When I woke up this morning I realised that I was the first up. It wasn't long until my cooking session was interrupted. By Jackson, that was when I remembered. His mum was coming to visit. "Are you sure that your ready to meet my Mom?" He asked me and I looked at him and tilted my head to the side.

"Jackson, you met my parents. It's only fair I meet your mum." I said to him and he looked nervous for me. At the end of the day I knew what she would be like. She'd be like my mom. Once we got to work we went into the auditorium. I walked in behind Alex.

"I can't believe Altman postponed our surgery for grand rounds. It's just a boring lecture." Cristina said to us. I think she'd take the back.

"Your husband said it was mandatory." Meredith said to us. That's why everyone was here.

"One more hour of sleep, that's what it is." Alex said to us and I looked at him.

"You never know you might actually enjoy this lecture." I said to him as he folded his doctors coat up.

"Oh, no. It's not gonna be boring. This is Jackson's mother, Catherine Avery." April said from behind us and everyone then looked at Jackson who was sat beside her.

"She's a urologist, right?" Mer asked him, she was indeed.

"Yeah. I met her when I was an intern at Mercy West. She's amazing." April said and Alex had already fallen asleep beside me. Reminded me of a past time.

"She is a lunatic." Jackson said and I let out a small laugh.

"No, she's not. She's brilliant. She says these things that shock you, but then when you think about them later, they change your whole life." April said to us, but to Jackson that would be different.

"Or they ruin your life. She's toxic. She's a meddler. My mom has no boundaries. Be warned." Jackson said to us and I looked at him. Was this why he tried sending me away numerous times.

"Hey, is that why you tried to ship Y/n and Caleb out of state?" Alex asked and that was a between me and him thing.

"Alex, that was between us." I said to him, Cristina them looked at Jackson.

"What? Oh. You tried to ship Y/n and Caleb...Wow. Who tries to hide his girlfriend and her kid under a rock while his mom comes into town?" Cristina asked and I knew why he tried to.

"Someone who's got a hypercritical surgeon for a mom. I get it." Mer said to us. I then looked at Jackson as well.

"I get it as well. But you don't need to hide me, I can handle this." I said to him with a smile before turning back around.

"Is your mom ambidextrous? I bet you she is. All the best surgeons are." Cristina said to us and that was true my dad was and my mum is. And look at everything they achieved.

"Wait a second. How often do you talk to my mom?" I heard Jackson asked April.

"We're Facebook friends." April answered.

"You're...You and my mother?" Jackson asked her and she looked at him.

"She's a brilliant surgeon and woman. She's a trailblazer." April said to us and Mer and I shared a look.

"And she's got a stalker." Mer said making Cristian and I start to laugh.

"Hey, you know what? Just meet her. You'll see." April said and I know that I'd like her. But I wouldn't be stalking her. For all I know she could be my in-law one day. But for now I would be focusing on the stage awaiting for Catherine. Hopefully I'd be able to hear over the top of any snoring that Alex would let out.

"Wake up, everybody. I know, I know, it's grand rounds, where we have to sit and listen to somebody talk about how somebody did something and here's how they did it, and there's not enough coffee in Brazil for this. Well, not today. Today we are going to do. Today I'm going to change a life and maybe make medical history, too. And I can't do it alone, so who wants to step into the future with me?" Catherine asked and I would step into the future. Just as long as I knew what it was first.

"Whoo!" April shouted from behind me whilst having her hand up in the air. I so didn't know her in that moment.

"Ok. That's all right. That's a start. Let's see if I can get a few more. Ryan, honey, would you come out here, please?" Catherine said as a gentlemen then walked out. "Everybody, this is Ryan." She said introducing him to us.

"Hi." He said to us, he wrapped in a night gown.

"Ryan, could you show everybody what we're here to do today?" Catherine asked and that's when we dropped the gown. We all went into shock looking at the issue at hand. "Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to invite a few very lucky residents to scrub in on this country's first penis transplant." She added and that was when I knew it. I had to be on this surgery. "Thanks to a case of penile cancer. Ryan underwent a full penectomy 11 months ago. Good margins left him basically cured and cancer-free. So that's gone. And today we'll be replacing the other thing that Ryan lost. A suitable donor's become available here at Seattle Grace-Mercy West, and Ryan generously agreed to fly out and make this day a teaching opportunity. Who wants in on it?" She said and let's just say everyone's hand shot up. Apart from one, Jackson's. "Hello! That's more like it." She said to us and I heard someone clear their throat. We all put our hands down then.

