I do not own characters, plots, or anything else pertaining to "Grey's Anatomy". April and Jackson are my favorite couple of all time and I wasn't thrilled with the finale. Here is my take on what happens after the hospital fire in the season 13 Finale. Please review and enjoy.
Story of Us
Chapter 1
What Happened?
April wishes she could hop in a time machine and magically go back to a time when her and Jackson were in a good place. Preferably, after they first got married. There was something about that time in their relationship that felt so right. They were both on the same page and their life was filled with utter love and devotion. It was like they were living in their own Fairytale and April had loved all of it. All of him.
She sighs and tries to close her eyes, but the image of Jackson and Maggie comes back to plague her. They had looked at each other as if they held some sort of special connection, something she couldn't understand. When had they gotten so close? That question has been eating her up inside since the fire earlier in the night. She knows that Jackson was the lead surgeon on Maggie's mother's case, but that was the extent of their relationship. Or so she thought.
April decides she won't be getting anymore sleep tonight, so she gets up from the bed and walks down the long hallway to the living room. She loves this house and it's exactly the one she always pictured them living in one day. Of course, they had a few children running around and they were still married. The thought of Jackson having that with anyone else, especially Maggie, makes her feel sick. They were supposed to be fixing their relationship after Montana and here he is falling for Maggie. April plops down on the couch and holds one of her favorite throw pillows to her chest.
She barely hears the car pull up out front and the engine cut off. April mindlessly stares at the blank T.V. in front of her. Maybe she should let him go. They're not together and haven't officially been a couple in nearly two years. Montana was apparently some kind of sick fluke and hadn't meant the same thing for both of them. She shouldn't be surprised, they've always been on different wavelengths trying their hardest to meet in the middle. After tonight, she knows that he doesn't care to meet her halfway anymore because he doesn't love her. Hasn't for a long time. That thought alone makes her heart ache and tears begin to spill from her eyes.
April hears the door open and turns to see Jackson walk in. She quickly wipes her tears away so he won't notice. "What are you still doing up? Don't you have an early shift tomorrow?" She doesn't dare face him, too worried he'll figure out that this is killing her. That he's just shattered her world by one look. "I'm heading to bed now. "April begins down the hallway and feels a mixture of relief and sorrow. Even though she's happy that she hid it well, why didn't he figure out that something was bothering her? Jackson's always known when something is bothering her. Even when they were friends, he knew when she had needed him. As she closes the door to her room, she takes this as a sign that things are truly over between them.
April's feeling miserable as she makes her way to work the next morning. She had been relieved to see that Jackson was sleeping in on his day off. April could at least put off her upcoming conversation with him a little longer. Unfortunately, there was something that she couldn't put off and it's been eating away at her all morning. She's going to have to see Maggie today and knowing her incessant nature, she's probably going to want to talk it out. Yesterday, she had wanted to smack her across the face when she had insinuated that Jackson was merely the father of her child and nothing more. It had made her blood boil to hear Maggie acting as if she wasn't also his best friend, ex-wife, and his person. That had stung more than anything. It makes her question whether she really is still his person. They had been through so much together and she thought that after Montana it had become clear that she would always be there for him. She'd never make the mistake in leaving him again, no matter what happens in the future.
April parks her car in the parking lot and hopes to God that she can keep her composure today. She refuses to give Maggie the satisfaction in seeing her breakdown over this. April walks into the hospital with her head held high.