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Tainted Surprise Part Two

Meredith groaned softy as she stirred. Lexie awoke as well from her movement. "You're awake." She smiled. "Is you incision site sore? Is your throat dry? Do you need some water?"

"Did you sleep on me all night?"

Lexie nodded. "I went back and forth between you and Dad. He's doing good, by the way."

Meredith smiled. "Good. That's good." She paused. "Lexie?"

"Yes?"

"You're on my IV."

"Oh sorry!" Lexie quickly apologized and lifted her arm, releasing the IV. She turned and poured Meredith a glass of water. "Here. Drink this."

"Thanks." Meredith quickly gulped down the water. "How are you feeling?"

"Relieved that you and Dad are okay."

"That is not what I was talking about. You know that was not I was talking about."

Lexie sighed. "It still does not feel real. I made a ultra sound appointment for this afternoon."

"What did Mark say? Do I have to kick his ass?"

"I didn't tell him yet."

"What? Why not?" Meredith asked.

"I'm just not ready to deal with it. Like I told you it's just not real for me yet. I was thinking after my ultra sound and I saw the baby. I would see how real it is. Then I can tell him."

"So you really had no idea?"

"No. I mean looking back I've been a little more emotional lately. But with everything that has been going on, you know, George getting killed, and this whole merger thing, thinking I'm going to get fired..." She exhaled heavily.

"Do you have any idea how far along you are?"

Lexie shook her head. "Nope. I'm on that birth control were you only get your period four times a year." She furred her eyebrows, trying to think about when her last period was, "I was supposed to get it next week...I'm guessing maybe two months? Maybe?"

"How are you going to tell him?"

"I have no idea." Lexie brushed her hair back behind her ear. "Any ideas?"

"I think it would be best if you just tell him." Meredith paused. "You are keeping it, right?"

"What? Of course I am. It's my baby. It's mine and Mark's baby..." Lexie picked at her fingernails. "And as scary as that is...It's kind of amazing...Isn't it?"

Meredith nodded, "Yes it is."

Both women looked up when they heard a knock at the door. Miranda Bailey walked into the room. "How are you feeling Meredith?"

"Pretty good actually." Meredith paused, "My incision site is a bit sore, but that is to be expected, right?"

Miranda turned to Lexie, "And what are you still doing here?" She eyed Meredith. "You're the older sister. You are supposed to tell her to go home and get some real sleep."

"It's not like I would have listened anyway." Lexie quickly told Meredith.

"A true Grey. Stubborn to the core." Meredith grinned, "But you really should go home and get a couple hours of sleep in an actual bed."

"Are you sure? I don't want to leave you alone."

"My husband needs to visit me yet. I won't be alone."

"Okay then. I just need to check on Dad."

"I just came from his room." Bailey told her. "He's sleeping. Go home Grey."

Lexie nodded. "Call me if you need anything, okay Mere?"

"I will. Maybe you can stop by later this afternoon? You know after your..." Meredith trailed off as she eyed Bailey, unsure is should say anything about Lexie's ultra sound.

"She knows. She's the one who told me about the baby."

"Did you make a doctor's appointment?" Bailey asked.

"Yes. I'm getting an ultra sound and finding out when I'm due."

"Are you going to tell Mark tonight?" Meredith asked.

She took a deep breath, trying to reassure herself. "Yes, I'm going to tell him tonight."

"Go home and get some sleep Lex." Meredith told her.

"I'll see you after my appointment."

~~*~~

"You're home." Mark smiled as Lexie entered their apartment.

"I am." Lexie gave him a quick kiss. "And it looks like you are leaving."

"I am." He kissed him again. "I got a tympanoplasty in an hour. And a major skin graft surgery this after noon."

Lexie nodded. "The Chief ordered me to take another day off. So I'm going to get some sleep."

"Have I ever told you how amazing I think you are?"

She felt her cheeks turn red. "No."

"Well I think you are amazing." He kissed her. "And sexy." He kissed her again. "And beautiful." Another kiss. "And sweet."

"You're going to be late your your surgery." Lexie linked her arms around his neck. "Why do you think I'm so amazing all of a sudden?"

"You were going to give part of your liver to your Dad Lex. That's amazing." He hugged her, pulling her close, "I have to say though. I'm glad you weren't a match...I would have worried about you too much going into surgery."

Lexie slowly pulled away from him. "Thank God Meredith was a match..." She mumbled as she brushed a few strands of hair behind her ear.

"Are you okay?" Mark asked, studying her movements.

"Yeah. I'm fine." Lexie forced a small smile. "I'm just tired."

Mark was unconvinced, but he nodded. "Well I have to go." He kissed her. "I'll see you tonight. Get some rest."

Lexie glanced at the clock as he left. She had five hours before her ultrasound appointment, and she needed some much needed sleep.

