"There's my baby boy" Cathrine smiled as she spotted her son standing in the lobby of the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

She let go of Richard's arm as she opened hers, ready to embrace to her son.

"Mom" he greeted with a smile on his face, more like a forced smile

Cathrine pulled her son into a tight hug. He felt like she was squeezing the living daylight out of him. She finally let go of him after a few long seconds and placed a kiss on his cheek. He turned to Richard.

"Richard" he greeted elder surgeon.

"Hello Jackson" he replied with a smile "How have you been?"

"Good" Jackson replied with a simple smile

He may not have liked the idea of Dr. Webber and his mother being together, but he still respected the doctor enough to have a civil conversation with him.

"You don't look too good baby," Cathrine said feeling on his face down to his biceps "You look skinny"

"Mom!" Jackson whined knowing where she was going

"You need a wife to cook you some good food honey," she said "And give me some grandbabies" she added with a smirk

Jackson rolled his eyes. This was always the topic when she came to town, marriage, and grandkids.

"I'm getting old Jackson, I need to spoil some grandkids before I die," she said

Explaining to his mother why he wasn't married yet, was something he didn't want to do. After April moved, he did try to move on, but things weren't working out, he found himself constantly comparing women to April. When he did think about it, the women he did try to date had something that reminded him of April. He didn't think that was fear to other women, so he just stopped for a while, hoping maybe with time, he could get over it.

"Don't get your hopes up" he smiled at his mother

"Don't worry, I'll find you a wife before I go back to Boston" she smiled

"Awesome" Jackson sarcastically cheered

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The three sat in the cafeteria, catching up, against Jackson's wishes. He didn't want to spend his lunch discussing his love life with his mom in front of her husband.

"I'm just saying Jackson, if you went out more, maybe you would have met someone by now," Cathrine said

He ignored his mother watching his friends interact at their table, well it was more like he was watching April. They were on good terms. They weren't best friends like they were before, but they were at a simple friend level. So far their past hasn't been brought up, but since they were good, they didn't want to make things get more complicated by bringing it up. But if they ever had a chance to getting back to "That" point, Jackson knew that it would have to come up eventually. But then again, she was a married woman, he didn't want to overstep his boundaries, again.

"Is that April?" Cathrine asked when she noticed her son's attention was no longer on her but at the other table

"What is doing here, I thought she moved to Ohio" Richard added

"She moved back a while ago," he said

"Oh," Cathrine said realizing her son's gaze was not at the table, but on the redhead instead

She slowly smiled to herself, concocting one of her Mama Avery schemes in her head, but she slowly backtracked when she remembered April was a married woman. But April being a married woman didn't change the way her son was looking at her.

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Meredith's house was filled with laughter as kids ran through their house.

"Slow down please" Meredith called out

Zola had invited her friends from school, along with some friends from the daycare center at the hospital.

As expected, it was a princess themed party. The living room was filled with pink and purple. Zola was dressed in a pink princess dress, which she later traded in for a Princess themed T-Shirt and jeans when she wanted to run around with her friends. The girls had to wear tiaras while the boys wore prince crowns. Zola was very much enjoying her party with her friends, the women were enjoying it too, occasionally gushing over how cute they looked in their crowns. The men, on the other hand, weren't so into it.

In the corner of the room, away from the screaming kids, were Jackson, Alex, Owen and Shane. Standing between Owen and Shane was Bailey Shepherd. After being told he was now a big boy by his mother on his fifth birthday, he felt like he was now eligible to hang out with the men at the party. Plus he didn't like the whole prince theme, he thought it would be way cooler if it was all about dinosaurs.

"Why do we have to wear this crap?" Alex asked pulling on the bunny ears

"Because we didn't want crowns to remember" Shane answered

Upon arrival the men were told they had to wear prince crowns, they refused, causing Baily to throw his crown on the floor in protest if they men weren't wearing it, he wasn't either. Meredith then had a perfect idea. Princesses need enchanted forest friends right? The men were then forced to wear animal ears. Shane had the wolf ears, Alex had the bunny ears and Jackson had the bear ears while Bailey rocked the tiger ears along with his Uncle Owen.

