Author: WestonFollower

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I own nothing!

Prompt: Three different Japril Christmases.

Notes: Hope you like it, I got Christmas on my mind! Review, favorite, follow please! Thank you!

Friends-ish

"Jackson come on! Get happy it's almost Christmas." April stands in front of the TV. "Stop watching football. Help me decorate." Jackson eyes their dying little tree that might not make it to Christmas. "I'll make you do the dishes for a month if you don't help me."April smiles with delight when he stands up and starts to strand lights around the tree.

They work around the house putting up lights and garland. Jackson hangs up things crookedly and then April fixes them. The apartment slowly starts to look more and more festive. The tree is soon filled up with ornaments. April flips on the lights and sequels with delight when the whole room lights up.

Jackson laughs at her reaction, April smiles at him and then notices a decoration that she didn't put up. "Mistletoe really?"

Jackson nods and then realizes they're standing under it. "Well it is tradition."

"Of course, you always have to do tradition." Jackson leans in and grabs the back of her head. April closes her eyes and wants to feel his lips against hers.

The door opens and they break apart. Alex looks around the room, "You guys are going start a freaking fire with all these lights." April says nothing and walks to her bedroom, Jackson rips down the mistletoe.

Alone

April frowns at her phone and can't decide if she should call him. He was probably drinking beer watching football or something. April gets up and reaches in her box of decorations and picks up the mistletoe. She quickly puts it back and turns on the TV.

Jackson takes a big gulp of beer in his dark cold apartment. He dials her number… again and then hangs up. If she saw his apartment she would have a fit. He didn't have a tree, if you walked in you wouldn't know its Christmas Eve.

The phone rings.

They both grab it and answer.

Stephanie is on his line.

Matthew is on hers.

They both talk while wishing the mistletoe kiss they almost had actually happened. Maybe things would be different from how they are now.

Together

"Haha, Jackson come here!" Jackson sits beside April on the couch. April places his hand on her stomach. "Ready? We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas. We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year."

Jackson smiles as the baby kicks against his hand, "Someone likes mommy's singing. Now it's present time!" Jackson goes under the tree and hands April her presents the same time she hands him his. They both agreed to only get each other two things, because April wasn't going to accept anything more than that. Jackson wanted to get her five very expensive gifts but they agreed on two after arguing.

"Ladies first," April smiles and rips open her present. It's a little lab coat. "It's for the baby. You know so when Buddha baby comes to hospital it can wear the coat."

April lays it on her growing stomach. "I love it! Now you realize Buddha baby is going to a trauma surgeon, right?"

"We can't know that yet, we got to look at the hands once it pops out. They're going to have plastics written all over them." April rolls her eyes and hands him the present she got him. Jackson rips it open and finds a baby bib that says 'Worlds Best Dad' on it.

"I think we were both having the baby on our minds."

Jackson smiles at her and places it on top of the lab coat, "I've been worrying about the baby a lot so thank you." He kisses her and hands April her last present.

She slowly opens it and sees a diamond charm bracelet with snowflakes on it. April says nothing and puts it on. "It's so pretty and probably very expensive, thank you."

Jackson grabs the very last present and unwraps it. He stares at gift a little confused, "It's a mistletoe?"

"Yes, but it's not just any mistletoe. It's the exact mistletoe we almost kissed under. I found it going through my old stuff."

Jackson puts it over their heads and grabs the back of her head. She closes her eyes and kisses him deeply. "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Avery."

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Avery."