Code Blue • Jackson Avery

Chapter Forty Six

I nervously paced around my apartment waiting for Jackson to pick me up. I threw on a dress nothing crazy elegant but not too simple. I wasn't quite sure what dinner entailed.

Why was I nervous? It was just Jackson and our future on the line no big deal.

I was whisked away from my thoughts when a knock came from the door. I sighed a breath before opening it.

"You ready?" He asked. I smiled and locked the door behind me. He grabbed my hand and I didn't protest, I missed him too much to be mad still.

The drive was silent but nice we just held hands taking in being with each other. We pulled up to one of the nicest restaurants in Seattle.

"Jackson we could have gone to Applebee's and I would be happy" I said trying to protest this expensive meal.

"Applebee's, good one" he laughed thinking I was joking. I rolled my eyes at his naiveness to my serious comment.

We walked and headed straight to the hostess.

"The reservation is under Avery for two" he said. She grabbed the menus and had us follow her to a table near the window. The view of the bay was spectacular.

"How did you get reservations for the best restaurant in town a few days ago?" I asked.

"You're dad may or may not have helped me with this one. You know it pays to know the best neurosurgeon on the west coast"

My heart melted that he had reached out to my dad for help. It meant a lot that he cared about me and wasn't afraid of my dad.

"Look can we talk about the fight" I said wanting to get it over with so I could stop being nervous this whole dinner.

"I get it you don't want to raise a child in these conditions but when are these conditions going to change?" He said.

"I'm not ready for child. I'm practically a child myself. I'm only 26 turning 27 in a few months. I get it your almost 30 and maybe your ready but I'm not" I said.

He frowned at my speech.

"You're afraid of commitment" he said. I looked down at the fork on the table.

"I'm not afraid of commitment. Can I- can we really balance a baby, work and our relationship all at once? I don't want to have to sacrifice being a surgeon or being a mother or spending time with you. I just feel like it's not possible" I said.

"I think we can make it work. I have faith we can be amazing surgeons, amazing parents and still have each other at the end of the day"

His words began to resonate with me. Maybe I was stressing too much about the future when it's uncontrollable.

"Give me another year and then we can talk about a baby" I said jokingly to lighten up the mood.

"Deal" he said. We ordered our food and talked once again normally the way we always did. We discussed surgeries and plans for our days off.

When it came time for dessert I could see Jackson beginning to look nervous.

"You okay?" I asked

"I'm good. You wanna skip dessert and go somewhere?" He asked. I shook my head okay. Jackson graciously paid the bill and drove me to a scenic look out. It displayed the city in the most breathtaking way.

We hopped out of the car and sat on the hood gazing at the stars and the city.

"This is amazing" I said admiring everything about this moment.

"I'm so lucky to have you Jackson. I honestly don't say it enough but you deserve the world and I love you"

Jackson cleared his throat and grabbed my hand in his.

"I have always been seen as the pretty boy in my family. No one ever pushed me to try hard. You, however, don't make me feel that way at all. You encourage me to be the best surgeon, the best boyfriend and that's what I love about you" Jackson began.

"I can't imagine spending my life with anyone else. Isabella Shepherd will you marry me?" Jackson asked as he pulled out a ring.

The ring was gorgeous. A simple center diamond with little diamonds around the band.

"Yes" I said lunging my body towards him. My arms wrapping around him as we kissed.

I pulled away and he slid the ring on my finger.

"I asked your dad for his blessing. He and I went to pick out a ring a few days before the fight. I think that's why I was having baby fever" he explained.

"We are getting married" I said stunned at what just happened.

"I want you to know this has nothing to do with the fight. I've been planning this for a while now" Jackson said.

I placed my hands on his cheeks giving him the biggest kiss ever.

"Oh god wait until my mother here's about this. She'll be making my wedding dress the moment I tell her" I said. Jackson let out a chuckle.