CHAPTER 8

"Oh god! I-I-I'm a nervous wreck!" I say while standing in front of the mirror fanning myself with my hands nervously trying to calm myself down.

"You'll be fine, Lexie." My half-sister Meredith reassures me. I ball my hands into a fist and then reopen them while taking deep breaths.

"I know. I know. I just, I can't believe the day is finally here." Meredith adds some finishing touches to my hair before she places her hands on my shoulders.

"You look beautiful." She smiles while looking at me in the mirror.

"Thank you."

"You'll be fine." I nod while she gives me a pep talk.

"W-What if I trip?"

"You won't."

"What if I do?" I ask again,

"Lexie Grey, listen to me." I turn my head to look at Callie who's sitting on a chair.

"You won't trip, you won't mess up, you're gonna ROCK this! Okay?" She stands up and stands on my other side and looks at me in the mirror.

"You're BEAUTIFUL! You've been waiting for this day for weeks. It's your time to shine, okay? So no more of that negative scared crap. Cause if you keep it up, I'll just have to sock you." Callie threatens me. I laugh a bit and nod,

"Okay, you're right. You're right." I take another deep breath.

"I really wish my mom was here." I look at myself.

"I know, but she's here in spirit." Meredith says while rubbing my back.

"Now get out there, cause he's waiting for you." Callie says before pushing me towards the door. I turn my head to look atArizona.

"You'll be fine, Lexie." She says before her, Callie, and Meredith head out the door and I follow after them.

"Wow, you look gorgeous." I hear my dad say as I meet up with him by the double doors.

"Thank you." I say with a soft smile before he holds his arm out.

"You ready?" I hook arms with him slowly, take another deep breath, and nod.

"I-I-I think so." I say nervously. My dad and I stand a bit farther away from the double doors as they open and Arizona, Callie, and Meredith walk in. Then following behind is cute little Zola throwing flowers. After they were done, the music changes and now it was my turn to enter. I take another deep breath as my dad and I start walking. All that ran through my head was, "don't fall, don't trip, don't get distracted, just focus." This was honestly more nerve wrecking than cutting open a patient for the first time. Everyone turned to look at me; I looked back at them and noticed a few of them already crying. I looked forward and there he stood, Mark Everett Sloan. He looked so sexy just standing there waiting for me. I couldn't help but smile while walking. It seemed like forever, but eventually I reached the front, my dad removed the veil from my face, kissed my cheek, and stood to the side. I stood in front of Mark and we held hands.

"You look BEAUTIFUL!" He whispers to me, which caused me to forget all about my nervousness and just focus on him. The music stops and the pastor begins to talk.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the coming together of Mark Everett Sloan and Alexandra Caroline Grey in holy matrimony." He begins to say, but afterward I start to ignore every word that he was saying and just gaze into Mark's eyes. God, his eyes were so amazing. I could just stare at them all day.

"Do you, Mark Sloan, take Alexandra Grey to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do." He replies before taking the ring and placing it slowly onto my ring finger.

"And do you, Alexandra Grey, take Mark Sloan to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do." I say with a smile on my face before taking the ring and placing it onto his finger.

"Then by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." Mark cups my cheeks and kisses me; around us everyone claps and cheers.

During the party, Mark and I had our first dance then we heard the speeches from the maid of honor, bridesmaids, groomsman, and best man. Then we cut the cake, took tons of pictures together, and then enjoyed the rest of the night just talking and dancing.

"Congratulations."Jackson says to me as he pats my back.

"Thank you." I tell him with a smile.

"Avery! My man!" Mark grins at him as Jackson holds his hand out for a handshake.

"Congrats."Jackson says before Mark and him shake hands.

"Congratulations." I turn and look at Derek who invites me into a hug.

"Thank you."

"You better treat her well, Mark." Derek says in his protective older brother voice.

"Trust me, I will." He winks at me before Derek places his hand on Mark's back.

"You know, I'm happy for you. I'm glad you've finally committed to a woman and settled down." Mark smirks and holds his wine glass up.

"I couldn't have found a better woman." He says before sipping his wine and then wrapping an arm around me.

"Well aren't you cute?" I tease him while leaning close and nuzzling his neck.

"So, where are you two planning to go for your honeymoon?" Derek asks, but before we can answer Meredith approaches us and smiles.

"Congrats you two." I hug her and thank her. Mark looks at me and then back at Derek.

"Hm…Hawaii?" He grins before looking at me again.

"Oh god…" I laugh a bit,

"Is that because of the house joke I made a few months ago?" I look up at him.

"Maybe, but you gotta admit that Hawaii is a lovely place to go." I nod in agreement.

"Well wherever you take her, have fun and take care of her." Derek advices him.

"I know. I'm not an idiot." Mark replies.

"It looks like there are more people waiting to talk to you. I'll talk to you guys later." Derek says as he leaves with Meredith.

"Lex, congrats." I hear Alex's voice as he holds his wine glass up indicating "cheers."

"I'm so happy for you, Lexie." April says with tears in her eyes.

"Oh and you too, Mark." She nods before taking a picture of us and then walks off.

After hours of talking to people and thanking them for congratulating us, Mark and I finally got to leave and head home.

"We're married!" I squeal like a teenager who just got kissed for the first time.

"I know." Mark replies before kissing me.

When we get home, Mark picks me up bridal style, and carries me into the door. I giggle loudly as he lays me down onto the bed.

"God, you're so beautiful, Lex." He says as he crawls over me and kisses me.

"And you're handsome." I tell him, wrapping my arms around him. He sits up and starts undoing his clothes before he makes his way to unzipping my dress and stripping me naked. Even though I had slept with Mark so many times before this, something about this night made the sex SO much hotter.