Vœux Incassables (Unbreakable Vows) ( Grey's Anatomy -- JAPRIL)

Tree, Leaf and Wind

Chapter Two: Tree, Leaf and Wind

"How long until you just can't go on and the urge to break loose is just too strong, you should let go that's what you want to do. Oh but you don't know, you don't know If it's the right thing to do. You lie you don't want to hurt me, so you lie, buy a little time. And I go along what else can I do, maybe it's wrong but you know how much I love you. So you lie 'til you can find a way to say goodbye, you lie..." You lie by Audra McLaughlin

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Who should be blamed when a leaf suddenly falls from the tree - is it the leaf that didn't have enough strength to hold on? Is the wind that blew it away? Or the tree that let it go?

Seattle, WA: 5 years ago

"I know that it's not what you planned or how you planned it but we can do this, you and me. We'll-we'll get married—we'll have an awesome kid, be amazing parents—I'm in this with you, we'll do this together" Jackson said seriously.

"Don't say that if you don't mean it-"

"I mean it April, we can do this" Jackson said, cutting April off.

"You—you really think that?" April asked shakily.

Jackson gazed into April's eyes intensely; "You said it yourself, something that feels this good, cannot be bad."

April felt her chin wobble as overwhelming emotion surge into her chest; "You really want this?"

Jackson smiled; "I want this, we get married, we'll move into our own house with a big yard"

"And we have a wedding?"

Jackson wiped the tears from April's cheeks; "We have a huge freaking wedding" he affirmed.

April smiled between tears; "In a field with butterflies? I don't know-"

"Butterflies—a field, whatever you want. Your family's gonna be there, my family—I mean, my crazy mom's gonna be there—she'll probably bring Webber, whatever—that's fine" Jackson rambled.

April placed her hands to Jackson's face and cupped his cheeks; she pulled his face to hers and kissed him passionately.

Jackson wrapped his arms around April and pulled her closer, returning her kisses in the same intensity.

April slowly pulled away and stared at Jackson seriously; "Are we really? Are you sure we can do this?"

Jackson nodded; "We can do this—I'm all in" he said firmly.

April let out a bright smile before pulling Jackson's face again and began kissing him between happy giggles.

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In a span of 72 hours, Dr. April Kepner M.D. became Mrs. Jackson Avery. It didn't happen like what they originally planned inside the trauma room, it was very far from that. It was her idea actually, she didn't want to wait; she didn't want anyone to know that she's with a child outside marriage and of course Jackson being Jackson, he gave into her wishes and agreed to throw their plans outside the window. It happened like a whirlwind; they kidnapped the first available colleague/friend that they can find and whisked them to the city hall-they got married after 2 hours with Cristina Yang and Mark Sloan as their only witnesses. There were no butterflies, field full of wild flowers or family members to share the most important moment of their lives but it felt right, because the little girl inside of her knew that they did the right thing in God's eyes. It's not that she regrets what they did and considered the life they created a mistake, it was never that; it's more of what will people will say, what their parents will think and how disappointed God will be in her again. So now, here she is, standing right in front of their bathroom mirror; staring at her reflection, trying to spot if there's any significant difference between April Kepner and April Avery-curious, she looks exactly the same.