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Jackson decided against Maggie's better judgement to do the surgery with his mom. He told himself it wasn't for April but for Matthew and he owed him in some sort of way.
Matthew had just completed pre op with Jackson and his intern. April was with him never leaving his side.
"Ok guys . Pretty standard stuff. We ll take you back soon and surgery shouldn't last more than a couple hours. I'll come back check you out and you'll be under observation for a couple of days. No big deal. Any questions? "
"No"Matthew said
Jackson left the room.
Matthew spoke sternly to his wife "April did you really have to get your ex involved? Much less his mother and Maggie's sister? "
"They aren't sisters." April inserted
"Yeah pretty sure they are." Matthew responded
"I brought something to help you relax. " April said moving to the sink.
"What is it ? " Matthew inquired
She crushed a little blue pill and mixed it in juice.
"Nothing just something I usually prescribe for my patients . I guess Jackson missed it." She said handing him the drink.
Matthew took the drink from his wife moments before a nurse arrived .
"Matthew Taylor? " The nurse said
"Yes " he replied
"Can you state your name and date of birth? They are ready for you." she said
"Matthew Taylor 2/6/1987" he stated
Matthew went back into surgery.
"Surgeons we are ready for the timeout. " The nurse stated.
The nurse read off: "Matthew Taylor, 32 year old male . We are operating on his ...penis?. "
"Yes penile reconstruction with a floatable implant with pump. " Catherine finished
The nurse continued :"Start time 1600""NPO since midnight 0000"
"Verified ?" Jackson said
"Verified. Plus his wife Dr Taylor was with him she knows the drill."The nurse replied.
"Med list checked?" Jackson asked
"Jackson come on!" Id like to make it home tonight." Amelia barked.
"This is why I'm world renowned and you are just.. " he started
" Oh my my sisters widdle boyfriend is so cute. I was operating before you were potty trained. You're gonna be a fun addition to the family." Amelia joked
They laughed
"Play time over children?" Catherine said
"Yes" they said in unison smirking with their eyes.
The nurse continued "Surgeons , C Fox, J Avery, A Shephard . "
"Anesthesia in . Vitals stable." Said the anesthesiologist
They were almost done with Matthews surgery when the unthinkable happened.
"No no no no. " Jackson said
"He's bottoming out"- said the anesthesiologist
" I can see that." Jackson snapped back
" Nerves good, implant is done , there must be an underlying condition." amelia said
"Ultrasound!" Catherine said quickly.
" It's his heart. It's blocked. If he throws a clot he's done." Catherine voiced
"Page Dr Pierce ! " Jackson said urgently
Maggie rushed in to scrub
She spoke through the intercom
"Shepard what happened? "She said to her sister.
"I don't know there's a blockage and he's gonna throw a clot any minute. " Amelia replied
"I need a cath NOW . scans?! " Maggie said moving quicklu
The nurse hurried over with what Maggie asked for and Catherine snatched the equiptment
" Looks like..." catherine started
Maggie hurried over looking at all the screens "He has a atrial septal defect ! Who did his preop?! "They remained silent. Did he take any medication?! Maggie finished
"No!" Jackson said
"He's coding!" The Anesthetist went on.
Maggie worked fast to repair the hole in his heart and cath the clot to disburse it. She was a genius. She worked on him like her last breath depended on it.
He was stable, but not out of the woods . He was in a medically induced coma.
Maggie threw off her gloves to the floor and ripped her mask off walking toward the scrub sink.
Jackson Catherine and Amelia followed.
"What the hell happened in there ?" She said as water filled her eyes.
"Pre op was triple checked by everyone in this room. April never left his side. He was NPO no way he had any drugs . I did the intake myself. There were no underlying heart conditions listed. Swear to god. Even an atrial defect would not do this. "
"You mean to tell he came in basically for a cosmetic surgery and ended up with heart surgery? Something interacted with his heart so he wouldnt tolerate that procedure He's had to have that condition since birth. Somewhere, something isn't right. I told you not to get involved Jackson! She said angrily. Now you have to go tell your ex wife he had heart surgery?!She placed her hands on the sink. "SHIT. "
Catherine and Amelia left the room.
Jackson took off his scrub cap and came closer.
"Baby."
"No Jackson, NO. I'm not your girlfriend at work. I'm a colleague. I-I- you cant baby me. "
"Baby, we did everything exactly right. We called you because YOU are the best and he wouldn't have had a shot without you" he said pulling her in.
"I don't fail Jackson" she said crying. "As much as I didn't want you involved he didn't do anything to us and you do owe him. I was just irritated with April."
