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She stood in front of her mirror black dress down to her thighs. Hair pulled up and clipped to the back of her head. Her pale skin even paler. She wobbled on her heels not used to the height she just stared at herself in the mirror not believing where she was going.

"You ready?" she turned to see Jackson.

"As ready as I'll ever be." She ran her hands down her dress before walking to him and taking his hand. He squeezed it as they walked down the stairs. The harsh Seattle Sunlight blinded her as she left the house.

"The others are going to meet us there."

She heard his words as she slipped into the passenger seat but she could only nod numbly. He watched her as he drove towards the cemetery for the first of the funerals. His eyes staying on her worried for her. He took one hand off the steering wheel and squeezed her hand again.

Silence was all the car held as they drove down roads that were familiar yet forgiven. He pulled into the cemetery the gravel crunching under the tires and pulled up beside the other cars. Stopping the car he turned to her. "Whenever you're ready. "

"That would be never." She laughed bitterly opening the door and slipping out of the car. He watched her before getting out himself. He walked around the car and took her hand as she stood frozen looking at the coffin and the people surrounding it.

"I see Meredith over there." He pointed towards a group that was all Seattle Grace Mercy Westerns.

She let herself be led towards them not really even noticing where she was going. "Hey." Meredith moved over so April could stand by her.

"Hi." April whispered as Jackson nodded. They all faced forward not sure what to say or how to say it. This was only the first funeral they had another and then another and another to go to. but this would be one of the hardest this was Reed's funeral. April saw her mother standing off to the side and cringed. She'd met Mrs. Adamson a few times but now watching the mother have to bury her daughter was one of the worse things she'd ever seen. She listened almost through a fog as the pastor talked about Reed and Reeds life she felt like she wasn't herself like this wasn't her life and she was just someone watching it. She felt that way until she felt someone nudge her. She looked up at Jackson "What?"

"Did you want to say something?" he nodded to the space the pastor had just vacated or maybe he hadn't just vacated April wasn't sure of how long she'd been spaced out.

"Right yeah." She walked towards the front wobbling on her too high heels and not looking directly at the coffin. She stood in front of everyone and she wrung her hands together. She cleared her throat it felt so dry and sore. "Reed was my best friend." She felt a tear fall down her face. "Now we weren't always friends I believe she called me overtly perky at one point." April chuckled. "But over time we became best friends almost as close as sisters which of course meant all the fight that come with it of course." She shook her head wiping more tears away thinking off all the little spats her and Reed had had over the years. "I honestly don't know what I'll do without her. I feel so lost right now but I have to believe she's in a place that is good I have to believe she's watching down on me because she was a good person and she deserves that." The tears where coming so fast she couldn't stop them. She walked over to the coffin and laid her finger tips against it. "Goodbye Reed." She whispered as her salty tears feel on the wood. Her eyes swept up and caught Jackson's who had tears forming in his own eyes. She walked unsteadily towards him as the next person took her place and she fell into his arms. He wrapped her up tightly in his embrace as she soaked his shirt. "it's not fair it's just not fair." She sobbed.

"I know I know." He whispered kissing her fiery red hair. "I know it's not fair it's so not fair. She couldn't tell you what happened for the rest of the funeral as she spent it hiding in Jackson's arms. She had to be held up as Jackson took her to the car and collapsed into the seat as he started it.

"And to think Tomorrow we get to do it all over again at Charles funeral." She looked at the blackening sky and bit her lip.

Jackson didn't have the words to express his hurt so he just held her hand. The next morning they were at it again only this time it was April in the same Dress as the night before standing in Jackson's doorway. "Are you ready?" He looked at himself the tux was the same as the day before but the feelings were different this one was his best friend sure he'd been friends with Reed but Charles was different. He almost didn't hear April and he didn't acknowledge her presence until she was next to him she laid her cheek against his shoulder and hugged him. "We'll make it through like we did yesterday. Only today you're going to let me be your shoulder to lean on."

"Lets go." He squeezed her hand as they walked out the door. The routine was the same only this time it was April who was driving watching Jackson with concerned eyes as they pulled into the cemetery. Her that grabbed his hand and led him to the grave site and her that nudged his side when the time came.

"Are you going to say anything?"

"Yeah." He swallowed walking forward. He looked over the sea of faces many the same that had been there the day before. "Charles Percy could be a pain the ass he was a pain in mine more times then I could count but he was a good friend once you earned his trust. But trust was hard to come by with Charles I'm happy to say that I had his and that I will miss him dearly. To Charles the fact that I was an Avery didn't matter he just cared about who I was as a person. For that I'll always be grateful to him and miss him." Jackson didn't even bother swiping the tears away. He walked past the coffin not able to look at it and took April's hand. She handed him a Kleenex and he took it but shoved it into his pocket. She watched him and helped him being a shoulder to lean on.

They didn't say anything as they got back into the car they didn't say anything on the ride home it wasn't until April pulled into the driveway that she spoke. "I think I'm going home to Moline I need a break."

Jackson just nodded numbly. "Would you like to come with me?"

A/N and cliff hanger will Jackson go to Moline with April you'll just have to wait and see. Thanks to everyone that reviewed.