I do not own any characters, plots, or anything else pertaining to "Grey's Anatomy". First, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to comment on the last chapter, your kind reviews made my day. This chapter will switch back to Jackson's P.O.V. as he's faced with devastating news. This will definitely be another emotional chapter, I hope you all have tissues ready. As always, thanks for following/favoriting and commenting.

Chapter 7

Heartbreak

Jackson makes his way to April's room after his shift, finding the need to talk to her. Even if she can't respond, he knows she's listening, and that's enough until she comes back to him. As Jackson gets closer to her room, he sees April's entire family huddled outside talking to Bailey and Webber. He's surprised to see everyone, considering they've only been here to see her a handful of times. When he reaches her room, all conversation stops, and everyone turns to face him. Jackson's heart drops at the solemn expressions on their faces. "What happened, is April okay?" Bailey and Webber exchange a look, and Jackson's world suddenly feels like it's closing in around him.

Before they can stop him, Jackson fights his way through her family, and quickly runs into the room. His eyes look over at the monitor and he notes that everything seems normal. Then his eyes fly over to April and she's in the exact same position she's been in the last five years. Jackson breathes a sigh of relief, as he turns to see Bailey and Webber standing in the doorway. Webber gives him a deafening frown. "Let's talk about this in the conference room." He puts his hand on his shoulder and leads him down the hall. Bailey walks alongside them, her eyes brimming with concern.

Jackson feels numb as they enter the conference room and he sits at the table. He looks between Webber and Bailey, trying to figure out what's going on. "Dr. Avery, I'm sorry to tell you this, but April's family has decided to take her off life support." Jackson feels his heart break at the news. He can't believe that after all this time, they've decided to give up on her. "Why are they doing this?" Webber walks over and takes a seat next to him. "As a doctor, you know that her brain function won't recover." He pauses, and Jackson waits for the inevitable words he's been dreading since the day of the accident. "She's gone son, you have to let her go." Gone, how is he supposed to wrap his head around that? April has never been gone, she's always been close to his heart. Apart of him, apart of Harriet.

The tears begin to cloud his vision and pain radiates within his heart. He can't lose her, not after everything they've been through. They both deserve a second chance, a happy ending. Jackson feels anger rise within him and erupt to the surface. He looks at Webber and then over to Bailey, before getting up, and storming down the hallway. He can hear Bailey commanding him to come back, but he's not in control. Jackson can't accept this is the end, he won't. He quickly opens the door to April's room and sees her family saying their goodbyes. Anger rages within him. "You can't do this." Her family all look over at him, while his eyes fall on her parents. Jackson doesn't know them that well, but they've always seemed like good people, which is why he can't believe they're going through with this.

He watches as April's mother squeezes her hand before looking over at him. "This is what's best for her." Jackson shakes his head. "No, this is what's best for you. April wouldn't want this." Her father gives him a glare. "And how do you know what she would have wanted? You broke her heart when you abandoned her and now you think you know what she would have wanted." Jackson shakes his head, his anger now threatening to consume him. "I never abandoned her, I haven't left her side. I may not be married to April anymore, but that doesn't mean I don't love her." The room is silent for a few tense moments, before April's mother's voice cuts through. "This is what's best for her, it's time for our little girl to see Jesus." Jackson's whole world stops in an instant and his blood runs cold. Memories of his life with April flash through his mind and he can feel the tears running down his cheeks. Jackson has always held out hope that they'd find their way back to each other, that she'd come back to him.

Now, as he stands completely broken in the middle of a hospital room, he knows that this is the end. Their story will remain unfinished and there's nothing he can do about it. The realization hits him hard and suddenly everything disappears around him. He can't imagine a world without April Kepner in it. Especially, when she's always been everything in his world. Jackson can't grasp how he's going to go on without her. He suddenly feels a hand on his shoulder, but he barely registers it. "You have a little girl you need to be strong for, she's going to need you." Jackson nods at Bailey's words, knowing she's right. He needs to be strong for Harriet because it's what April would want.

Jackson rubs his eyes and somehow manages to get to his feet. He takes one last look at her parents. He knows he needs to fight for her, something he had failed to do in the past. "I know you've made your decision, but I'm asking you to consider Harriet. She needs April in her life and as long as she's alive, she has her mother. Please don't take her away from her, from me." With that, he makes his way out of the room, forcing himself to leave the only person he wants to talk to. His soulmate, his person, his love. His April.