Chapter 2

SCENE: OCEANSIDE WELLNESS

(Lexie and Mark are sitting on the couch in Violet's(A/N I'm not a fan of her but I feel like they need someone to talk to.) office.)

Violet: Okay, uh, before I can give you any advice I think it would be good if you both shared your feelings and concerns about the relationship. Lexie why don't you start?

Lexie: I feel like I have never loved anyone as much as I love Mark, this has been the best year of my life. But, I don't know how we can fix this. We're thirteen years apart in age and I knew that someday that gap would become a little more clear but I thought that with how strong our relationship was we would be able to work together to overcome it. But Sloan came along and at first everything was fine, I was adjusting to my boyfriend having a teenaged daughter. Then Sloan told us about the baby and that's when I started to feel like an afterthought. I tried to make it work and I figured everything would be fine after a while, I just needed to give it time. But then a couple of nights ago Mark was talking to Sloan and he started to make all of these promises to her about how she and the baby would live with us and we were going to help her raise the baby. But the problem is I was standing right behind Mark and he didn't ask me what I wanted. I mean, I do want to help Sloan, really I do, and Mark wanting to help her makes me love him even more. But I wish he would have asked me what I felt, we were living together this should have been a decision we made together but we didn't. I felt overwhelmed and I didn't know how to fix this since he had made all of those promises already. I was backed into a corner that I needed to get out of so I left. I don't want to leave, but I just don't know how I can stay in a situation I'm not ready for?

Violet: Okay, Mark?

Mark: Okay, uh, I never considered myself the commitment type. I never saw myself as someone who could give themself to one person completely. But when I met Lexie, I don't know what it was, but she made me want to be a better man, she showed me I could be a better man. When Sloan showed up I wanted to make up for the years I wasn't around. I wanted to help her and be a good father and grandfather. I guess after a while that was my prime focus and I forgot anything else. I got caught up in everything Sloan and baby and I took Lexie for granted. I guess I can understand how she feels about all of this and why she felt the need to walk away. But I don't want her to walk away, that's the last thing I want in this world. I want everything with her. I love her so much and I want to do everything I can to prove that to her. I want us to work this out, and I want us to figure out a way to make sure Lexie's happy, that's all I want, to make Lexie happy.

Violet: Okay, from what you two have told me there is a lot of love between you two. It won't be easy but I think there is a chance.

Mark: 3%.

Lexie: (Smiling) You remember that?

Mark: Of course I do.

Violet: May I ask what you two are talking about?

Lexie: Um, when we started dating there were a lot of obstacles. So one day I told him we had about a three percent chance of our relationship surviving. I told him it wasn't a lot but it wasn't nothing and I didn't want to give up.

Violet: Well, do you two still believe in that 3%?

Mark: I do, do you?

Lexie: (Nodding) Yeah.

Violet: Even better, the fact that you two are reliving a special moment in your relationship and you still believe in it gives you even more hope. Can I ask, when was the last time you two made time for just the two of you?

(Lexie and Mark are silent and thinking.)

Lexie: It's been a long time.

Mark: Yeah, like I said, I kind of had a hard time prioritizing.

Violet: Okay, than my advice to you is tonight after Sloan's surgery when you know that everything's okay, go out together and spend some special time together. Just spend some time focusing on just you two, no Sloan or baby, just live in the moment together. Talk, reminisce some more, talk about anymore doubts or insecurities you have. If you open that door I think you two will be okay.

Lexie: I think that sounds good, (turning to Mark) what do you think about this?

Mark: I think that I want to spend the night focusing on just you.

(Lexie smiles and takes his hand.)

A/N: There you go, like I said I'm not the biggest Violet fan and I think it's kind of ironic for her to give relationship advice but I thought they needed a third party to help them. Next a little Slexie love. Hope you like it!