It was ten days after the gas explosion has rocked the hospital and it was the first day off Jackson and April had off together since their fight. As Jackson woke he heard the rain pouring outside their bedroom window. He groaned and opened his eyes and suddenly a smile automatically grew on his face. There, beside him, in their bed was his wife April. Wife, he still couldn't believe his luck. He got the girl. Before April he had struggled to understand the concept of marriage and the idea of 'the one'. Now looking at her he couldn't understand why somebody wouldn't want this, what they had.

Jackson reached out and pulled April closer to him. She automatically curled against him and laid her head on his chest. His grin grew wider. He loved holding her. Her hair always smelled like strawberries and she was always soft and warm. He placed a kiss in her hair as she began to stir from her sleep.

'Morning beautiful'

'Hey' she whispered as she began to open her eyes. 'What time is it?'

'A little after eight' Jackson said as April looked up at him.

He brushed a stray curl away from her face as he bent his head to kiss her. He captured her lips and like every time he kissed her he felt fireworks go off in his brain and his heart began to race. It had never felt this good with anyone else and he knew it never would. She was it for him, nobody could ever compare. Slowly April broke the kiss smiling.

'We have a whole day off… together' she said as she laid her head back on Jackson's chest.

'Yeah' Jackson exhaled 'What do you want to do?'

'You know what I really want to do?' She said 'I want to spend the entire day with my family, no interruptions. We are not leaving this house. We are going to be lazy, eat, watch movies and have some… fun. I realised after that gas explosion in the mall nothing is guaranteed, I want to be grateful for every moment I have with the people I love and you the person I love most. I just want to spend time with you Jackson'.

She looked up at him with wide hazel eyes. 'I love you too April. More than you'll ever know. I couldn't think of a better way to spend my day'

Their lips met again, slowly first but soon things became heated. Suddenly out of nowhere April's tummy groaned. She sheepishly looked at Jackson. 'As much as I want to continue this I think baby Avery is hungry'

Jackson smiled. 'Well then I better provide for my family. I'm making pancakes' He stated as a matter of fact. April raised an eyebrow at him ' the last time you attempted to cook pancakes I scrapped burnt batter off half the kitchen counters for an entire week'

'Fine. You can supervise' he said as he kissed her lips and then her stomach. 'Daddy is going to prove Mommy wrong' he said to her small bump as he got up to pull on some sweats. Now in her second trimester April was beginning to show and it made them both even more excited as it began to feel more real.

'Daddy wishes' she smirked as she followed her husband out of bed and she put on her favourite sweater over her p.j.'s – an old Harvard hoodie of Jacksons. It was faded and worn but she loved it, as it smelled like him. He loved seeing her wear it too.

They padded out to their kitchen and Jackson began getting all the ingredients ready for pancakes as April took a seat for observation at their breakfast bar.

'What flavour would my two favourite people like?' Jackson asked. April rested a hand on her small bump and looked serious for a moment. 'Chocolate chip' she said after great thought.

'Coming right up'.

Surprisingly this pancake making experience went much smoother for Jackson and soon he placed a batch of warm chocolate chip pancakes on front of his wife. She picked up her fork and took a bite.

'Well'? He said with anticipation.

April slowly chewed her food and swallowed. 'They are actually really good' she announced.

'I told ya so!' He gloated. He placed his hand softly on her belly. 'High five for Daddy!' he exclaimed.

April laughed and looked at him 'You're such an idiot'

'Yeah but you love me'

'I do' she said as she kissed him softly.

He sat down next to her and began to eat his pancakes. As they ate and talked about this and that Jackson knew it was the start of a great day.