LIPS CURL INTO A SMALL SMIRK, shaking his head slightly as eyes linger on the tablet– ❝ and what are you– fine china? ❞ he teases, finally looking up to her and offering a genuine little half smile and the tablet so she can have a peek at what he was working on. ❝ therapy again? how ya’ feeling? everything working out and all? need me to kick any butt or crap for you? ya’ know I’m here for you and all that freakin’ stuff– ❞ and maybe it was unlike alex but since the crash, since almost losing everyone– mer, arizona, cristina, lexie– it really shocked him, forced him to grow up some, to show people he cared. ❝ if you’re done before my surgery, I’ll close the gallery and you can maybe sneak in, or just hang out in the gallery, I know it isn’t scrubbing in, but we’re surgeons, surgery is our thing…❞

      ❛ we’re all related through sex. we have sexual relations. that is horribly weird. ❜  

          ❝h o w   a r e   y o u   f e e l i n g?❞

elena understood exactly what the other brunette meant when she said that people change. she had been there before, not in their EXACT spot but in a tough spot in a relationship and it had cost her. “ trust me, i understand that people change and can grow APART. but sometimes don’t you think that when you have that much history and have been through that much together it’s worth it to try. ”

      meredith’s voice cracked as she nodded, ❛ okay. ❜ she knew that words weren’t needed. lexie could see it written on her face ; the grief for both herself of a friend, a wife for a husband of a best friend & for her sister of the love of her life. as doctors it was a look they often wore when speaking to families followed by the i’m sorry for your loss line. however none of it truly helped the pain of a loss. they had thought mark was doing better, then he had taken a turn. nothing they could do would fix him. letting go had been the only option. 

stepping further into the room, the older grey sighed & sat down in the chair beside lexie. putting her bag down on the floor, meredith reached out & rested her hand on her sister’s. ❛ i’m right here, lex. i’m not going anywhere. i promise. if you need someone to yell at ?? yell at me. i can take it. if you need someone to hold you while you cry ?? you have both of my shoulders. if you need someone to just sit & not talk with you ?? i can do that too. but i’m not leaving you. ❜

❝ Hey, don’t look at me like that— just stating the truth….. you busy? if you got a migraine you need to lay down or something… ❞ and he looks over, brow furrowing a bit, no matter how much Alex tried to pretend not to care, Lexie was family, something he had a soft spot for. ❝ I can go get you some aspirin or whatever, talk to Shepherd, see if she can handle your things till you feel better or you know I can shut up. ❞ and he offers her one of his signature smirks, brows saying, ❝ you gonna take me up on any of that or do I need to start running before you beat the freakin’ crap outta me? ❞

               it   had   taken   mark   just   hours   to   realize   why   lex   had   sent   his   girlfriend’s   breast   to   the     ER     that   day  .             AND   EVEN   AFTER  ,        julia   had    been   graceful     &&     sweet   to   mark’s   ex   girlfriend  .            did   he   even   mention   that   lexie   was   his   previous   girlfriend?            .  .  .   .  .        where   was   he   again?            oh   right  ,        how   his   girls   had   a   killer   pitcher   arm  .

                   ‘    yeah        —   -        and   you   can   be   the   one   to   explain   just      WHERE      and      WHY      she   has   a   strong   pitch  .    ‘

LAUGHTER  spilled  free  when  mark  referenced  the  future  possibility  that  it  would  be  lexie  who  would  have  to  explain  to  their  daughter  where  her  PITCHING  ARM  and  SILENT  JEALOUSY  housed  from.  and  rather  than  feeling  attacked  ,  with  such  a  presumption  ,  her  eyes  merely  roll.    ‘  yeah  well  ––  –  hopefully  she  doesn’t  fall  for  a  guy  with  an  EGO  larger  than  the  whole  state  of  ALASKA  and  it’s  surrounding  islands.  ’

[ For Anon who asked for these like forever ago ]:

"Well, you do have a fever."

"What's going on today?"

"I'm going to shine this light in your eyes real quick."

"Take a deep breath."

"Breathe out."

"Any allergies?"

"What medications are you taking?"

"Where does it hurt?"

"Does this hurt?"

"How frequently do you experience this?"

"Your vitals are normal."

"Other than that, you're perfectly healthy."

"I'm referring you to a specialist."

"I'll prescribe you some antibiotics."

"I'm giving you some muscle relaxers."

"You'll be better in no time."

"We'll have to do an x-ray to make sure it isn't broken."

"Don't worry. It's just a sprain."

"Stay off of it for awhile, and it should heal."

"It'll only hurt for a second."

"We're just about done."

"You'll have to come in for blood work."

"Everything looks normal."

"What does your diet look like?"

"Are you getting enough sleep?"

"Your muscles are tense."

"If anything changes, call me."