Hi everyone! So I don't know about all of you, but I am going through major Grey's withdrawal, specifically April and Jackson withdrawal. Story ideas for these two have been floating around in my head like crazy. So we have until September 26 until the new season, so hopefully reading Japril stories along with writing them will give me ( and all of you) a fix.

Thanks for reading and please let me know if you think I should continue. I would really appreciate the feedback.

Enjoy!

The Fall

Chapter 1

April

April washed her hands when she heard it. Her cell phone. April looked at her purse and the fear she felt was...overwhelming. She dried her hands off and then, with trembling hands, rooted through her purse until she found her phone.

The email with her results. She looked at her reflection and noticed that she looked absolutely terrified. She left the bathroom and walked slowly through the ECU towards the exit. She opened the email and began reading.

Dear Dr. Kepner,

We are pleased to congratulate you on passing your oral exams and welcome you to the college of American Board Certified surgeons...

April gasped in excitement and tears filled her eyes as she reread the first line three times before reading the rest of the letter that told her they would pass her results along to hospitals that were pursuing her. April skipped towards the exit and saw that her friends were smiling and hugging one another.

They all looked to her and noticed her smiling. Meredith hugged her tightly to her and then Karev did too. Jackson then approached her and slowly wrapped his arms around her. April returned the hug, her heart racing as he felt her kiss the top of her head. He pulled away and smiled that crooked smile she loved and said, "Congratulations."

"You too," she said after a minute, straightening her jacket and giving him a small smile.

"Joe's?" Karev said, looking around the circle at everyone, breaking the spell between April and Jackson.

"Uh, yeah, sure," April said, looking at her watch. It was still early and she was way too excited and buzzed from the news to go home to bed.

Everyone else nodded except Meredith who said, "I still feel gross and I need to see my baby."

Meredith said her goodbyes and the four remaining surgeons made their way across the street, led by a bickering Alex and Cristina. April and Jackson followed behind them, both shooting each other sidelong glances in each other's direction and then looking away when the other person caught them.

They entered the bar and grabbed a booth. April offered to get first round and walked to the bar. She asked for four beers and waited, leaning against the bar and grabbing her phone out. She texted her sisters that she had passed. She wasn't going to call her parents. It was too late for that. She would just call them in the morning.

"Hey, need help?" Jackson asked, leaning against the bar beside her.

"Help?" she asked, confused.

He smiled that crooked smile and said, "With the drinks? Carrying them?"

"Oh, yeah that would be great. Thanks," she said.

"Did it mess everything up?" Jackson asked after minute, "Us sleeping together? Twice."

April looked up into his eyes and thought about his question.

She shook her head and said, "No. No it didn't mess everything up. Just...it's just hard because...well, because I..." she trailed off, not sure if she wanted to share this part of herself with him. The last time that she had revealed something like this to anybody, she was teased about it by everyone and told by Jackson that she should be ashamed of it.

"What?" Jackson asked, confused. April thanked the bartender who had set the four beers down in front of her and paid him. She turned back to Jackson and said, "I wanted my first time to be...well, I wanted it to be with my husband, the man I loved. And I know you probably think that is naive and something I should be ashamed of, but it's true and I am not ashamed of it. So a part of me is grieving not being able to give something special to my husband. That's all. I am not saying I regret what we did or that I am not glad we did it...it's just...confusing. And I am scared it will change things between us."

Jackson nodded his head slowly and then said, "April, it doesn't have to change anything. We can still be friends. We can just...move past it. It happened, and now it's over."

She couldn't put her finger on it, but something about what he said...well it simultaneously pissed her off and hurt her feelings at the same time. April didn't want a fight in the middle of the bar though so she just pursed her lips and grabbed four of the beers and headed back to the booth.

Alex grabbed his beer and quickly left, spotting some girl he thought he might have a chance with. Cristina was talking on her cell to either Owen or Teddy about the 'dinosaur' that had proxied her session. April sat down and Jackson sat across from her as Alex came back with the girl and her friend.

