Feels good to be back in the swing of things. I loved everyone's reactions to the last chapter. Jime-GA-Lover, I loved your theory on Jackson taking her. I can honestly say that never crossed my mind till you said it. But fear not, I know exactly where Haley is. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this entry. Happy Reading!

Disclaimer: Again, nothing is mine.

"What do you mean 'gone'?" Lexie asked in disbelief, she ran over to the playpen where her daughter was playing only minutes ago. "She was right here!"

"I know." Mark explained. "The delivery guy rang for the food so I went downstairs to get it and when I came back, it was empty."

"What?" Lexie said. "You left her?"

"It was only a second." Mark told her. "I went to get the food and I closed the door behind me."

"Damn it, Mark. How many times have I told you, you cannot leave her alone, even for a second, otherwise, something like this could happen!" She started to yell.

"Are you seriously blaming me right now?" Mark asked in confusion.

"If you would have stayed here, she wouldn't be missing!" Lexie told him while throwing everything off the kitchen counter.

"What the hell are you doing?"

"I'm looking for the phone. What do you think I'm doing?" She said, panicked.

"I already called. They are sending a unit over right now." He said, trying to pull her to him.

"I'm going to go get dressed." Lexie said, pulling away and letting a few tears slip on her way to the bathroom.

As Lexie exited the bedroom, Mark opened the door, letting in two identically dressed members of the Seattle Police Department.

"Mr. Sloan. I'm Officer Gilmore and this is my partner Officer Davis. We got a call about a break in." the taller of the two men stated.

"I went downstairs to get some food I had ordered from the delivery guy and when I came back, the door was open and my daughter was gone." Mark said.

"How old is the child?" Davis asked, while scribbling on his notepad.

"She'll be one next month." Lexie said.

"Do you have a description of the child?" Gilmore asked, more to Mark than Lexie.

"Here." Lexie said, handing a photo to the officer. "It was taken a couple months ago, but she still looks the same. Her features haven't changed."

"Alright." Officer Gilmore began to speak. "We're going to call the precinct and put out an APB. If your baby is still in the area, we have a chance at finding her tonight."

"Okay. Thank you so much." Lexie said.

"You guys just try and relax, we will call you if we find anything."

With that, the officers gave the couple a card with their number and left with a determined attitude. Lexie sighed and sunk into a seated position on the couch covering her face with her hands. She couldn't believe this was happening. Her worst fear had come to life and there was absolutely nothing she could do but sit and wait, her baby's fate resting in someone else's hands.

"Lex-"

"No." She cut Mark off. "I don't want to talk. I don't want to move. I don't want to breathe until she is back."

"I'm scared too." Mark said, sitting next to her. "They'll find her. They'll find her and they'll bring her back."

"Will they?" Lexie said, standing up and looking down at the broken man before her. "Do you have any idea how big Seattle is?"

"Lexie, come on."

"No, Mark, you come on." She continued. "I don't even know if she's scared, or hurt, or hungry, or cold. I am supposed to protect her! We were supposed to protect her! You were supposed to be there to keep her safe! Where were you?" Lexie began to break down as Mark tried pulling her close to him.

"Where were you?" She said, hitting his chest with her fists. "You left her and now she's gone. Where is my baby?"

"Shhhh" Mark said, holding her close.

It took about an hour of sobbing before Lexie finally fell asleep. The thought couldn't even cross Mark's mind. How could he sleep with his baby out there somewhere without him? He couldn't help but blame himself. Lexie blamed him and he knew that on some level, she was right. He would be blaming her if the tables were turned. If he had just stayed where he was, there would have been no way for someone to come in and take their child.

Meanwhile, Officer Davis and Officer Gilmore were driving past Seattle Grace Mercy West, following any possible lead they had.

"Well, that was a bust." Gilmore said.

"Yeah, she couldn't have gotten far. I mean, even with a car, you can't get anywhere in the city without taking the ferryboat first and we have units ready to search them when they dock." Davis answered.

"Did you see those parents?" Gilmore stated. "Man, they looked devastated."

"Yeah."

The radio chirped. "Dispatch unit 1301, come in."

"This is 1301, go ahead." Davis answered.

"We just received a disturbance call from the downtown bus station. Woman, mid-thirties, caused a scene when the owner caught her loitering with her baby. The caller said she was kind of out of it." The voice answered.

"All right, thank you. We will head over." Davis said.

Officer Gilmore made a swift U-turn and flipped his siren on.

"You don't think…" He started.

"What?"

"Nothing. Nevermind." Gilmore said with a shake of his head.

They arrived at the bus station to find a woman pacing up and down the sidewalk, holding a baby in her arms.

"I'm not going back! She needs me. I can't go back!" The woman screamed.

"Ma'am?" Officer Davis tried.

"No." The woman continued. "You won't send me back. I won't go!"

"Listen. We just want to talk. Why don't you let my partner take your baby inside where it's warm and we can talk about what's going on, okay?" He said, gently.

"She needs me."

"I know she does." He told her. "But my partner can handle it for just a couple of minutes okay?"

"Okay." She whispered, slowly handing the baby to Davis' partner.

He immediately took her inside the building while his partner calmed the woman, getting her name and other information from her.

"What's wrong with her?" The owner asked.

"Not quite sure." Gilmore answered. "Did she have a diaper bag with her?"

"What?"

"A diaper bag. This little one needs to be changed." He said pinching her cheek, lightly.

"No." The owner responded. "Just the baby."

The wheels in his head began to click and with a sigh he grabbed the photo that Lexie Grey had given him earlier that night.

"I need you to be straight with me. I can't help you or your baby unless your honest with me." Davis told the woman sternly.

"Davis!" Gilmore shouted at him.

"Yeah?"

"Cuff her and call the Sloans. I think we just found their kid."

Mark had just dozed off when the phone jerked him out of his almost peaceful state. He tried not to wake Lexie as he heard her groan when he moved from under her.

"Sloan." He answered.

"This is Officer Davis."

"Anything?" Mark asked, terrified and hopeful all at the same time.

"We have her. We are bringing her to you." He stated.

"Oh, my God. Is she all right?"

"She's a little cold, but she is okay."

"Thank you so much." Mark told them.

It took two seconds after they arrived for Lexie to grab Haley and collapse to the floor, sobbing while she hugged her tightly. Mark followed suit, joining them and hugging them both tightly.

"Where was she?" Lexie asked, after she had composed herself.

"The downtown bus station." Davis explained. "Woman's name is Becca Haynes. She ran from the psych ward at Seattle Presbyterian two days ago. She went a little crazy when her baby girl died. She was about to be one."

"But she is okay?" She asked.

"Haley is perfect, not a scratch on her." Gilmore added. "And Ms. Haynes is on her way back to Seattle Pres."

"Great. Thank you." Mark said, with a smile.

"Thank you." Lexie said, through her tears.

The couple spent the rest of the night just holding each other closely. No one wanted to be the first to let go. Haley giggled and Lexie couldn't help but smile.

"Thank God you're okay." She said, kissing her cheeks. "I love you so much."

"I love you, too." Mark answered.

"Yeah." Lexie responded.

I didn't want to drag the kidnapping out since it isn't really a principal part of the story and I really didn't want the kidnapper to be anyone we know, because I don't want to villianize any of the characters I love. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed. Please read and review. Love you all! X0X0