What happens when Owen and Jackson find out about the lost equipment that April gave to the Syrian doctors?
Based on the last episode (9x20), hope you'll enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy.
"You're sure about that, Doctor Hunt?"
"Some intern told me and of course, I checked to confirm. There's no doubt about it: the equipment on this list has disappeared from the hospital."
"How much?" Jackson Avery asked, afraid to hear the answer.
"About fifty thousand dollars."
Jackson sighed.
"We surely didn't need that right now," he said, "especially with the risk that Doctor Bailey and the hospital might be prosecuted, after what happened last week. What can we do?"
"I'm the chief but you're the one in charge of that red tape, it's up to you to decide. But I may advise you to call our insurance company first."
"Yeah, insurance, right."
He rubbed his eyes.
"But only doctors have access to the room in which the stolen equipment was stored, which means it will be difficult to get compensation," Owen Hunt added. "The doctors... Wait."
He seemed to realize something all of a sudden. Jackson looked at him.
"Oh no..."
"What?"
"The Syrian doctors who came a few days ago. We gave them access to that room," Owen said.
April couldn't take it anymore. She pushed open the door of the meeting room behind which she had been hiding to hear the conversation between Doctor Hunt and Jackson.
"It wasn't them," she said. "It was me."
Jackson frowned. He didn't expect to see her at that moment. What had she done?
"I'm sorry, but I don't regret anything," she said, staring at Jackson. "I gave the equipment to them, because they needed it more than us. Doctor Hunt, you realized it as well, you can't deny it. I... I regret nothing," she repeated.
Hunt sighed as well.
"You need to be more responsible, Doctor Kepner. I came to Moline in order to hire you back because you're a brilliant surgeon, one of the best I had the chance to have as a student but also because I thought you were mature enough to fulfill the job of an attending. I understand why you did it, but next time something like that happens, you'll have to deal with the consequences."
He walked to the door, and stopped when he was next to her. Then he put his hand on her shoulder, and smiled to her with a somehow proud expression on his face, before leaving.
"Okay, so why the hell would you do something like that, April?"
"I don't need to hear that from you," she said, sitting next to him. "Just because you own a part of the hospital doesn't mean you're not a doctor anymore, and I think our job is to help as much as we can, anyway we can. Besides, it's not as if it we really need it, I mean, I only chose the tools of which we had several copies. I regret nothing."
"You said that already. Twice."
He wondered if there was some hidden meaning behind her words, and smiled, thinking it couldn't possibly be a reference to what had happened in San Francisco. He glanced at her, only to realize she was staring at him, or rather, at his lips.
She blushed.
"What?" she asked, rather agressively.
"What do you mean, 'what'? You are the one staring at me."
"It's still difficult."
His heart skipped a beat, because he knew what she meant: they hadn't slept with each other, or even kissed, for a very long time, and being this close to her was very dangerous. Especially since they both had someone in their lives – though he and Stephanie weren't really a couple. Which reminded him he had something to tell her.
"By the way, April, I forgot to tell- April? Do you hear me?"
She had come closer to him and didn't seem to hear what he said.
"Hey, you all right?"
"Hm? Oh sorry, I've been tired lately, I think I should get some sleep. What were you saying?"
"Your boyfriend, the paramedic, he's here."
"Wha- is he okay?"
"It's only for a checkup, he asked me where you were, I thought you'd know but well, he asked for you, so..."
She smiled sadly.
"He was probably asking so that he won't meet me by chance. We're not together anymore."
"Oh."
He would lie if he said he wasn't happy about that, but it was better to lie anyway.
"I'm sorry about that, are you alright?"
"No you're not sorry," she said, laughing, "but yes, I'm okay, I mean, it's my fault so I shouldn't complain."
"What happened?"
"I wasn't completely honest with him, about... about my virginity.
She laughed again, nervously.
"When I told him that I'm not a virgin anymore, he just left me."
"That bastard!"
Jackson was about to get up but April took his hand to stop him.
"Hey, no, it's not what you think!"
"But that guy, he... I have to tell him something right now. With my fists."
"Don't be stupid, listen to me!"
Jackson sat down, still looking pissed.
"I told you, it's my fault, I lied to him," April said very quickly, "and I only told him the truth a few days ago, when he was already saying things like 'I love you' and 'I want you to meet my mom'. I'm so stupid, he was the perfect one for me, but I ruined everything, and now I don't even know if I'll ever find someone like him, but if I do, I won't be the one for him, I mean, how can I possibly want a man to wait until marriage when I wasn't able to do it?" she added before taking a deep breath.
So she was still having that kind ot thoughts. He felt like he had ruined her entire life.
"I'm sorry," he whispered.
He should have pushed her away. Even if she knew what she was doing at that time, he wasn't stupid. He hadn't taken advantage of her but he should have known she would regret it later. And the fact that he had started to have feelings for her didn't change anything.
"Hey."
She put her hand on his cheek.
"Jackson, maybe it wasn't clear enough, so I'll repeat it once again."
He lowered his head and she knelt down so that he could see her. She smiled.
"I regret nothing."
Jackson lost himself in her eyes.
"I thought you were talking about the Syrian doctors."
She got up, about to leave, still smiling.
"Well that's right. Who said I was talking about something else?"
Hello guys !
I hope you enjoyed the story, it's my first fanfic about Grey's anatomy and even if I have a lot of work to do, I really wanted to write something about Japril after the last two episodes. Hope they'll have more screentime at the end of the season ! Anyway, maybe I'll write a second chapter if you like this one, I already have something in mind (but as I said, I have a lot of work to do).
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