Hi here is another chapter.

For those of you who asked about the Peanut Butter Cups in the last chapter I simply forgot April was allergic. I am in the middle of making notes for Season 8 and Season 9 right now and i'm re-watching Season 10 and some minor details slipped through the cracks.

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Little Lion Man

Chapter 35-7x15-Golden Hour

Jackson and April pull a night shift, Lexie presents a problem to the person Jackson thinks he wants but doesn't know if he should act on it, meanwhile Hugo and Charlotte while studying take a turn in their friendship.

The following night everyone was pulled on another night shift. The great thing about being Attending's Jackson realised was that you might finally be able to get some sleep at night. The race was on for each of them to get the coveted spot for Chief Resident and the fight was to do with the medical trials. With Derek's trial and the Chief and Bailey both starting their own the race to have your name on a piece of medical research was beginning.

Lexie was also working the shift with them in the ER. The one that saw the arrival of a patient with an annoying girlfriend and a kid whose legs were broken. Meredith was in charge and the entire night was filled with an endless stream of cases. Jackson managed to catch one and was safe in the OR for at least a couple of hours with Derek Shepherd.

Hugo he knew was home alone what with all of the Doctors living in Meredith's house called in but as Jackson told Derek he probably wouldn't do anything stupid. Derek however, shot him a look that he couldn't interpret.

"What?" he asked. Derek shrugged. "I suppose that I remember my younger sister Amelia being alone. She got herself high and then drove the car into the wall and then nearly died in the bathroom" Jackson looked up from the suction he was holding. "Great" he said rolling his eyes. "I now feel the urge to call Hugo and make sure that there isn't a party at the house"

Derek laughed. "You know Bailey found out about me and Meredith at a party. We were in the car and she knocked on the door while I was literally in my wife and told me to move because I was blocking her car"

Jackson stared at him. He had never wanted to have this conversation with well...anyone...

And yet here he was.

And it wasn't making him feel any better.

The doors to the OR opened at that point, (mercifully) and Meredith came in. she muttered something to Derek about a date and then winked, (Jackson pretended that he didn't see it for the sake of his own peace of mind) "So there's a guy with a knife in his head"she said, Jackson nearly started, starting in surprise when in the middle of man's brain was probably not the best thing in the world.

"Sweet" he said finally. "I mean" he said catching Derek's expression and elaborating. "Poor guy".

In reality he was thrilled that something like this was happening. This was why he liked working nights sometimes, there was the lack of sleep and the lack of time he got to spend with his son and on top of that there was the fact that he was missing a rather important game tonight but the flavour of cases was a lot more varied and a hell of a lot more exciting than during the day.

He handed off the tools at Derek's instructions and went up to CT to see the guy. He would have rang Hugo but...well...really what could his son be doing at this time of night anyway?

Hugo was in fact doing a lot. Charlotte had come over claiming that she needed to borrow some notes for their upcoming English test. They had proceeded to study for at least two hours despite the fact that it was a ridiculous time and Hugo had actually wanted to try and watch some of the game tonight when she had turned around and kissed him right there in Derek and Meredith's kitchen.

In terms of kisses it wasn't that bad (and ok so Hugo had no experience) but he wasn't complaining even if he was a little confused.

"Charlotte" he said detaching himself with some difficultly. Charlotte shot him a look. "Shut up" was all she said and Hugo nodded to himself because a very pretty girl was without explanation in his lap and kissing him without caring. Why was he caring again?

Oh that's right he wasn't. He was kissing Charlotte. That was more important.

"Hey does this mean you're my girlfriend?" he asked pulling back again. Charlotte considered it for a second. "Yeah" she said finally. "I think I'd like that. Wanted that ever since you pulled that shard of glass out from under my leg"

"Oh" Hugo said not sure of what to say. Or if he said anything? Crap. This was kinda the thing that he needed his Dad around for. But then again no because if his Dad saw this he'd practically do himself damage trying to stop it. And what was a little making out between a boyfriend and his girlfriend anyway?

Yeah. He liked the sound of that.

"Is your Dad coming home soon?" Charlotte asked. Hugo shook his head reaching up to tangle his hand in her hair. "Work" he said privately thinking he might kill someone if they were interrupted again while simultaneously thanking everyone and anyone for inventing Night Shifts. God did he really used to complain about this when he was little?

He was clearly an idiot.

Thank God for the golden hour of opportunity Hugo thought. How he had ended up with a girlfriend in the space of an hour he wasn't sure but he really didn't care. Not when he was being kissed like his life depended on it.

Jackson was waiting on April who he was supposed to be holding a chart for when Karev shoved the tickets at him and then swept off to deal with a crying toddler in bed. Why Jackson didn't know but he wasn't going to knock a gift horse in the mouth at any rate.

He wondered for a second who he should take to this game. Lexie had had his back today when it seemed Sloan wouldn't get off it and while he liked spending time with Lexie he still couldn't take his mind away from April. April and him going to the game and then maybe sharing snacks and then maybe coming home...

No he shouldn't be thinking like this April was the closest thing his son had to a mother and she was his best friend to boot. He shouldn't be thinking about late night drinks with her and then causally suggesting dinner just so he could see her blush. He shouldn't be wondering (and hating) about the man who might one day get to take her virginity. She was his best friend and he wasn't going to jeopardise that just because there was something brewing below the surface.

Was Lexie the safest option? Well Sloan might kill him but at least that would be better than Hugo killing him when he inevitably screwed things up with April and she left them in the lurch because now everything was awkward. Should he just ask his son's opinion? Hell it had been so long since he'd dated that he wasn't sure what to do. There was no straightforward choice and each one he made directly affected his son and he wasn't sure if he was prepared to take a risk with his own relationships. Hell he lived with both of these woman.

Jackson ended up asking Lexie to go with him to the game but deep down he knew that he had only asked her if she wanted to go because April hadn't been down in the ER first.

Next Chapter-7x16-Not Responsible-As Jackson and Lexie work together on a complex procedure, he must work out whether or not to take a shot with Lexie or lay out all his cards with April. Meanwhile April learns that there is another side to Doctor Stark. Hugo attempts to tell his father about his girlfriend while Jackson himself wonders what Hugo would think of him dating seriously for the first time since his mother.