Author's Note: This is strictly a work of Fiction. I do not own any of the rights to the characters, places, ABC or Shondaland. Medical Terms may not be correct, characters may vary from their identity on the show. Read, Review and Enjoy!
AMBER
"AHH! Hi Baby girl!" I squeal as Hannah is carried by Lyle the Intern off of the Avery Jet. It's been a long month without her and I'm so excited to have her back. Lyle sets her down and she runs over to me and jumps in my arms. This is the best feeling in the world.
"Mommah, I played with Harriett!" She squealed and wiggled in an attempt to get down. I couldn't believe how better her sentences were forming in just the one month she's been away.
"Whose Harriet, doll face?" I asked her and as she pointed to the airplane. Following the end of her little finger I saw a beautiful redhead carrying a child close to Hannah's age step off of the platform. I watched as Jackson Avery walked forward smiling, taking the child from her arms and leaning forward to kiss the redhead on the cheek. I quickly looked away realizing that I was staring. "Are you ready to go, Hannah? Uncle Alex and Aunt Jo want to meet us for dinner!"
Hannah tore her eyes away from Jackson's family reunion and looked at me. She glanced back at her new friend and before I knew it she was waving frantically. Standing up, I saw the three of them approaching us.
"Hi Hannah!" the redhead said waving back to my daughter.
"Amber, this is my ex-wife April Kepner-Taylor and our daughter Harriett. April, this is our new Head of Ortho at Grey+Sloan Amber Evans." Jackson introduced us and I shook his ex-wife's hand. "This is my week for Harriett and April and her husband work with health care for underprivileged communities within the US. They were in Colorado, so they hitched a ride with Hannah. Thanks for being a good sport, Hannah!"
Hannah grinned at Jackson and attached to my leg. April leaned over, kissing her daughter on the cheek and said bye to the both of us. We all waved as she boarded the plane and I immediately took Hannah's hand to lead her to the car. Unfortunately, she was rooted to the spot looking at Jackson and Harriett.
"Mommy, can Harry and her dad come with us to see Uncle Alex and Aunt Jo?"
Oh God…I thought. "Honey, I'm sure they have plans, Harriett isn't in town for very long." I shot an apologizing look at Jackson who just smiled at me.
"You know Hannah, I'm very good friends with your Uncle Alex. I think it would be fun for us to all get dinner."
With Jackson's response, my daughter immediately started walking to the car, pleased with herself for getting her new friend to come along for dinner.
JO
I looked down at the message causing my phone to beep. Alex and I had been at the restaurant for a few minutes waiting on Amber and Hannah to get back from the airstrip.
Amber: We're on our way, we should be there in less than ten. And there will be two more of us, one adult and one kid. Jackson's daughter and ex wife were travelling here as well and the girls had fun playing. Hannah and her big mouth asked if they would come and Jackson jumped at the idea. Sorry…I didn't really know what to say to Jackson Avery while I was at Avery Airstrip having picked up my daughter who just flew from Denver on the Avery Jet, paid for by the Avery Family.
"We need two more seats. One for an adult and a high chair, please. Thank you." I managed to catch the waitress as she walked by. Alex raised his eyebrows at me and I handed him my phone so he could read it himself. Alex rolled his eyes and handed me back my phone. "What's wrong?" I asked.
"I don't know. Avery has been in a weird spot since Kepner's wedding. It's like he's finally decided that he needs to figure out what he wants in life, which is great. But my sister is here and she's talented and charming….and beautiful. And I've seen him notice it. She's an adult and I have no control over her. I just don't want her to get hurt."
I put my hand on top of my husband's. "You're right. She is talented, charming and beautiful and any guy in Seattle would be lucky to have her. And you're also right, she's an adult. She forgave you relatively easy for your misdoings. Don't ruin this by trying to control her. She's smart. And we talk all the time. I haven't heard her saying anything about him, except for mentioning he was in a surgery with her if someone asked who scrubbed in." Looking up I spotted the four of them coming towards the table. I waved and Hannah grinned running over to me.
"Aunt Jo! My friend Harry came! We rode the plane!" Alex leaned over to kiss his niece on the head who lifted up her arms to show she wanted to sit on his lap. He obliged and I watched the other three sit down across from us. I couldn't help but notice they looked cute together and I couldn't miss Jackson's smile. I decided to just jump into conversation, setting the tone as casual for the dinner.
The group of us ate and laughed, mostly at stories the girls told of their plane ride back to Seattle. Once they were finished, Amber insisted, against Hannah's wishes, that it was time to go home and go to bed. Jackson leaned forward telling Hannah that Harriett would be at daycare tomorrow which made Hannah grin once again. Settling up, Amber bid them all goodnight and left with her daughter.
"Well, I think she had the right idea. Ready to get home, hubby?" All four of them rose from the table and said goodnight, going their own ways.
JACKSON
After putting my daughter down for the night, I retreated to my living room with a beer. I thought I would watch some TV before turning in for the night. Laying back on the couch I stared at the ceiling, letting my thoughts roam free.
Amber is beautiful and she's such a great mom. I can't believe I had that much fun tonight.
I knew I was being stupid. After Maggie I swore that I wouldn't date anyone from Grey+Sloan again.
Oh my god, Avery. Like she would date you anyways. She's been here a few months and hasn't shown any interest in you since the first night you met at Joe's.
I thought back to that night. Alex had suggested that I go out with them to meet his sister/new doctor. When Alex brought her over to introduce us, I was afraid that my eyes were going to pop out of my head. She was thin, but muscular. Her dark skinny jeans hugged her perfectly and the necklace she wore hung perfected above a yellow tank top that showed off exactly what her scrubs normally hid. Her dark hair was pushed to one side and the way her green eyes sparkled when she smiled almost made me reach out and touch her. I thought I saw an interest in her eyes as well. But she never came back after Mer called her away and she didn't seek me out at the hospital. In fact, when I saw her running at the park, she seemed to wall herself off.
She's Karev's sister. I punched him once and I know that he would love to return the favor, despite us being friends. I should just forget about this.
But unfortunately, I already had a feeling that forgetting wouldn't be an easy task.
