Thursday's coming up soon! I'll try to get this, and maybe one more up before the new episode. Thanks for reading, and please enjoy.
Oh, by the way, I know it's probably not very realistic, them taking away Lexie's kids. But for the sake of the story, yeah. I had to do it: )Review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy. Just Hanna, Will, April, Emily, and Ileah(pronunciation again: eye-lee-uh).
Chapter 9
Ileah's POV
I just heard Dr. Montgomery telling Mark about his kids being taken away. She said that it was due to what I told her about Lexie's condition. It is all my fault? My fault Mark's kids are being taken away. I don't even know the Sloan's. All I know is they are both surgeons here.
I can't stand the idea of anyone disliking me, let alone blaming me for the admittance of their wife to psych, and the removal of kids from their custody. I don't know what to do. Should I apologize? CAN I apologize? I know I should. Mark just walked into his wife's room. I guess he told her. I should go apologize now.
It's all my fault.
3rd Person
Mark walked into Lexie's room, prepared to tell Lexie exactly what was going to happen. He pushed open the door, and walked in, leaving Addison and Ileah behind. He saw Lexie leaning back on her pillows, almost asleep. He could tell she wasn't completely asleep by the way her eyelids just barely fluttered. He took a deep breath, and walked over next to her. He squatted down next to her bed so he was near her face.
"Lexie? Lexie, open your eyes. I need to tell you something." Lexie groaned, and opened them.
"I was almost asleep, Mark. What is it?" She was upset. She looked into his eyes, and saw the grief that was clearly overtaking him. She sat up higher in bed, and said, "Mark? Is Emily ok?" Mark looked away her, and told her.
"Emily is perfectly fine. You…Lexie, you aren't fine. Addison was legally obligated to…she had no choice. You…she had to have you committed to psych again." Mark said sadly. He moved his eyes back to hers, and saw the sorrow that was there.
"I'm…I have to go to psych again?" She asked sadly. Mark just nodded. "But…I'm not crazy. I just…I'm fine, Mark. I'm fine." Mark heard the terror in her voice. She knew she had to be there for Will and April and Emily. She saw that there was more to it by reading his facial expression. "What else is there?" She said, her voice small.
"They…they said that you don't have to stay in psych, you can stay at home. But you have to go there at nights, and three times daily. I…Lexie…the kids can't stay at home. They're tak-taking them away. Just until you're better." He told her. Lexie didn't respond. Mark knew by her silent tears that he should give her more information.
"It's not like they're giving them to someone who doesn't know us or them. Custody of the kids has already been taken from us, and passed on. Callie and Arizona are taking care of them." Lexie's silent tears turned into full on sobbing. Mark stood up, climbed into bed with her, and let Lexie into his arms. The door slowly opened, and Ileah walked in.
Mark saw her, and shook his head as if to say, 'she is already upset enough, just go.' But Ileah didn't quite get the hint. She closed the door behind her, and continued to walk in. When she got to the foot of the bed, Lexie looked up and saw the young woman standing there. She recognized her as the nurse who put her out. Ileah took that as her cue to begin talking.
"I…I know you don't know me. I'm Ileah. I…I just want to say that…I'm sorry. I paged Addison after what happened. I had to tell her everything. I just…I'm so so sorry. Please, just know that." Ileah turned to leave, but stopped at the sound of Lexie's voice.
"Wait." Ileah slowly turned back around to see Lexie sitting up out of Mark's grasp, and reaching out a hand towards her. "Come here." Ileah didn't know what to do, so she agreed. When she got over next to Lexie, Lexie reached put her hand comfortingly on Ileah's shoulder.
"It's not your fault." She said sincerely. Lexie looked closer at Ileah, and noticed she looked strangely familiar. It made Lexie uncomfortable, so she dropped her hand.
"Thank you. I am sorry that this has to happen." Ileah muttered.
"Sit down. Please." Lexie said, not once taking her eyes off the girl next to her. Ileah did as Lexie told. When she sat down, Lexie spoke again.
"What did you say your name was again?" Lexie asked, her voice a little less shaky from crying.
"Ileah." Ileah told her. Lexie kept staring.
"Have I met you before?" Lexie asked. Ileah was confused.
"No. We've never met." She said. Lexie continued to try to figure out what it was that confused her so.
"Do you have any…siblings maybe?" Lexie asked. Ileah nodded. Mark looked on, confused as to what was happening.
"Yeah. Four…I mean three sisters. Libby, Kimmie, and Alice." These names sounded so familiar to Lexie, but she had no clue who they were.
"What's your last name." Lexie said more as a command than a question. "And why did you say four before changing it to three?" Lexie was prying, she knew. But she had to figure it out.
"My fourth sister…she died six years ago in a car crash. She was the second born. I was the third. So we were pretty close." Lexie's eyes widened. She gasped. She suddenly knew what it was. "Is…is something wrong?" Ileah asked.
"What did you say your last name was again?" Mark asked this time.
"Kepner." Ileah said. Lexie looked at Mark, and it was clear to them how awkward the situation was. Ileah was way confused. "Is there…is there a problem?" Ileah asked. Lexie remembered something April had said at the shooting, and told Lexie a few times too.
"Ileah, your mother, Karen is a school teacher, and your father, Joe, is a corn farmer." Lexie said quietly. Ileah was even BEYOND confused now.
"How the hell do you know that?" She asked, scared.
"Your sister…I was in the car with her. April. My daughter is named after her." Ileah was silent.
Well, this was awkward.