"This is lame, I shouldn't have come here," Alex said

"If you didn't, Jo would have dragged your butt here" Jackson commented

"Look at daddy!" Bailey laughed as Derek walked to them with a tiara on his head and make-up on

The four men along with the "big boy" laughed at Derek.

"Dude what did they do to you?" Alex laughed

"Daddy you look like a girl," Bailey said in his adorable little laugh

"I got a princess makeover ok," Derek said rolling his eyes, causing his Co-workers to laugh more.

"Derek, you shouldn't have let them done that to you," Owen said

"It's kind of hard to say no to Zola," Derek said, "She always gets her way," Derek said

"She's just a little girl," Alex said

"Trust me, if you have a girl, you'll let her do anything she wants," Derek told him

"Please, I won't let my kid put makeup on my face" Alex defended

Meredith walked out of the kitchen with snacks for the kids, passing right by the group of men. She spotted her husband smiled.

"Aw, you look beautiful" she commented causing the Jackson, Alex, and Shane to burst out into more laughter while Owen just stood there and shake his head. "I see Zola has gotten her way, again" she smiled

Derek walked away towards the bathroom, he was about to wash all this stuff off.

"Hi, Dr. Jackson!" Lydia yelled running up to him, it was the first time she had seen him for the night.

"Hi Lydia" he greeted

"You guys look funny" she giggled pointing to Jackson and Alex

"Even she thinks we look lame," Alex said

"Mommy look," Lydia said spotting her mom leaving the kitchen "Dr. Jackson and Dr. Alex look funny" she giggled

April looked at them and giggled along with her daughter "They do"

Alex rolled his eyes. Jackson, on the other hand, was too captivated by how much their laughs sounded alike. He was also distracted by how Beautiful April looked in her tiara, which was the same as the one on Lydia.

"You like my tiara, Dr. Jackson?" Lydia asked pointing to the crown on her head

"Uh, yeah, it's nice, it makes you look really pretty" he smiled

"Thanks" she grinned "Mommy has the same one too" she pointed out

"I see," he said looking up at April "And she looks pretty in hers too"

April turned her head a bit, trying to hide her now red tinted cheeks. Alex poked his elbow into his side. Jackson looked up at him with a confused look, his friend had one of his evil smirks on his face. He rolled his eyes, knowing what his friend meant.

"Come on Lydia, let's leave the funny looking animals alone," April said stretching her hand out for her daughter to take it

"You look funny too" Alex shot back

"Nuh uh, Dr. Jackson said mommy looks pretty" Lydia defended her mother

"I'm not the one standing around with bunny ears Alex," April said causing the other men to chuckle

"Whatever" Alex said brushing it off

"Don't worry Dr. Alex, you make a cute bunny" Lydia smiled

"Thank you Lydia" Alex smiled

"And Dr. Jackson, you look just like Mr. Avery Bear" she giggled "But you're missing a bow tie............." Lydia's eyes widened and a grin appeared on her face "I'll be right back"

Lydia ran off. Through the kids and down the hallway she went. She went to Zola and Bailey's playroom and pulled out a bow tie from the dress up chest. She then grabbed Mr. Avery Bear, who was sitting at the little table, "having a tea party" with Zola's teddy bears and dolls. She ran out of the room and went back to where she came from. She looked up at Jackson, holding up the bow tie.

"Now you can look just like him" she smiled

"Uh" Jackson hesitated a bit

He didn't want to wear a bow tie, but he didn't want to upset Lydia either. He already had on Bear ears, how worse can he look if he added the bow tie?

He took it from Lydia, and hooked it around his neck, using the Velcro sewed onto it.

"Seeeeee" Lydia said holding up her Bear to Jackson

The rest of the men held in their laughter, unlike Bailey, who laughed his hardest.

