Chapter 16

A/N: I feel like it's been so long since I've updated but it's actually only been like maybe a week? This chapter has a lot to do with Callie/baby and doesn't have a ton of Japril. That is because I wanted to get this storyline out of the way so that the next chapters after this can be all about the couple we all love! I hope this story can help get you through the tragedy of the divorce

Jackson and April had gone off to bed together later that night and fell asleep easily. Their sleep was now suddenly interrupted by a knocking on their bedroom door. Jackson jumped up in shock and ran to the door. He cracked it open and noticed Lexie standing there anxiously.

"Lexie?" His voice was low and you could hear the sleepiness in it. "What's wrong?" He questioned concerned and quickly slipped into a shirt. He heard April stir in the bed behind him.

"What is going on?" She mumbled still half asleep but managing to roll out of bed.

"It's Callie. Mark just called. She is in labor. We have to go. Addison- Dr. Montgomery- is performing a C-section in an hour and Hunt wants all of you on standby in case of any complications." Lexie stuttered out nervously.

"Alright, just try to calm down it will be okay. Is Alex up?" He asked.

"Yeah, I just told him. Plus I am pretty sure Dr. Montgomery has been paging him about it anyway."

The next ten minutes were a blurred rush of pulling on clothes and grabbing the fastest food they could eat before leaving.

"Okay, we are ready. Let's go!" Jackson ushered Lexie out of the house and April followed behind them quickly dragging Alex with her.

"Ow! Hey watch it. I know how to walk." Alex complained and rubbed his arm once she let go.

"The baby is coming now, Alex. And if you want to get in on this surgery you have to move!" April told him as the all shoved their way into the car as quickly as they could.

They made it to the hospital with ease. There was very little traffic and Jackson navigated through the roads expertly. As soon as they were inside the building they ran to the locker room to change into scrubs. Soon they were racing upstairs to Callie's room.

"We are here. What do we need to know?" April asked Addison once they settled into the room.

"Right now they just need love and support. I am going to Callie into the OR in a few minutes and then I will just need you all on standby in case we may have missed any internal injuries due to the accident." Addison explained to them and turned to Alex. "Dr. Karev you are with me. I will need you to assist. Once I get the baby girl out I will have you take her and inspect vitals and monitor her while I double check for injuries and close. Because the baby is a few weeks early we will want to pay extra attention to any irregularities." She informed him and the family.

"Yes, of course." Alex stepped forward and looked over Callie's chart that Addison was holding in her hands. "Should I take Callie down now to get prepped?" He asked.

"Yes, please. Thank you Dr. Karev." And with that Mark and Arizona were giving Callie encouraging hugs and kisses saying things like "you'll be fine" and "our daughter will be here soon". All the friends and surgeons said their goodbyes and watched Alex wheel her out the door and down the hall.

"Mark, you and Arizona are welcome to sit in the gallery, but you know you are not allowed in the OR. Once your baby and Callie are both stable you can meet them in recovery." Addison told them before following Alex to the OR scrub room.

"I guess that is our cue." Jackson said. "Next time I see you you'll be a dad!" He clapped Mark on the back in hopes to get the nervous look off his face. It worked for a minute.

"Take care of them, Avery. And remember don't do anything I wouldn't do." The two men chuckled before Jackson turned to leave with April and Lexie.

Once they were all scrubbed and settled into the OR Addison began the C-section. Alex was right next her ready to move into action.

"I can see her. We almost got her Callie." Addison talked out loud to Callie while she worked on getting the baby safely out of Callie's body. They all heard Callie sniffle a little and knew she was crying.

With Alex's help Addison successfully got the baby out. "She's beautiful Callie. Dr. Karev, can you please cut the cord?" Alex did as he was told.

"Why isn't she crying? Is she okay?" Callie started panicking.

"Callie everything is going to be okay. Dr. Karev and our team are going to take your baby now and get her cleaned up and check her vitals." She handed the baby to Alex who quickly rushed her to the incubator to get her breathing. "And now I am going to make sure our emergency team was assembled for no reason and close you up nice and easy so you can get to recovery and see your baby soon." Addison explained everything calmly to make sure Callie understood and wasn't worried.

Addison began the process of closing Callie up when she noticed something. "Dr. Avery can you please take over for Karev I need his assistance over here." The two doctors switched places and Alex was soon seeing the same problem Addison was.

"What's going on? She hasn't cried and you two are whispering. What happened?" Callie started freaking out again.

"Callie we need to sedate you now. There was a complication and we need to go in and fix it. I promise everything will be alright." Addison told her and before the new mother could protest she was being put under.

A few hours later April was wheeling Callie up to recovery. She hadn't woken up yet but she was going to bring her to the same room as her newborn baby so when she came out of the anesthesia she could meet her daughter. Mark and Arizona were already in the room checking on the baby when she arrived.

"How's she doing?" Arizona asked as April situated the bed into place.

