These characters belong to Shonda Rhimes. I just get to play with them.
Thanks for the reviews guys. This is my first story that I am putting out there. I am a huge Japril fan but I also happen to love Justin Bruening from when I was a young teenage girl with a mad crush on the guy from All My Children. He came in and all I could think was "oh boy, Jackson's gonna freak. Go get yours, April!"
Jackson was in the on-call room waiting for Stephanie. She had texted earlier to let him know that she was going to be just a few minutes late and begged him to wait on her. Stephanie was great and just what he needed. She was smart, funny, and very pretty. She, most importantly, wanted him and only him. There was no baggage to fight with. She wasn't in love with someone else. She didn't hate herself for being with him because she felt she was letting down Jesus. It was fun and new, and it was the perfect distraction from the absence of his best friend. He discarded his scrub shirt and lay back on the bed. He quickly started to fall asleep but the sound of the door opening woke him.
Stephanie rushed in, locking the door behind her. She smiled at him when he sat up on the side of the bed. Ah, finally. He walked up to her while she was muttering apologies for being late. He silenced her with his lips and began yanking on her clothing. There would be no talking, not this time.
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He rolled off her, sweaty and sated. She curled up to his side and put her head on his chest. He hadn't expected this. Normally the both threw their clothes back on and ran back to whatever they had snuck away from. He smiled to himself. For once he had the upper hand in the relationship. He wasn't the one all in. While he was sure Stephanie wasn't in love with him, he knew that she was hopeful for a future. Jackson wasn't horrible. He was open to the small possibility, at some point, maybe. For now, this was a rebound. Pure and simple. He was on the mend and she was helping.
"What kept you? Normally you beat me here," he asked curiously. She groaned beside of him, tracing the contours of his chest.
"I had to cover the pit again, only today Kepner left early and I was stuck with Smith." He closed his eyes at the mention of her name and willed his brain not to go there when he was with Stephanie. Unfortunately for him, Stephanie didn't know about April and Jackson's relationship so she had no idea what bringing up her name does to him.
"She showed me how to run the pit like a boss, but with her not there it was a bit more difficult. I wonder how her date went. You should have seen this guy." She laughed and kept talking while Jackson's chest constricted. "He's a paramedic. He looks like the All-American football guy, and she looks like the girl next door. They would be perfect. He was so cute when he asked her out. I think she needs someone with the ER closing. She is so nice and bubbly.. and well, bossy too, but in an endearing way."
Jackson needed to get away now. Hearing about April going on a date was enough to make him a bit crazy, but hearing the girl he was currently sleeping with going over all the reasons he had wanted a future with April made him want to run to the bar, only to re-emerge with no memory of her. He sat up and Stephanie followed suit.
"I have to get back, I have to be in the OR in less than an hour, and your friends aren't the best at prepping." He pecked her lips once he fished his boxers out from the blankets. He quickly dressed and walked out the door without a backwards glance. Stephanie was still sitting on the side of the bed, dumbfounded.
"What the hell was that?"
Jackson strode into the elevator, thankfully it was empty. His mind was racing. A date? April Kepner was on a date. What the hell is she playing at? Is she trying to make him jealous? Is she trying to get back at him? He ran his hands over his face and down the back of his head. He had no right to what he was feeling, but that didn't matter. He couldn't help but feel that a part of her still belonged to him. They were over. He had ended it, but he felt like his heart was being ripped out. The elevator stopped and the doors opened. He stepped out and decided nothing but a scalpel would distract him from this development.
I don't really know how long this story is gonna go or how many chapters it will be. I just have certain scenes played out in my head. Either this chapter or next chapter I am going to have a Japril confrontation. Still deciding if I should write Aprils date or not…. Opinions anyone?