Prompt: jealous Jackson
I've been waiting patiently for someone to give me this prompt! I always read "jealous Jackson" prompts, where whatever situation is happening at the hospital (there maybe ones that don't, but the one's I've read have), so I thought that I should put them at a different venue. Hope you like it This is the product of being bored at Camp.
April smoothed her hands over her dress for what felt like the millionth time that night. Even though Jackson told her she looked amazing, she was still self conscious about how her body looked in the dress. She had given birth a few months ago and she hadn't loosed all her pregnancy weight. She didn't want to look like a huge whale at her first official Harper Avery Foundation event. Catherine insisted that she and Jackson come, claiming it would be good press for the foundation, and that she might as well get used to it, since she was now an Avery.
With her husband, mother-in-law and grandfather-in-law entertaining the guests, and her three month old daughter with the temporary nanny, April found herself standing awkwardly at the bar. Alcohol was out of the question since she was breast feeding, so she was stuck with a soda in her hand.
"April Kepner?"
April turned, hearing her name being called. A gentleman in a suit was the one who called her.
"Yes?" she asked, now fully facing him
"Wow, I can't believe it's you" he said, looking her up and down
She froze a bit. Why was he looking at her like that? She smoothed her hands over her dress once again.
"Uh, do I know you?" she asked brows furrowed
"You don't remember me?" the man asked with a smile
And it was then, she noticed who he was. How could she forget that smile? The smile that drove her crazy when he used it.
"Brian Mosley?"
"In the flesh" he grinned
Brian Mosley was the hottest and smartest guy in her year at Med-school. Every girl had a crush on him, including herself. Although they shared some classes and did a few assignments together, he didn't see her the way she saw him. To him, she was just a classmate, and the person he had to compete with for the top spot in class. She couldn't blame him though; she wasn't the hottest girl back then. Yeah she got rid of her braces, learned to condition her hair and started wearing contacts, but her acne hadn't cleared up all the way yet and she couldn't compete with the long legged, big boobed girls in her year. At least now she had big boobs, complements her daughter.
He was still as good looking as he was before, the only difference was that he looked a bit older and there were grey hairs sprouting among his now longer brown ones.
He stepped forward and pulled her into an unexpecting hug.
"Uh hi" she smiled, trying not to sound as awkward as she felt
"How have you been?" he asked stepping out of he embrace, which seemed to last a little too long for April
"I've been good, you?" she politely said
"Great" he grinned "So, we're finally surgeons huh?" he assumed she had to be a surgeon, since she was at a event mostly surgeons attend
"Yes we are" she said back
"Neuro?"
"Trauma"
"April Kepner a Trauma surgeon?" he questioned "Thought you would go into Neuro"
"Thought so too" she said "But trauma was my calling. I don't think I could imagine myself doing anything else"
"Well, good for you" he smiled
"What about you? Cardio?"
"Correct" he smiled again "How'd you know?"
"I remember your speech about wanting to go into cardio our freshman year, in one of our classes" she answered
"You remembered?"
April's cheeks got red "Of course I did. It was one of the most inspirational speeches I've ever heard from a classmate" she nervously answered
"Well I'm flattered" he said, taking a step closer, putting on that smile again, that caused her to blush even more
She bowed her head a bit, trying to hide her face. She couldn't believe those eyes and that smile still had that effect on her.
Was it stronger that the effect her husband's eyes and smile (especially his eyes) had on her? Certainly not.
Speaking of her husband, he was on the other side of the hall, talking to another random older surgeon his grandfather suggested he speak to. He was bored out of his mind, but he had to keep up appearances, or his mother would magically show up and give "that look". So he nodded his head and pretended to listen.
His eyes left the speaker and wondered the crowd in search of his wife. Staring at her ass in that tight dress would be a perfect distraction to a speech about why plastic surgery could never be as ground breaking as Neuro. No wonder his grandfather wanted him to talk to this man. His brows furrowed when he saw a strange man talking to her. His brows rose when he saw his wife giggle and nervously brush her hair to the side. Was she blushing?
