Chapter Two - Lets Dance

A/N Sorry it has taken me so long to update, you know how Said that things were shit well they got worse. But anyway I will try and get you another update after this before I go on holiday.

IT had been a month since Lexie had moved out of Dave's house and things would be getting back to normal it he would leave her alone, but she wasn't about him ruin her night at the annual hospital fundraising Gala. Over the last month she had been getting closer with Mark again, even spending time together with Sofia and they had decided to go as each others date's tonight and for some reason she was finding herself a bit nervous.

They all had to work day shift and had decided they would all get ready at the hospital boycotting two of the on call rooms. In one room would be Lexie, Arizona, Callie, Meredith, Christina, Teddy And April, children were invited too so there was dresses for baby Sofia and Zola who they would pick up from day care after their shift ended. Then in the second on Call room was Mark, Derek, Jackson, Alex and Owen, Henry would be meeting them all in a stretched Limo that they were still to find out about. Although the locker rooms where bigger there was always people walking in and out and this meant that they could keep their dresses and suits from getting damaged.

Thankfully so far the day hadn't been to busy and it looked like they were going to get finished on time to get to the gala. Derek and Mark still had not stopped checking up on her threw out the day and Lexie had a feeling that since she was on Derek service , her favourite service that she was going to be one of the first ones in the on call room to get ready.

She was sitting on one of the bed in a hallways using the peaceful time to get her paper work completed before going to see if there was any last minuet things Derek needed her to do. Munching on her chocolate bar her pen was speeding across the paper when she was startled out of her consentration by the feeling of someone's hand on her shoulder then the bed dipping beside her. Looking up she smiled seeing Mark sitting beside her.

"Aren't you girls supposed to take like hours to get ready ?" Grinned Mark

"I don't take that long and I'm just finishing this" She grinned finishing the final word

" Come on I'll walk with you to see Shepard I have to ask him something" he grinned.

Holding his hand out to her he helped her off of the bed and grabbed her files as they walked threw the corridors to find where Derek was. They found him at the desk of the Nuero ward. Derek thanked Lexie for help today and told her she did a good job before confirming she could indeed go and get ready. Grinning she thanked him and said goodbye too Mark before heading off to shower quickly.

After her quick shower she headed to the on call room where she was indeed the first one to arrive there. After drying her body pulled on her red ball gown that sparkled and fitted in all the right places the love heart shape at the top of her dressed pressed up her breast enhancing them by at least a size and tucked her scrub top in like it was a napkin to protect it during her make up.

After slipping on her heals she pulled over the chair some one had left there and say in front of the mirror with her curling iron, a bag of pin and gems and got to work on her hair. It didn't take her to long to curl her hair and pin it up into a side bun with the occasional curl handing from it and curls falling around her face to frame it, she kept in secure with the pins added the gems and sprayed it with hairspray.

Gathering all her things she put her essentials into her clutch and everything else into her back before getting her make up back out and expertly doing her make up perfectly. She had just finished doing her final touches to her eye shadow as everyone else filled in and she finished by adding her lipstick.

"You look amazing Lexie" Smiled Arizona as everyone else hummed in agreement.

"Yeah Lexie your hair is beautiful " Smiled April

"Thank you I'm happy to help anyone who needs it"

Once she had helped them who needed it she got Sofie and Zola changed while their moms finished their final touches. Finally once they were ready they headed down to the Er entrance as thats where they had agreed to meet Henry and the rest of the boys. When they got there the men all hummed their approvals and Henry showed them to their ride and they arrived at the venue in fifteen minuets.

"You look beautiful Lex" Whispered Mark into her ear and he took her hand in his and they walked into the ball room.

"Thank you" She grinned kissing his cheek as they headed to the bar for something to drink.

The Gala had gone smoothing up until the time that Dave had seen her. As soon as he did he stumbled over to the group of them clearly drunk and wasn't afraid to call her every name and threat that came to his intoxicated mind but as soon as the word whore loudly came out of his mouth Derek and Owen escorted him out of the building making sure that security knew not to let him in.

Mark took her to the dance floor and away from prying eyes. Gently he lay his left hand on her lower back and took her hand in his right lacing their fingers together as they softly danced to the music that was;t really a slow song. When a slow song did come on Mark pulled her body against his holding her tightly in her arms as they locked eyes. Before they knew it they had both leaned in and their lips locked together in a deep soft kiss. They only pulled away when the need for air became apparent.

"Mark I..."

"Lexie I still love you and your still my everything. I'm so sorry for pushing you aside. I miss you god I miss you Lex. I'd give anything for another chance with you"

"Okay" Smiled Lexie interrupting his rant

"And I promise to try better and...wait what?"

"I'd like to give us another chance too but I'm not ready to say I love you yet. Please don't hurt me, I don't think i could stand it again" Whispered Lexie

"I Wont I promise" Mark Grinned leaning in Mark kissed her harder this time before Callie laughed and told them to get a room as her and Arizona danced with Sofia.

Sofia soon had other ideas though and soon decided she wanted to dance with Lexie her new favourite person. more child friendly music played across the hall as parents and children filled the dance floor Sofia and Zola dancing the best one year olds could. When she noticed Sofia was starting to get tired she gently lifted her into her arms and she lay her head on her chest and arms on her shoulders and she swayed softly to the music beside Meredith and Zola.

It was in that moment when she looked up and seen Mark staring at her from across the hall with Arizona that she knew she would never stop loving him. But she also knew after her last experience of trying to get over him she had to take things slow with him. This time they had to do this right, and she had to learn to trust men again.