"Thank you Lydia" Jackson smiled

"You're Welcome" she grinned as she finally took her mother's hand and they walked away

Once they were far enough, Alex started laughing.

"Dude! I can't believe you did that" Alex laughed

"I couldn't say no to her OK" Jackson said

"You're turning into Shepherd man," Shane said

"What did I do?" Derek asked hearing his name as he walked over to them

Alex pointed to the bow tie around Jackson's neck.

"Was this my daughter's doing?" he asked

"No, it was Lydia" Owen answered

"Ah, the one that has a crush on you," Derek said

"She does not have a crush on me, Ok," Jackson said, he was getting tired of hearing that

"It's hard to say no to their cute little faces isn't it?" Derek asked

"Yeah" Jackson replied

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Zola stood at the door, with her mother, waving goodbye to her friends as they left her party. In her eyes, her party was a huge success! She got presents, ate cake and got to play with all her friends. As her last friend drove away with their parents, they closed the door and went inside. The doctors were still there, along with their kids. Zola was happy that she still had Sophia and Lydia at her house.

"Come on guys, let's go play" she called out to them

The three girls took off into Zola's bedroom. Meredith walked over to the couch and plopped herself down on it, between Cristina and Callie. Arizona and April were on other couch while Jo was all sprawled out on another, rubbing her now slightly larger baby bump. The women have been working at the party all day, with little to no help from the men.

"When it's my kids birthday, I'm just gonna make a cake, sing happy birthday and give'em a gift, That's it!" Jo said

"I agree," Alex said walking into the living room

"Waaaaait!" Callie said holding her palm up to Alex "Are you guys done in the kitchen?"

Alex rolled his eyes. Since they were no help at the party, the men were put on clean-up duty. Alex, Derek, Owen, and Jackson were all in the kitchen cleaning up.

"Well you better get in there and finish that up," Arizona said

Alex looked at Jo, hoping she could get him out of it.

"Don't look at me" she said

"And can you tell the butler to bring us some tequila," Cristina said

"Yeah, and tell him to bring those pink and purple shot glasses" Meredith added

"And because Jo is pregnant, bring her some ginger ale" April smiled

Jo looked up at her husband with a smile, she did it when she wanted her way.

"Fine" Alex groaned leaving the living room

Once Alex had left the room, the girls ran back into the living room. They quietly stood there for a few seconds, staring at their mothers.

"They want something," Callie said, recognizing that look on Sophia"s face

"Mama can Lydia and Sophia sleepover?" Zola asked

And on cue, the girls put on their pouty faces to their mothers.

"Ohhh the pouty faces are out, they must really want this" Callie said

"Well, I don't mind if they sleep over, but it's up to their mommies to say if they can," Meredith said to Zola

And with that Sophia and Lydia's eyes widened and their bottom lips poked out more.

"Uh Oh," April said smiling

"Pouty Face, level 2" Arizona announced

"Well, I don't know..." Callie began "I mean, you guys don't have any PJ's here"

"They can borrow one of mine" Zola quickly responded

"What about Lydia, she much smaller than you are, your PJ's can't fit her" April added

"She can wear my old ones" Zola quickly responded again

"Where would they sleep?" Arizona asked

"I have sleeping bags" she replied then turned to April "I know Lydia doesn't like sleeping on the floor, so she could sleep on my bed and Sophia and I will use the sleeping bags"

"Looks like you guys have this all planned out huh?" Cristina said

"Well, it's Ok with me, Lydia can sleep over" April smiled

"YAY!" Zola and Lydia cheered

All eyes were now on Callie and Arizona.

"Well......" Callie began

Sophia poked out her lip a little more and made it quiver.

"OOO Quivering lip, level 3" Arizona pointed out

"Ok, fine" Callie said after a few seconds of silence

The three girls cheered, jumping up and down.

