The next morning, Maggie woke up and found Jackson lying next to her. She thought to herself. He stayed, he really stayed. He is so amazing and he put his feelings aside for me. Maybe he really does care about me... She got up and moved his hand from around her waist.

"Jackson, wake up" Maggie said.

Jackson did not move. She gently rubbed his cheek. "Jackson, wake up." He opened his eyes and looked at Maggie. All he could get out was "Hi."

"Hi." Have you been here all night?"

"Yes. You were having a hard time and I didn't want to leave you. I wanted to make sure you were ok."

"You didn't have too. I don't want to cause any trouble for you."

"No don't worry about it. I made a promise and I never break my promises. Amelia was worried about you and she told me what was going on. I promised Diane I would be here for you no matter what Maggie. She figured I would do my best to take care of you and she was right. You needed me so I had to be here for you."

"You saw me at my worst. I was a mess last night. I was so mean to you. I have been so mean to you. I don't hate you Jackson, I am sorry if I made you think that."

Jackson smiled, "it's okay Maggie." He stood up and grabbed Maggie's hands. He pulled her in for a hug and kissed her cheek. Maggie pulled away from him and looked up. He looked down. They gazed into each other's eyes. Her eyes began to fill up with water and a tear came streaming down. Jackson wiped her tears and just held her. She buried her face into his neck. Then her phone went off.

Maggie reached for her phone thinking it was a page from the hospital. Jackson didn't want to let go but he did." Do you have to go to the hospital?" He asked.

Hey Beautiful… Dinner tonight at my place. I will see you tonight-Robert.

"No. It's nothing. But I do need to get ready for work. Let me walk you out."

Maggie walked Jackson to the door. He grabbed her hand and looked at Maggie with those piercing blue eyes. She smiled and said, "thank you for last night. I appreciate you." She stood on her tippy toes and kissed him on the cheek. With a smirk on his face, "I will always be here for you... even when you are being difficult." She smiled up at him.

"Did you two kiss and make-up" A voice from the kitchen yelled out.

"Meredith!" Maggie responded.

She rushed Jackson out the door and closed the door before he could say goodbye and went the kitchen.

"So what you two do last night? As she sips on her coffee."

"Nothing. We slept."

"You just slept?"

"Yes Mer! We slept."

"I have to go get ready for work."

Jackson walked into the attendings lounge after a long day in the burn unit. He was exhausted. He laid down on the sofa and closed his eyes. Meredith and Amelia walked into the lounge talking about the events from last night. They quieted down once they saw Jackson lying down.

Meredith leaning over looking at Jackson, "you going to tell us what happened last night with Maggie? You were in her room all night?" Meredith said.

Jackson opened his eyes, "She didn't tell you?"

"She said you guys slept!"

"That's what we did. We slept. I held her all night and we just slept!"

Amelia looked at Meredith and with a tone of excitement, "that's big!"

"I know." Meredith said with amazement.

With a confused look he stared at the two of them. "What is so big about just sleeping."

"Jackson, Maggie doesn't just sleep with just anyone. When she was engaged to her ex-fiance, she would wait for him to fall asleep and then sneak off to the next room to sleep."

"She must really like you Avery... she feels safe with you." Amelia said.

Both Meredith and Amelia looked at Jackson while he laid on the sofa.

"Jackson, does Maggie know you and April broke up?"

"No, Why?"

"Avery, you keep spewing how much you miss her and want to be with her. Why haven't you told her?" Meredith asked.

"Maybe he is waiting till she is standing at the altar to profess his love"… Amelia added.

"Whatever Shepard." Jackson said with a scowl on his face.

"Maggie is not into Robert you know. He is like another Dean. She comes home every night and complains about things that he does that annoys her. She thinks he is a good guy, but not for her. She is willing to try with him though because she is working on not being ALONE," Amelia said.

"Maybe she is too good for you or not good enough Jackson. You need to figure out what you want." Meredith said as her and Amelia walked out of the attending lounge.

Jackson continued to lay on the sofa and he dozed off. Maggie came into the attendings lounge and saw him. She quietly gathered her stuff to not disturb Jackson. While getting her stuff together, she heard a voice call her name.

"Maggie."

She turns to see Jackson looking at her. "Yes," she responded.

Looking at her,"come here."

She walked over to Jackson and stood at a distance. He sat up and grabbed her hand and pulled her into his lap. Maggie did not protest. He held her while he whispered, "I miss you Maggie. I really miss you."

"I miss you too. Maybe we can be friends again."

"I don't want to just be friends with you Maggie. I want to be your Man."

"Jackson, I'm with Robert."

"You don't feel for him what you feel for me."

Looking away Maggie says, "how do you know?"

"I know," Jackson said. She turned her head to face him. "Maggie I made a mistake. I should have never let you go."

"What do you mean you made a mistake? You made a choice and you picked April."

Maggie, "I'm not with April anymore, we decided to just be friends. I couldn't be myself with her. I love who I am with you. With her it wasn't love it was obligation. I messed things up when I interrupted her wedding. I hurt a lot of people. Now that I think about it, I only married her because I felt like I owed her. I took her virginity. It was just messy. I was so immature back then. I know now what I need. I need you. You make me want to be a better person. You challenged me and you made me grow up. When I realized I had feelings for you it came as a surprise a beautiful surprise. I can't be without you. I don't want to be without you."

"Jackson, I'm not going to be your second choice because things didn't work out between you and April. I can't do this Jackson..."

With tears in her eyes, she got up and walked away. I have to finish getting ready for my date with Robert.

Jackson approached her. "Maggie look at me"... she looked away. "Maggie please look at me."

"Jackson, I can't."

He grabs her by the waist and pulled her close. He took his hand and lifted her head so she was looking directly at him. He looked into her eyes.

"Maggie I am so sorry I hurt you. I am so sorry I did not realize what I had until I lost it. I can't bear to be without you. I need you. Please Maggie give me a chance to show you how much you mean to me." Jackson leaned in and gently kissed her. This time Maggie didn't pull away. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. She then pulled away and put her hands on his cheeks. "As much as I miss you I just can't Jackson… I can't."

She walked over to the door and opened it. Jackson looked at Maggie as she wiped the tears from her eyes," Maggie please…"

"Goodbye Jackson."