DISCLAMER: Obviously not mine.
A/N: I got some good feedback on the first chapter and so I decided to continue this story, I would love some honest reviews, good and constructive. I made this chapter longer since the first one was so short I know it's a little mushy, but with the finale airing Thursday I need mushy! Thank you for reading and enjoy!
Lexie and Mark were left alone again. Lexie was confused to why Mark had stayed by her side through this all. She couldn't find the right words to ask him, how you could just ask if someone loved you or cared about you like that. Lexie looked at Mark and asked, "So what did I miss this last month?" Mark knew that Lexie wasn't stupid he knew she wasn't oblivious to that he still loved her. Mark looked at Lexie and replied, "Lexie… I broke up with Julia."
She wanted to be happy, but she knew he loved Julia she wanted to know why, but you don't just asked a question like that. She looked up at him as he slowly added "To be with you."
His words hit her like a brick, he picked her over Julia? She couldn't believe that the man she confessed to loving a month ago loved her back.
He looked at her and tears began forming in his eyes, "It was so scary, when, when we thought you weren't going to make it." He stopped for a minute. " I broke up with Julia, because I knew she would never make me as happy as you make me, I love you Lexie."
It was the second time he had said it to her, but it wasn't less meaningful the second time. She didn't remember it the first time and it was hard to believe the man she loves, loves her back just as much. She couldn't imagine being in the reverse situation that he had lived through the last month.
Lexie looked up at him and said softly "I love you, too."
She was dumbfounded by her life that had just changed in an instant. She almost wanted to pinch herself at the strange perfectness of it all. She noticed he how tired he looked and she patted the hospital bed and said "Mark, you should lay down, you look exhausted."
He walked over to the bed, not even denying that he had barely had any sleep the last week, he lay in bed with her and stroked her hair out of her face. Lexie couldn't help, but smile a little bit at remembering the last time they laid in a hospital bed stroking each other's hair.
Mark's eye lids began to become heavy and in a few minutes they were both sound asleep comforted, but each other's touch.
The next morning Mark woke up the sun shining through the window and realized that he had slept soundly through the night for the first time in weeks. He slowly started to get up when Lexie pulled him back softly cuddling into his shirt half asleep. Mark wanted to lay back down, but he had to go to the bathroom he slowly took her hands off his shirt and gently placed them on the bed and the sleeping Lexie was satisfied enough.
He walked out of the bathroom and sat down into the hospital room chair, and slowly leaned back into it stretching. He sat looking at Lexie, who was sleeping soundly and would have been fine to watch her sleep for the rest of her life, knowing she was going to wake up was even better though. He felt so much better with a good night's rest even though it was on half a hospital bed, it felt like he had slept on a cloud, all his stress was lifted off his shoulders last night.
Derek and Meredith walked in and he knew it was probably morning rounds. Meredith followed behind Derek and gave Mark a cup of coffee and said "Here," she was a good friend to get him coffee. Meredith especially knew Mark wouldn't go get one for himself and leave Lexie side after her finally waking up after a month, she hoped he would lay off a little, but she knew he loved her, she knew Derek would do the same for her. Mark took the coffee from Meredith's hands and said "Thanks," with a smile. She smiled back knowing she didn't need to say you're welcome and that a smile would be good.
Lexie had begun to wake up and noticed the people in her room. It was nice to have such familiar faces as doctors. She knew she was in good hands having Derek as her doctor.
Derek asked "How did you sleep?", while looking at her chart. She looked at Mark, who seemed to be a lot more relaxed since yesterday, and smiled "Really Good."
Derek jotted things down in her chart and asked more Neurological Questions since she had just came out of a coma, they were all needed. She answered truthfully, but she also knew all the right things to say and all the wrong.
"Looking good, Lex" Meredith added to the conversation. Derek said "It looks like if all goes well, you'll probably be discharged by the end of the week" he said with a happy demeanor. Derek looked at Mark who was looking at Lexie, knowing that his long-time childhood friend was truly happy.
Meredith put her hand on Lexie's shoulder and said "I'm really glad you're doing so well," and with a smile, she added while looking at Derek, "We need to get going on morning rounds, you are our first stop. Oh and Lexie, if you're feeling up to it, we can bring Zola by later so you can see her."
Lexie replied "I would love to see her," and smiled, excited to see her niece.
Mark and Lexie watched as Meredith and Derek walked out of the room and down the hall.
Mark turned to Lexie and asked "When you get discharged do you want to come home with me?"