Doing The Dance (Jackson Avery Fanfic)

forty-eight

2017

Somehow Jackson and I finally managed to fall asleep once we were in a room in ICU. When I woke up, it was to him climbing off the bed.

"Shoot, sorry. I wasn't trying to wake you. I'd better still work today though" I shrugged.

"It's okay, I feel better. I'll be fine here, you go" He nodded and pressed a kiss to my lips.

"Are you really okay?" I nodded.

"My oncologist is coming up to meet with me in about an hour. You go, I'll let you know what she says."

"Okay, I'll come and see you when I have a break" I nodded, and Jackson left.

I was kind of glad I decided to be admitted this time around. The first time this happened, Jackson managed to figure out what was wrong, and I was treated at the hospital not long after I'd first vomited. This time around, I had been in the bathroom vomiting for a good five minutes before Meredith found me, then I had to argue with her and Derek about taking me home and then we had to drive all the way to the hospital. By the time I actually had cetirizine circulating in my system, it had been at least half an hour since I'd first vomited. And this time, I felt as awful as I probably should have last time.

"Knock, knock" April's voice said, just outside the door. I turned and saw her in her scrubs but holding Harriet. I smiled tiredly.

"Hey April, hi Harriet" I said.

"I told her that Tay was feeling sick, and she wanted to come see you and make you feel better" April said, placing Harriet on the bed. Harriet babbled excitedly, making me chuckle.

"Your mommy and daddy have been taking real good care of me, sweet girl, but you're definitely making me feel a lot better" I said, tickling her little belly and making her laugh.

"How are you feeling?" April asked, taking a seat in the room.

"Better than I have been. I got some sleep and Doctor Hyland is coming down a little later to talk about trying a different strain. This is the second reaction I've had to one in Seattle"

"I remember the first. I remember Jackson kicking Luke out of the ER" I chuckled.

"And he still agreed to date me after it" April cocked her head.

"Which one?" We both laughed.

"Both of them, I guess"

"Well, I'm glad that you've got him. He's a good man Taylor. And I know I haven't exactly been the ideal ex-wife lately, but I'm glad it's you and not some intern"

"Thanks, April."

"And as soon as you're back at work, we'll get started on that fellowship. The chief told me you signed your contract the other day"

"I considered taking the UCLA offer" I admitted.

"Because of me, I get it"

"Actually, because of him. I didn't want to have the fellowship and everything with us out in the open if someone was going to try to say he was playing favoritism. I didn't want him to get scrutinized because I got the fellowship of my dreams" April laughed.

"And then you realized you were being offered fellowships literally everywhere else" I chuckled.

"Oh my god, you should have heard the way he stood up to his mom for me" April shuddered.

"That woman still scares me."

"Me too" I smiled at her tiredly, yawning as I did so. She stood.

"I'm gonna take Harriet up to daycare now, but I'll come see you again today. And then I want the three of us to have a proper meeting about this co-parenting thing"