"Uh, Mark Sloan, plastics. Isn't penile reconstruction the standard approach in cases like these? Why a transplant?" Mark asked and I was going to act like he never asked anything.

"Well, I can answer your question with a question. Do you like your penis?" She asked him and I could barely make out what Callie said.

"Yes." She said from a few rows in front me making me laugh. That was true alright. I remember when Mark and I were together. That was a long time ago now.

"It does the job." Mark said to us, and damn right it did.

"If one day, it wasn't there, wouldn't you want it back? Or would you be satisfied with a reconstructed organ that has very little function?" Catherine asked him and I could tell he was at a loss for words now.

"Satisfied? No. But that's not the..." Mark started before he was cut off.

"Neither would Ryan here. Yes, this is new ground. But here's a hound man with his whole life ahead of him, with the will to live it as a whole man, with a bravery and selflessness to help advance medical science along the way. So let's give Ryan a hand. Come on!" Catherine said and we all started to clap and cheer. "And now let's give Ryan a penis! Yes!" Catherine said at we started to cheer again. I already liked this woman. At the end of it I saw Jackson talking with his Mum. Mark then walked over. I then walked over to them after he left. "Is this her?" She asked Jackson with a smile. He then smiled at her.

"Mom, this Y/n. My girlfriend." He said to her and she smiled I put my hand out but she hugged me instead.

"It's so nice to finally meet the girl who my son doesn't stop talking about." She said while hugging me and I looked at her with a smile.

"It's nice to meet you too." I said to her and the two of us walked to the skills lab together. She was asking me all these questions and I gave her my answers. She liked me I could tell. Once everyone was on the lab it was time to start.

"Who has worked with the tissue of the penis before?" Catherine asked as she walked the room.

"Kepner, keep you hand down." Alex said and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Shh." She got out to him. But he was only speaking the truth.

"It's delicate vascularity demands a Grace and elegance, that not many surgeons of your station have mastered. The two surgeons to do the best end-to-end anastomosis of their chicken's femoral vessels will scrub in with me. So be cautious, be careful, be brilliant...begin!" She shouted and that's when I started getting to work. "It's very simple people. All it has to be is perfect." Catherine said, I looked up slightly Cristina was at the back. "Excellent work, Y/n. Your really focused on this." Catherine said to me and I was still working.

"Thank you." I said to her.

"Keep it up." She said as she moved on. I then heard Alex's pager beep. I couldn't let that take it away from me. But it did.

"Damn it." I got out before taking myself to the back. And I'd worked so hard as well.

"I gotta...I'm out." Alex said and I didn't even look up.

"Hey, he forfeits, right? He...He walked out." Mark said and that's when Catherine had her winners.

"Congratulations. We have our winners." Catherine said and I saw Cristina's hand go up from beside me.

"He's your son, and you're the judge. Isn't there some rule against that?" Cristina asked, that wouldn't go down well.

"I don't play favorites, dear. Nepotism is for the weak." Catherine said to her and I liked this woman a lot.

"That's what my birthday cards always said." Jackson said with a smile, he then took that away after he realized what that meant. It wasn't long until I was heading down to the pit. Waiting for a good ortho case to roll in. It wasn't long until Alex paged me. I saw Cristina walk past.

"Is everything okay?" I asked him and he shook his head at me.

"Not at all. Zola's here, she's got a bowel obstruction and she's seized twice. Cristina's gone to tell Meredith. I don't know what to do." He said to me and I looked at him. Placing my hand on his shoulders.

"It's okay. Go talk to her, Derek and Arizona. I will stay here with Zola. Go!" I said to him and I stayed in with Zola and the nurses. If anything was to happen I would be here. Once she went down thankfully Callie needed me for a case. I could finally have a break. It was nice to be away from the stress. When we came out I heard the news that Zola was ok. That made me feel a lot better when I went home tonight to see Caleb. Who was laying on the sofa playing video games. "What you playing bud?" I asked him as I walked in.

"Call of Duty." He answered and I nodded at him.

"Right, well I'm going to start cooking dinner. I'll tell you to get ready before hand." I said go to him and he looked at me with a smile.

"Ok, thanks Mum." He said to me with a smile. I was glad that I could have a night just the two of us.