Chapter 4 – Forever

April

Jackson invited Ben, Alex, Owen and DeLuca home to help with the tree house. I don't think he needed all that help, but he sure knew how to make a competition out of anything. Kamal was helping too. Seeing Kamal working with his hands was miraculous. He was taking piano lessons and now we have a piano in the house. It was Jackson's gift. He had the best fine motor skills of his hands. We also played basketball and baseball, mostly them. Seeing the two of them interact as father and son, it would always make me thing in Samuel.

Jackson was in charge of the cooking too, so all I had to do was playing with the girls. He came time to time to kiss each of us. It was a really nice day.

Tomorrow we will have a gala from the foundation to celebrate the opening of the hospital. It was finally ready. For my wedding Arizona gave me the amazing news that she'll be staying in Seattle with the family. It turned out that the Robbins-Herman Center for Women's Health was built next to our hospital where Callie was going to work. Teddy had offered her a job. I couldn't believe they hided this from me for that long.

It was DeLuca after all, who made the barbecue. Maggie came later to play with the girls and I had to ask her what was happening between her and DeLuca. I was feeling all the time that they wanted to be alone. They were dating again, which was odd according to Maggie because Meredith had kissed DeLuca the day of my wedding with Matthew. Matthew would had laughed so loud at this. Normal was underrated in this family.

Jackson

Oh my God! I was speechless. April was breathtaking.

"I have the most beautiful wife."

"Look at this!" she said.

She was showing her sneakers. We had the gala today, so we had to dress properly. She put her arms around my neck and said "I'm showing you my office tonight. I have the keys."

Ava was staying with the kids. We had so much fun in the party. April's face was priceless when she saw Meredith with Daniel.

"What's going on here? What did I missed? You knew this?" April asked.

"They met on our wedding and well…"

"She must really like him. It's not what you would say her type is."

"What type?" I asked.

"You know the blue eyes surgeon. She has left the pattern behind. Dating an Asian guy who practices traditional Chinese medicine. Does Alex approve this? I'm a fan."

"I think he does. I don't really know."

April

I was still in shock about Meredith dating the chief of our palliative care team. I almost forgot to show Jackson my office. Almost.

Tomorrow we will be in the OR together again. My last surgery until my maternity leave is over. I was still going to be working coordinating surgeries and promoting the foundation.

We had a great night, but I was getting tired of standing. The sneakers were really a great choice. I was speaking with Arizona and suddenly it went from "You're gorgeous" to "Honey, do you want to borrow my leg?" I loved her. How much I had missed us. Jackson came to us and said

"Do you want to go home?" he asked.

"Is it that obvious?"

The car wasn't where we left it. I didn't know what to believe. I wanted to go home.

"Surprise!" he said.

I was blank. I had no idea what was going on. Suddenly, it hit me.

"Is that our car?" I asked.

"Yes!"

Jackson had changed his car, or batimovil or whatever for a family friendly car. We only fitted in the other car because I was carrying two inside.

"This is great! I love it!" I said.

Jackson

Today we went to see Kamal's basketball game in the school. Harriet was cheering with us. I honestly didn't know how Ruby was sleeping with all this noise. Mum and Webber were here also. Maggie was living with DeLuca and Webber was most focused on that than in the fact that I dated his daughter and ruined it. At night we were having a family dinner.

Kamal's team lost. He played really well and as April would said, the important thing is that he had fun.

We went to a shelter to adopt a dog. The kids picked a mixed-breed dog. Luckily, April had nothing to do with choosing its name. I still wasn't over the fact that she named a pig after me. They finally chose Lucy.

"It's not Sparkle or Pickles, but I love Lucy," April said.

April

We were having dinner at our house. Apparently, everyone but us had news to share. Catherine and Richard were going to travel around the world for a few months. Of course they weren't leaving until the twins were born. When Maggie shared her news I didn't knew if they were still leaving. She was pregnant.

"Congrats!" I said.

DeLucca was hugging Jackson, which I'd consider odd, but if he could forgive Alex and be friends with him, I guessed Jackson hadn't done anything to him. I was hugging Maggie when I noticed Richard's face. It was gold. I hugged him next.

"It could had been Jackson's. Smile!" I told Richard.

He was smiling but it seemed fake.

"You should be thanking me Kepner, if it weren't for me, Harriet could be calling Koracick grandpa," Richard told me.

I got chills all over.

"When I married Jackson again, I never expected that the most normal family relationship I would have was going to be with Ruby's grandparents," I said.

Now he was genuinely laughing.

Harriet and Kamal were happy they were going to be uncles. I was happy they weren't also going to be step-siblings.

It was like a baby boom. Teddy had a baby not so long ago, I was pregnant, Maggie was pregnant. Jo and Alex had adopted two siblings, a 2 years old girl and a 4 months old baby, Sarah and Jessica. I loved them.

Jackson was to be in charge of Catherine foundation while they travel. He wasn't really happy about it.

"Take it as a training. I won't live forever, honey," Catherine said.

"You will be great, Jackman! But most importantly, you'd better make time for us cause dad is your best role, remember?" I said.

"Thank you?" he said.

"Seriously, you will be fine."

Jackson

Maggie and DeLuca were taking care of the kids and the dog. We were going to the Robbins-Herman Center. We were ready to welcome the new members of the family. I was walking in the clouds.

We had gone through so much and we were finally here. I must say I cried a lot. Happy tears. Before leaving the house, the kids and April were singing at her belly. I was the luckiest person in the world. April was the best friend, the best wife, the best partner, the best mother.

I was driving and suddenly I heard a noise that made me stop. I parked the car and we got out.

It was a car accident. We got closer to help. April was calling to report the accident and she handed me her hospital bag. I opened the bag and looked at her.

"Don't judge me. What did you want me to pack? The kitchen knives?" she asked.

She had everything you'd find in a first aid kit and surgical instruments. People involved in the accident were lucky that The Machine was here with me.

April

I felt relieved when the fire truck came until I saw Ben getting out of it. My water literally broke at that moment. I loved Ben but the only face I wanted to see right now, was Arizona's.

One of the victims was already going to the hospital in the ambulance and the firefighters were working to take the car with the other victim inside, to the hospital.

Owen came to the scene and Jackson and I left to Arizona's Center in the police car with Officer Tanner.

…

We had two healthy babies. Jackson was looking at them with hearts in the eyes. I love him so much. We were alone in the room, just the four of us.

"What about Wilson?" Jackson said.

"Please, that was Jo's last name. Maybe William?"

"He has a William's face. What about her? I like Chandra."

"Oh my God! I love it. I love my Chandra. That's the name of someone who'd choose joy in any and all circumstances."

Later, the kids came to meet their new sister and brother. I felt like the happiest person in the world. I remembered all the happy times, all the hard times that lead us here. I felt full of gratitude. Life was worth celebrating and I would make sure we celebrate it every day of our lives, forever.