The big day had finally arrived. April had flown out her whole family from Moline and everything was set the way she wanted it to be. She had the perfect field, the perfect band, the perfect dress and the perfect guy, so why didn't she feel like it was the best day of her life?
The wedding guests had finally arrived. April walked over to where everyone was seated several times to see if maybe she could spot out Jackson, but he wasn't there. April was hurt, she needed her best friend - today especially. After coming to the conclusion that he wasn't going to show up, she walked off to her room to get ready. She heard the door open.
"Hey Meredith." April said as she looked up at her.
"How's the bride doing?" Meredith smiled.
"Pretty good, I still can't believe it. This is my dream wedding." April smiled back.
"Is this your dream guy?" Meredith asked.
"What?" April let out confused.
"Matthew - is he your dream guy? I usually wouldn't meddle but Jackson told me about the storm." Meredith began. "My mom married my dad and she ended up having an affair because she loved someone else. So is Matthew the guy you want to marry?" She asked.
"Yes!" April responded and then she got quiet.
"A wedding is anything but perfect if it's with someone you don't love." Meredith said as she stared at April.
"Matthew is good for me." April reassured her.
"Just had to make sure, see you out there." Meredith replied as she walked off. April started to finish getting ready when she heard the door open again.
"Meredith I told you-" she began as she turned around and froze when she saw Jackson's face. "Jackson." She said.
"You look beautiful." He said as he walked over to her and gave her a hug.
"I didn't think you were coming." She blurted out.
"To my best friends wedding? What kind of best friend would I be if I didn't show up?" He smiled.
"Not a very good one." She laughed. "Thank you for coming." She said as he nodded.
"I'm happy for you, this is what you wanted right?" He smiled.
"It is." She smiled a bit uneasy. He gave her a hug and walked out of the room. He took one final look at her before he walked off. Right as he left a tear escaped her eye. She was letting go of her first love, her only love today. Matthew had seen Jackson coming out of April's room as he walked past him, however he did his best to think nothing of it. April had finally finished getting ready and the ceremony was beginning. She walked down the aisle as Matthew looked over at her. She was face to face with him, but she couldn't help to look in the crowd to find Jackson. She couldn't help but feel like it should've been him in front of her instead. The priest began to read the vows as April and Matthew repeated after him.
"Do you April Kepner take Matthew Taylor to be your lawfully wedded husband?" He asked.
"I do." April smiled.
"Do you Matthew Taylor take April Kepner to be your lawfully wedded wife?" He asked. Matthew paused.
"Can I have a moment with my fiancé?" He asked as everyone in the crowd was shocked. He pulled April away from the crowd and grabbed her hand.
"I'm going to ask you something and I need you to be honest with me." He said to her.
"Okay." She responded.
"Do you still love Avery?" Matthew asked her.
"I told you, I'm always going to have feelings for him, but that doesn't mean I can't build a life with you." She said as she reached out to him.
"That's not what I asked you April, do you love him?" He repeated as he pulled away. April looked down at the floor and a tear came out of her eye. Right then Matthew knew what his answer was.
"I can't do this." He said as he walked off.
"Matthew." April cried, but she didn't run after him. She knew he was right.
"The wedding's off." April said as she walked back to the ceremony. She sat next to her parents and started crying.
"I'm sorry." She cried.
"What happened baby?" Her mom asked.
"He thinks I'm in love with someone else." She responded.
"Are you?" Her mom asked. April didn't respond.
"I'm sorry for making you come all the way out here." She said as she wiped the tears off her face.
"It's okay honey, we want you to be happy. Whatever that means." Her dad said as he hugged his daughter. Everyone was leaving the ceremony. Jackson didn't know how to feel. He walked away for a bit to get some air and he found Matthew sitting on a bench.
"What was that about?" Jackson asked. He was angry. Although he didn't want them to get married, April was hurt. Matthew paused.
"She loves you, you know." He finally said.
"What?" Jackson asked confused.
"I think you love her too. And you guys are so stubborn that you both have no idea and you've dragged everyone else into this mess." Matthew said as he got up and walked off.