Lexie could feel Andy's movements as if he had said something. but, she didn't catch it in the roaring wind. She imagined it was probably something along the lines of It will be, Andy seemed the sort who would be very reassuring in a time like this.
Slowly her hand started to loosen and the tear stained face of Lexie Grey was pulled back from his shoulder so she could look up at him. She wanted desperately to give him a real smile; though, the best she could manage was a small tug at the corners of her mouth. "Thanks, Andy," her brow knitted a little, a sad look of sincerity hanging on her features. She really was thankful. Truly.
You wanna take a walk now? He'd asked, and Lexie nodded quickly in turn. She felt like she wanted to run away from the scene of the crime. She'd get away with robbery and murder and battery and everything else if she could just get away from the back of the gym. "Yeah," she said, raising the back of her hand to wipe at her cheeks again. The Wind was ridiculous, making her blink rapidly. As if she hadn't cried enough already the wind seemed to be conspiring to get even more tears out of her.
"You're doing a great job, I'll try not to go and jibber jabber on about nonsense to you," she teased, her voice a bit stronger now.
Tentatively, Lexie stepped away. the closeness immediately missed. A protective hug from a friend and all Lexie really wanted to do was curl right back up in there. Instead, she forced back on her brave face before linking her arm back in Andy's. "Did Doctor Reid give you the okay to be out and about with those stitches?" She jabbed. "I mean, I know they're not dental floss or anything..."