Author: WestonFollower
Rating: T
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Prompt: What happened after 11x08.
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"Jackson…" Stephanie holds the I-pad closer to her chest, "I uh."
Jackson pulls her over in the hall, "Tell me. Now."
How could she do this? Sure she still didn't like him for what he did to her. But, no one deserved to her this. "During the ultrasound today I noticed something odd. I didn't think I was right."
"Steph! Tell me what that was about. I know you guys were talking about our baby. So what is it?"
"The baby has osteogenesis imperfecta."
Jackson can't breath. He knows what that means, he's a doctor! "What type?"
"Two."
Jackson walks past her and down the hall. The tears threaten to spill and he runs into Arizona and Amelia. "Did you know?" Arizona just stares at him with a sad expression, "The moment you guys saw anything you should've told us! You should've told April!"
"Jackson-"
"NO!" He sprints down the hall and into one of the closets. He shuts the door and sees his wife reaching for the door handle, April looks up at him and smiles widely.
All he can do is stare at her stomach, "Hey! You're done early. Steph hugged me today, it was awkward but I guess nice. Anyway so she let it slip during the ultrasound, I was mad but oh well. It's a boy, our baby is a boy!"
A boy. Then his heart completely crushes and falls out of his chest. Why them? After everything, why them? So he cries, he breaks down and cries in his hands.
April hugs him, "Hey, what's wrong? I didn't know you wanted a boy so bad." Jackson shakes his head and stares in her eyes, he couldn't tell her.
"April I uh um oh god how am I suppose to do this? I can't, I can't, listen I can't!"
April holds his head in her hands getting worried, "Shhhhh tell me, ok?"
Jackson nods and kisses her gently, "The baby has type two osteogenesis imperfecta. Stephanie saw it this morning and Dr. Herman confirmed it. I'm so sorry, I wish I could change it, but I can't."
April stares at him, her mind is trying to process it. "Why did this happen? How is it fair? I've carried this baby for seven months and now, what? It going to die! NO! It's not going to happen. They're wrong, they're wrong right? Right?" Her voice cracks and her teary eyes looks up at Jackson, "I need you tell me it's going to be ok, that everything is ok. You're my husband and everything you say is true."
Jackson nods and pulls her closer, "It's going to be alright. Everything is ok." His voice is robotic, he wished he believed it. April sobs in his chest while he sobs in the crook of her neck.
Both broken, both questioning everything happening in their lives.
