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Chapter IV: I thought he's your boyfriend
"And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here"
April walked frustrated to the nurse station, she needed something that would cheer her up. Why was Matt so mean to her? Maybe she could blame it to the anesthetic, but no that couldn't be possible. One of the nurses gave her a chart, her patient was a little girl called Lou Anderson which had a appendectomy, nothing really dangerous.
"Hey Lou, my name's Dr. Kepner. How are you feeling?"
"I feel a lot better, thanks!" The little girl answered smiling.
"That's great! I'm just checking you sutures, can you please raise your shirt a bit so I can check them?" April asked friendly, she thought the girl was adorable.
April examined the sutures closely, until now they looked good.
"Dr. Kepner, may I ask you something?" Lou asked shy.
"Yeah, of course you may!" April replied smiling.
"Who's the doctor checking the boy at the window? The tanned, tall man..." The little blonde questioned blushed.
April looked to the boy at the window and discovered Jackson starring at her. When their glimpses met, he smiled at her and she back.
"That's Dr. Avery, why you're asking?" April asked a little confused.
"He's looking at you the whole time...I thought he's your boyfriend." Lou chuckled quietly and looked down at her hands.
"Oh he does? No, he's my best friend, I know him for a long time." April smiled, the little girl was really cute. And she had to smile even brighter, because Lou thought Jackson was her boyfriend. But she was a little confused why the girl thought he was her boyfriend.
"What is Dr. Avery like?"
April hadn't expected this question, so she was very confused and had to think about it a moment. What was Jackson like?
"Ehm...Dr. Avery is one of the most caring people I know... He would always support his family, even if his embarrassing mother did something really awkward, he would always be there for her... And Dr. Avery would always protect his friends and family. He's there when you need someone to hold on to or just to cheer you up...he's just..."
April couldn't go on, she was surprised by what she just said. Sure, everything what she said was true, but the late realization surprised her. He was just...
"Amazing?" Lou proposed smiling.
"At the minimum!" April chuckled.
"That's great! Do you have a boyfriend? Is he a doctor too?" Lou asked interested.
April exhaled, but smiled and answered:,, Yes, I have, but he's a paramedic."
"Is your boyfriend like Dr. Avery? ." The blonde questioned while April filled out the chart.
Damn, Lou was perfect in asking unexpected questions, questions that made April think about how much she loved Matt. And again, she had to think about it a moment.
"No, not really..." April answered honestly, while she had to blink slowly and looked at some random point at the wall.
"Well...anyway, your sutures look great, so you can go home tomorrow." April told the little girl and was about to go, when Lou admitted:
"Dr. Kepner, I think you and Dr. Avery would be cute together!"
April laughed, turned around and looked to Jackson, saying:
"Yeah. Yeah, we would."
He had to say it to her. Even if it might sounds selfish from him to admit it while she was in a relationship with Matthew. Jackson had to tell her. But first he should clear some things up with another girl...
"Dr. Edwards! Can I talk to you for a second?" Jackson asked Stephanie at the nurse station.
"Yeah, sure. What is it?" The intern inquired back and stayed at the station.
"Not here, you come with me?" Jackson said quietly and directed her to an supply closet.
"Now please tell me what's up, Jackson!" Stephanie demanded impatient.
"We...we can't have sex anymore. I mean...I can't." Jackson answered and tried to avoid her glimpse.
"Oh! Am I not good enough? I mean, I could try to be better -" Stephanie started fast but Jackson interrupted her by saying:
"What? No, you're great! It's me..."
"Why can't you?"
Jackson couldn't tell her that he wanted stop sleeping with her because of April, he had to tell her something else...
"I mean...I'm the head of the board of directors, and you're an intern...I-I-I don't think that's a good idea. And it's also something per- whatever."
"It's going to be hard to find such a great body again..." Stephanie said with eyes a bit watery.
"Ehm...thanks? But I'm sure you find someone better than me, one who doesn't only want to be your sex buddy." Jackson said sad smiling at her, even though he felt freaking guilty for making her almost cry.
Stephanie smiled back weak and went out of the storeroom.
Jackson felt terrible for ending the sex relationship with Stephanie like that, but the foresight of better chances to be with April, made the "break-up" worth it. Now that he cleared that, he left the supply closet empty...