The Ring On My Finger
Chapter 4
"Does Kepner look different to you?" asked Cristina.
Everyone glanced at April, except Jackson who was already looking at her. April was stood in line in the cafeteria.
"No," he answered.
"Yeah she has sort of a glow," answered Meredith.
"She's coming this way," hissed Lexie.
April sat down and as she put a fry in her mouth, pagers starting beeping. She grabbed her fries and ran towards the ER. Only throwing them away when she got to the door.
Soon the ER was a mess of car crash victims. A while later while most of her colleagues were in surgery with their various attendings April was still in the ER with Hunt and Jackson.
She sank into a chair behind the desk and sighed.
"Tired?" asked Jackson, with a smile.
April looked around and saw no one within ear shot.
"Yes," she whispered. "Because someone kept me up last night."
"You weren't complaining," smirked Jackson.
"Cristina's coming in," whispered April.
Jackson smirked at April and then managed to assume a blank expression.
The phone rang and April picked it up and jotted down the details of the incoming trauma.
"Incoming trauma. RTC. ETA ten minutes," she announced to the other surgeons and staff.
She stood up and started to walked past Jackson when her stomach lurched violently and she stopped suddenly.
"You ok?" asked Jackson.
"I think so," she whispered.
As April started to move again her vision blurred, her heart rate and breathing speed up as she felt her palms get clammy. She knew what was happening but she was panicking. She grasped Jackson's arm, she didn't know he was still stood next to him but she just knew he was. Then she dropped.
"April!" shouted Jackson.
He was in shock as his wife just collapsed in his arms. He had been about to suggest she go and lay down because she looked exhausted. She had clutched his arm suddenly just as he had been about to move. He had looked at her, her face white, her body swaying, her eyes unfocused and then she fainted.
"Avery what happened?" asked Hunt.
"She's just fainted," answered Avery, keeping his on April's still form.
"Right get her in a exam room and do a blood test. I'll come as soon as I've got the pit covered for a couple of hours," answered Hunt.
Jackson nodded as a trolley was brought over.
April was soon situated into a room, Jackson drew her blood and sent a nurse of with it – with a rush order on it and orders to page him or Hunt when the bloods were ready.
"Avery were are we on that blood?" asked Hunt.
"It's just go to the lab I put a rush on it and they'll page you and me when the results are ready," answered Jackson.
"Well I think we should get a full work up down. Did she hit her head?" asked Hunt.
"No I caught her before she could. She grabbed my arm and then she dropped," answered Jackson. "I caught her."
"Go back to pit and I'll page you when I have the results," said Hunt.
"With all respect Dr Hunt I don't think I'll be able to work with April like this," answered Jackson.
She blinked her vision blurry as she came to. She opened her eyes and she could see bright lights and hear beeping.
"Kepner welcome back," said Hunt, coming into the room.
"What happened," she whispered.
"You collapsed due to exhaustion and dehydration," said Hunt. "And you're pregnant. That's the main reason to the exhaustion and dehydration. I'll give you some time to process the news."
Hunt left and immediately Jackson came in.
"Hunt told me you collapsed because of dehydration and exhaustion how you feeling?" asked Jackson.
"I'm pregnant," whispered April, tears in her eyes.
Jackson was besides her side in seconds, sat next to her and pulling her into his arms.
April gasped and sat up.
"Did Hunt call my parents?" she asked.
"I'm not sure," answered Jackson. "I'll go find out and you stay here and rest."
"I'm not an invalid," she answered.
"I know," he smiled. "But you've just been admitted and you collapsed so your only job is to rest."
Jackson headed to the door.
"Jackson," called April.
He turned back to her.
"I'm pro life," she answered.
"I know," he smiled.
Jackson headed off to find Hunt while April settled into a peaceful slumber her hand resting over her stomach.
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