The One That Got Away

Chapter 4

"Lexie?" Alex turned around as soon as she heard her old mentor's voice.

"Richard!" Sam was still holding on to Alex's arm. "I'm so so sorry."

"What... Why? And How? It's been years. Everyone thinks you're dead! We named the hospital after you for God's sake." Richard was getting more and more confused.

"Sit down and I'll explain to you." He sat down at Alex's words. "A few month before the plane crash, an agence reached out to me. They said they needed someone as smart as me with medical and Biophysics knowledge. My photographic memory was only a big plus. The only problem was that I had to start a new life with a new name. " Alex's voice was soothing and calming.

" I don't understand why this agence would want you to do all of that. " Richard was even more confused than before.

" Well I can't tell you what or where it is cause of gouvernemental matter. But it's a top secret kind of thing if you prefer." Alex was trying her best to explain the situation without giving too much away.

"But the plane crash? Mark died, Arizona lost her leg, Christina had PTSD. Everyone mourned your death!" Suddenly, Alex felt incredibly bad about her actions. Richard was still looking blankly at her while speaking.

"The plane crash didn't go too well. I was alone in the back, none was supposed to be hurt. Everything had been calculated a billion time. I got badly injured and the medic team came to take me as supposed to. They even left some ressources to make sur the others survived. They're the one who called the helicopter, it wasn't a coincidence. "

" I guess I could understand your point of you. But what about the others? Who else knows you're here?" Richard was now looking at Alex with soft eyes.

" None... Only you. I'm thinking about reaching out to everyone. " Sam looked into Alex's eyes with an encouraging smile.

"Oh God, I'm so sorry. How rude of me, I forgot to introduce myself to your friend." Richard could never let go of his manners.

"Oh no don't worry ! I totally understand, it's not your fault." Sam smiled politely and shook Richard's hand.

"My name is Richard Webber, head of the interns program."

"I'm Sam Arias. I was in the accident with Alex, she took all the pain for me." Sam said because she was standing well and healthy. Feeling a little bit guilty for Alex.

"Aaaah Sam Arias! Wilson told me you were in the accident. I recall her calling you Alex's partner. So, are you partner in crime." Richard tried to soften the mood in the room with a laugh.

Alex just had that oh shit moment. She just realized that she had to come out to everyone now." Well, technically I work against crime and Sam doesn't work with me. "She looked at Sam in the eyes looking for a 'go for it' kind of look." Richard, Sam is my girlfriend. The accident happened at the end of our first date.

Richard was a little bit surprised, but it wasn't the craziest thing that had happened this last hour." Well, I'm glad to hear that you found yourself a pretty lady. " This time Sam and Alex laughed with him, and the mood in the room got better.

Richard's pager got off, meaning that he had to leave. "I'm so sorry but I can't stay. Can I come visit back?"

"Of course, we have a lot to catch up on." A tear came down Alex's face. "This didn't go too bad after all. "

"I like him." Sam said. "He reminds me of J'onn." She was now snuggling against Alex in the hospital bed.

"It doesn't surprise me. I guess they've both been like fathers to me." Alex accepted the hug gladly and snuggled even more against her girlfriend.

"So, can you tell me more about your life here? Unless you're not comfortable with it yet!"

"Well this is a long story too." Alex let out a snort.

"I understand if you're tired."

"No no, I want to tell you a minimum about it. You would have to ask Richard for funny stories." Alex laughed but flinched immediately. "Ouch my ribs! It still hurts like hell."

"I can sit if you wan-"

"No no, it's not your fault. You're my  painkiller right now."

Sam laughed at the pun. It's been long enough for her to laugh about the whole worldkiller situation. But only with a few people like Ruby and Alex.

"So I had a pretty normal life until a came to this hospital. My dad said that I had a sister working here wich, of course, surprised me. At first she hated me but I got through her. We became closer and I really discovered what it's like to have a sister. "

Alex's look faded and became really sad." Then there was the shooting. "

Sam's face shot up immediately to look into Alex's eyes." A-a-a shooting?"

" One day, I had to pull a woman's plug. Her husband was devastated, which was understandable. " Alex's face went down as she started fidgeting with her hands." A few weeks later, he came back....with a gun. Looking for Meredith's husband, who was the chief at the time, and myself for pulling the plug."

"Oh god Alex, it must have been terrible." Sam said as she hugged Alex a little bit harder.

"It was.... He shot Derek, Meredith's husband. Than he found me, hopefully I made it without a scratch. But I suffered from PTSD for a few month. It's all in the past now!" Alex inhaled as much air as she could, trying not to break apart in front of Sam. "That's one of the reasons I left....... Nothing good happens in this Hospital."

Heeeeeere we go!! Chapter 4... Sadder but hey, you got a little bit more of Sam. Who will be the next person to know about Alex? I'll let you guess for now!
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