Chapter 9: My Babies, My Kids

Lexie had been in the hospital for a week and was yet to see her babies. Whenever she asked about them, she was told that they were doing just fine. On that seventh day, however, that just wasn't enough.

"I wanna see my babies!" Lexie yelled while throwing a pillow at April. "I wanna see them right now!"

"Not now," April replied while picking up the pillow.

"Why not?!"

"Lexie, please calm down."

"I'll calm down when I get my babies!"

"Lexie-"

"What's going on here?" Derek asked while coming in.

"She wants to see the babies."

"I wanna see them now!"

"You can't see them," Derek said calmly.

"Why not?!" Derek and April exchanged a look before he came and sat next to her.

"Lexie, you're well aware of your daughter's condition. She hasn't gotten any better or worse, which is good. It means she's not dying anytime soon."

"And my son?" He grabbed her hand and sighed. "Derek-"

"Your son had an aneurism that burst. I went in and stopped the bleeding, but he's on a vent and hasn't gotten any better." Lexie looked down and tried to think what to say.

"Lexie?" April asked.

"So…," she started. "What you're saying is…that he…that he…"

"He might die," Derek answered. Lexie took a deep breath and blinked back tears.

"And you can't do anything?"

"No. All we can do is wait."

"There has to be some-"

"Lexie, you know I would if I could. This is my nephew, but I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." She closed her eyes and nodded. April took a deep breath and left. She didn't want to cry in front of Lexie. "Lexie I need to know, is Mark their father?"

"Derek-"

"I need to know if it's not just my nephew that might die, but also my best friend's son."

"Derek-"

"Please." Lexie sighed and looked at him.

"Yes, Mark is their father." Derek swallowed and nodded.

"Ok."

"You can't tell anyone."

"Why are you so afraid of everyone finding out the truth? Is it because you've kept it a secret for so long? Or because you kept it from Mark?"

"Mark was having a baby. He and Callie were having a baby, and I didn't want to be part of that. I didn't want to have the twins, but I did. I was going to tell him after Callie's accident, but it didn't seem like the right time. There's never been a right time. So now I have to keep up all the lies to make up for it."

"Tell Mark that. Tell him that you were afraid and didn't know what to do. He'll understand."

"He doesn't want anything to do with me. He said we weren't friends anymore and to never ask him for anything."

"You're not asking for anything."

"Derek, I'm asking for him to forgive me."

"And he will. You know him just as much I do. He'll come around."

"We'll see." Derek's pager and he frowned. "What is it?" He didn't answer and just kept staring at it. "Derek what's wrong? Is it my baby? Derek!"

"I have to go," he replied. "I'll be back later." He stood and quickly ran out the door.

"Oh God…"

"He's gonna need a blood transfusion," Arizona said while leaving the NICU.

"I'll order it," Derek replied. "Just tell me his blood type."

"Derek, if he's going to stand any chance, the blood needs to come from either Lexie or Jackson."

"Fine, we'll get it from Lexie"

"Derek she's just starting to walk. She's going to need all her blood. We need to get it from Jackson."

"No."

"She-"

"I said no."

"This is my patient."

"He's my patient too, and my nephew."

"So don't you think you should do what's best for him?"

"This is me doing what's best for him." He turned and walked away.

"Is it really?" Arizona whispered.

Lexie was reading when someone knocked on the door. She didn't want any more visitors and just ignored it. They knocked again and kept knocking, causing Lexie to sigh and close her book.

"Come in," she called. The door opened and Meredith, Derek, and Arizona came inside. When Derek locked the door, she knew something was wrong. "What is it?"

"Lexie," Meredith said while sitting next to her. "We need to talk."

"About what?"

"About your babies," Arizona replied.

"What about them?"

"Your son had another brain bleed," Derek said. "And he lost a lot of blood."

"Your daughter isn't getting enough blood right now," Meredith added. "They both need blood transfusions. Arizona, against Derek's instructions, used Jackson's blood."

"And?" Lexie asked, although she knew where this was going.

"He wasn't a match.' Lexie swallowed and nodded. "Lexie, these are my niece and nephew, and I've never been that big on family. For you I made a small exception, but for them I'm going the all the way. So I'm asking you, please, no more lies."

"I-"

"They're dying," Arizona said. Usually she was never this harsh, but she couldn't take anymore. "My daughter, my beautiful daughter, is about to lose her brother and sister. Lexie, they need this so you have to come clean, because we all already know the truth." Lexie just stared at her hands. She didn't want to be here. She didn't want to make this decision. She didn't want to be a mom.

"Let's give her some space," Derek suggested. "She needs some time."

"We don't have any more time."

"Arizona," Meredith said. "Go." Arizona sighed and nodded reluctantly before leaving. "Call us when you're ready."

"Take your time," Derek added. He and Meredith smiled at her before leaving.

"There isn't any time…"

An hour later, Alex was checking up on all his patients. He was almost finished when he came across Lexie's room. The door was open and when he looked inside, he paled. It was empty. Lexie wasn't there.

"Has anyone seen Lexie Grey?" he asked the nurses.

"She went for a walk an hour ago," one replied. "I thought she was back."

