The Ring On My Finger
Chapter 2
April awoke a while later.
"Hello," smiled Jackson.
April stretched and smiled.
"You're still here?" she asked, blinking the sleep from her eyes.
"Yes," smiled Jackson. "Where else would I be?"
"The conference," answered April. "That is why we're here after all."
"Why would I want to be stuck in a conference when I have you in my bed?" asked Jackson.
April ran a hand across her face and saw her ring.
"Do you think we slept together after we got married or before?" asked April.
"Probably after," answered Jackson. "Why?"
"I never told anyone this. Everyone already teased me about being a virgin. I wanted to save it for the man I was going to marry. I promised my mother and father and Jesus I would wait," answered April, looking down.
"Well technically we did get married," whispered Jackson.
"I know but we don't know what's going to happen and I know I should be freaking out right now and being April Kepner but I'm not and that's scares me and I don't feel guilty about breaking my promise," ranted April.
"There's April," smirked Jackson, stretching out on the bed next to her. "As I did say before we are married so maybe that's why you don't feel guilty."
"Or maybe the guilt is yet to come," answered April, sitting up.
"Or," said Jackson, pulling her down to him. "Maybe you should just go with the flow."
"Maybe some of your laid back Avery charm rubbed off on me," answered April.
"Maybe," shrugged Jackson. "So since we're not going to the medical conference what do you want to do?"
"I think I'd like to shower," answered April. "Alone."
"I respect you and I'm not going to push you into anything you don't want to do," Jackson said, reassuringly.
"I know I just want to collect my thoughts and I like my showers," answered April.
"That is true you can spend forever in there," answered Jackson.
"Oh god," groaned April, holding her head in her hands. "We live in a frat house how are we meant to keep this quiet?"
"Why don't you shower and then we can figure out what we are going to do?" asked Jackson. "I want to be with you, I think and it is a bit unconventional that we got married and then we go out."
"But maybe it's meant to be that way," answered April.
"Maybe we should just see where it takes us," suggested Jackson.
April nodded. "But I still see how we can keep it from everyone and have no one find out. I mean we work at Seattle Grace and it is the filled with gossip every day I mean anyone could find out and my parents. Oh god if my parents find out they are going to kill you and then there's your mother," gabbled April.
Jackson knew never to shut April Kepner up in the middle of a rant so he didn't he listened and paled at the thought of her parents killing him and then listened some more. Then he kissed her and smiled.
"Sorry was the only way I could think of to shut you up," answered Jackson. "I don't know what your parents would do. I do know everyone could find out but not if we're careful and my mother loves you so when she eventually finds out she will be ok with it. Well maybe not at first but she'll get over it and throw us a party."
April nodded.
"Actually speaking of my mother," muttered Jackson, glancing at the clock. "She's speaking in half an hour and she's going to kill me if I'm not there."
"Well then let's go," smiled April.
"You'll come with me?" asked Jackson.
"We have to take the rings off of course and I need to go on the pill nothing to do with your mother but yeah I'll come with you. I just need to change," answered April.
"What about showering?" asked Jackson.
"Do you want to miss your mother's lecture and get lectured yourself?" asked April getting up.
"No," answered Jackson, getting up himself. "It's just you smell like sex and you know how my mother is with your sex life," answered Jackson.
April paled. "Yeah I don't want to have that conversation with your mother."
"Relax the conference is downstairs take five minutes to get to," smiled Jackson.
"If I give you my room key will you get me some clothes while I shower?" asked April.
"Roommates?" asked Jackson.
"Rooming by myself the only other people who came were Meredith, Derek, Cristina and Owen and they have there own suites," answered April.
"Sure," answered Jackson. "Anything specific you want to wear?"
"No just choose something for me," called April, as she started the shower.
"Well don't take to long," called Jackson, as he exited the room.
In the shower April froze. She had just given Jackson permission to go though her underwear drawer. She thought about going after him but they had slept together last night, he'd seen her underwear and he was technically her husband.
She calmed herself and got on with her shower not think that Jackson was going though her drawers.
Next door Jackson had just finished picking out April's clothes and was heading back into his room as the shower shut off.
April glanced at the clothes as she came out of the shower. He had selected a red dress with white polka dots, black flats and simple red lace lingerie.
"I'm going to head into the shower," said Jackson.
April just nodded and the door closed. Jackson Avery had been in her underwear drawer.
She was dressed and drying her hair when Jackson came out of the shower.
"Oh seconds thoughts that dress wasn't a good idea," said Jackson.
"Why?" asked April.
"Look in the mirror," answered Jackson.
April glanced in the mirror and saw the hickeys on her chest.
"I'm going to have to go get a shirt and trousers," she muttered, standing up.
"And make – up for your neck," added Jackson.
"I'll see you down there," called April, as she grabbed her bag and headed to her room.
"Your dress," called Jackson, but she had already gone.
Jackson smiled and folded up April dress and underwear from the night before and laid them on a chair before getting ready himself.
Minutes later he was ready and there was a knock on his door.
"Hey you ready!" called April.
"I thought you were meeting me down there," called Jackson, as he went to the door.
"Changed my mind," said April, brushing hair out of her face.
"You need to take the rings off," said Jackson.
April glanced down at her wedding and engagement ring and nodded sliding them and slipping them in purse.
"Now we can go," smiled Jackson, resisting the urge to hold her hand.
All though the lecture April was thinking about Jackson and meeting Jackson's mother again. She shook her knee, she tapped her fingers on her thigh until Jackson grabbed her hand to stop her.
Applause sounded though the lecture hall a while later and April sighed.
"Let's get this over with," she muttered.
"You really don't want to meet her do you?" asked Jackson.
"Would sex get you out of it?" asked April.
Jackson turned to April surprise on his face.
"You still need to go on the pill," he whispered.
Her face fell.
"I suppose if you wanted to we could find a clinic near and you could get some," answered Jackson.
"I just figured we're married. We did it we were drunk and I don't know what I missed," answered April.
"You don't have to if you don't want to," whispered Jackson.
"I want to," she whispered, looking at him.
"Mother incoming we need to move," whispered Jackson.
"Let's go," smiled April.
Soon as Catherine Avery zoned in on them Jackson and April hurried out a side door as a group of people walked in front of her and she lost them.
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Gabriella Somerfield