"Avery, did you know that Melissa works in the lab on overnight?" Avery asked, pointing his bottle in the direction of the blonde sitting next to Jackson.

"No, uh, I didn't. Nice to meet you, I am Jackson Av-" he began, but was cut off by Melissa.

"Avery, yeah I know. Alex told me you were an Avery," she said, putting special emphasis on his last name and fluttering her eyelashes. This was exactly the kind of girl Jackson normally went for. Well, aside from Lexie.

April took a swig of her beer, watching in what she hoped was a subtle manner as the Melissa angled her cleavage towards Jackson and tried to engage him. April couldn't watch after a while and she tried to talk to Alex but he was in the zone to get some.

She turned to Cristina who was scowling as she talked on the phone and April decided that she was done for the night. She grabbed her jacket and stood. Jackson looked up at her and said, "Where are you going?"

"Home," she said, smiling softly as she put her jacket on.

He was boxed in by the blonde, but he asked, "Want me to walk you?"

She shook her head and left the bar, waving at a few nurses and doctors she recognized.

Jackson

Jackson watched as April left the bar by herself. He didn't like the way things felt between them.

He was trying to get where she was coming from. She had lost her virginity, which was big in of itself. But he couldn't relate to the other thing...the religious thing. Jackson had never been raised in a religious or spiritual home and he definitely never understood why someone would wait until marriage to have sex.

He did, however, understand her nervousness about things changing between them. Jackson already saw it and they had only been back in Seattle for two hours.

"Jackson, did you hear me?" Melissa asked, bringing him back to the present.

"Wha-no. I am sorry, I got lost in thought for a second," he said apologetically. This girl was hot. And she seemed to like him. He looked her over and noticed that she was practically hanging on him and her boobs were in his face. He could definitely take her home if he wanted.

For some reason, Jackson's thoughts bounced to April and he knew that he wasn't going to be taking Melissa home with him.

As Cristina stood to leave, Jackson said, "I am gonna head out too. Nice to meet you, Melissa."

"Oh...really?" she asked in disappointment.

"Dude, are you serious?" Alex asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, it's been a long day and Sloan has me on an early skin graft in the morning," Jackson said, sliding his jacket on.

Alex shook his head in disbelief as Jackson walked out.

He got in his car and drove to the apartment that he shared with April and Alex. He opened the door and locked it, heading towards his room. He stopped in the hall though when he heard water in the kitchen running.

Jackson walked into the kitchen and stopped short when he saw April standing at the sink in little short shorts and a loose, oversized tshirt. Her hair was piled in a messy bun on top of her head and she was drinking a glass of water with her back to him, unaware that he was there. His eyes roved over her figure. Her long. toned legs, her perfect ass in those sinful shorts, her little waist, her long elegant neck that begged to be kissed.

He never realized how fucking sexy she was until right now. He just wanted those legs wrapped around him as he...

"April," he whispered, mesmerized by the sight of her there. She gasped and spun in fear, her hand over her heart. "Jackson! God, you scared me. I didn't hear you come in," she said, her voice shaking.

"Sorry," he said, walking towards her.

"Did you have fun?" she asked, but he ignored her question and grabbed her roughly by the waist and dragged her up against him, moulding his mouth over hers and kissing her hungrily.

April gasped in shock, giving Jackson the opportunity to angle his head and explore her mouth with his. He moaned into the kiss and April responded by wrapping her arms around him and kissing him back. Jackson shivered as she raked her nails up his back, neck and scalp gently.

She then held his face in place as she kissed him and Jackson groaned and reached down, grabbing her thighs. She got the message and wrapped her legs around him. He carried her to his bedroom and laid her on the bed.

Jackson looked down at her, flushed from their kiss and looking up at him, her eyes glittering with desire.

"God, you're beautiful," he murmured.

April blushed and said, "You don't have to say that."

Jackson paused his appraisal of her body and looked her in the eye before saying, "I know I don't. But it's true."

He leaned down and kissed her, slipping his hands under her shirt and massaging her breasts as he felt her smile against his lips. He smiled too and then slowly lifted her shirt, giving her time to stop him. She didn't.

