of a smiling blonde woman who had a baby sitting in her arms. They seemed happy. The woman looked exactly like Lexie now besides her blonde hair. Is this her mother? Mark thought and looked back at Lexie who was snoring qiuetly.
Suddenly Lexie´s alarm went off. Mark turned it off and stepped out of the bed. He was tired because he was just looking at the girl instead of sleeping and went to her bathroom. He turned on the shower and stepped in. Meanwhile Lexie woke up. She was really tired and forgot that Mark was here. She went into the bathroom and made her hair to a bun. She didn´t even notice that she wasn´t the one who turned the shower on. So she took off her clothes barely awake and stepped in the shower. Mark also didn´t notice that she went in because he stood with his back to her. Lexie who still had her eyes closed went one step forward and ran into Mark. Lexie opened her eyes wide and Mark turned around quickly. They stared at each other for a quick second. Then Lexie turned around and blushed into a deep red. But Mark wasn´t ashamed and checked out her ass. Lexie looked over her shoulder and caught him doing that.
"Were you just checking out my ass?" she asked angrily.
"Not the first time, won´t be the last." Mark said and smirked. The two were staring at each other for a while till Lexie finally ordered, "Would you now please leave my shower?"
Mark chuckled and got out of the shower and putting on his boxer and went out of the bathroom.
"You know I saw you naked some days ago, don´t you?" Mark laughed and closed the door. Lexie smiled and couldn´t stop during her shower.
When she finished she put on her panties and bra and as she didn´t saw Mark in her room so she thought he already drove to the hospital. But his clothes still were lying on the floor. Lexie put off his shirt and held it to her face. It smelled like him. Masculine, hot, and a little bit like germicide but also that smelled good. She put it on and looked at her clock. I still got an hour so I can eat some breakfast. And I´m alone so I can go like that..she thought while going downstairs. There was a familiar smell. Like bacon and eggs which her mother always made on Sunday mornings. But Lexie was sure that she only noticed it because she is thinking about her mother.
But when she reached the kitchen it wasn´t empty like she expected it to be. There was Mark just in boxers and a pinafore. Lexie stared at his muscular back.
"Good morning little Grey!" Mark said and Lexie got goose bumps when he turned around and smiled. "I see you found my shirt." Mark smiled and Lexie blushed while looking down on her.
"You want some bacon and eggs?" Mark asked while putting some on two plates. Lexie nodded still unable to speak because of his muscular body. She sat down at the table and he brought her the plate and a glass with orange juice.
"Did...did you make this all? I mean since I banished you from my bathroom?" Lexie asked and stared at her breakfast.
"Yes!" Mark meant proudly and took of the pinafore. Lexie blushed and immediately turned her head away.
They talked and laughed a lot while eating breakfast and totally forgot the time. Both were 30 minutes late but they didn´t notice.
"It was really sweet of you that you stayed last night. You know, you didn´t had to do this." Lexie said.
"No problem. I would do it anytime again." Mark smiled and blushed a little bit. During their conversation their chairs came closer and closer and suddenly Mark´s and Lexie´s faces were close enough to kiss.
Should I kiss her? Mark thought and his eyes switched between her eyes and lips.
Can you please just kiss me! Lexie thought and came even more closer. But Mark didn´t kiss her although he wanted to really badly.
Okay so if you´re not going to do it then I have to...Lexie thought, leaned over, placed her hands on his neck and kissed him. Mark was totally overtaxed with this situation but he couldn´t help but reply the kiss. The kiss got deeper and deeper and suddenly Lexie was sitting on his lap with one leg on the right and one on the left side. They kissed and didn´t notice that someone bumped on the door. This someone was smart and found a key under the doormat. She opened the door and called Lexie but the two were so busy that they overheard the person. She came closer and finally stood in the kitchen and caught the two making out.
"Lexie!"
"Meredith!"