"Dr Sloan !"
Mark looked up and saw Alex coming in with his usual care-free yet serious tone. "Karev, what are you doing here?" asked a confused Mark. "You need to speak to Lexie before it's too late!" Alex said without even giving a thought that he's speaking to an attending. "What? Is everything okay with Lexie? "asked Mark worriedly. "Dude, you need to talk to her. I mean, she's still crazy about you and you should seriously settle whatever that is that you both are going through." Alex replied.
A few hours before
Lexie went to the canteen to have lunch and was in a dilemma of whether she should go sit with Alex or not. Lexie has been having her meals alone in the hospital for the past few days as both Mer and Christina have been busy.
"Hey..." Lexie said as she sat in front of Alex in the same table. "Hey, have you seen Mer and Yang? I didn't see them the whole day..." Alex asked curiously. "Oh, they're busy. Mer's with Derek and Christina is busy prepping for a surgery with Dr Altman " Lexie replied immediately. She was glad that Alex was speaking to her as usual after the weird break-up they had earlier this morning. Both of them were silent for a moment, and Alex decided to break the ice.
"Lexie, about what I said earlier this morning, I hope you understand. I mean, both of us are clearly still longing for...you know what I mean..." Alex said, not wanting to mention names. "I get it, Alex. I do. I know that you still love Izzie and I am still..." she paused. "Crazy about Sloan?" Alex helped her finish the sentence. "I'm not crazy about him. I just...can't seem to get over him fast. It takes time..." Lexie said as she drank some water from the water bottle.
"But, thanks." Lexie continued. "For what?" he asked. "For being there. It may sound a little weird to you, but what we had between us...helped me in some ways. I mean, you are a good person and I...I just want to thank you." Lexie said. Lexie was genuinely thanking him. Alex was there with her when she needed someone. And that was more than enough. She was just glad that she didn't go through the pain and heartbreak all by herself.
Alex, on the other hand was perplexed. He was touched in a way. He didn't want Lexie to go through what he did. Izzie was the love of his life. She changed him to become the better man he is now. But, unfortunately he pushed her away. He led her out of his life and he didn't want that to be the case for Lexie.
Lexie was the one who changed Sloan the manwhore into Sloan, the family man now. And, if there's one thing Alex has learned from the shooting is, to start living life to the fullest and the only way to do that is with our loved ones. Alex has missed that opportunity but Mark and Lexie can still try to work it out. This, trying to mend hearts and patch back broken people is new to Alex. He is the one who's always been broken and needed to be patched back. But, times have changed and he is a different man now.
Mark was confused. He didn't know how to react to this new revelation. He knows that he loves Lexie dearly, but all this while, he was thinking that Lexie had chosen Alex. Now, when Alex revealed that Lexie is very much still thinking about him, he felt a rush all over his body. He needs to do something about this. He has to talk to Lexie; his plans of trying to avoid Lexie and ignoring her were of no more interest to him.
"Where is she now?" Mark asked Alex. "I saw her last in the canteen, a few hours ago. She might have gone to check on her patient..." Alex replied. Mark immediately rushed out of the room and started looking for her. He went to his patient's room, and there she was, standing by the patient and checking up on him. The surgery was about to start in a few hours time and Lexie was making sure that the patient was all well prepared.
"So, Mr David I can see that you are a little tensed about the surgery," Lexie said. She noticed that the patient was nervous and she wanted to make him feel comfortable. "But, don't worry. is one of the best surgeons in Seattle Grace - Mercy West and I know him quite well, as in...I know him as a doctor and one thing I can say is that he always does his best for his patients...so, you'll be fine " she explained. It's true. Lexie has seen how much Mark tried to save Alex although he was never so fond of him. Mark rarely lets his emotions control him when it comes to his job.
Mark was standing by the door listening to Lexie's words and couldn't help but smile. He knows that he doesn't let his emotions control him when he's working except when it comes to Lexie. He recollected how nervous he used to feel whenever Lexie was nearby, before they officially became a couple. And now, the nervousness has changed into protectiveness and that was why he instantly got hold of Lexie during the shooting and wanted to take her somewhere safe and sound.
So, thanks to all of you once again for the reviews and encouragement. This chapter is slightly shorter compared to the previous ones. I will try to update the story asap but I am not sure exactly how I want to bring the story out. Anyways, hope you like this chapter.