"Ok you three, you can go get ready for your sleepover now," Meredith said

"We'll come tell you goodnight before we leave," Arizona said

"Thank you!" they cheered as they left the living room

"Hey Arizona what's a level 4?" Cristina asked

"Crying" she replied

"And a level 5?" Jo asked

"Full on temper tantrum" Callie replied

"I better take this stuff down" Jo commented causing then to laugh

Just then, Jackson walked into the living room, with a trey in his hand, with the tequila, ginger ale and shot classes on it. He still had on the little bow tie on. This was all part of the men's "punishment" for not helping with the party. The women went into full "tea party" mode.

"Thank you Mr. Avery Bear" Cristina smiled remembering the story behind him wearing the bow tie

"You're Welcome" Jackson sarcastically grinned as he held out the trey to Cristina

"The service in this house is quite excellent Meredith" April smiled after Jackson held out the trey to her and she took a shot glass from it.

"Why thank you April" Meredith smiled "He's one of our most trusted butlers"

"And I must say, he has a very pretty face" Callie commented as he poured the tequila into the glasses

"It must be nice having a hot butler" Arizona said

"It is, I get to have my way with him" Meredith smiled

Jackson rolled his eyes as the women burst out in laughter. They were certainly enjoying using Jackson as a butler.

"Alex was right, we shouldn't have come here" Jackson mumbled to himself

Meredith held out her glass to the other.

"To our Grown-up Princess Party," Meredith said

"Our Grownup Princess party!" they cheered "Clink, Clink," they said mimicking what the girls said when toasting at their tea parties

They pushed back their heads, downing the shot. They made faces as they felt the sting of the alcohol down their throats.

"Mr. Hot butler can you put on some music," Callie said

Obeying, Jackson walked over to the Shepherds radio. He looked at the radio, he wasn't sure on how to operate it. He pressed what looked like an on button. And sure enough it came on and music began to play.

"OOo leave it right there, I haven't heard that song in ages," Callie said as the beat played

"These lips....can't wait for taste skin, baby" Miguel sang as Callie began dancing on the couch

Jackson and April froze.......

"And these eyes.....can't wait to see your grin, oo baby" Miguel sang again

.......they knew this song all too well.....

FLASHBACK

"Here we go again," April said rolling her eyes

"Yeah, here we go again," Matthew said back

"Are you going to bring up Jackson everytime we argue about this?" April asked

Matthew and April were having another argument about moving. And always, he brought up Jackson.

"Yes I am!" he yelled "Because he's the reason you won't move"

"Do you really believe that?"

"Yes, I do!"

"Matthew I have a life here, I can't just up and move away," she said

"You mean you have Jackson here and don't want to leave him." Matthew shot back

"Why are you doing this?" April yelled "Why do you think this is all about Jackson? Just because we have history and he supposedly looks at you funny, doesn't mean anything!"

"He still has feelings for you April!" Matthew yelled "And you still hanging around him like it's no big deal doesn't make the situation any better!" he said referring to her and Jackson's little hang out at the bar that evening

"He's my best friend!"

"You don't just run into a exploded bus for your best friend April!" he yelled

There were a few minutes of silence between them. Then Matthew asked something she didn't expect.

"Do you still have feelings for him?" he asked

"Matthew......."

"Do you still have feelings for him?!?" he asked again loudly

Matthew wasn't stupid, he's been observing things ever since they got married. he could tell that she wasn't putting her everything into their marriage. April stood there in silence. She couldn't say she hadn't thought about Jackson, she has, and more ever since that kiss in the stairwell, which she didn't tell Matthew about. It was obvious from that kiss that he still had feelings for her, and she couldn't lie and say she didn't feel the same way. But he rejected her, not because he didn't have feelings for her, but because he wanted her to be happy. "How could you not love someone who put your happiness before theirs?" she thought. Her silence alone answered Matthew's question.

