Just a little post crash oneshot from April's POV
Ever since I was a little girl, I believed in fairy tales and happy endings. I always pictured me walking down the aisle in this beautiful wedding dress with my father walking proudly beside me, leading me towards the man of my dreams, who was waiting impatiently for me at the end of the aisle. We would then lock eyes when I reach the end, and when the vows are over, we would kiss each other passionately and walk off to the sunset together. Our first night together as a married couple would be the most magical ever. And then we would live happily ever after with our 3 or 4 children.
But of course life never turns out as we expect. Instead. Here I am, sitting on the floor of the staff toilet in Seattle Grace Mercy West staring at the positive pregnancy test in front of me. No husband, no wedding, just a baby out of wedlock. No job. Just how screwed up can my life be? God must be laughing at me. He will never accept me anymore. I feel like throwing up again. How am I going to tell Jackson about this? He'll freak out and run away from me, that's for sure. Then I'll be the single mother who everyone laughs at.
3 hours later, I'm sitting at the gala dinner table, the chicken grill going cold untouched in front of me. Not that I have the appetite anyeays. I was still trying to figure out how to tell the news to Jackson.
'Surprise, I'm pregnant, you're gonna be a dad!' was it really that simple? I decide to wait until the both of us we left alone together to break the news.
Right now it has to wait, as we are in the middle of a gala dinner held by the hospital. The atmosphere at the table is starting to become tense. it is already 8pm and yet none of the six surgeons who were on the plane to Boise have arrived. Alex, Jackson and i have run out of things to say to Richard Webber, and now we were just all sitting in tense silence at the table. I heave a sigh of relief as Webber's phone begins to ring. A welcome distraction.
The look on his face makes me worried though. 'What?! What do you mean by they didn't make it to Boise?!' At that very moment, chills ran up my spine. Something was very wrong.
'Ehem, i have to go back to the hospital, an emergency came up', mutters Webber as he grabbed his jacket. ' Dr Webber, i'm coming with you!' says Alex. ' me too!' Jackson says as we follow Dr Webber to the hospital.
Chief Owen Hunt was a total mess when we meet him in his office.
'Meredith, Christina, Arizona, Derek, Mark and Lexie,' they never reached Boise Memorial.'
He was in hysterics. we spent the whole night waiting for news from them. Jackson and i holding hands all the while.
It was dawn when we finally got the heartbreaking news that Lexie was gone, and that Mark and Arizona were in critical condition. And that Derek lost his hand.
Jackson broke down immediately at the news. I couldn't blame him, after all he had just lost a good friend and his mentor was in critical condition. All i can do is comfort him and be there for him.
'Jackson, i know this is a terrible time, but i need to tell you something. ' i say, cupping his face in my hands. ' because we could really use some good news now.' i inhale deeply. 'i'm pregnant.'
For a few moments i think that he is going to freak out and leave me. But then he wraps his arms around me. That's when i know that amidst all the tragedy and chaos that is life, we are all gonna be ok eventually.
Hope you like it! :)