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How do you greet your ex fiance's current husband under these circumstances, Matthew thought as he watched Jackson, Dr. Grey and another older man moving toward him.
He was glad to take Jackson's lead, as he approached Matthew with an extended hand.

"Thank you for everything you have done for us. I know this is awkward," Jackson stated looking him in the eye.

Matthew took his hand and gave him a sympathetic nod. After handing him April's phone he said, "I am going to radio Lt. Green and let her know you are here."

After a brief explanation of how she needed to proceed to the car Meredith was off.
Lt. Green was going to stay until she arrived.
Jackson began pacing near the group of workers. He just wanted to hold his wife. It was killing him being this close, but still so far.
They had other missions going on around the site. More recovery now versus rescue.
Jackson was in aw of the devastation. Once she was out he didn't know how he was ever going to let her leave his site again.

April was sleeping with her arms wrapped around her baby bump when Meredith arrived at the car.
"How long has she been asleep?" Meredith asked anxiously, looking at Katy who had shifted herself in to the back driver's door to make room for the doctor.

"Only for a few minutes, but her blood pressure has been gradually dropping for the past five," the lieutenant responded.
"I didn't want to upset her or her husband as I knew your ETA so I kept radio silence.
We really need to get her out of here. It's just not about the baby anymore."

Meredith nodded to Katy and touched April's hand, giving it a gentle a shake.
"April, hey it's Meredith." She did not like the coldness of April's hand or her color. She was normally quite fair, but now she looked ghostly transparent.
Meredith quickly hooked up the infusion pump and began the transfusion.
She was glad they had brought several units of blood.

April awakened, "Meredith" she sighed. "Am I glad to see you", she confessed looking at Mer with half opened eyes.

"I bet you are, but the next time you want to spend time together I get to choose the venue."

"Why? You don't like my new hang out? April waved her arms around the vehicle compartment then pointed to the roof with a soft giggle.
"They got this really cool ceiling that doubles as a live horror show," she finished, innocently batting eyes.

"Very funny. How's the pain?" she asked trying to keep April awake and engaged in a conversation.

"It's pretty bad, but I can take it," April weakly responded. "I don't want anything until we get to the hospital."

"You can wait to have something stronger but I am going to give you a local now. This way you are more comfortable and it will be numb when we move you. No argument." Meredith pulled out a syringe and vial of Lidocaine.

"Yeah, that's sounds good."

Meredith leaned in to give April the injection, cringing when she saw the amount of blood she had lost.
April was definitely unstable, Meredith thought, and this has now become a choice of how to proceed when both mother and child's lives are at risk.
She needed to talk to Jackson but she also wanted to be honest with April. She's a doctor and should know what's the current situation and be part of the desicion.

"The pain in your leg should be a little better in a few." Meredith said as she pulled out her phone.
"There's somebody here who wants to talk with you."
She dialed Jackson and put the call on speaker.

"How is she?", Jackson answered anxiously.

"Why don't you ask her yourself and then we will talk".

"Hey" April said, tears forming in her eyes.

"April," he breathed. Jackson was close to tears with the relief he felt just hearing her voice.

"You are in for a rough road Jackson because I am not a goat," she announced.

Of all the things he expected her to say. "Wait,...What?" He asked, shaking his head.

"I am not a goat", she repeated as though he should understand exactly what she was talking about.
"Unlike you when you had the stomach flu, I want all the love and attention I can get when I am sick, or hurt, and it is your job to see that I get it."

His wife would never cease to amaze and confound him. God he loved her.
"You got it. Nothing but love and pampering per doctors orders", he softly promised.

"Jackson, I just accessed the wound and her vitals. We all need to be on the same page now. There has been a lot of blood loss, more than we initially thought. Her pressure had dropped but has been holding since I started the transfusion. But it's low."

"How low?" Jackson and April asked in unison.

"92 over 48. You both know this is more than about the pregnancy at this point. We might want to consider moving you now."

"No!", was April's immediate response. She knew the risks and was willing to accept them. She just hoped Jackson understood. "We will do the transfusion first."

"Wait a minute April. Let's talk."

"No Jackson. We will do the transfusion first, end of discussion. It should only be about twenty minutes and then you can move me." April was determined that she have at least one unit before. She was going to give their baby every opportunity.

"Look April, we have you already being infused. Moving you now is best for you," he didn't want to say it, but it was implied. He was more worried about losing her than the baby. He would not let her stay there and bleed to death. That was not something he would allow.

"I am not moving until I have one unit. It's my body and my choice Jackson."

That was harsh, but Meredith understood. Especially the mother in her. She had seen the condition Jackson was in at the thought of losing April. There was just no easy answer.
As a doctor, she knew that April's best chance was to move her now, but as a mother you would give your life for your child. "How about we make a deal. If your pressure drops anymore we move you, period. Agreed".

"We can do this Jackson. Please", she pleaded. "Let's do what Mer suggested."

He could hear it in her voice and he would never deny her anything, but how could he sit here knowing that he could lose her. "Ok", he finally said. "But if there is even one tick down in your pressure we are moving. I mean it April." All he wanted to do right now was rip the concrete off their car and get to her. He needed to look into her eyes and hold her hand.
It was all so frustrating.

Meredith checked the infusion rate and hooked up the baby monitor she had brought to April's belly.
The baby's heart rate was good, excellent actually, considering the circumstances.
"The baby's rate is 140. You guys have one tough little bun in the oven".

Both April and Jackson were relieved by that news. Something to hold on to in amongst this chaos.

"So have you been thinking about baby names," Meredith asked wanting to keep them both positive. She decided talking about when the baby was born would do just that.

"Not so much names, but we did just get some books on different childbirth methods," April offered.

"Whatever you do don't go natural. Trust me. I had only a little taste of labor before my c section.
The only thing natural that should be happening on the maternity floor is the stuff they change out of the diapers.
Practice with me, drugs, I want drugs," Meredith smiled as April shook her head and laughed.

"Really?" That bad?"

"Yes, and don't even get me started on how you should not allow your best friend and husband into the labor room together.
They will drive you crazy if the pain doesn't."

"Good thing my husband is my best friend", April responded teary eyed.

Jackson continued to listen with a lump in his throat.

"Yeah, he is isn't he," Meredith smiled. She had always pulled for these two.
Jackson really was her person. He got her in a way no one else ever really did. They definitely had each others backs. Richard had gotten a taste of their devotion to each other just a few weeks ago.
April didn't back down from her former Chief when she told him her husband deserved his respect.

"You two sure have been full of surprises these past few years. Between your hook up, break up, and one hell of a makeup.
Now look at you. Your going to be parents.

"Yes we are," April stated with conviction. Their baby was going to be fine...