"I knew it" he sighed walking away from her

"Matt....." she said

"Just......." he said holding his hands

He walked to their front door and opened it, he slammed it back once he was outside. Going after him would have been the right thing to do, but she didn't, going after him didn't feel right. Instead, she stood there and wondered what was she going to do now.

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Jackson was in his apartment, laying on his couch. Since after the kiss, there was one thing playing over and over again in his mind. It was the last words of advice his mentor gave him before he died, including the "Grow some balls Avery!" he got when he didn't want to sneak Sophia into the ICU.

"I want you to promise me something. If you love someone, you tell'em. Even if you're scared that it's not the right thing, even if you're scared that it'll cause problems. Even if you're scared it will burn your life to the ground, you say it, and you say it loud. And then you go from there...."

It surprised him how right Mark advice felt. He was afraid that telling April he loved her wasn't the right thing. He was afraid that it would cause problems and burn his life to the ground! But his mentor was right, he had to tell her he loved her. It may not feel right but he had to.

"I'll do it" he whispered to himself

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He had to think of the perfect way to tell her. As the beat to Miguel's Adorn played on the radio, he heard a knock on the door. He sat up with a concussed look on his face, he wasn't expecting anyone. he got up from the couch and headed over to the front door. He opened it and froze when he saw who it was. April.

"Hey," he said with a smile

"Why did you do it?" she asked

"Why did I do what?" he asked confused

"Why did you tell me to be with him when you still have feelings for me? she asked

He certainly wasn't expecting this visit to start this way, and April didn't intend for it to start that way either, it kind of just slipped out.

"I........"

"Why did you think I'd be happy with him and not you?" she asked again

"He's better for you April," he said "You deserve someone like him. He's what you need. And how would I know if you meant it or not"

"Why would you think I didn't mean it?" she asked

"Because you always get caught up in a situation, get all emotional and say things you don't mean. For all I knew you could have been overreacting because you thought I was dead" Jackson replied

"I meant it, Jackson, I meant every single word I said. It wasn't me overreacting, it was me finally being able to realize what I want, what I need"

"Matthew's a good guy......" Jackson began

"He is" April cut him off "But I'm a grown woman, and I know what's best for me............you're what's best for me"

They stood there staring into each others' eyes in silence.

"Cause I Love You" Jackson finally said

He felt now was the time to listen to Mark.

"What?" April asked somewhat concussed by his random declaration

"That's the reason I should have given you that night"

With that April jumped on him, pressing her lips against his. He passionately kissed back, pulling her inside, closing the front door. He pulled off her coat as their lips stayed connected. The make-out session began to get heated when his hands roamed lower down her back, it was definitely going somewhere.. He then pulled himself away.

"Are you sure want to do this?" he asked staring down at her

She nodded her head and bit her lips, giving him that same reassuring look she gave that night before the boards. He lifted her up, as she wrapped her legs around his waist. His one arm stay around her back as the other was on her face. He slowly walked away from the door, going towards the couch.

END of FLASHBACK

"You just gotta let my love! Let my lo-ove, let my love adorn you baby............."

As the others enjoyed the music, Jackson and April were still. Being in the same room with each other was now awkward again, they both felt uncomfortable, very uncomfortable in April case.

"Uh, I have to go," April said putting the shot glass

"What? why?" Callie asked

"I have some early work at the hospital tomorrow morning" she answered

"You want me to go back to the house with you?" Jo asked, preparing herself to get up from where she sat.

"No, you stay and have fun. I don't want to mess it up for you and Alex" she smiled getting up "I better go tell Lydia goodnight.

As April walked out to go say goodnight to Lydia, Jackson stood there in front of the radio. He wondered if he should leave too. Nobody seemed to notice April's weird behavior but he did and he knew why. This was the reason why bringing up their past would be a bad idea, she obviously still is affected by it. Jackson quickly left the room going back into the kitchen, ignoring Cristina's annoying voice telling him they weren't done with him yet. A few minutes later April came back in. After saying her goodbyes to the ladies she grabbed her coat and left.

The Radio never ceases................