There Goes My Life Part Two

"Mom is it okay if I go to Mark's tonight to do some homework and study?" Lexie asked as she set the kitchen table for supper. "I have a big biology test tomorrow and he told me he would help me study." She explained.

"That's fine. Do you need the car?" Susan asked as she peeked inside to the oven to see if the casserole was finished.

"No Mark said he'd pick me up." Lexie told her. She went to the refrigerator and grabbed the milk and brought it to the kitchen table.

"Okay, remember 10:30 curfew. It's a school night." Susan said as she pulled the casserole out of the oven, "Can you get your sisters and dad for supper? What time is Mark picking you up?"

"6:30." Lexie answered before she left the room to go get her sisters and dad for supper.

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"So I take it since you are going to his apartment before wasn't about Mark?" Meredith asked as she walked in Lexie's room. It was 6:15 and Lexie was in her room grabbing her backpack, so she would be ready for Mark.

"Don't worry about it Mere. Everything is fine." Lexie threw her biology book into her backpack. "I'm fine."

Meredith sighed, "Well excuse me if I'm concerned for my sister when I see that she was crying." She said with an eye roll. "Look I know you really don't get upset that easily…I'm worried."

Lexie sighed, she had wanted to talk to Meredith about this whole thing, but she just wasn't ready. She was already dreading talking to Mark about it. Besides she wasn't even sure what she wanted to do about the whole situation. "Right now you don't have to be worried about me. I know if I ever need to talk about something I can talk to you."

Meredith smiled, accepting her answer. "Okay. Have fun at Mark's."

"Thanks." Lexie put her backpack around one shoulder and walked towards the living room, deciding to wait for Mark there. She didn't have to wait long, mere seconds after she walked into the living room she saw the lights of Mark's Porsche turn into the driveway. She took a deep as slipped on her coat. She had no idea how the night was going to go. "Bye." She called to her parents and Molly, who were sitting in the living room. She slid into the front seat of Mark's Porsche without a word she shut the door and buckled her seatbelt.

Mark looked over at her, giving her a small smile. "Hi." He paused. "How are you feeling?" He looked over his shoulder as he backed out of the driveway.

"Nauseous. I always feel nauseous now." Lexie told him, she looked out the window, saying nothing more. They rode in silence until arriving at Mark's apartment. Lexie left her backpack in his car before they walked to his apartment.

"Are you hungry?" Mark asked once they entered his apartment. "I have some left over pizza…"

"No thanks. I'm not hungry." Lexie whispered as she took a seat on his couch. Mark sat next to her, and they sat in silence. Neither of them knew where to even to begin. Lexie sighed, "We should probably start talking. I have 10:30 curfew tonight."

"Are you sure?" Mark asked her, "I mean…Are you sure that you are pregnant?"

Lexie nodded solemnly, "I took three tests." She looked down at her hands, "I was supposed to have my period like three weeks ago, my boobs have been hurting, and I have been so damn nauseous." Her hand brushed her hair behind her ear.

Mark felt pretty nauseous at the moment as well. "And it's mine?" He dumbly asked.

"Excuse me?" Her eyes snapped into a glare, "What the hell does that supposed to mean? We've been dating over a year!" She yelled, "Do you really think I would fuck some other guy?"

"Of course not. I just…God! It came out wrong. You're on birth control! I wore a fucking condom!" Mark's voice began to rise, "How the hell did you let this happen? Weren't you taking your pills every day?"

Lexie laughed bitterly, "What are you saying? Do you think I wanted this to happen?" She hissed, "I'm fucking sixteen! Do you really think I want to have this baby? With my 18 year old boyfriend? I don't even know if I'm going to keep it."

"Wait…What?" Mark asked, "You want to have an abortion?" He could feel the color drain from his face. His hands became sweaty and he swore he felt his heart stop.

"I don't know." Lexie admitted, "It's just…We are teenagers Mark." She blinked away tears. "I'm sixteen. I'm not supposed to have a baby yet. I want to go to college. We both want to be surgeons. How are we supposed to go through four years of college, then med school, and then be interns with a baby?" She shook her head. "It's not possible."

"I don't want you to have an abortion." Mark told him. "Being a surgeon isn't essential to me." He sighed, "I don't have to be a surgeon. I can do something else. I mean, I'm good with cars. I could be a mechanic…I just don't want you to have an abortion. I think we could do this. Have a baby, I mean. We're good together."

"We're in high school Mark." Lexie looked down, avoiding eye contact. "I just never counted on forever with us, you know? I mean how many people marry their high school sweetheart?"

"My parents did." Mark told her.

"And look how that turned out." Her bottom lip quivered. Mark couldn't argue with that. His parents were married when they were only eighteen—because his mother, Tracy, was pregnant with him. He didn't have the best relationship with either of his parents. They were more interested in other things in life instead of raising him. "I don't want to hate you Mark…I'm just scared one of us will bail. I don't want to hate you. And I'm sixteen. I don't know if I'll make a good Mom…I don't want to be your parents."

"We won't be my parents." Mark promised her. He took a deep breath. "Maybe we should go to Planned Parenthood tomorrow, make sure you are pregnant. It doesn't pay to make any plans and freak out before knowing for sure."

Lexie nodded, "Okay…Can we ditch out morning classes tomorrow? I don't think I can wait all day."

"Of course." Mark paused. "Does Meredith know? Or your parents?"

"No." Lexie shook her head. "I think Meredith has a feeling something is wrong. And mom and dad don't know a thing." She ran her fingers through her hair, "They are going to kill me when they find out."

"I doubt it." Mark said, smiling a little, "They love you."

"Can I have some of the pizza now? I'm hungry."

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"I have your blood test results." Dr. Lynn Palmer told the young couple, "You were right Miss Grey, you are pregnant." Lexie didn't look at Mark, she only nodded, "If you would like, we can listen to the heartbeat, make sure everything is okay. Then we can discuss your options?"

Lexie nodded, "Okay." She whispered, Mark said nothing. He just held Lexie's hand.

"We will do a transvaginal ultra sound today, that way we can hear the heartbeat and determine how far along you are." She grabbed a gown from underneath the examining table. "I will leave you alone for a few minutes so you can get changed." Lynn left the room.

"You okay?" Mark asked as Lexie shakily started to take off her clothes.

"I don't know." Lexie whispered.

"Do you still want the abortion?" Mark asked.

"I don't know." Lexie slipped on the gown and sat back on the table, "I'm scared."

Mark nodded, "Me too."

Lynn came back into the room a few minutes later. "Okay, Lexie this might be a little uncomfortable, but we will be done real soon." She gave the young girl a friendly smile. She turned her attention to the ultrasound screen. "Everything looks really good." A thumping sound filled the room. "Good strong heartbeat…By the looks of things I think you are about eight weeks along. Your due date will be around July 14th."

Lexie stared in awe at the screen. "July 14th?"

Lynn nodded, "Yes. Would you like to discuss your options?"

Lexie looked at Mark before shaking her head, "No." She looked back at the screen at the small blob on the ultrasound screen. That small blob was a baby. It was her baby. And the heartbeat was one of the best sounds she ever heard in her life. "We're keeping it."

TBC…

So sorry it took me so long for an update! I really hope this was worth the wait. As always, please review!