April had just finished her shift and was definitely ready for a few drinks. She headed toward the attending's lounge bathroom to get ready. April had chosen to wear a pair of tight dark jeans, a white top with a black leather jacket and a new pair of boot heels. Combined with the good hair day she was having, April had to admit she looked kind of hot. She put the finishing touches on her eye shadow and joined the twisted sisters in the attending's lounge.
Cristina cat whistled as she walked in, "Looking good Kepner!"
It was nice to be noticed, "Thank you" she smiled. "Making sure you look good for Avery when you ditch us later?" Cristina joked smirking at Meredith.
April rolled her eyes and sighed, "And nice moment ruined." As usually the case, Mar defended April. "Leave her alone. You look nice April." She said though still laughing at Cristina. Something's never change.
The three surgeons walked over to Joe's together and joined the rest of the party. Joe's was busier than usual which only could mean a better night for the group. They sat down at the table with Bailey, Callie and Arizona as the three women took what looked to be their third shot each.
"Looks like you've got some catching up to do." Meredith laughed.
"Bailey was being a little grumpy so I thought I'd get the night started." Callie said.
It was obvious from the fact that Bailey hugged April that she was already feeling good. Bailey was a lightweight, who knew?
"Well it so happens that I'm craving some shots tonight. Rounds on me!" Cristina said walking back to the table hands full of tequila. Luckily April was planning on letting go tonight because judging by the way the first five minutes had gone, she could tell tonight was going to be interesting.
An hour later the group talked over the loud music that filled the bar. Somewhere between everyone's fourth or fifth drink, the conversation had moved to hospital gossip. Everyone laughed about times when they had been the center of the gossip. It was actually sort of a competition now.
"No! I had it the worst. I'm pretty sure most people didn't know my name until I was into girls. It actually made me way more liked. You wouldn't believe how many more men were into me…. Kind of creepy really." Callie said.
"Please! Mer here ran the gossip for years. Didn't you my little drama queen" Cristina said throwing her arm around Meredith like she was proud of her. "It's true," Mer admitted. "I mean Derek had a wife. I almost drown. I slept with George. Drama follows me."
"Let's not forget your string of one night stands from this very bar. God, I actually miss slutty intern Mer. She kept me on my toes." Cristina added.
"What? Derek had a wife? Who's George? I guess can't picture you like that Mer." April said knowing now she had missed a lot before the merger.
"Yea, she was ruff. But now she has the prefect husband, adopted an adorable African orphan and lives in a dream home. She's boring now." Callie said playfully. "And clearly I win. I married George. In Vegas."
"Who is this George?" April asked again wanting to be in on the joke. The rest of the surgeons looked around the table tentatively. Cristina raised her glass and looked toward the ceiling, "O'Mailey!"
"O'Mailey!" the rest except a confused April followed and downed their drinks. Bailey broke the silence. "Well I know you all have trouble keeping your personal lives private, but I for one have never been in the spotlight thank you very much." she said sounding proud of herself and only slurring a couple of words despite the number of empty glasses in front of her.
"Whatever you say Booty Call Bailey." Arizona said causing the whole table to erupt in laughter.
"Yea but all of that is in the past. What's the word around the hospital now? Who's in the hot seat?" Meredith asked around.
"Well Karev has slept with pretty much every intern we have." April chimed in. "Yea but that's just typical Karev." Arizona said.
"Yea, screw Karev. I know who everyone is talking about. It's Kepner and Avery. Those virgin superpowers are officially gone." Cristina said as April turned bright red. Of course this had to come up. Whatever, she could handle it. Maybe she'll use the alcohol as an excuse and actually talk about it like anyone else would.
"Here we go." April said she noticed everyone around the table was clearly interested in this new topic. She downed her drink for good measure.
"Did you finally find you Ben?" Bailey slurred. April wondered if she only remembered that conversation they had now because like before, Bailey was drunk.
"I…I don't know… I really have no idea what…" April trailed off not able to describe what she and Jackson were to each other.
"Yea, tell us Kepner, what is going on between you and Avery? I mean besides all the on call room sex. You haven't given us anything!" Callie insisted.
"How was the maiden voyage? As good as sex on the beach with fireworks?" Meredith grinned. She and Cristina become more alike as their blood alcohol levels rose. "Yea, did you make Pretty Boy light candles and lay out rose petals?" Cristina continued. The two twisted sisters were in sync tonight.
"Did he pressure into it? I bet it was those eyes. Uhhumm, boy could probably get you to do anything with those eyes." Bailey added. Apparently even Bailey thought Jackson had nice eyes.
"Oh come on guys. I'm sure Jackson was a very sweet with her." Arizona chimed in trying to help April out.
"Was it because you were living alone with him and Karev? I always wondered if that was a good idea. I always thought you might get a little carried away with one of them…" Meredith said as if she'd known all along.
"I bet it was because of that frat house of yours Mer. That place was always full of sex even when I lived there. It's a wonder you lasted as long as you did Kepner. Really, you don't have anything to be a…." Callie was about to say before April cut her off. She had enough of this. None of them had any right making assumptions about what happened. She snapped.
"ENOUGH! No it wasn't because I couldn't handle living with boys! No we didn't lay on the beach with flower petals or whatever! And he did not pressure me into it! Believe it or not I initiated the whole thing. I got myself into a bar fight the night before my freakin boards of all times. That was until Dr. Webber broke it up and sent us back to our rooms. It was the adrenaline from the fight and then everything just… happened." April finally finished. She had silenced everyone around the table.
"And for your information, it was very good….. And so was the next day in the men's bathroom." She had added that last part because the surprised look on Cristina's face was oddly satisfying.
After a long pause, Bailey raised her glass, "To Kepner" The rest followed, "Kepner!" The awkwardness after April's outburst was replaced with laughs and 'at-a-girls'. The group was amused to see this side of April. Of course Cristina had to know if Avery was good in bed.