This is a Japril story, so please bear a few gags here and there.

Jackson

"Have you sent the invites yet? How many have RSVP'd?"

"Yes, I did. But not many have replied yet" Maggie answers with a tint of sadness.

"It's ok. Maybe they will reply later." I say and grab her in my arms and give a little peck on the cheek.

"Hmmm, I love you" she says hugging me tightly.

"I love you too babe. We should go now or else we're gonna be late, don't you have any surgeries?" I say as I start to grab my keys.

"Nope I still have some invites to send"

"Okay you do your thing, I'm gonna leave you to it"

"Ummm, Jackson?" she calls me.

"Yeah babe?"

"Do you think we should call April to the wedding?"

I'm caught off guard, hearing her name after so many years. I don't know how she is doing or what she is doing.

"April?"

"Yeah! I mean she is your baby's mama and all. Don't you think it would be wrong if we don't?"

I'm not sure how to reply to that. I can sense the jealousy in her voice but... it's April. Why am I thinking about her again. I'm happy with Maggie and I love her, but why is hearing April's name giving me butterflies.

"Well, if you want to..." I say.

"We should. Why would I not want it? Do you not want it?"

"Whatever you want babe. I love you so you don't have to worry."

"I'm not a kid Jackson, I'm not jealous. I'm a mature person now. I can handle your ex wife" she says getting all crazy. This is how she gets when she is jealous and in an instant she sends the invite to April and Matthew.

I just stand there and can't help but smile. I'm gonna see April for the first time again after so many years. I'm excited like a teenager.

When I come home I see Maggie in the kitchen.

"Hi! How was your day?" Maggie asks me.

"Weird! I had this surgery which didn't go as planned."

"April replied yes." she cuts in between.

"What?" I ask shocked.

"She said yes. Well technically she said no, but then I called her and insisted that she comes."

"You did what???" I ask happily.

"She said that she doesn't have a place to stay and I invited her here. She is gonna be here sooner than the rest"

"Here?? What do you mean here?" I ask, not wanting to hear what she is going to say.

"Here! Jackson! With us. You could spend some time with Harriet too. Even I want to spend some time with her since I'm gonna be her mom too soon." she tries justifying. "Don't you like it? Did I do something wrong??"

"No! No! Absolutely not. I said whatever you want babe"

I have a weird feeling about this. I don't want her to be here at the same time I want her to be here. I'm confused now. All these feelings, memories just by hearing her name. What am I gonna do when I see her.

"She will be here by the end of the week." she says and my heart starts beating faster than I ever thought it could.