Alot of the reviews for the last chapter where mainly questioning Melody and her motives, both of which, will be revealed soon. It is so much fun writing for her. Okay, guys, here you go!

Frustrated and short on patience, Mark walked quickly through the lobby of the Archfield hotel. He had gotten Melody's room number from the desk clerk and had every intention of reminding her of her place in all of this. He pounded on the door with the gold 214 in the middle. About a minute later, Melody opened the door wearing sweatpants and an old ratty t-shirt, towel drying her hair.

"Oh, it's you." She muttered, walking away, leaving the door open for him to enter. "This is quite the surprise."

"Go home."

"Home?" Melody scoffed. "Please, I think Seattle is just starting to warm up to me."

"What do you want?" He asked her.

"What do any of us want, Mark?" She replied.

"Don't be cryptic." He raised his voice. "You are screwing with my life, my family and I am not going to continue to stand by and watch."

"What are you gonna do, then?" Melody pressed. "Since you've apparantly grown some balls since I last saw you."

"Melody-"

"You are going to do whatever I tell you to." She said, crossing the room toward him. "You don't want me telling your pretty little wifey your big dark secret, hmm?" She lightly traced a circle with her finger on his chest.

"You know I didn't do it? You made the whole thing up." Mark protested.

"Ah, but see, that's the funny thing about reputations, Mark. People tend to believe whatever they hear if it fits into the reputation." She plopped onto the bed, grabbing a cigarette and lighting it. "And you've made one hell of a reputation for yourself, sweety."

"Tell her. Go ahead." He said, throwing his hands up in forfeit. "Lexie knows me better than that."

"Are you so sure about that?" She said exhaling a puff of smoke. "You are forgetting something. I come from the part of your life she doesn't know about."

"She'll never buy it." He turned to walk out.

"You mean like Addison would?" She covered her mouth. "Oh, that was awfully stupid of me. Addison was last year's conquest right?"

"What did you say to Addison?" He asked.

"Nothing that your little pop tart isn't going to find out for herself soon enough. I promise you, Mark. I am not leaving until your perfect little changed man image is nothing but a bunch of tarnished, broken lies." She said putting her cigarette out and placing a hand on her hip. "You wanna walk out on me? Guess what? Payback's a bitch and I'm ready to start collecting."

Mark sighed and closed his eyes. "What do I have to do for you to stop? For you to leave me and my family alone?"

She giggled. "You're cute like this. But you're not getting it. There is no leaving anybody alone. I came to have some fun, and you can't stop what I've already started."

A second later, Melody's phone rang.

"Hello?" She answered. "Oh, hey, Lexie." She said smiling at Mark. "Coffee? You know, I'd love some. I'll meet you there."

Melody traded her sweatpants for jeans and walked towards the door.

"Don't you dare-" Mark said, standing in her way.

Melody looked up at him with a glare that made his skin crawl. "Don't tell me what to do." She said slowly, before exiting the room with a slam of the door.

Lexie stirred her coffee and took a sip, while Melody held Haley in her lap.

"I'd love to hear more about Mark, back then, I mean." She said, taking a napkin and wiping the drool off Haley's chin.

"I'm sure you've seen it all. Arrogant, brilliant, sexy as hell."

"Yeah, that sounds pretty familiar." Lexie chuckled.

"I am glad that some of his traits aren't the same any more." Melody said with a sigh.

"Like what?" Lexie asked, nibbling at her biscotti.

"He was kinda violent. I don't know if he still is, but when we were, you know, he kinda-" Melody paused.

"What?" She asked.

"I haven't told anyone." Melody began to choke up.

"It's okay. You can talk to me." Lexie said, holding her hand.

"He raped me." She spat out. "I couldn't find a way to tell anyone, but there it is. The truth.

"What?" Lexie said, baffled beyond words.

"I know. It's terrible, but he came at me one night in the on-call room and I said 'no' but I guess that didn't really work for him. He was too strong and I just couldn't fight him off." She told her.

"But why come visit him, then?"

"For closure." She explained. "Lexie, I've done a lot of things in my life and I know I deserve some karma for them, but nobody deserves that. Excuse me, I am going to go freshen up."

Melody handed Haley off to a still blatantly confused Lexie. In the bathroom, Melody wiped off the tears and began reapplying her eye makeup. She was enjoying this and she was going to make sure she wasn't cheated of one second of it. When she returned, she found an empty table. No Lexie, no Haley. Just a note that read:

Melody,

Sorry I had to run. Meredith called with a family emergency so I couldn't stay. I paid for the coffee. See you soon.

- Lex

She slowly crushed the note in the palm of her hand, as the waiter approached from behind.

"Can I get you anything else?"

"No. I'm gonna get what I came for." She muttered as he walked away confused.

She pulled out her phone and dialed 411 for information and put on her peppiest voice.

"What city and state please?" The operator asked.

"Seattle, Washington."

"Name?"

"I need the address for a Meredith Grey." She said with a sly smile.

"Mark!" Lexie called, walking in the apartment, turning around to lock the door.

