Code Blue • Jackson Avery

Chapter Fifty One

I laid in bed wondering what if.... what if I stayed in NYC? What if I choose a different career? What if I didn't choose Jackson? What if I choose one decision that would change the course of my life?

I closed my eyes, my head hitting the cool pillow. I dreamed about my life and what would have happened if......

"Good morning Bella" a very pregnant Addison said to me as she placed a bowl of oatmeal in front of me.

"Are you coming to work with your father or me? If you're going with her father he should be leaving any second" She mentioned looking at the clock.

"Oh yeah I'm ready. I'll just head to work with dad" I said. I quickly shoved a few spoonfuls of the oatmeal in my mouth.

"Thanks for breakfast Addison" I said. She hummed a your welcome oblivious to the fact I barely ate.

I rushed to the front of the brownstone to see my dad.

"You ready?"

I shook my head yes. We hopped into a town car that was heading to New York Presbyterian. During the car ride we were both silent until my dad spoke out.

"You know it's a shame you didn't go to Medical school. It's not too late plus with your nursing background you can fly through first year" he said.

I choosing nursing as a way to escape the last name while still doing something I love.

My dad shuffled through his brief case.

"My pager. It's home. Driver turn back around" he said. The car immediately spun around to the brownstone.

"Bella could you get it? It's on my nightstand" he said. I shook my head and headed inside running upstairs to the master bedroom. There I saw Mark and Addison in bed together.

"Bella it's not what it looks like" Addison cried out. Mark looked mortified and was speechless.

"You're cheating on dad? With uncle mark?" I asked. I was about to turn around and run down the stairs when I ran into a body. I looked up to see my dad, mouth agape.

"Derek..." Addison said but stopped. She was trying to find words to explain what he and I had just saw.

"The baby's not yours" was all she said. My dad grabbed a suitcase and threw as many article of clothings in as he could.

"Let's go Bella" my dad snapped. We headed back to the town car this time heading to the airport. On the way my dad made a call. It was short and brief.

"Where are headed exactly?" I asked as we entered the airport.

"Seattle, I got us jobs at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital" he said

The next day we headed to the hospital to start our jobs. We were met by Chief Hunt who showed my dad around while I was directed to the nurses station.

"Shepherd" I said to the nurse who was trying to find my file.

"Dr. Shepherd nice to meet you" a voice said bending me. I turned around.

"I'm Jackson Avery. I'm looking forward to studying next to you"

"I'm not the Dr. Shepherd you are referring to. That would be my dad" I said. He immediately retracted his hand and walked away.

The nurse found my files and showed me around. I was then introduced to a fifth year surgeon named Cristina Yang. She looked stressed with her hair in a sloppy ponytail.

"You'll have to excuse my appearance I just had a baby a few months ago and am still working out how to balance both" she said as she ran her hands through her hair.

"Congratulations" I said.

"Yeah big whoop" she sassed. I walked out of the room to find my dad flirting with another resident.

"Lexie Grey" she said with a big smile.

I woke up in a sweat looking around the dark room for the time. The clock projected 4:30 am. I softly hopped out of bed and grabbed a glass of water from the kitchen.

"Hey you okay?" A sleepy Jackson asked.

"I just had the weirdest dream" I said.