"I know babe I know."
Catherine and Ameila stood outside of OR 2 talking.
"I know something isn't right. We have to review everything. This can be a major issue . He's not awake to tell us he took anything and his medical information may be incomplete ? Sweet Jesus. Trust and believe when I say I will get to the bottom of it." Catherine said
" You go through it all. If that boy had a paper cut and was treated anywhere in the world you let me know. I'm going to get my own set of answers"Catherine said to Amelia who nodded.
Catherine walked into the waiting room where she found April.
To her surprise she looked unconcerned when she saw Catherine approach her.
" How is Matthew " she said forcing an innocent smile.
" Cut the crap April. " Catherine said glaring.
"What are you talking about ?" April asked
"What did you do?" Catherine pressed
"I really don't know what you are taking about." april insisted
"It's called divorce — remember you ve done that before ." Catherine said
" Catherine I don't know what your talking about but — is my HUSBAND alive and well. " April asked
"Yes YOUR husband is alive. Well? that's another story. Luckily we have the most brilliant Cardiothoracic surgeon I've ever seen. She happens to be with my son. She stepped in when we had a little hiccup and saved his life. You know a little about that too huh?He's been taken to ICU. When you are ready you can see him. Let a nurse know. " she said walking off.
Amelia searched and searched. She finally found It. in the records from a car accident in which he was seen at Grey Sloan. He had a cardiac work up and it was listed.
She ran to Catherine. " April! " She said
"Whew Chile , a little late to the party aren't we?" catherine replied
"April knew , I just can't connect what she could have given him . She left that off his forms and gave him.." amelia said puzzled
"Viagra .. she gave him viagra. And there's no way to prove it . With the surgery blood loss and time that has passed we would not be able to prove that's what he was given. viagra can cause low blood pressure during surgery. catherine explained
"which would be fine in normal male but with his defect it became deadly." Amelia said
"Shit. You are badass . How did you know? " She continued
"I deal with penises sweetie . That's how I know." Catherine said
Amelia chuckled. " we have to tell Jackson and Maggie . Jackson feels horrible and Maggie well she never fails and she feels awful."
"I have it handled ." catherine said with a distasteful look.
Catherine went to the attending Lounge were she found a deflated Maggie crying in Jackson's lap.
"Baby I have news." She went on to explain.
"April gave Matthew viagra and left off his heart condition on the forms."
"Ma, what? No . She wouldn't do that. "
Maggie sat up "That makes sense Jackson. I am always two steps ahead and today I was two steps behind. I thought it was random .
"No way. " Jackson said leaving the room
He went to Matthew's room where April was praying while holding his hand.
She looked up.
"Jackson " She said with tears in her eyes .
" No one is saying a word . But we know what you did. " Jackson explained
"Why didn't you just come to me if you were having problems in your marriage . We are friends April. "
"But you have Maggie and I didn't think I could talk to you anymore."
"You can always talk to me April. I won't allow you to disrespect Maggie and what we have by jumping me in closets and touching me inappropriately no. But talk? We can always talk . Just because I'm in a serious relationship doesn't erase me from your life . You are Harriet's mother. I loved you once. And I respect and care about you as the mother of my child. We could have figured this out April without all the messiness. It got that bad you wanted to kill your husband?"
"No. I just I ... " she let out a river of tears .
Jackson walked over and hugged her .
"It's ok. It's ok."
Maggie walked up and Jackson meet her eyes at the door. He shook his head to motion as nothing was going on but a friend moment and he was simply having compassion and understanding for someone who once was his person .
Maggie smiled as he let April go.
"I'm so sorry to you both. I've been a mess , but I'm done with all that. Seeing Matthew here in this bed makes me love him more than ever" she said as she retook his hand
Jackson walked over to Maggie and put his arm around her shoulder and kissed her cheek.
"April I don't not like you. I just don't want to be disrespected. I respect your place in Jackson's life and just want the same from you. "She explained
She walked over to Maggie still connected to Jackson.
"I'm sorry I really am. Thank you for saving his life. Thank you for saving my are just who Jackson needs." april continued
"Everything will be alright . I am sorry too . I may have brought a little too much thunder in our interactions. I thought you wanted him back and it bothered me. Maggie explained
"I did at first im not going to lie. Or I thought i did because i wanted my family back together . But now all i want is my friend back. I respect you both and am so sorry. "
"We will need to wait and see but Matthew is strong. The coma was for precautionary measures to give him time to heal ." Maggie said with assurance and hopefulness