#featuring lexie

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Closed Starter @surgeonsoath for Lexie

Jackson popped himself up on his forearm and stared across at Lexie.  It seemed she was having trouble sleeping yet again, or something.  “You okay?” he asked softly as he looked across his bedroom at her.  They had been through a lot.  No one really talked about it.  Not anymore.  He sure didn’t because he told himself he was moving forward even though he still had nightmares.  Lexie knew about those.  “Come lay with me,” he encouraged.  

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◈ (from Lexie to Mark)

They were standing in the bar, and Mark had stopped listening about a minute prior. Lexie had probably been rambling about some case she had worked on that day, or something she was excited about. He had seemed to work out at least that much about her. "Little Grey," he said, his voice deep, hoping he was catching her off guard, but she continued on. "Little Grey," Mark repeated again, hoping to get her attention. He set his scotch glass down on the bar top before leaning in towards her and pressing his lips to hers. It wasn't that he wanted her to be quiet. Hell, Mark was pretty sure Lexie was the only person he was interested in hearing talk for the rest of forever, but she was adorable, and he wanted to kiss her. He slowly moved his hand up to gently stroke her cheek.

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“i hate when people say shit like ‘you’re my best friend, i love you, i can’t imagine my life without you. i wake up and you’re the first thing on my mind, and the last thing before i go to sleep. suddenly all the love songs make sense.’ you know? i prefer starting it by saying how much i hate when other people say it, then say what i mean anyway. it’s way less embarrassing like that.” (Slexie)

Mark stared across at Lexie as she sat there at the bar, sipping her drink. He couldn't help but wonder how many she had actually had and how long she had been there for. He was used to her rambling, but not like that. "Lexie.....did something happen today?" he asked softly as he reached across the bar top for her hand. He knew they weren't together. He understood that, and Mark was on his way to accepting that, but he wasn't going to leave her like this sitting in the bar alone.

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“  is  that  why  you  didn’t  answer  your  phone  ?  ” Lexie for mark!

Mark glanced up from the patient's face that he was suturing. He nodded, holding tightly to the instruments in his face. He and Lexie had dinner plans this evening. Given the dress she was wearing, he had already missed those dinner plans, but he couldn't exactly say no when I young teenager came in with a large cut on her face. "Yeah babe," he acknowledged softly. "I'm sorry. I'll uh be done in about 15 minutes? I'll catch up with you?" Mark offered before smiling at her, hoping that would ease the tension.

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" you're not a bad person. " slexie

Mark glanced up from the chart he had been staring at for the better part of ten minutes. His mind was going in a million different directions, and he hadn't been able to pull it all back together. The last few weeks had been hard. Really hard because this was never the situation he saw himself in. Mark offered Lexie a smile. He was always going to love her. "That means a lot coming from you Lex," he admitted as he reached out for her arm, but took a steadying breath and pulled his hand back. Maybe she wouldn't notice.