Title: For you now
Plot: Grey- Sloan intern Josephine Wilson wants just one thing in life, and that's to break free from her Husband Paul. But when she finds herself pregnant, can the team at Grey- Sloan help Jo face the darkest days of her life?
Hey everyone! So, this is an idea I had a few months ago now after watching the movie 'waitress'.
I have used some scenes from the movie in some chapters, (such as this first chapter) however have changed them up to suit grey's anatomy and Jo's situation. In this story there is an intern who was never on the show, her name is Jenna and if I'm honest she doesn't really appear too much in the story (as I kept forgetting about her, oops) however she was vital, especially in this first chapter.
Steph and Jenna are the only people at the hospital who know about Jo's situation with Paul and they have known each other since Med school. Also, Jo is quite a depressed character in this story, as she is a woman who is in a terrible situation and I highly doubt she'd be perky and happy about it.
If you have any questions about the story please let me know.
I hope you all enjoy and don't forget to review! They make me so much more motivated to write.
Lost of love and happiness to you all!
Chapter one
"Come on Jo, you've put it off for long enough," Steph says as she and Jenna stand in the doorway of the intern locker room at Grey Sloan memorial.
"I know, I know," Jo sighs as she looks down at the floor of the locker room.
"You need to find out. The sooner you know the better," Jenna instructs.
All three girls stood in the bathroom of the locker room. They had locked the door of the locker room to make sure that nobody could interrupt them, that was the last thing they needed.
"Negative, negative, come on!" Jo begs. Her heart beats heavy in her chest as she waits for the results. She did not want this pregnancy, in fact, it was the last thing on this world that she wanted.
The miracle of life was supposed to be a happy one. A baby was to be born into a family with two parents who loved it and two parents who loved each other. That was not going to be this baby's life.
She didn't love him... her husband. She hated him with every ounce of her being and he didn't love her, but he did love abusing her and controlling her. Thinking about what he likes to do with her sent a chilling shiver down her spine.
"Please protect Jo from the world of unwanted pregnancy," Steph begs as she crosses her fingers and paces back and forth.
"I don't need a baby. I don't want any trouble. I just want to be a doctor, that's all I want," Jo says as she stares at the tiny stick she held tightly in her hands.
"I thought you weren't sleeping with your husband anymore?" Jenna asks.
"He got her drunk one night," Steph interjects.
"I should never drink. I do stupid bings when I drink, like sleep with my husband," Jo groans. "Oh no!" Jo gasps, "looks like a pink line is forming. Shit."
"One line or two lines?" Jenna asks curiously.
"Two lines. The control line and the other line. The bad line. The Yes line," Jo sighs as she holds the pregnancy test up for Steph and Jenna to see.
"Two lines, there's no mistaking that, there's two lines," Steph confirms.
"What the hell is going on in there! Some of us need to use the lockers!" Leah shouts out as she bangs on the door.
"Cool it, we're coming!" Jenna shouts back.
Jo tosses the pregnancy stick into the bin beside her and stands up, "where are you going?" Steph asks.
"I'm on Dr Grey's service. I'm going to work. I need to work... I can't do this Okay, not right now," Jo replies. She walks over to the door and unlocks it. She opens it and sees Leah standing outside on a huff. "Sorry," Jo scoffs as she walks out.
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"Dr Grey, Dr Grey," Jo calls out as she rushes after Meredith, who was busy walking towards the consult rooms on floor two.
Meredith stops walking and turns around. Jo smiles and stops walking. "Yes Dr Stadler?"
"I... I'm on your service," Jo announces.
Meredith looks down at her watch, "You're ten minutes late," she scolds.
"I know, I'm sorry. It... it won't happen again," Jo stutters as she takes two steps back. She was flustered. She was scolded enough at home, she didn't need it here and she hated it when it did happen.
Meredith looks at her oddly. Jo appeared flustered, afraid even. She didn't think she was that harsh. "Alright then, let's go," Meredith says with a nod of the head.
"What have we got?" Jo asks as they begin to walk.
"Lina Parge, 38. She's here for a laparotomy," Meredith explains. Jo nods her head and they enter the room. Jo glances at her chart and presents. Upon giving satisfactory answers Meredith instructs Jo to prepare her for surgery.
"Hon, are you okay?" Lina asks as Jo takes her BP.
Jo glances at Lina and gives a tiny smile, "Ah, Yes."
"When one of my children lie to me I tell them to try again," she says. Jo looks down at the floor quickly.
That was one of the last things Jo wanted to happen. If a woman she met five minutes ago could tell something was wrong then her husband sure as hell would, and that couldn't happen.
"I'm fine," Jo reassures her.
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The noise clutter in the lunch room was almost too much for Jo to handle as her mind was working over time elsewhere.
"I never going to get away from Paul now," she says to Steph as she looks into the distance.
"Are going to tell him?" Steph asks as she looks at Jo sympathetically.
