Best Friends Forever
Chapter 1
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Grey's Anatomy, or any of the characters. I do wish, though, that I owned Jesse Williams (aka Dr. Jackson Avery). He is HOT!
June 28th, 2012
Growing up, April had always believed that she would keep her virginity intact until she got married, that is, until the night of April 26th, 2012.
It was the night before the boards, and she had been all riled up after having punched a guy in the lounge.
She and Jackson had been talking outside of her room, she had unlocked and opened the door, and then, before she had even had time to realize what she was doing, she was kissing him.
This had gone on for a few seconds, before he had stopped it, worried about the fact that she was still a virgin.
She then basically told him that is was alright, and they picked up right where they had left off, only much more into it this time.
He had backed her into the room, closing the door behind them as he did.
They had then proceeded to undress each other, get into the bed, and, well, have sex.
That hadn't been the end of it, though.
Just one week later, on May 3rd, during a brief break from the boards, when they were both venting their frustrations in the bathroom, one thing had led to another, and they had ended up having sex in one of the stalls.
All these thoughts continued to flood her mind, as she looked down at the two pregnancy tests staring up at her from the counter, both saying the same thing:
PREGNANT
"How could this have possibly happened? she asked herself.
Then, the horrible realization hit her.
They had used protection, but only the first time.
The second time,well, it had all happened so suddenly that, by the time they realized it, it was too late.
"And look where that got us." she thought, looking down and laying a hand on her still flat stomach.
Was she shocked? Yes.
Was she in disbelief? Yes.
Was she angry that neither one of them had thought about some form of protection? Yes.
Heck, she was still trying to come to terms with having slept with him in the first place, and yet, despite all those feelings, a sense of what could only be described as peace, and even happiness, coursed through her entire body.
She was pregnant.
She was going to be a mom, and her very best friend, Jackson Avery, was going to be a dad.
Trouble was, he didn't know it yet.
That was when she did the one thing she was really good at- freak out.
Great. Just great, how on Earth do I tell him something like this? This is big. This is unexpected. This
is life changing. How am I going to do this?"
She had just started hurriedly running over possible scenarios, when she heard his voice in the hall.
"April, are you here?"
"Yeah, I'm just in the bathroom. Hang on, I'll be right there."
She quickly disposed of the tests, washed her hands, turned out the light, and walked over to where he was standing in the doorway of the bedroom.
"Jackson, we need to talk."
She took him by the hand, and walking him over to the bed.
A look of concern crossed his face.
"April, what's going on?" he sat down on the bed, while she sat down across from him, and took his hands in her own.
"You remember back when we were getting ready to take the boards, and how we ended up...?
"Having sex?" he finished for her, a smile crossing his face as he thought back.
"Yeah, I do. How could I possibly forget? Why?"
"Well, I guess there's no point in dragging this out any more. Jackson, I'm pregnant. I would guess about 8 weeks, and..."
"Wait, wait, wait. How is that even possible? Didn't we...?
"Use protection? Yes, we did, but if you think back carefully, we just used it the first time. That second time, in the bathroom, was completely unprotected."
He put his face in his hands, in a show of complete shock and disbelief.
"Jackson, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm still trying to absorb everything you just told me. It's kind of a lot to take in all at once."
"I know. I felt the same way you did, but then, after thinking about it, I started to feel really happy.
Yeah, it wasn't how I had hoped it would happen, but it did, and there's nothing we can do about it.
We just have to accept things the way they are."
He looked up at her, his gorgeous green eyes staring deeply into her brown ones.
"You're right."
Then, for the first time since hearing her news, he smiled. "We're having a baby."
She smiled right back. "We're having a baby."
He then picked her up, and twirled her around in his arms.
As he set her back down, they leaned in for a kiss, before each placed a hand on her stomach.
Next week would be the first of many prenatal visits.
Each visit, of course, meant pictures, and each picture meant that they would be just one step closer; one step closer to becoming parents, one step closer to actually being a family, one step closer to realizing that their lives would never be the same again.
Ever.