Here it is guys. I know I've been taking a long time to update, but I've been having some writers block. It's not much but I hope it can occupy you guys while I work on the next chapter. Hope you guys like this one! And thanks a lot for the reviews, follows and favorites, they mean a lot!
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Mama Avery walked down the halls of Grey Sloan Memorial, doing what she did best, meddling. She was only supposed to stay in Seattle for a few days but she decided to stay longer. And when Richard asked what her excuse was, it would always be "I promised Jackson I would find him a woman", and Richard's response would always be, "Good luck with that!"
Although Richard didn't agree with her interfering with her son's love life, he didn't mind staying in Seattle a little longer. As much as he liked Boston, and working along with the Harper Avery Foundation, he missed his hospital, yes he still considered it some what his. It's hard not to when almost everyone still calls you Chief.
As Catherine walked down the hall, looking for someone who can give her some insight as to what was going on in her son's life, she spotted April going into the elevator. "Aha" she thought. Who would know more about Jackson than his old best friend? maybe Alex, but he already turned her down, after being informed of his mother's plan by Jackson. She walked over to the elevator, stopping it before it closed.
"Hello April" Catherine smiled as she stepped in
"Hello Dr. Avery…I didn't know you were still in town" April said
"Yes I'm still here, just wanted to spend some more time with my baby boy" she smiled "So where are you of to?"
"Um…the daycare" she replied nervously
"The daycare? You have a baby?" Catherine eagerly asked
"Well she's not a baby anymore"
"You have a little girl?" Catherine cooed "ugh I wish Jackson could give me a little granddaughter"
"Yeah…" April nervously laughed
"Can I meet her?"
"Uh well, I don't want to take up to much of your time or anything"
"Oh no honey, it's ok, I don't have anything important to do"
"Well, ok then"
A few seconds later they got off the elevator. Catherine followed April to the daycare and stood at the door as April walked in to get Lydia. A few minutes later, April walked back out, hand in hand with Lydia.
"And here she is" April announced
"Hi!" Lydia grinned
"Hello honey" Catherine replied with a warm smile
"I'm Lydia" the little girl introduced herself
"And I'm Catherine"
"She's Dr Jackson's mom" April informed her daughter
Lydia gasped "Really?"
"Yes I am" Catherine grinned
"Cool!"
"Well….we're off to lunch" April began
"You want to have lunch with us Dr. Jackson's mom?" Lydia asked
"Um Lydia I don't think she has time…." April began but was cut off
"I'll be glad to join you two" The elder Avery replied
"Yay!" she cheered
Lydia thought it would be cool to have Catherine have lunch with them. She was Dr Jackson's mom, so she had to be just as cool as he was!
The three made their way to the cafeteria, where Lydia and April had planned to have their lunch for the day. Once they got their lunch and got a table, they sat down to eat. Catherine sat next to April, who was sitting opposite to her daughter.
As Lydia was occupied with her coloring book, and eating her cookie, Catherine thought it was the right time to start asking about Jackson.
"So April I wanted to ask you something" she began
"About what?" April asked nervously
"About Jackson" she replied
"What about him?"
"Well he's been looking kind of…down lately and I've been wondering…." she leaned in closer to April "Has he been having sex with anyone?" she asked in a whisper
April's eyes widened. She looked at her daughter to be sure that she didn't hear anything. Was she really asking HER that question?
"Um….I don't know" April nervously answered
"You're his friend right? You should know some things going on with him" Catherine said
"Actually I don't" she answered
"So you don't know if he's seeing anyone?"
"No, I don't" she shrugged
Catherine groaned "I need to know what Jackson is up to!" she said
"Is Dr. Jackson in trouble?" Lydia asked, she obviously wasn't as occupied in her coloring book as they thought.
"No honey, he's not in trouble. I just want to be good mummy and make him feel better" Catherine replied to the little girl
"Is he sad?" she asked
"Yes" Catherine nodded with a pouty face causing a frown to appear on Lydia's face
"Why?" Lydia asked all worried
"Because he doesn't have a girlfriend" Catherine whispers
Lydia gasped covering her little mouth "Really?"
"Mhm" Catherine nodded
Lydia thought it was awful that Dr. Jackson was sad. He was an awesome grown up, she didn't want him to be sad.
"Well…"Lydia began, believing that she had the perfect solution to make Dr. Jackson happy "Mummy could be his girlfriend"
April eyes widened.
"Lydia…" April said
"Mummy doesn't have a…"
"Lydia!" April scolded cutting her daughter off
"That sounds like a good idea Lydia" Catherine smirked at April
"Please don't entertain the idea" April said
"But it's a good idea" Catherine grinned
"Look. it's Dr. Jackson" Lydia said pointing
The women turned and spotted Jackson and Alex walking into the cafeteria.
"Well why don't we ask Jackson what he thinks about this little idea huh?" Catherine smiled at Lydia
"Yeeeeeahhhh!" she cheered
Catherine turned towards Jackson. "Jackson!" she called out
Jackson closed his eyes and frowned, recognizing his mother's voice.
"What is she doing here?" he whispered not turning to her direction
"Well she's having lunch, with Keener and her kid" Alex said looking over
"What?" Jackson said turning around
She smiled while she motioned for him to come over. Lydia sat there waving with a grin on her face, while April sat there awkwardly, with her back to him.
