A/N: Lexie rambles are fun. I told you I would post more today. I have a couple more written but I might wait until later to post. Enjoy!

22. Mother Nature-

I'm Late

"Mark, I have something to tell you." Lexie said sitting down next to him on the couch.

"Anything." Mark smiled over to her.

"I'm late." Lexie said with an unsure look on her face.

"What?" Mark thought for a second. Lexie watched his face and waited for him to catch on. She could she his eyes fill with terror and excitement as he figured out what she meant. "How late?"

"About three weeks." Lexie said. She knew that that was a long time to not notice she missed her period but she was so caught up with work that she didn't even notice. She noticed at first and she thought it was just a couple days late so she didn't freak out until she realized a few weeks later that she still hadn't gotten it. Then she immediately went and stole some pregnancy tests from a supply closet and told Mark. "Listen, I know we didn't plan for this now and I know we wanted to wait but this is happening and I'm kind of excited unless you aren't then this could be just a bump in the road if you don't want a baby right now then I understand completely and we can do something but I really don't want to and I want this baby. We should have this baby. Are you ready for a baby?" As in complete character of Lexie, she rambled for a while. "Mark say something before my head pops off."

"Have you taken a test?"

"No, but I have one." Lexie said slowly.

"Go take it. I want this maybe baby but I have to know if it even is a baby or not."

Lexie went and quickly took the test. Mark came in the bathroom chuckling slightly as he watched her pace around the bathroom as she waited for the timer to ding and tell her the results were ready. "You aren't allowed to laugh at me for this." Lexie said still pacing back and forth. "Are we ready for this? I mean, can we handle a baby right now? I'm still a resident and we aren't married and this is a big commitment. It's a baby, Mark. A small human that we become responsible for. A small human that we have to take care of and is our complete responsibility to make sure it's fed and healthy and happy. Why am I the only one freaking out? You know, you should be more worried." Lexie continued to ramble some about how he should freak out and that there could be a small human showing up in their lives and their worlds were going to shift and more things that Mark just stopped listening to. Finally, he spoke up.

"Lexie." Mark stopped her rambling. "We don't even know if there is a baby to worry over yet. If there is a baby, we are ready. We can handle it. We will make it."

"Promise me you won't leave. Please." Lexie said leaning into Mark.

"Lexie, I won't leave. I couldn't leave you. I couldn't leave you or the baby." Mark said smiling down at her.

"Okay," she smiled. "wait, I thought you just said that we didn't know if there was a baby."

Mark held up the pregnancy test with a small plus sign on it. "That was before it turned positive."

"What?" Lexie said quickly taking the test from his hand. She looked at the window that gave a positive reading. "We're having a baby."

Mark nodded and kissed her. "We are having a baby."