Hey guys! Sorry this update has taken a little longer. My computer crashed and caused a little bit of a slight delay on this chapter. Nonetheless, I assume that you have all heard the sad news of Eric Dane leaving Grey's Anatomy. I think this will be good, consdering we no longer have Lexie and Chyler Leigh. Makes sense. I would love to hear your thoughts. Moving on... ENJOY!

Lexie laid in bed with one arm behind her head, staring straight at the ceiling, deep in thought. Her daughter laid next to her, mimicking her position.

"Mommy?" She said, snapping Lexie back to reality. "I'm hungry."

"You want some breakfast?" Lexie asked her miniature clone. "What do you want to eat?"

"Pizza!" Haley said with a huge grin.

"Pizza?" Lexie asked with a giggle as she climbed out of bed. "What is wrong with you?"

"Hey short stuff." Meredith appeared in the doorway. "You want some pancakes?"

"Yeah!" Haley cheered running to her aunt, as Lexie's phone began to ring.

"Okay." Meredith smiled. "Why don't you go help Uncle Derek finish the batter?"

"Uncle Derek!" The small child cried, running down the hall.

Lexie grabbed her phone and looked at her sister.

"I'll be down in a minute." She said, Meredith nodding in reciprocation before heading downstairs.

"Hello?" Lexie spoke into her cell phone.

"Hey." Mark responded. "How are you?"

"I'm okay." She answered, pulling on a pair of ripped jeans under the ratty t-shirt she had slept in. Even over the phone, she felt Mark could tell. "I just woke up a little while ago and now Haley is downstairs making pancakes with Derek and Mer."

"Sounds nice." He paused. "So the other night..."

"The other night was..." Lexie just laughed nervously.

"I don't think it was a mistake, Lex." He began. "I know you do, but I love you and I don't regret it. Not one second of it."

"Mark...I love you, too." She responded.

"So you don't think it was so stupid?" He laughed slightly.

"No, it was very stupid. It was stupid and reckless...but maybe it just wasn't so wrong." Lexie conceded. "You just make me nervous."

"You think you don't make me nervous?"

"How can I? You're Mark Sloan and I'm...me." She sighed.

"I get so uneasy when you are around me, I'm so anxious to make you smile and when you touch me, forget it." He told her.

"Really?"

"Absolutely." He assured her.

"Look, can we talk about this more in person? This feels awkward, discussing something like this over the phone." Lexie asked.

"Yeah. I'm not on call today, so you can come by anytime, or I can stop by Meredith's. Whichever is easier for you." Mark offered.

"I can see if Mer can keep Haley for a bit and I can come by in about an hour."

"That would be fine. So I'll see you soon, then?" Mark said.

"Yeah." Lexie smiled. "I'll see you soon."

Lexie headed downstairs, where her mini-me was standing on a chair, next to the kitchen counter, her face smudged with pancake batter.

"What happened to you?" Lexie chuckeled, grabbing a paper towel and starting to wash her face off.

"I made pancakes." Haley smiled.

"I see." She told her daughter. "But let's get you cleaned up so can eat, okay?"

"My tummy's so hungry." Haley said.

"Alright, scoot." Lexie laughed, playfully swatting her with the paper towel.

Haley ran over to the dining room table where Meredith and Derek were setting up breakfast.

"So, who was on the phone?" Meredith asked her sister, with an arch of her eyebrow.

"Seriously?" Lexie asked, placing Haley in her booster seat. "You know who it was, Mer."

"You're right. I was just looking for an in." She stated. "So what happened? Did you cave?"

"No." She laughed while taking her own seat. "I am supposed to go over to his place and talk things over."

"Talk things over?" Meredith asked, skeptically.

"Yes." Lexie defended. "There are things that are just...messy. I need them sorted out once and for all."

"Okay. I see." Meredith sighed. "Derek can take Haley and Zola to the park."

"Are you sure?" Lexie asked. " I don't want to pawn her off on you guys."

"Are you kidding?" Derek chimed in. "She's my niece. I love spending time with her. The more I see her, the better."

"Okay." Lexie said, giving up.

After breakfast, Lexie meticulously picked out an outfit. She settled on a pair of jeans with a small hole at the knee, an old Harvard t-shirt, and a pair of Converse high tops. She played with her hair for ten minutes before ultimately deciding to leave it down. She drove over to Mark's apartment building, rode the excruitiatingly long elevator ride, and knocked on the familiar door with the 501. After a few seconds, the door swung open and Lexie mentally prepared herself.

"Hey, you." Mark greeted. "Come on in."

"Hey." Lexie replied.

"Have a seat." He gestured to the couch. "Do you want some water or anything?"

"You don't have to cater to me, Mark." She laughed. "I lived here for almost three years."

"And what about in the coming years?" He said with his trademark smirk.

"Mark." She walked over to the kitchen counter where he was standing. "Everything in me is screaming at me to come back."

"But?" He looked down.

"No." She said.

"Lexie, come on." Mark grew irritated.

"No. I mean, no 'but'." Lexie grinned. "I miss you...so much it hurts. I don't want to hurt like this anymore."

"Me either."

"But can we settle on something, please?"

"Anything." Mark moved to the same side of the counter, where Lexie was standing.

"No more secrets." She said bluntly. "Secrets tend to be our downfall."

"I know." He agreed. "No more secrets."

"Good." Lexie smiled. "So what do we do now?"

"We could make it official." Mark suggested.

"Does your mind live in the bedroom?" Lexie laughed.

Mark laughed with her. "I meant with a dinner. You know, you, me, and the kiddo. And you say I think dirty."

"A dinner would be great." She told him. "Then we can just stay?"

"You had better stay." Mark said, pulling her close and placing a light kiss on her lips.

"I'll have to." She looked up at him. "Especially, if you plan on more of that."

"There's plenty of that in store for you." He promised.

"Okay." She looked at the floor. "I should go back to Meredith's...I'll need to grab Haley before dinner."

"I can't wait." Mark said, brushing her hair away from her face and kissing her again.

"That makes two of us." Lexie smiled. "I'll see you tonight."

Lexie made it to the bottom floor of the building and felt like she was walking on air. She was deliriously happy and it had seemed she hadn't felt this way for an eternity. She was ready to get things back to where they were supposed to be. More than that, she was ready to keep them that way.

I know this chapter was a little shorter, but it is better than nothing. I would love to hear your thoughts on this chapter and what you think about Eric Dane leaving the show. Thanks for all the support. Peace, Love, & Grey's Anatomy!