April lifted her arms and he discarded the tshirt. He looked at her breasts. They were fucking incredible. Many of the women that came to him and Mark were looking for a set like April's. But hers were all natural. He caressed one of them before leaning down and taking one rosy peak in his mouth and laving his tongue over her nipple.

April panted and her back arched off the bed, giving Jackson easier access. He took her other nipple in his mouth and April gasped in pleasure. The noises she was making was getting Jackson there. April's eyes were closed and Jackson moved down as he began to slide her shorts over her hips.

April's eyes opened and she watched as he kissed downward. Her skin was so soft and he loved how she was trembling. As he got lower, April suddenly seized up and Jackson immediately stopped.

"April?" he asked, "Are you okay?" he asked crawling back towards her.

"I...I...don't...you...well, I obviously...have never done that before," she said, blushing in embarrassment as she bit her lower lip. Jackson had to remain focused because all he wanted to do was pull that plump lower lip between her teeth and suck on it.

"A lot of firsts for you lately, I guess," he said, chuckling as he ran his fingers through her hair.

"It's not funny, Jackson," April said, looking down.

"April, I am not laughing at you. Look, I meant what I said," he said, putting his fingers under her chin and guiding her gaze to meet his, "We don't have to do anything that you don't want to. But I would like to and I think you would like it too," he said.

April looked at him uncertainly and said, "What...what if...what if I am...what if..."

"April," he said, speaking to her in a soothing voice, "What if what?"

"What if there is something wrong with me...down there," she said, her voice squeaking.

Jackson scoffed and said, "April, you are a doctor, there is nothing wrong with you down there. Are you kidding me?" he asked in disbelief. Every other inch of her was beautiful. How could April be so damn insecure?

April looked at him and then said, "Can we...can we take it slow at least?"

Jackson smiled and said, "It wouldn't be good any other way."

April gave a small smile and blushed and Jackson leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers softly. "Relax. And tell me to stop if you don't like what I am doing. Okay?" he whispered against her lips. She nodded and he once again kissed his way down her body. Never had he ever had to persuade a girl to let him orally pleasure her before.

April

April cried out, her hands clenching the sheets as her whole body seized up and lights burst behind her eyes. April didn't know anything for a few seconds before pleasurable tingles ran through her body, bringing her back and reminding her of how Jackson had just made her feel.

She couldn't believe she had resisted this at first. April slowly opened her eyes and smiled when she noticed that Jackson was leaning over her smiling triumphantly and kissing her along her jaw and down her neck. He licked along her collarbone and asked, "I assume you like what I did?"

April gave a breathless chuckle as she panted for air and he kissed up to her lips once more.

"Like?" she asked in disbelief, "That was incredible."

He smiled down at her before kissing her softly, which quickly turned into a passionate kiss.

April ran her hands under his shirt, stroking his rippling back muscles. Jackson sat up abruptly and discarded his shirt and kicked off his sneakers and socks before rejoining her and wrapping his arms around her, pulling her to him.

April knew it was just sex to him, but she had never thought she could feel this way for anyone before. And it scared her because she knew he didn't see it like she did. She felt safe and loved with Jackson. He rolled onto his back, letting her rest on top of him as he kissed her, a combination of sweet and greedy that drove April wild.

Jackson could have anyone and April knew that she was a fleeting bedmate to him. She knew he would always be her friend, but this...whatever they were doing was going to be temporary, and as hard as she tried to remember that, it was so hard not to be tempted to fall for him. If she let herself, she would be hurt.

"Hey," he whispered as he broke their lips apart, running his hands down her back, "You still with me?"

She nodded and kissed him eagerly as she reached between them and unbuttoned his pants and push them down past his hips. Her hand brushed against him and he hissed in pleasure.

April was nervous and she didn't know what possessed her, but she bit her lip and tentatively wrapped her fingers around him, causing him to groan and buck against her hand eagerly.

