Hey, guess what. I accidentally put William Derek Shepherd instead of Sloan on that last chapter. I wanted to fix it, but I already deleted the file on my computer. So, that's my fault, sorry!
Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy
Chapter 4
Mark wasn't an obstetrician. He didn't know the specifics of birthing children, or time limitations, or anything. What he did know was that seven months was too early to be having a child. But, here he was. Standing next to his wife, holding onto her hand tightly, as she pushed and pushed as she gave birth to their premature child. Lexie suddenly stopped pushing, and dropped down to her pillow.
"Lex? What's wrong?" Mark asked, his forehead scrunching up in confusion. Lexie was sweaty, and her hair was matted against her head. She slowly shook her head no before responding.
"I'm so tired." Was all she said. Her labor had come on so quickly that there was no time for an epidural, so this was an all natural childbirth. Of course she was exhausted. Even though April was much bigger than this baby was, the birth for April was much less painful, because Lexie had been put on strong medicine, and had an epidural. Mark squeezed her hand tightly.
"You can't hold it in any longer. I know it's early, and I know you aren't on any meds right now, but you have to let go now." He said. Lexie looked up at her husband. He had a small smile playing on the edge of his lips. He was so excited to be a daddy, and was ready for this child to be born.
Lexie and Mark had found out the gender of their children before they were born, so it wasn't a huge surprise to them. But this time was different. Mark talked Lexie into keeping it a surprise for the big day. Which was today.
"Don't you want to know if it's a boy or a girl, Babe?" He asked. He was pushing her, he knew that. But it was the only way to get her to comply. Lexie groaned as she sat up on her elbows again, and said, "Ok. I'm ready." Addison nodded.
"Well, let's go!" She said. "Give me a big push, Lexie. You're doing great." Addison's many uplifting words did help Lexie to be more focused, but what held her drive was Mark. She had to do it for him. She took in a deep breath, and pushed with all her strength. "Great! The shoulders are out now. One more and we should have the baby." Addison said. Lexie immediately agreed, and gave one last push.
"And…here she is." Addison said holding up the baby girl. Lexie didn't relax yet, though. She saw how little the baby was, and she wasn't crying yet. Lexie and Mark held their breaths in anticipation. Addison quickly cut the cord, and said, "Clean up Mom." to a nurse, and walked quickly to the other side of the room with the baby. Mark held on tighter to Lexie's hand as they waited. And waited. And waited. Until, finally they heard the one noise that could relax them. A tiny gurgle, and then a loud, screaming cry.
"Oh, thank God." Lexie said as she smiled, and leaned back against her pillow. Addison handed the baby off to a nurse who could take over from there, and pulled Mark to the side while Lexie was getting cleaned up.
"So." She said as she pulled out a clipboard from next to her. "Do the parents have a name picked out yet?" She asked. Mark nodded. He stole a quick glance back at Lexie, who nodded as if to say, 'Go on. We planned for this.' Because Mark and Lexie picked out boys names, and girls names.
"Emily Alexa Sloan." He said. Addison smiled.
"Perfect. She is 5 pounds, 2 ounces. 18 inches long." Mark smiled.
"Thank you. So much." He said before he walked back over to Lexie. When he got there, she was fixed up, and able to relax. The nurse brought baby Emily over to them, and handed her to Lexie, who accepted eagerly. Lexie and Mark just stared at the baby before them. It was a miracle she was breathing on her own, being just seven months before she was born. Lexie looked up at Mark, smiling.
"This one has your nose." She said through her smile to Mark. Mark leaned down and kissed her softly. When he pulled away, and glanced back down at his baby girl, Emily, his pager went off. He looked down, and saw what it said. He looked over, and stared at his wife, his face frozen in fear.
"What is it, Babe?" Lexie asked him, clearly concerned. Mark pointed at his pager as he spoke.
"I have to go…three year old burn victim needs facial reconstruction." Lexie just stared at him. No way. No way he could do this.
April's happy, smiling face popped into Mark's head. If he didn't do this surgery, someone less qualified would do the job. Someone who didn't know every feature on April's face. Someone who didn't understand how heavy the job would weigh on their shoulders. Mark had to do it. Of course he would.
"I love you, Lex. Keep Emily safe." Mark said as he kissed her forehead softly once. He turned to leave.
"I love you too, Mark." Lexie said as she watched him leave the room to go perform facial reconstruction on their three year old daughter.
A/N: You caught me, AiLing. I was planning it all along. Good call, lol. Sorry it's so short, but it's all I had for this chapter. Thanks for reading, and please review so I can have more of a drive to write more : )