April spent the whole night looking for a dress to wear to Dr. Webber and Dr. Avery's wedding. It had been a month since Richard proposed and she didn't think the day would creep up on her. The next morning she decided she'd go shopping with Callie who also needed a dress for the event. The two had spent a lot of time together since both of them had gotten their hearts broken. April found a long blue halter dress. It was shiny and the color really complemented her complexion. Callie settled for a red dress that she looked gorgeous in. The two took their dresses into work to change after their shift ended. In a few hours, everybody started getting ready. April and Callie made their way to the event. April spotted Stephanie and Jackson walking into the ceremony together. She remembered the last time she had to see them together at a wedding. Jackson on the other hand couldn't take his eyes off of April. She looked so beautiful in her blue dress. The ceremony began and all April kept thinking about was how her and Jackson could've had all of this had they stayed together. Richard and Catherine said their "I do's" and shortly after everyone headed to the wedding reception. April and Callie headed straight to the bar joining Cristina and Alex.
"I hate weddings." Callie sulked. "People make promises they don't mean and then they cheat with a dumb blonde named Lauren during a super storm."
"Or decide they want kids." Cristina said.
"I think we'll have another round." April said to the bartender. Right when she spoke one of the guests tripped and fell. Everyone laughed since he didn't get hurt.
Right then Jackson walked up right behind her.
"If you hurry maybe you can tell him you want him or something." He whispered in her ear.
"Poor guy, probably heard Kepner's voice and got scared." Alex smart mouthed.
"Or he made a run for it kind of like Jo did." She responded.
"She's with her family!" Alex shouted as April stormed out and went to the bathroom. She started crying and right there Jackson walked in.
"Get out! Just leave me alone Jackson." April said furiously and she walked towards the door. Right then Jackson grabbed her.
"I was doing fine. I came to terms with the fact that we wouldn't be together again. Why'd you tell me? You should've kept your feelings to yourself! Stephanie is a great girl and I won't leave her for you." Jackson shouted at her. She could smell the alcohol on his breath.
"So don't Jackson, I'm not asking you to. I told you how I felt because I needed to let it out. I didn't expect you to leave your girlfriend, I just needed to know if you felt the same way." She replied to him.
"Just so we're clear, I don't have feelings for you anymore." He said.
"Great." She responded.
"Great." He said.
Right then April began to walk out right as Jackson grabbed her and pulled her back in. He put his hands on her face and kissed her passionately. April was about to push him off, but she gave in. She couldn't help herself around him. The same way Jackson couldn't help himself around her. He put his hand on her back and she threw her arms around his neck. Then he lifted her up and kissed her like he'd never be able to do it again. Right then, Richard came in. Jackson put her down and they both caught their breath and stared nervously at Richard.
"I didn't see anything." He said as he waited on them to come out so he could go in. They parted ways and went back to the reception.
"Where'd you go with Avery?" Callie asked as April sat down.
"He wanted to go over some incision points for our surgery." She lied.
What just happened? Jackson said he didn't want her. He's with Stephanie now. It was just a moment of weakness for both of them, she decided. To top it all off, Jackson was dancing with Stephanie now and they looked happy together. April felt guilty. She figured the best way to handle it was to pretend it didn't happen. Soon the wedding reception was over and everyone was making their way out.
"April" Jackson called out after Stephanie had left.
" I think it's best if we keep what happened to ourselves. I'm with Stephanie and I owe it to her to not let it happen again. And I mean.. It didn't mean anything." He said.
"Duly noted." April replied hurt. She walked out and went home with Callie.
Jackson stood behind to help his mom and Richard clean up. He was confused. April should've kept her feelings to herself, the same way she did when Matthew proposed to her.
"Making a bad decision doesn't make you a bad man." Richard said to Jackson as he walked over to him. "I don't know much about what's going on between you and Kepner but I saw you guys looking at each other all night. You look at her the way I look at your mother and I think that's something worth exploring. So long as you break up with your girlfriend first.. You can't control who you fall in love with son." He said as he patted Jacksons shoulder and walked over to Catherine.
Jackson stood silent. What did Richard know? Stephanie was good for him. Their relationship was simple and simple wasn't always a bad thing.