"I'm not sure," Jo says with a small shake of the head.
"If my plan comes true, I can make my big escape from him in a couple months and he doesn't ever have to know," Jo musses.
"Jo..." Steph begins sympathetically.
"No Steph, I know what you're gonna say and I'm not sure I want to hear it. Just for once Steph, just for once in my life I want to see the light. I'm surrounded by darkness and it consumes me. So just for once in my life I'd like to believe that my big plan is going to work... that I'm going to be free of him," Jo begs.
"I was going to ask you how you were feeling," Steph replies.
"Oh," Jo replies embarrassed about her little outburst.
"Josephine! Josephine!" A voice calls out.
Jo looks around and sees Paul walking towards them.
"What is he doing here?" Steph asks.
"Shit, I don't know," Jo panics. Her heart was racing. Paul approaches them and stands next to Jo, "Hi Paul."
"You don't look happy to see me? Are you happy to see me?" He questions sternly.
"Yeah, I'm happy to see you," Jo says as she forces a smile.
"You didn't give me a kiss," he says unhappily as Jo looks at him. "Well, give me one," he instructs. Jo hesitantly gives him a kiss. "Now. We've gotta go."
"I'm at work, I can't just go Paul," Jo replies back. "I... I have surgery in an hour and Dr Grey is expecting me to round on her patients beforehand."
Paul looks at Jo with anger built up in his face. "You can go because I said you can go. Now stand up," he orders. Jo continues to sit down in her seat. "Mrs Stadler, you stand up right now or you'll regret this choice later," he warns.
"I'm sorry," Jo sighs. As she stand up from her chair.
"Say it like you mean it Josephine," he warns.
"I'm sorry, Paul," Jo says with a small smile.
"That's more like it. Now, let's get you home," he orders.
Paul takes Jo's hand and directs her out of the lunch room. As he does Jo looks back at Steph. "I'm sorry," Steph mouths to Jo.
They walk in silence through the busy halls of the hospital. As they do Jo looks around, takes in her surroundings and watches them disappear.
"Who's that man Dr Stadler is with?" April curiously asks Arizona as they stand in the hospital lobby watching Jo and Paul walk by.
"I don't know. But she's married. Her husband maybe?" Arizona replies casually.
"He's hot. She did well." April grins.
"Hey, hey, Kepner. Eyes up here honey, you're married," Arizona says as she points to her eyes.
"And Matthew and I are just as in love as the day we got married," April confirms.
"You and Matthew are approaching two years of marriage and you have a really, really, really cute baby, so I hope so" Arizona laughs.
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"Now, where is that pay check of yours?" Paul asks Jo as he begins to navigate his Audi Q7 out of the parking structure.
"In my purse," Jo says as she looks straight out of the car.
"Well, now, hand it over," he instructs. He holds out his right hand. Jo opens up her purse and pulls out her check. She hands it to him and he glances down at the dollar amount and looks at it disgustingly. "Not much here, is there?"
"I'm an intern," Jo replies.
"Yeah, Well, I'm really not sure it's worth you working anymore," he looks over at her with a grin, " I think I'd rather have you at home cooking and cleaning. We'd save a fortune on the Maids you know?" He replies.
"I like working Paul. I get to save lives. You're a leading world class neurosurgeon and researcher, surly you understand the pull?" Jo questions carefully.
"You didn't ask me how my day was," he states plainly. Jo could hear how annoyed his voice was becoming.
"How was your day?" She asks.
"You didn't sound like you meant it. Ask me like you mean about it," he orders.
"How was your day, Paul?" Jo asks with a slight smile.
"Well, research is going well and we're starting phase two of the clinical trial tomorrow," Paul begins as Jo stares into the distance. She couldn't care less about his day. His day meant nothing to her but yet she had to pretend to care. She had to act like he was the best person in the world.
Paul looks over at her, "You're not listening to me," he says as he takes the right hand turn out of the hospital car park and onto the main road.
"Yeah, I am," Jo rebuts.
"What did I say?" He asks smugly.
"You were talking about the clinical trial," she replies as they pull up to a set of red traffic lights.
"What were the exact words I said?" He says while giving Jo a glaring look.
"Well, I mean, I can't repeat every..."
"You didn't listen to me! It Hurts my feelings. Please just say you're sorry so I can let you out this car, so you can love me," Paul interrupts.
"I'm sorry for not being able to repeat your words Paul. It's something I should be able to do," Jo replies sadly.
"All right then," Paul says as they take off from the traffic light.
Jo remains silent for the rest of the way home and deep in through about what this baby meant for her. How was she ever going to get away from Paul now that she was pregnant? She had been saving for a long time to try and get away from him, but now all of the money was going to have to be used for the baby because Paul sure as hell wouldn't want to spend his money on one. Her life was a disaster and she was spiralling deeper down its its trap with no hope... no way out.