"There was a slight complication that Dr. Montgomery and Dr. Karev were able to get under control and fix. Callie had to be put under anesthesia so when she wakes up Dr. Montgomery will be in to explain to the three of you about the complication and the surgery as a whole. Callie should wake up soon so when she does just page Dr. Montgomery and she and Dr. Karev will be in to asses both mother and baby." April explained nicely and gave a supportive smile that they both returned despite their nervous looks.

"How is the baby, by the way? I know there was a minute there when she wasn't breathing properly but that was fixed after Dr. Avery suctioned the congestion out of her lungs." April asked and peeked down at the tiny baby girl sleeping peacefully.

"She's doing great. She's beautiful just like her mother." Arizona said happily.

"I can't wait for her to wake up and meet her. A beautiful girl deserves a name." Mark mused.

"She doesn't have a name? You three didn't pick one out?" April questioned.

"We didn't talk much about names. We had a few ideas but that was before we knew she was going to be a girl." Mark told her.

"Oh, well, I can't to hear what you come up with. Congratulations on being new parents!" April smiled and made her way towards the door. "Addison will be up to talk to you soon." She heard them say thank you before she left them alone.

Addison walked into the room right as her pager was going off.

"I have really perfect timing, don't I?" Addison said as she shut her pager off. She looked up and smiled at the family. "How are you feeling Callie?"

"Okay. A little sore, but mainly just excited to see my baby. Can I hold her?" Callie pleaded.

"You know with C-sections you can't lift anything for the first two weeks of recovery. With the extra surgery you had to undergo today I'm going to have to stretch out that time another two weeks. I'm sorry. You can hold her only if she is placed in your arms. Right now she is resting same as you so I'm going to recommend you leave her be for now. I'm sorry, I know you want to see her but it will just have to wait a little longer. Do you want to hear about your surgery?" Addison explained and to continue until Callie nodded for her to. "It turns out that your uterus had a slight tear in it from the accident. It was too small to notice before but with the strain of the C-section it became worse. Dr. Karev and I were able to get the bleeding under control and stitch it up and with recovery you will be fine. That's the good news. The bad news is that because of the injury it is unlikely that you will be able to carry any more babies to term. I am very sorry." Addison gave her the news calmly and offered a sympathetic smile.

Callie became very quiet and seemingly sank down into herself. This was not what she was expecting to hear and she certainly was not prepared for it. She didn't want to cry, or more so she couldn't seem to muster up a tear, so she just sat there silently staring past Addison. She didn't want to look at Arizona or Mark and see them giving her sad smiles. She had been given too many of those over the course of her stay at the hospital.

"Again, I am very sorry to deliver this news. We truly did everything we could, but the damage was already done. To focus on the brighter side, your baby girl is very healthy and when you are ready to name her page me and we will get the birth certificate squared away. And as soon as she wakes up you can hold her. Just be extra gentle, not because she is a newborn but because she went through the same trauma you did and is still recovering as well. I am going to step out now and let you have your time together. If you have any questions about anything I'll be here." Addison told them before she nodded at Mark and Arizona and left the room.

Elsewhere in the hospital Jackson and April were resting in an on-call room. Although the backup team was not needed in the surgery earlier they were all exhausted just from worrying about the family. Once Callie had woken up they were all able to breathe a sigh of relief which was when Jackson suggested him and April go take a break.

They were snuggling together in the bottom bunk when April suddenly sat straight up.

Jackson sat up slowly and looked at her. "What is it?" He asked confused at her sudden movement.

"Because of everything that happened today I completely forgot about calling Lisa!" April retrieved her lab coat from the floor and found her phone in one of the pockets. "I need to call before we lose out on the perfect place." She was scrolling through her contacts.

"Oh yeah! You scared me though. I thought something was wrong." Jackson chuckled and laid back down comfortably.

"Lisa? Hi! This is April Kepner, I am calling to let you know that Jackson and I have chosen our apartment. We wanted to let you know right away so we don't miss out on it. We are ready to put a deposit down on the Bellview apartment we looked at." She paused and listened to Lisa on the other end. "That's great! Yes, we can meet with you tomorrow afternoon. Thank you. Goodbye." She ended the call and smiled down at Jackson.

"We got the apartment?"

"We got the apartment! We just have to meet with her tomorrow to put down a deposit and sign the lease and all that official stuff. Then we will get the keys and the place will be ours to move into." April told him excitedly.

"I love seeing you this happy. And it only gets better knowing that it's about living with me." Jackson pulled her back down next to him and kissed her. When they pulled away he continued in a low voice. "You know we are going to be living together, alone. We are going to have to break in the new place if you know what I mean." He winked at her and she blushed.

"I can't wait for that." She whispered back to him.

A/N: Okay that's it for this chapter. It took me a long time to write because it's more of a filler/wrap up chapter. I wanted to wrap up the Callie/baby storyline before I moved on to Jackson and April living together. I have something planned for them and it will probably be brought up in the next chapter, if not then the one after next. But for sure the next chapter will have some quality Japril! Thanks for everyone who is still reviewing! I love and appreciate all of my readers no matter what!