"Great" he mumbled walking over
"Good luck" Alex called out, before joining his wife at another table
Jackson put on a fake smile and walked over.
"Hi Dr. Jackson" Lydia greeted with a grin
"Hello Lydia" Jackson smiled sitting next to her ignoring his mother
"Do you not see us here?" She asked pointing between her and April
"Hey April" he nodded towards her
"Hi" she simply said back
Things have kind of taken a step back after Zola's birthday party. That moment at the party reminded them of what they had done years before that caused them to be in the situation they were in now. It was one of those things they stayed clear of during their personal conversations.
It wasn't just sex one time, it was an affair, it happened multiple times after that. It happened up until she moved to Ohio with Matthew. April never saw herself as the woman who would cheat on her husband, but then again she never thought she would be the woman loose her virginity before she was married.
The reminder that night caused their meetings to be awkward again. They tried their best to be normal when working, but it was hard to ignore the new tension that had arose between them.
"And…" Catherine said waiting for her greeting
"Mother" Jackson simply said
Catherine gave her son a 'Really?' look. "I'll tale that, for now"
"Are you sad Dr. Jackson?" Lydia asked turning herself towards him
"No, I'm not sad, why would I be sad" Jackson asked confused
"Cause you don't have a girlfriend" Lydia answered matter of factly
Jackson looked up at his mother slightly glaring at her, knowing that she certainly had something to do with it.
"And to make you happy again, we thought you should hook you up on a date" Catherine grinned
"A date?" he asked raising his eyebrow
"Yes, a date" Catherine said "With April" she added
Jackson eyes widened. He looked at April who slightly looked away. She was obviously not comfortable with the situation.
"I'm guessing this was all your idea" Jackson said to his mother
"Actually….." she began
"It was all my idea Dr. Jackson!" Lydia grinned "I wanted you to be happy again"
"Isn't that just cute" Catherine cooed "She's like a mini me" she grinned
"Stop being a bad influence" Jackson said
"So are you guys gonna on date and be boyfriend and girlfriend?" Lydia eagerly asked
"Well sweetie I don't think that would be a good idea" April said to her daughter, who wouldn't be able to understand how complicated the situation was.
"But mummyyyyyyy" Lydia groaned as she put on her pouty face and opened her eyes wide
Catherine froze for a few seconds, which felt like whole lot longer to her. She stared at Lydia. She had seen that face before many times. It was that same face Jackson gave when he was three, and wanted that metal blue toy car at the toy store. It was the same face he gave when he wanted a cookie, when he wasn't allowed to have one. It was the same face from his first day of pre school when he didn't want his mother to leave.
She looked at Jackson then at April. The awkwardness in their presence was too obvious. She didn't want to believe the thought that came to her head. That thought would explain the strange tension that she notice when they were around each other.
She brushed the thought from her mind for a moment.
"Maybe we should give them some time to think about it, Ok?" Catherine said to Lydia
Lydia sighed "Ok" she said sulking into her chair
As Lydia dropped it and began her usual conversation about Phoenix and Mr. Avery Bear with Jackson, Catherine observed the two. There was certainly more meddling to be done.
Alex sat in bed with his wife, continuing an conversation they had started earlier that day.
"Do you really think so?" Jo asked
"Yeah I do"
"I don't get it"
"How do you not get it? How could you not see it!" Alex said "Have you ever sat there and just looked?"
"Well yeah there are some similarities but that doesn't mean anything!" Jo said
Alex rolled his eyes. How could she not see it? How could he have taken so long to notice it himself.
"Why are you so sure about this? Jo asked
"Cause…..I know something you don't know"…..
FLASHBACK
April ran down the steps, to the next floor. Taking the elevator would be too risky. She might bump into Jackson, and would have to give him an explanation. As she ran down, she bumped into someone…..the same someone she was trying to avoid.
"Uh….hey" she stuttered
"You've been avoiding me" Jackson said
"No, I haven't" she replied
"You didn't come over last night and you've been avoiding me all day"
"Jackson…"
"April you said you were ok with this"
"I know I did…but I'm cheating on my husband for christ sake" she said whispering the last part "I just needed some time to think"
"About what? Matthew?" Jackson asked
"Yes Matthew! How am I supposed to break this to him? How am I supposed the explain to him that I'm leaving him for you?"
Jackson didn't reply, she had a point. This whole affair thing has been going on for a few days. They talked about starting things over, and moving on together. But this whole thing was harder for her, since she was the one that was married.
"I understand" she said after letting out a sigh
Her pager went off, reminding her of the incoming trauma.
"I gotta go" she said walking past him
"See you tonight?" he asked turning around
"Yeah" she simply smiled before walking out the door
Jackson continued up the stairs, getting back to his patient, while April got herself ready for the incoming trauma. Both were unaware that their co-worker Alex was just a few flights up, listening to everything they said.
End of Flashback
"You're joking right?" Jo asked
"No, I'm not" Alex replied "It didn't really hit me until just now"
"Oh my god…..Lydia is Jackson's daughter"
Like I said, it's not much, but I hope you liked it. I'll try to make the next chapter longer! Reviews and suggestions are always welcomed and appreciated! Already started on the next chapter, so hopefully I can post it by the end of the week!