"Well maybe if you spent more time doing your job you would have noticed she's not! Someone find her!" They all nodded and called the other floors. He thought for a minute before running to the elevator. He checked the NICU, but when he got there, she wasn't anywhere to be found.

"Looking for something Karev?" Arizona asked. She was looking at the twins with Bailey.

"Have you seen Lexie?"

"No why?"

"She's missing?"

"What do you mean missing?" Bailey asked.

"She's not is her room. A nurse said she went for a walk an hour ago but no one's seen her since."

"Page the Chief, security, and any doctor who's not saving a life." Alex nodded and ran out the room.

"I'll stay here," Arizona said. "In case she comes to see them."

"Let's hope that's the case."

Lexie leaned against the wall before knocking on the door. Her stomach hurt and she felt a little dizzy, but she had to do it. She had come too far not. The door opened and Mark, who had been looking at something inside, turned and looked at her before he frowned and closed the door.

"Mark Please!" she cried. "I need to talk to Julia! Please!" Julia, who Mark had been looking at, put down a sleeping Sofia and walked to the door.

"What are you doing?" Mark asked.

"I'm seeing what she wants," she replied.

"No, leave her out there."

"Mark this has to stop. I'm a doctor too and I now she's not supposed to be out the hospital yet."

"So?"

"So that means whatever she's got to say is important or else she wouldn't have left the hospital. And she's not here for you, she's here for me. So move." Mark stared at before opening the door. Julia stepped outside and closed it behind her.

"Julia I need you to do something for me," Lexie said.

"Sure. What is it?"

"I need you to get Mark to do a blood transfusion, two actually."

"Blood transfusions? As in-"

"I need for you to convince him to save his kids' lives. I would do it, but he hates me."

"Lexie-"

"And I know what I'm asking but they really need it, and I can't watch my babies die." Julia sighed and nodded.

"Ok. I'll do it."

"Thank you."

"Should I tell him anything else?"

"If you don't mind, could you tell him I'm sor-" Lexie gasped and grabbed her side.

"Lexie? Lexie what's wrong?" Lexie looked between her legs and saw blood. She looked up at Julia before collapsing. Julia's eyes widened and see caught her before easing her on the floor. "Mark!"

"Julia I told-" He stopped and kneeled down next to them. "What the hell happened?"

"She has some uterine bleeding."

"We need to get her back to the hospital."

"We need to try and help her." Mark picked Lexie up and carried her inside. Julia ran to the bathroom and came back with a bunch of towels before spreading them the couch and Mark laid Lexie on top of them. Julia felt her wrist for a pulse. It was weak but still there.

"Why was she here anyways?"

"She wanted me to ask you something."

"What was so import that she was willing to die to for?"

"I'll tell you later, right now we need to take care of her." Half an hour later, the bleeding stopped and they brought Lexie back to the hospital.

"Now will you tell me," Mark asked while they were sitting in the waiting room.

"She wanted me to convince you to do something for her," Julia replied.

"I told her not to-"

"You're kids need a blood transfusion."

"Excuse me?"

"They're dying and they really need it."

"Julia-"

"These are your children. You can either help them or you can watch them die."

"It's not that simple." He stood and walked away.

"How?!"

"It's just not," he whispered.

Arizona was in the NICU checking up on the babies. She had refused to leave. Even after Lexie was brought back, she didn't want to leave. She wanted to stay and make sure they were alright. Their conditions were getting worse and there was nothing she could do about it.

"How are they doing?" She turned around and saw Mark standing in the doorway.

"They're still here,' she replied. He nodded and slowly made his way over to her.

"What're you still doing here? Shouldn't you be at home with Callie?"

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be at home with Julia?" He smirked and laughed a little.

"I asked you first." She returned the smile and looked at the babies.

"I didn't want them to be alone." He looked down at them and frowned when he saw the bandage on his so-called-son's head.

"I thought he was fine?" he asked.

"He was."

"What happened?"

"Mark-"

"I wanna know. I want to know everything." Arizona sighed and nodded.

"He had an aneurism that burst a couple days ago. He also had a brain bleed. We took him off the vent to see if he can breathe on his own. He is. Barely, but he is." Mark studied the little boy. He had Lexie's dark brown hair. Mark gently touched his arm, causing his to open his eyes. He had Lexie's brown eyes too.

"What about his sister?"

"She's still not getting enough oxygen so we're keeping her on the vent. She's also lost weight because of her digestive system."

"What's wrong with it?"

"I thought you knew, but I guess you don't. We're not really sure what's wrong, but she's not digestive food like she's supposed to. She also has a heart mummer, which is causing her heart not to pump enough blood." Mark look at the tiny girl, with all the tubes and wires. She had a little duff of light brown hair, kind of like his. He gently took her tiny hand in his huge one, and he could have sworn he saw her heart rate spike up before going back down.

"When you said you didn't want them to be alone, you meant you didn't want them to die alone." Arizona looked at him and nodded.

"Right now, their condition is critical. Right not-"

"I'll do it."

"Do what?"

"I'll give them some blood, as much as they need. I don't want to watch my kids die."

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