Operation Phoenix (Grey's Anatomy Japril Fanfic)

Chapter 3: Lone Wolf Has Landed

"I can't wait 'til you get here dad" Jordan said into the phone grinning at her brother

Jackson smiled hearing her excitement. After thinking about it some more, he decided to make the call to Chief Hunt. Dr. Hunt was happy to offer him the job, knowing that he was the only one Mark approved of. He was scheduled for a meeting and a tour of the hospital in two days.

On the other side of the country, Jordan was on a high. Their plan was actually working. Now they had to figure out the next step.

"Me too" he said before jumping to the question he really wanted an answer to "Uh...is your mother O.K with this?"

"Ok with what?" Jordan asked innocently

"Me working in the same hospital as she is" he said

"Why would mom have a problem with that?"

"Well, we are divorced and all, and not many people like working with their ex" he answered, giving just a piece of the truth

"Yeah, but you guys are cool with each other right? Don't worry about it dad, mom is fine with it" Jordan said

Yes, their mother was "fine", but that was because she didn't know. She knew nothing about the job offer, or him being in Seattle in a day.

"O.k, good" Jackson said breathing a sigh of relief

Jordan felt a pang of guilt from lying to her father, but she needed the plan to work out. She heard her mother talking about letting Greyson move into their house. There was no way she was going to sit by and let that happen.

"Yeah" she said back at him "Good"

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"So, what do you think?" Mark Sloan asked

The plastic surgeon had taken Jackson on the tour of the hospital, showing him the places he'd most likely frequent, like the attending's lounge, burn unit and the O.Rs. The older surgeon was like a little boy showing his favorite toy truck to his new friend. Jackson had to admit, he was impressed. It wasn't as high end as Tulane or Mass Gen, but it was excellent, and certainly on it's way to their level. Mark Sloan was doing an excellent job running his department. The older man was a bit forward sometimes, and had a tendency to make inappropriate sexual comments, but the man was one of the best in the field, and he was a great teacher and friend. Plus, he would rather be closer to his kids than be around his grandfather and meddling mother.

Speaking of his children, they couldn't come to the airport or to his new apartment to see him, something about their mother being busy and having a lot of homework. He found that weird, since the school year just began, but he figured their school liked to get an early start. He didn't know when he would see them, but he hoped that they would come to the hospital to see him later that day.

"This place is amazing" Jackson answered his question "It's actually better than I thought it would be. You guys are doing a great job here Dr. Sloan"

"Thank you Dr. Avery" Mark smiled, but it fell soon after "Crap, I forgot to show you the E.R. Let's head there. I'm going to boast and say we have the best E.R in Seattle"

Jackson promptly followed behind Mark as he led the way to the E.R. They got into the elevator and were going a few floors down. It was then that he realized what Mark had said. The E.R. And who was in the E.R? His ex-wife, April Kepner. Or did she still hyphenate? He didn't quite understand why she didn't take his last name; it would have helped her a lot in the field they were working.

Jackson blinked rapidly, trying to clear his mind, it didn't matter now why she never fully took his last name. It had been a long time since they've seen each other, and he was nervous. The last time they did see each other, it wasn't under the best circumstances. Her mother had died, and he had dropped everything in Boston to go to Seattle. A few days after the funeral he had left abruptly. The reason why, they never spoke of.