sunshine ━ jackson avery

064. ━ storm

chapter sixty-four ━ storm
( season nine, episodes twenty-three & twenty-four )

❝I can't lose another person I
love.❞

ELLIE STOOD OUTSIDE the ambulance bay, overseeing storm prep for the hospital when she heard her name being called out. "Andy," she said in surprise, seeing the man approaching her. "What are you doing here?"

"I was—uh—hoping I could talk to you," he replied, sticking his hands in his coat pocket. "It's kinda important."

She nodded. "Sure, what—?"

"Hey." Andy looked over when April approached him, kissing him quickly. "I thought you said you were running errands?"

"I—uh—I am," he said with a nod, clearing his throat. "I was just..."

Ellie glanced between the couple, noticing Andy's nervousness. "Hey, Apes, Owen needs a hand prepping the ER for the storm," she told her and April looked back at her. "Do you mind going? I'll catch up before the meeting."

She nodded. "Yeah, sure."

April took the stack of files from the blonde and hurried into the ER. Ellie turned back to Andy. "What's going on? It's clearly something that you don't want April to know about." He nodded, digging into his pocket, and pulled out a small velvet box. "Y—"

"I already asked for her parents' blessing," he said and she raised her eyebrows, tilting her head. "And we've talked about it. She wants it, I want it."

Ellie clasped her hands together. "You're proposing?" she asked, practically bouncing in excitement. "Oh, when are you doing it? How are you doing it?"

"Well, that's what I wanted to ask you," he told her and she looked up at him. "I need your help." She nodded. "It doesn't need to be big, I just need enough time to get her away from work before this storm happens."

"Y—You want to do it today?" she asked him, furrowing her brows. "Like... today today? When there's a storm coming? Odd timing..."

Andy shrugged. "Well, when she gets into 'trauma' mode, she's kinda hard to reach."

Ellie tilted her head. "Fair enough. So, what do you want from me?"

"I've already asked Dr. Hunt if I can use one of the conference rooms," he said and she nodded. "And he's promised to keep her off surgeries so that nothing gets derailed. But I need you to bring her there."

"I'm on it," she replied with a smile. "Just tell me when and where and we'll be there. But I gotta go, we have a storm to prepare for."

"Thank you, Ellie."

"Not a problem." She turned back from the ER doors. "Good luck!"

She made her way out to the hospital lobby and found the staff all gathered at the stairs. She stood next to Owen as he began to address them all.