Jackson quickly excused himself and walked towards the two, straighten his jacket.
Meanwhile on the other side…..
"So, are you here because you got nominated?" Brian asked
"No" April quickly shook her head "Is that why you're here?"
"Yes" he smiled
"Oh, that's great" April smiled back
"Yeah, my work with the 3D printers is finally getting noticed" he said "Word around here is that my biggest competitor is some Dr. Yang, but she doesn't have anything on me"
"Oh" was all April could say, she couldn't tell him he was screwed
"So if you're not nominated, why are you here? Are you here to support a friend?" he asked
"Family business I guess" she said after pausing to think
"Family business?" he asked with a confused look
"I'm here with my husband and his family"
"Who's your husband?"
As if on queue, Jackson approached the two, before his wife could utter a word
"I am" he smiled, planting his feet next to April, extending his hand to the man he was sure he saw checking out his wife's cleavage "Dr. Jackson Avery" he introduced himself
"Dr Brian Mosley" he said taking his hand and shaking it "Avery? As in…."
"Harper Avery?" Jackson said finishing his sentence "Yes, I'm his grandson"
Brian eyes widened before he looked over at April "You married an Avery?"
Again, before April could open her mouth, Jackson answered "Yes she did" he said as he wrapped his arm around her waist
"Well, good for you" Brian said
"So, how do you know my wife?" Jackson asked after an awkward silence passed
"We went to med-school together" Brian answered "She sorta had a crush on me"
The couple froze. "He knew?" April thought as her eyes widened. Jackson on the other hand couldn't believe his wife had a crush on him. He couldn't see it, he looked like the "annoying prick" type, and April didn't go for guys like that. Then again, she did have a thing for Alex that one time.
"Well that was a long, long time ago" Jackson said, keeping a fake smile on his face
There was a few moments of silence as Brian stood there awkwardly and Jackson's grip on April's waist tightened. April looked up at her husband; she had never seen him so possessive. She wasn't going to lie and say she didn't like it or didn't think it was sexy,
She pulled her eyes away from him when she felt her cell phone vibrate. She pulled it out of her purse and checked the ID.
"It's the nanny" she said looking up at Jackson before looking at Brian "I'm sorry, I have to take this"
She quickly left the two men, answering her phone. Jackson didn't miss when Brian's eyes locked on his wife's back side as she left.
"Nanny?" Brian asked once April was gone
"We have a three month old daughter" Jackson said
"Oh, well congratulations" he said "I bet she's as beautiful as her mother"
"She is" Jackson said with a smirk
It was then that the stare down began. Jackson didn't have to say a word; his message was easily conveyed through his facial muscles. He had the whole I-saw-you-checking-out-my wife's-ass-an- I-don't-like-it look.
April returned about a minute later, making the men tear their eyes away from each other.
"Is Emma ok?" Jackson asked
"She's fine. The nanny just couldn't find her other bottle" she answered
Just then, Catherine approached the three.
"Sorry to interrupt, but it's time to announce the winner" she said to the couple
For their first official Harper Avery Foundation event, the couple was given the job of announcing the recipient of the year's Harper Avery Award.
"Duty calls" Jackson said to Brian "It was nice meeting you Dr. Mosley"
"It was nice meeting you too Dr. Avery" he said back before turning to April "And nice seeing you again April"
"Likewise" she smiled "And good luck"
He nodded towards them before the two followed Catherine to the stage. Knowing that Brian's eyes were on them, Jackson placed his hand on his wife's lower back. It was his way of taunting the fellow surgeon, "I can touch it and you can't".
"What was that all about?" April asked once they were far enough
"What was what all about?" he asked, acting clueless
April shook her head at him "I thought you didn't use the Avery name for personal gain?" she asked
"I don't" he confirmed "I do however use it to keep med-school crushes from flirting with my hot wife" he added as they stepped up the podium
She smiled to herself. Maybe she didn't look like a huge whale after all.
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