Stole My Heart ❤️ {A Jackson Avery love story}

Chapter 64:

The clinical trial has been a total bust. Patient after patient, we have not had a single save and I'm getting sick and tired of it. I want just one save... one save would be nice. My dad kidnapped me early this morning to take me to his land with him, Mark and the Chief.

Mark: I tried to change, turn over a new leaf. But the leaf isn't turning.
Webber: you weren't ready to change, and that's okay. Adele wanted me to change, to retire. Well, I'm still the Chief and this weekend, I'm moving back home.
Dad: does Adele know that?
Webber: she'll be fine. She was wrong, I was right, and now we're...
Mark: doing it like bunnies.

I whack Mark at the back of his head.

Delilah: I seriously question how we're related.

My dad chuckles at me as he throws his arm around me.

Mark: I can't change. I can't change. I can't change.
Webber: be who you are. I am who I am. A man.
Mark: a man. I have a way about me. I'm a man who is who he is. I have a right to be that man.
Dad: I'm not gonna say anything. No judging.
Delilah: me either... the man you are slept with my dad's wife.

My dad and I stifle a laugh.

Dad: and you, you've been on my land for 6 months. But I got no judgement.

I lean on my dad's shoulder as I look out at the beautiful view.

Webber: I'm gonna miss living on the land.
Delilah: I lived on this land for a short time but I loved every minute of it.
Mark: it is a beautiful piece of land.
Dad: wanna buy it?
Delilah: dad, you can't sell this land!
Mark: you have blueprints. This is your living room window. The house that Derek built.
Dad: yeah, well, that's over. I'm thinking of getting a place in town, close to Lilah.
Delilah: as much as I would love to live near you dad, you love this land. You can't just sell it.
Mark: this land and ferry boats are who you are.
Dad: a man can change. I'm selling the land, and ferry boats... crash.

I sigh at my dad as he walks away. I look at Mark in concern.

Delilah: I'm worried about him. This clinical trial has been not successful at all and it's been really getting to him. I don't know what to do to cheer him up.
Mark: you doing okay? I know this trial is a pretty big deal for you too.
Delilah: I just want one save. One save would be nice.
Mark: you'll get it some day kid, I promise. You just gotta believe.
Delilah: I pray to god it happens soon because I am so done with losing patients left and right.

I walk off and I drive to the hospital. As I'm changing into my scrubs and lab coat, I get a text from Alex.

Text from: My Evil Spawn <3
Not gonna be at the hospital today, taking care of Rebecca. Make sure Izzie does my post-ops?

Text to: My Evil Spawn <3
Yeah, for sure. Let me know if you need anything, okay? Love you <3

Text from: My Evil Spawn <3
Love you too <3 good luck today, I know you'll need it :)

Text to: My Evil Spawn <3
Thanks hun <3

I throw on my lab coat and I meet with Mer. I call my interns and I give them paperwork.

Meredith: every page needs to go in every set of documents. Miss one, and you're on scut for a month.
Delilah: that goes for you guys too. These are the most promising set of clinical trial patients yet, and we don't want any mistakes. Righ Dr. Grey?
Meredith: exactly.
Lexie: hard ass.

I see George and Izzie approach the nurses station.

Izzie: where were you last night?
Meredith: I had to stay with Cristina. She needed me.
Delilah: why didn't you call me?
Meredith: I texted you but you never answered.
Delilah: oh... sorry.
Meredith: it's fine.
Izzie: and where were you Del? I called you multiple times last night.
Delilah: my phone was on silent. I was busy talking to Scotty on video chat last night. He got dumped last night so I stayed up until, like, four in the morning consoling him.
Izzie: that's so nice, the both of you, but Rebecca's at the house. I needed you both.
George: apparently, she's crazy.
Delilah: Georgie-kins, we've had this conversation. It's not appropriate to call Izzie crazy.
Meredith: exactly. She's spirited.
George: spirited!
Delilah: yes Georgie, spirited.
Izzie: yeah. Not me! I'm not crazy, Rebecca's crazy. And... and Alex is pretending she's not. It's...
Cristina: hello!