"Shit April!" he gasped out as she rubbed him up and down slowly, experimentally.

She had no idea what she was doing, but judging by the sounds coming from Jackson, he was enjoying it. She pumped him a little faster and his neck muscles seemed to give out as his head fell back against the pillow. She blushed as he swore in pleasure and sat up suddenly, April now straddling him as he wriggled out of his jeans quickly, jostling April against him in the process.

Jackson looked at her and lifted her towards his chest as he whispered, "Ready?"

She nodded and he lowered her down, gently as he guided himself inside of her. April sank slowly down on him, inhaling slightly. She was a little sore from their rather rough bathroom romp and Jackson looked to her in concern.

"Am I hurting you?" he whispered, stopping.

She shook her head and said, "No...no p-please, keep going."

He looked at her apprehensively, but after a reassuring nod from April, he slowly thrust his hips up. April hugged her arms around him as he wrapped an arm tightly around her, pulling her flushed against his chest. He kissed gently down her neck, sucking on the spot where her neck met her shoulder, causing her to shiver in pleasure.

"April," he groaned as his hips instinctively moved faster. April gasped in pleasure and he moved so she was on her back looking up at him. He slowly began to move again inside of her and she panted in pleasure as he lowered his lips to hers, gently massaging his tongue against hers in a lazy way. This was...incredibly erotic and passionate.

She panted and Jackson reached between their bodies, which never stopped their rhythm, and massaged her small bundle of nerves gently, causing her already sensitive muscles to erupt in pleasure again. April whimpered as her muscles danced in happiness and she felt Jackson speed up slightly and then stiffen above her as he swelled inside of her, having his own moment as he groaned in pleasure and collapsed on top of her.

April panted with Jackson as they both recovered. April stroked Jackson's back gently and she felt him kiss her shoulder as he pushed himself up to rest on his forearms. His pulled out of her gently and April sighed at the loss of him.

He leaned down and kissed her softly, but passionately and he whispered, "Are you okay?"

She nodded and smiled up at him and responded, "Better than okay."

He smiled and tucked a sweaty tendril behind her ear and kissed her lips softly once more before he rolled off of her and laid on his back. April looked at him out of the corner of her eye before she focused on the ceiling.

Jackson rolled to face her and asked, "Are you sore?"

April looked at him and nodded, "It's not bad though."

April wrapped the flannel sheet over her boobs and tucked it under her armpits. Should she leave? She didn't know what was typical. She had had enough interactions with Jackson's other one night stands to know they sometimes spent the night. Last night he had left after she suggested he should. She thought that would be easier for him so he didn't feel obligated to stay and hold her hand.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked as he scooted closer to her and slung his arm across her waist.

She looked at him, not knowing what to say. She didn't want to bring the mood down, so she said, "What's next for us...I mean, like, where we will go for fellowships."

Jackson nodded and said, "You pretty much decided on Case Western didn't you?" followed by a yawn.

April shook her head and said, "I haven't made any definite plans yet. They are a good prospect though. What about you?"

"Dunno," Jackson said shrugging, "Sloan said he wants me to stay, but he loves UCLA too."

April asked, "What do you love?"

Jackson was silent as he looked at her and said, "All the programs were great, but...I really like Tulane in New Orleans. I don't know if I want to learn from anyone from Sloan. He is one of the best plastic surgeons in the country."

April smiled and said, "He is a good doctor, but..."

"But what?" Jackson asked, somewhat defensively.

"But you shouldn't limit yourself to learning from one doctor. you have learned so much from Sloan. You might be surprised what you could learn from a doctor with an entirely different style than him," April pointed out.

Jackson was silent as he thought about what she said and April gave him a small smile and said, "I should probably get some sleep."

Jackson nodded and said, "You want to stay?"

April remained silent, not sure what to say. "Um, sure, okay."

Jackson nodded and yawned before saying, "Good."

April smiled as he rolled away from her to turn off the bedside lamp. She rolled on her side away from him as the light went out. "Night Jackson," she whispered.

"Night April," he said from the other side of the bed.

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