"April!" Noah greets her at the NICU door the next day. "I'm all clear!"

April's throat tightens with nerves as he smiles at her. "That's... That's great. I'm sure Presley will be happy to see her dad this morning." She smiles tightly back at him.

Noah looks at her funny. "Everything okay?"

"Yes, everything's great, let's go on in and see how she is this morning." April allows Noah to walk ahead of her. His face breaks into a wide grin at the sight of his little girl, free of the breathing tubes that surrounded her the last time he laid eyes on her.

"She did wonderfully last night Mr. Beckett" Jodi says smiling, only one apnea spell, and since then she's been stable. Really, she's doing great.

Noah kneels down. "I knew you could do it Presley. Daddy's so proud of you." He glances up at April

"Isn't that great news?"

"It is. That's great."

"Well it's like I said yesterday, we couldn't have gotten this far without you April. Thank you, so much, again for helping her through it all. It means...more than I can say.

April can feel Jodi glance between her and Noah before walking back to the nurses station. Her stomach flip flops as she closes her chart and begins to back away.

"Well, Presley's doing wonderfully and I expect Dr. Robbins will want to release her as soon as she reaches 4 pounds."

Noah wrinkles his brow at her " April...Why are you being so...formal?"

"I'm not being formal, I'm telling you what to expect as her doctor."

Noah shakes his head. "No, this isn't normal for you. I've known you for a month, seen you every day and this is the most formality I've ever seen from you. What's up?"

"I-I'm sorry, I should have been more formal from the start." she says quietly.

Noah looks at her with confusion. "I guess I just don't understand. You've been the most friendly face, in what's been a horrible time, I kind of thought of you as my friend. I thought you felt the same way. I guess I was wrong. I'm sorry Dr. Kepner."

"Dr. Kepner."

April can practically feel her heart breaking down the middle as he turns away. She shakes her head sadly, and looks around before opening her mouth to speak.

"There's something you're not telling me." Noah says, "Isn't there. Is it... Presley? Are you afraid to give me more bad news? I thought she was doing well- what is it?"

"It's not Presley"

"Okay, then what?"

April looks around again, and takes a deep breath before leaning in to speak in a hushed tone.

"There are some, namely, my bosses that think I'm too...involved with Presely." she admits quietly. "Too...enmeshed, with you, and her, and I've...I've just got to be careful. I think of you as a friend too, but, I just, I got in trouble yesterday."

"For staying with her."

April nods, and then looks at Noah curiously as a small smile creeps into the corners of his mouth.

"Why are you smiling?"

Noah chuckles. "I'm smiling because I'm relieved I didn't do anything. I thought you were mad at me."

"No. Not even a little."

"So...we can't be friends?" Noah's smile begins to fade as he considers the implications on April's career.

April sighs sadly. "I wish we could be. And maybe if the circumstances were different, we could be but-"

"No, I get it. And, honestly, I don't want you to get into trouble Dr. Kepner." Noah says, with sadness returning to his voice.

"I'll still be able to treat Presley, and you should know, I do care about her. And.. about you. I don't want you to think that I don't care."

"I know."

There is an uncomfortable moment of silence that sits between them.

"I should probably go." She finally says ,feeling tears spring to her eyes and feeling ridiculous that she is becoming emotional.

"Goodbye Dr. Kepner." Noah squeezes her hand, "I'll see you."

April looks away and takes her hand back. "Goodbye Noah."