*Author's Note: This is my first fan fiction story, so any constructive criticism is appreciated. I do not have a Beta so I apologize for any grammar errors and typos I may have missed. I do not own any of the characters from Grey's Anatomy. If I did, there would be no Sloane, Sofia or plane crash. This story follows the Grey's timeline (with a few minor changes) and then turns into my story after Callie's car accident. Enjoy! *

June 2012

Lexie Grey was in deep thought as she watched the clouds below her pass by. This was the second time in four years that she was flying back to Seattle and she was having one of those how-did-I-get-here moments.

Her first trip, however sad it had been, was much easier to make than this flight home. Four years ago, she had just graduated from Harvard Medical school and was about to start her surgical residency at Massachusetts General when her happy little world was shattered by her sister Molly calling to tell her that their mother had died from a case of the hiccups. Hiccups! It was crazy as something as simple as the hiccups had completely changed Lexie's life plan and set in motion the events that led to her second return to Seattle.

When she had flown home four years ago, she was so full of sadness from the loss of her mother and uncertainty on how to handle her despondent father. Her adviser at Harvard had been able to pull some strings and secure her a place in the residency program at Seattle Grace Hospital, one of the best hospitals in the country. But Lexie had wished her professor had found her a placement at any other hospital. Her half-sister Meredith Grey, whom she had never met, was a resident at Seattle Grace, and from everything her mother had told her, wanted nothing to do with Lexie. Remembering that, she gave let out a small laugh. Oh, if only Meredith has been her biggest obstacle in Seattle.

Her first few months back in Seattle had been hard for her, but somehow she managed to hold her own during the beginning of her intern year, juggle a drunken father and slowly win over her sister. No, her biggest obstacle during her time at Seattle Grace came in the shape of a six-foot tall wall of muscles with perfect salt-and-peppered hair, a beard that surrounded a devilish shit-eating grin and a pair of intense blue eyes that could cut right to Lexie's core.

At that moment, Lexie looked over and saw two pairs of those same blue eyes staring up at her and couldn't help but smile. Four years ago, she had traveled light, but on this trip home, she had extra baggage.

** Author's Note: The following chapters will be much longer. I wanted this to be a quick introduction to the storyline and to see what people thought. I have a timeline all planned out and will be telling the back story. Trust me, I want to get Mark in here as soon as possible. :) **

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