"Hey, I'm here." He said hugging her, Haley sandwiched in the middle.

"Melody told me." She said. "That you raped her."

"Lexie-"

"She said that you attacked her in an on-call room, but all I could think was that the man that I know, the Mark here, he wouldn't do that." Lexie rambled feriously fast. "Right?"

"Of course I didn't." He comforted her. "She is just causing trouble. This is what she does."

"But why?" She asked. "What did I ever do to her?"

"It's not you, babe. It's me."

"I just want her gone." She said with a sigh. "If she would lie about something as heinous as rape, who knows what else she has done."

"Come here." Mark said, hugging them again. "I'm gonna fix this."

"What does she want?" She asked him.

"She wants me to pay."

"For what?" She replied as he grabbed his coat and walked to the door. "Mark, please!"

"What?" He asked.

"Don't leave us here. If she comes back here-" He cut her off with a tight hug.

"I am not going to let anything happen to you or our daughter. You are my family, Lex. I'm not gonna stand for this anymore." He headed for the door again.

"I love you." Lexie spat out.

"I love you, too." He winked at her. "Lock the door behind me, okay?"

She just nodded, clutching to Haley for dear life.

Meredith sat on her living room couch next to Melody, two cups of tea sat on the table in front of them.

"I don't understand. Are you a friend of Mark's or a friend of Lexie's?" Meredith asked.

"It's mutual."

"I see." She stirred awkwardly. "So what brings you to Seattle?"

"Let's just say I have a little bit of unfinished business." Melody answered, as Meredith's phone rang.

"Hold that thought." Meredith said. "Hello? Lexie, what's the matter? Okay, okay. I'll be right over."

"Is everything all right?" Melody asked.

"Yeah. Just some sister stuff. I am so sorry, but I have to run. Can I walk you to the door?" Meredith offered.

"That would be lovely." Melody replied. "Oh, can you give Lexie a message for me?"

"Sure."

"Tell her that I'm waiting." She said, turning to walk away.

"Waiting for what?" Meredith called out. She groaned when she didn't receive an answer. She grabbed her jacket and took off into the pouring rain.

"Who the hell is Melody?" Meredith asked, walking into Lexie and Mark's apartment, Lexie quickly locking the door behind her. Haley was quietly playing in a spot on the living room floor.

"Some psycho from Mark's past." She began to explain. "She showed up here, completely out of the blue, and now I guess she wants some kind of revenge on Mark."

"For what?" Meredith sat on the couch.

"Because he didn't have the same feelings for her I guess. Mark talked about her like she was a lover scorned or something." Lexie said.

"Scorned?"

"Yeah. She said Mark raped her." Lexie told her, covering her face with her hand.

"Are you kidding?" Meredith asked in shock. "He didn't, did he?"

"God, no!" She replied, appalled that Meredith would even ask.

"Okay, sorry." She sighed. "What is he going to do?"

"He said he was going to fix it."

"How?" She pushed.

"I don't know." Lexie answered. "I just hope he does it fast."

Mark barged into Melody's open hotel room door.

"How far are you going to take this, Mel?" He shouted.

"Keep your voice down." She answered. "I have neighbors here."

"Do you honestly think I give a damn what anybody thinks about you?" Mark continued.

"What about what people think about you?" She asked. "I'm guessing by the note that was left, that your little jailbait wife is sticking by your side?"

"I told you she would." He scoffed. "Go home."

"I have no home, Mark! You made sure of that!" She spat.

"How long are you going to blame your problems on everybody else?" Mark replied. "If you are without a home to go to, it's by your own doing."

"I won't let you say no to me!" She yelled as Mark turned his back, causing him to turn around and walk back toward her and pushing her against the wall.

"Leave." He whispered to her, angrily. "I don't want to see you here again and if you try to contact me or my wife again, I will make sure you get put away like the nutjob you are, do you understand?"

She shook him loose.

"Threats are not your forte, honeybun." She coughed lightly. "That kinda turned me on."

"What do you want from me?" He asked, exasperated.

"I forgot. You were never the best when it came to common sense." She laughed as she laid on the bed. "I want you, Mark, and that Lexie girl doesn't exactly seem like the sharing type...which is fine, because neither am I."

She got up and walked to face him, reaching out and storking his jawline.

"I think you remember that about me." She said, as he slapped her hand away. "Oooh. Feisty. I like that in a man."

"Melody-"

"Why don't you go home, get some sleep, and think about what exactly it is I am capable of?"

"Which would be?" He pressed.

"I can make your life a living hell and the funny part is I won't think twice about it. Plus, I'll be sure to take down that princess of yours, too." She promised with a smile.

"You really are an evil, twisted bitch." Mark told her.

"Save the sweet talk for Lexie." She opened the door for him. "I trust I'll be hearing from you soon."

"Don't count on it." He said, storming out.

"I didn't want to play it this way." She mumbled to herself.

I hope you guys enjoyed this latest installment. I find Melody's bitchiness and attitude to be just way too much fun to write for which means she might stick around for a little bit. Anyway, remember that reviews make me smile. Love, Peace, and Grey's!