The Untold Secret

Chapter 1

April jolted awake - Jackson was screaming … again. He'd screamed every night since the shooting, the shooting that had killed their best friends, and hearing his screams tugged at her heartstrings. They made her want to run to him and hold him close and she knew that within minutes her resolve would crack and she would do just that.

She sat up groggily and sighed. No one else was in the house. Lexie was at Mark's, the Shepherd's were on call and Alex was out at Joe's. If she didn't go, Jackson would probably be screaming all night, leaving her working on virtually no sleep. So she slid out of bed and padded the two steps down the hall to push open Jackson's door. She looked sadly at him before crossing over to his bed.

"Jackson," she whispered.

Jackson thrashed about in his bed, his upper torso was slick with sweat and his sheets were tangled around his legs.

"Jackson!" April shouted.

Jackson awoke with a sudden start, but it took him a couple of seconds for his mind to catch up.

"Not again," he murmured eventually.

April nodded as she slipped into bed beside him.

"April you really don't have to keep doing this," whispered Jackson, as April's arms wrapped around him.

"If we both want some sleep I do," whispered April, as she dropped off to sleep.

Night came and went without anymore interruptions. But when April and Jackson awoke they were literally face to face. They couldn't even move without their lips touching.

April flushed red.

"Morning," murmured Jackson, glancing at her but as he did so, his lips brushed against hers.

"Um yeah morning," mumbled April, her cheeks brightly flushed.

"Thank you," murmured Jackson.

"No… No problem," April stuttered, before she got out of bed and ran from the room.

Ten minutes later:

"Dude, are you doing Kepner?" asked Alex.

"What! No," answered Jackson.

"Then why'd I see her sneaking out of your room this morning?" asked Alex.

"That is none of your business," answered Jackson.

"What isn't?" asked April, as she entered the room behind them.

"Why you were sneaking out of his room this morning?" asked Alex.

"That's none of your business," answered April, grabbing a cup of coffee to go.

"Can I get a ride with you?" asked Jackson.

April nodded on her way out of the kitchen, and mere minutes later, they were heading to the hospital to start their shift for the day.

"So this morning?" asked Jackson.

"I think we should just forget about it," murmured April awkwardly.

They pulled into the car park.

"What if I don't want to?" asked Jackson.

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Gabriella Somerfield