Chapter 4: More Secrets and Lies

"Did you eat breakfast?"

"Yes Jackson."

"Did you drink water?"

"Yes Meredith."

"Did you drive to work?"

"No April."

"Did you screw Jackson?"

"Alex!" Alex laughed and went back to his sandwich. Lexie had just come back from her OB appointment and was eating lunch with her friends. She had told the chief about her pregnancy and, after stressing her need for privacy, was taken to Seattle Presbyterian by the chief himself. She found out she was five months along, the beginning of her second trimester, and a month behind Callie. Just great…

"I'm planning you a secret baby shower," April announced.

"I don't think that's a good idea," Lexie replied.

"You have to. It'll just be us and Callie."

"Does Robbins even know?" Alex asked.

"No," Lexie replied. "Callie said that if she knows, she'll tell everyone." She sighed and looked down at her watch. "And you all need to go. You have surgeries, and I promise I'll be fine." Meredith and April nodded before leaving. "You too guys." They nodded and left.

"I don't wanna have to go and explain myself to Robbins." Alex said on the way to the elevator.

"Why do you have to explain yourself?" Jackson asked.

"I think she thinks I'm screwing Lexie. She keeps asking why I'm always with her and how's she doing."

"Try working with Sloan. It's hard to keep a secret when he's always all over your ass about-"

"What's he all over your ass about?" They both turned and saw Mark standing behind them, looking at them curiously.

"Well I-I was gonna say you're all over my ass about…about…uh…plastics."

"Plastics?"

"Yeah, plastics…"

"You're complaining about me, your teacher, being all over your ass about plastics, what you're really interested in?"

"Yeah…" Mark crossed his arms and stared at him.

"I think I better go," Alex said before quickly walking down the wall.

"Plastics?"

"Yeah… I mean you're always questioning everything I do when I feel like I can do it."

"Really?"

"Yeah, really."

"So you would prefer that I just stop teaching you?"

"What?"

"I mean if you don't want me to question you as your teacher and make sure you know what you're doing, then maybe I shouldn't teach you."

"No that's not what I meant."

"What did you mean?"

"I-"

"Jackson you left your lab coat in the-" Lexie stopped and looked at Mark, who was now looking at the floor. "Dr. Sloan."

"Dr. Grey." Lexie handed Jackson his lab coat before walking away.

"Lexie!" Jackson exclaimed and ran after her. She stopped and looked at him. "Isn't today Callie's baby shower?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I was just double checking. You wanna walk together?" She glanced at Mark, who was looking at them questionably, before looking back at Jackson. His eyes were pleading for her to say yes.

"Sure." He smiled and they walked down the hall together.

"Thanks, I owe you."

"Remember you're doing me a huge favor, so consider us even."

"No seriously, thank you. He was getting suspicious and wanted to kick me out of plastics."

"Well I guess then I'm your knight in shining arm." They laughed and made their way to the baby shower.

"I think Stark's gay," Lexie announced while decorating an onesie.

"Me too," said Meredith.

"I think he has herpes," Christian said.

"Now way," Alex said. "He's gay."

"He's not gay," April complained. "And he doesn't have herpes. And we're just friends."

"That's why you'll be screwing during the movie."

"We will not. We'll just watch the movie."

"Dude, you don't just watch the movie."

"Movies totally mean sex."

"Cristina I am not doing him!" April looked around the room and blushed. All eyes were on her.

"That wasn't loud at all," Jackson said while walking up to the table before whispering something into Lexie's ear.

"I will definitely do a consult." She stood and followed him out the room.

"You're not fooling anyone!" April yelled after them. The two just smiled at each other and kept walking. Little did they know, Mark was watching. He had looked at Lexie when April yelled about Stark and continued to glance at them every few seconds.

"So that's what I'm all over your ass about," he whispered to himself. "Lexie…"

"Let me see it," Jackson said when they entered the empty on call room.

"Well…"

"C'mon Lexie."

"Ok, but make sure the door's locked."

"It is now let me see it." She took off her scrub top and shirt before turning to the side. "Wow."

"It's barely noticeable-"

"But it's still there." Jackson looked down at Lexie stomach. "And it's more than just barely noticeable." He was right. With her scrub top on you could almost see it.

"Well maybe when you're pregnant you can teach me how to hide my stomach."

"I think I'd be too busy teaching you how to look as pretty as me." She laughed and hit his arm playfully. "Hey! You're gonna pay for that."

"You wouldn't hit a pregnant woman."

"There are other ways of pay back."

"Like?"

"This." He pushed her back on the bed. She squealed and, in an attempt to grab and hold onto something, grabbed his shirt and pulled him down beside her. They were both laughing so hard that neither could get up. Slowly the laughter died and they looked at each other. Jackson looked her in the eyes before leaning down and kissed her. Lexie's breath hitched and she pulled back, looking up at him.

"Jackson I'm-"

"I know."

"I can't ask you to-"

"You're not asking me. I'm asking you."

"I…"

"Sorry I'm late," Jackson said while walking into the OR. "I got caught up on some paper work and lost track of time."

"Really?" Mark asked sarcastically while suturing the patient's face. "Well since you were too busy to do your job, I asked Karev to do it. He wasn't too busy being a secretary to come be a surgeon." Alex glanced at Jackson before returning to the patient's arm. "And since you're so busy, I'll do you a favor. I don't need you on my service anymore."

"Dr. Sloan-"

"That way you can focus more on your paper work, basic surgeries, and screwing other residents."

"Dr. Sloan I-"

"The next time I ask you a question, I expect the truth."

"But-"

"I may screw a lot of nurses, but I'm still on time for my surgeries. I suggest you work on it." Jackson clenched his fists and glared at Mark.

"I don't know what you're problem is, but you're way out of line. What I do is my business, and I'm not screwing anyone."

"Get out of my OR."

"You don't have the right to-"

"Now!" Jackson stared at him for a minute before leaving.

"Dude," Alex started. "No offense, but that was way out of line."

"Was I talking to you Karev?"

"No but-"

"Then I suggest you shut up and finish suturing that arm."

"Whatever."

"Dude!" Alex shouted as he closed the door to the on call room. "You're screwing Lexie?!"

"I'm not screwing anyone!" Jackson exclaimed from the bed.

"Then what the hell was Sloan talking about?!"

"I don't know! Maybe he saw us together and just assumed we were!"

"That's not just something you make up!"

"It is when you're paranoid!"

"Whatever dude." Alex opened the door and left, passing Lexie who looked at him confused.

"What going on?" she asked.

"Ask him." She walked to the on call room and crossed her arms.

"Did you-"

"No."

"Then what's-"

"Sloan kicked me off his service because he thinks we're together."

"Why-"

"I don't know."

"I'll handle it."

"No."

"He'll listen to me."

"It's none of his business. And it's not like we're screwing. It was one time."

"Jackson-"

"Guy!" Meredith said while walking into the room. "To the trauma bay, now."

"What's going on?"

"It's Callie."

Yeah... Pretty rough ending.

Will Lexie say something to Mark?

Will she listen to Jackson?

And one time what?

Please R&R!