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-March 30, 2013-
Mark Sloan walked onto his back porch. Their backyard was perfectly decorated for Sofia's birthday party. Callie, Arizona, and Lexie had been planning it for months. He thought it was kind of silly to work so hard on a second birthday, but he had to admit the backyard looked fantastic.
Sofia had wanted a princess theme and their backyard looked like it was taken from one of Sofia's fairytales.
He sipped his coffee and glanced at his watch, they had a couple hours before the party. They had invited all of Sofia's friends as well of some of her adult friends.
"Hey, Mark! Come see her cake!" Lexie called from the house.
Mark chuckled and went in the house, petting Sadie as she ran past him.
"Wow," He said, looking in awe at his daughter's birthday cake. It looked just like a castle.
"Has Sof seen it yet?" He asked.
"Nope," Callie said as she and Arizona walked into the kitchen, carrying the snacks they bought for the party.
"She's taking a nap," Arizona explained.
"That's probably a good idea." Lexie said, picking up Sadie. "Does that sound like a good idea? Yes, it is. Yes, it is." Lexie said, playing with the puppy and talking to her in a baby voice.
"Lex," Mark said with a laugh, taking the puppy out of Lexie's lap and kneeling down on the floor next to her. "Don't talk to her like that. She's tough." As if to emphasize his point, Sadie began to nip at Mark's fingers.
"She has a pink collar," Callie pointed out with a laugh.
"Sofia picked it." Mark said defensively.
"Get off the floor before I roll over your hand," Lexie said with a small grin. Her physical therapy had been going extremely well. She was now able to walk the entire length of the railing in therapy, about ten feet.
Mark smirked and stood up.
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"The first car's pulling up!" Lexie exclaimed excitedly.
Mark over to see who it was. Sofia was perched on Mark's shoulders, wearing a tiara and a princess dress.
"It's just Derek, Meredith and Zola," He said with a smirk.
"Zo!" Sofia exclaimed excitedly. She quickly tried to get off of her father's shoulders.
When the car stopped, Mark let Sofia run towards the car.
When Zola emerged from the car, Sofia grabbed her hand and ran to show her the party.
"Here comes another car," Mark said with a smile. He kissed Lexie.
"What was that for?" She asked for a laugh.
"I needed something to get me through the two dozen children under the age of five that will soon be running around our backyard." He explained with a shrug.
"Will that do it?" She asked curiously.
"Maybe I better do it again. Just to be sure," Mark said with a grin.
"Just to be sure," Lexie said with a laugh, pulling him into a kiss.
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Later that afternoon their backyard was full of kids and their parents.
Lexie was helping Callie refill the snacks. She caught a glance at Mark across the lawn. He was giving Sofia and several of her friends piggy back rides. His eyes were sparkling and his lips were spread into a large grin.
She grinned as she looked at Mark, running a hand through her hair. It seemed surreal that the two of them had broken up because she wasn't ready for kids. Mark was a natural father and she had easily settled into her role as Sofia's mother. Though she wasn't quite ready, she was excited to have more kids.
Mark caught her watching and winked at her.
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Several hours later, everyone had gone home. The only people left were Callie, Arizona, Mark, Lexie, and Sofia.
They were cleaning up from the party.
"We have to return the moon bounce by six," Callie said, glancing at her watch.
"I got it," Mark said with a chuckle. He jogged over to the moon bounce.
Lexie watched with a grin as her fiancé climbed inside. She heard him growling about being the tickle monster. Their backyard was soon filled with the sound of Sofia's shrieking laughter.
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Later that night, it was just the two of them in their house. Sofia was at Callie and Arizona's.
Lexie was sitting on the couch while Mark put Sadie in her cage for the night.
"I'm exhausted," Mark sighed, sitting down on the couch next to Lexie, pulling her towards him.
"You had fun," Lexie said with a laugh.
"Yes, I did. You weren't kidding about loving birthdays," Mark said.
"You think Sof had fun?" Lexie asked him.
"I think it was one of the best days of her little life," Mark said with a grin. He grabbed a plastic tiara from the side of the couch.
He put it on Lexie's head. "May I escort you to your chambers, Lady Alexandra?" Mark asked her in a bad British accent.
"You may, Sir Marcus," Lexie said with a laugh.
Mark picked her up and carried her to their bedroom.
After they were in bed, Lexie turned to Mark. "We're getting a moon bounce next year so I can jump in it,"'
"Okay," Mark said with a laugh.
"We should build a pool or maybe get a trampoline," Lexie murmured.
"I'll look into it," Mark replied with a chuckle.
"I love you," Lexie said with a smile.
"I love you too," Mark said with a grin, kissing her.