~~*~~

Lexie sat on the examination table uncomfortably waiting for Dr. Lynn Meyer, the resident OBGYN at Seattle Grace Hospital. She looked up at the clock, she groaned. She had been waiting for nearly fifteen minutes.

"Ms. Grey." A petite blonde walked into the room. "I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting."

"That's okay." Lexie shifted, trying to get comfortable.

"So I see you had a blood test and it showed that you are pregnant. This is your first child correct?"

Lexie nodded. "Yes, that is correct."

"Do you have any idea how far along you are?"

"Nope." She forced a small smile. "I was hoping to find out today."

"Okay, I'm going to bring up your shirt up just a little bit, and we'll get started." Lexie nodded as Dr. Meyer lifted her shirt just above her stomach, to her rib cage. "This might be a little cold." She warned as she squirted gel on to her stomach. She brought the transducer to Lexie's stomach and brought her attention to the monitor. Soon after Lexie heard the thumping of the baby's heart. "Strong heat beat." She smiled. "Well from the looks of things, and from when you told me your last period was,I think you look to be about to any wear between 12 and 15 weeks along. From the size and development of the fetus I think you are closer to 14 or 15 weeks."

"I'm in my second trimester?"

"Defiantly." She wrote some things down in Lexie's chart. "In fact I think we will be able to determine the sex of the baby in your next visit."

"In my next visit?" Lexie half repeated.

"Yes, I want you to come back in four weeks." Dr. Meyer grabbed a towel and wiped off Lexie's stomach. "Before you go you need to get your prenatal vitamins, and I will make you a copy of the ultrasound pictures. Do you have any questions?"

"No...I just...The baby is okay, right?" She paused, "I haven't really gained any weight. I'm three and half months pregnant and barely gained any weight,"

"Everything looks great. Every pregnancy is different. I think you are the first women who has been upset for not gaining weight..." The older woman smiled. "You're a Doctor here, right?"

Lexie nodded, "Yeah, first year surgical resident."

"And if the gossip I hear is correct you are with Dr. Sloan?"

"That's right. We've been together for almost a year now."

Lynn nearly laughed out loud. "Wow, that must be a record for Dr. Sloan...From what I hear anyway."

Lexie frowned. "Excuse me?"

"Nothing. It's just Mark really has never really been a one woman man. I hope you keep him a short leash."

Lexie bit her lip, trying to keep herself from either crying or screaming at the woman. "I have a thing to do. So if I can get my pictures and my prenatal vitamins...I need to go."

"Of course." Lynn smiled, not really knowing (or caring) that she upset the younger woman. "Make sure you stop by Karren at the nurses' station to make your next appointment."

~~*~~

"Hey..." Lexie mumbled as she walked into Meredith's hospital room.

"How'd it go?" Meredith immediately perked up from her bed.

"I have a picture." She handed Meredith the ultrasound picture.

"Wow. Lex. The baby looks really developed." Meredith observed. "How far along you?"

"About three and half months."

"What?" Meredith asked. "How did you not know?" She furred her eyebrows. "Don't most women know by three and half months?"

Lexie sighed, "I really think if I hadn't needed a blood test yesterday I would have been one of those women who didn't know they were pregnant until they had it on the toilet."

Meredith laughed, "Nice image. So are you on your way to tell Mark?"

Instead of answering Lexie burst into tears.

"Lexie? What wrong?"

"My OBGYN is a bitch." Lexie sobbed. "She...She said Mark..." Another sob. "She said that Mark had never been a one women man. And I should make sure I keep him on short leash."

"Lexie it's okay...You can get a different OBGYN."

"It's not just that. I can hear the women in this hospital talking. The one's that had, you know, been with Mark." Lexie was still crying. "I hear what they say. They make bets when Mark is going to cheat on me. They try to guess how long it will take for him to leave me. They say once a man whore always a man whore. They talk so damn loud and I'm sick of it. I'm sick of them."

Meredith winced as she scooted over in bed, "Come here." Lexie obeyed and crawled in bed next to her older sister. "Do you think Mark is going to cheat on you?"

"No."

"Do you think he is going to leave you?" Meredith asked.

"...No..."

"Do you think once a man whore, always a man whore?"

"No. Of course not." Lexie rubbed the tears from her eyes.

"The screw those bitches." Meredith combed her fingers through Lexie's hair. "They just bitter and pissed and jealous he choose you. That he wants you. That he loves you."

Lexie had stopped crying now. "Why do you think he choose me to love?"

Meredith smiled. "Why does anyone fall in love? Sometimes it just happens."

Lexie sat up in the bed. "I'm sorry, but I got to go...I have to go tell Mark."

"Good luck."

"Thank you." Lexie smiled. "For everything. Thank you."

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