Lexie laid on the couch as her and Meredith watched Sweet Home Alabama. Both there parents had gone to bed shortly after she came back from her run. Mel was just about to tell the whole bar that Jake had got her pregnant when Lexie's phone vibrated. Picking up her phone she found a text from an unknown number.
Miss me yet?
Lexie smiled. This had to be Mark.
You texted me, so you obviously miss me.
She type quickly before hitting send.
Alright you caught me :) when can I see you again?
Lexie smiled. He wanted to see her again. Not caring about the movie any longer she quickly ran upstairs ignore Meredith's confused look. She then ran into there bathroom, shut the door and dialed Izzys number.
"Hello?" a half a sleep voice was heard over the phone.
"Izzy!" Lexie almost yells into the phone. "Guess who I ran into today! Like literally ran into."
"Lexie you do remember there is a time difference right?" Izzy said into the phone with slight annoyance.
"Yes, but guess who!" Lexie once again says happily.
"I don't know, Mark?" Izzy rolled her eyes even though it was obvious that her best friend would not be able to see it.
"Man you're a good guesser." Lexie said a little disappointed.
"Well tell me what happened!"
"Well I went for a run and I kind of ran into him. So we talked and it turns out he wants to be a surgeon too!" Lexie decided to leave out the fact that he wants to be a plastic surgeon. He graduates med school this coming spring."
"Woah so doesn't that make him like at least 25 or 26?" Izzy asked shocked at the age difference. "Lex your only 16. That's a big difference. Like a ten year age difference."
"I really like him Iz!" Lexie said into the phone. She really did she didn't care how big the age gap was between the two.
"I don't know Lex."
Lexie was getting frustrated. Izzy was her best friend she was supposed to be supporting her. "I gotta go." Lexie said quickly before hanging up the phone.
Why couldn't Izzy just be happy for her? She had Alex and Lexie didn't sit there and tell her that she should go out with him. And Alex was kind of a douchbag. But he made Izzy happy so she dealt with him. Remembering that she still had to reply to Mark she picked up her phone.
Friday.
The week went by fast with Meredith and Lexie spending a lot of time out on the town and with there mom. Soon enough though Friday rolled around which meant the girls had a party to attend to. Lexie hadn't told Meredith about how old Mark was, afraid that she would react just like Izzy, who she hadn't talked to all week.
The two sisters pulled up to the house that the party was being thrown at and attempted to find a place to park. There were cars everywhere. People were hanging out in the yard, on the front porch and it even looked like some were swimming in the lake in the backyard. Lexie looked down wishing she had brought her swimsuit.
"Just park over there." She told Meredith pointing to a spot between two trees. "That way nobody can block us in.
After parking the car the two walked inside. If they had thought there were a lot of people outside then the inside was twice as many. Music was playing and people were walking around with plastic red cups or bottles in hand. Lexie spotted Mark talking to a guy who sure had a head full of hair. When he spotted her she waved and walked over to the two grabbing Meredith's hand and dragging her with her.
"Derek this is Lexie." Mark said pointing to Lexie. "And her sister Meredith."
"Mark has been talking about you in awful lot these past few days." Derek said as he took a drink of his beer. Lexie blushed. "Can I get you something to drink Meredith?" Derek asked the older Grey."
Meredith smiled. "Got any tequila?"
"Of course." Derek said as he took her by the hand and led her into the kitchen.
"Meredith loves her tequila." Lexie said with a laugh.
"And what do you like?" Mark asked
"I'm more of a beer girl." She told him.
Mark smiled. "Now that's my kind of girl." He said as he grabbed her hand and led her towards a keg.
Lexie was having a great time with Mark. After he got her a drink the two went out for a walk along the lake. They just talked about there life's and anything else they felt the need to mention. Lexie learned that Mark loved country music, She was shocked seeing as he did not seem like a country guy to him. Mark learned that Lexie was a Glee watcher and was guilty of having many of there songs on her iPod.
"I wonder how Meredith and Derek are doing." Lexie said as she swung there arm back in forth. She liked holding Marks hand. It was like there arms fit perfectly.
"I'm sure they are doing great." Mark said as he squeezed her hand and then sat down in the grass pulling her down with him.
Lexie sat down in Marks lap and leaned her head against his chest looking up at the stars. It was so pretty out here with the lake glistening in the moons reflection and the stars shinning. They could still here music quietly from the housing but Lexie didn't mind. Turning her neck towards Mark, Lexie looked up at him and smiled. Mark tucked a stray piece of hair behind Lexie's ear before gently cupping her cheek and leaning into kiss her. When they broke apart Lexie smiled before wrapping her legs around his waist and snaking her arms around his neck, leaning in and kissing him again. After a fe minutes the two finally broke apart.
"I really like you Lexie." Mark told her as he pulled her close wrapping his arm around her.
"Mark, I like you to but there is something I have to tell you." Lexie new she had to tell him that she was only 16 and a senior in high school still. She couldn't lie to him.
"What's wrong?" He asked worried.
Lexie sat up and sighed. "I'm still in high school, I'm only sixteen."
Mark ran his hand threw his hair. "Oh wow. I um I wasn't expecting that at all."
"Look age is just a number right?" Lexie asked as she grabbed his hand. "I really do like you Mark, and from that kiss a moment ago I know you like me too."
Mark didn't know what to say. He was nearly ten years older then Lexie. But he really did have deep feelings for Lexie. Usually with girls he just liked to sleep with them and then that was it no strings attached but with Lexie he felt real. He didn't want to just sleep with her. He wanted a relationship. "Your right." He said shaking his head. "Age is just a number."
Lexie smiled as he kissed her. Leaning back in his arms she closed her eyes. She did not want to be anywhere else.
