It's always been you, April Kepner

time apart

I choose you
season 12 ep 3

🎵So Cold-Danny Berno🎵

"this house no longer feels like home"

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Madelyn knocks on her bedroom door

"You don't have to knock" April replies as the brunette walks into the room "Morning. How'd you sleep?" she asks

"I'm not doing this another night... not sleeping on that damn couch again" Madelyn mumbles in response as she walks towards the closet to grab her clothes

"Great. You shouldn't. You've got a perfectly fine bed right here" the redhead replies

"I have been really nice, April. All right, but it's time now, okay? I told you a week ago to look for a place to live. You haven't" Madelyn says

"Because we have a place to live" April defends

"...So, today, I'm gonna book you a room at the Archfield. Tonight, I will come home, I will help you finish packing, and, tomorrow, I'm gonna wake up alone in my bed" she says walking out

"For better or for worse, Madelyn. For better or for worse" April calls after her

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"Look Jo, I think you should speak to Alex about this" Madelyn says

"So he does have children?" Jo asks

"Jo, look it's not my place to tell you about Alex and Izzie's relationship. All I know is he loves you, a lot, okay. If you want answers, speak to him" Madelyn replies

"Okay. I will" Jo says "How are you an April doing?" she asks

"Not good, and it's tearing me apart. I've given up fighting for us. But every single part of me is saying fight. So i'm- she can fight for us, but i'm not- I can't right now" Madelyn replies

"That sounds complicated" Jo says

"Oh it is"

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Madelyn walks into her apartment expecting April to be packing but instead she finds her cooking dinner

"Why are you doing that?" Madelyn sighs

"Because people eat dinner" April replies

"Not people who are moving out. April, you're supposed to be packing" Madelyn

"I'm not leaving because I told you I'm not giving up. If you want to trade nights on the couch, we can do that. But I'm not moving out of my home" April says

"It's my home!" Madelyn yells "It's my... Oh, I hate that you are forcing me to say this stuff. April, okay, it's my name on the lease. It's my place. You moved in, and you moved out"

"No, I didn't move out. I went away, and then I came back. And I am sorry. I am truly sorry that I wasn't here for you, but I thought if we had some space..."

"I need space now!" Madelyn yells again "You see? Right now, I really just wanted to have my burrito and go to sleep"

"Save it. I made dinner" April says

"What is it... boiled bunny?" Madelyn jokes "Cause you sound crazy. Okay, I feel like a hostage. But like a reverse hostage where the kidnapper just follows me everywhere and won't leave my damn house"

"You know what they call that?" April asks "Marriage. And it gets hard, but you don't just leave. You don't just stop"

"You do. You do just stop. You know what they call that?" Madelyn replies "Divorce"

"What?"

"Tomorrow morning, when you go to work, I'm having the locks changed" Madelyn says

"Yeah, tomorrow night when I get home from work, I'm bringing a crowbar!" April yells

"Listen to yourself"

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April sighs i'm relief when she gets home the following night and her key still works "Thank you for not changing the locks" she sus into the quiet apartment "Things got a little crazy last night. Maybe you're right. Maybe i'm being a little crazy. But is it really crazy? To try like hell to save the one thing in the world that matters most to you?" she asks walking towards the bedroom "I love you, and if fighting for..." she looks around the room, open draws that are now empty and a closet without Madelyn's clothes

April takes a seat on the bed, her eyes landing on a single piece of paper placed on the bedside table

April,

Please don't cry, and please don't be sad. You took your time, and now i'm taking mine. I'm staying with Amelia, Maggie, Meredith and the kids until I find a new apartment. Have this one, if you want it, it's yours.

from,

Madelyn