japril // after

Good times And Bad times....

  It's been a few months since the move and they have settled in well

At the terrace

   April's Pov
"hey babe, i'm gonna take a shower, could you please get Harriet ready to go ?" Jackson's voice rang from the bedroom. I grunt in acknowledgment as I take Harriet up to her room. I get her dressed and brings her along to the kitchen for breakfast. As i'm cooking up oats for breakfast, i couldn't help but notice Jackson's phone on the island ringing non stop. i thought about flipping the phone over, maybe to see who was texting him. But no, i trusted him. I couldn't invade his privacy. If it was me , i would kill him if i found him snooping inside my phone. The constant ringing did not help my overthinking and insecurities. I let curiosity get the best of me and flipped it over. I froze as i saw who the messages were from . " Jo 🤍" . Jo with a heart . A heart. I could not move. How. Why. When. I looked at the messages. " I miss you." " thank you for the talk yesterday, i appreciate it.❤️" A red heart. I'm absolutely mortified. " mommy, the oats are..." I hear a small voice say. I turned to the oats, only to see that it was smoking. It was still okay to eat so i served it and went up to my bedroom.
As i reached the door our bedroom, i could barely breathe. My mind was racing. I almost fell to my knees. I could hear my heart pounding and i was pretty sure everyone could too. Jackson emerges from the bathroom with only a bathrobe wrapped around his waist. He sees my ghostly figure at the doorway, and asks "babe are you feeling okay? do you need to see a doctor? You look very pale." I look up so that my eyes meet his. I stay silent , but he can tell that something is wrong with me.
   Jackson's pov
I see April at the door, completely white, looking absolutely ghostly. She slowly walks to the bed and plops down. " What happened?" i ask, scared to find out the answer. " I....I saw....phone....jo...." As soon as she says that, i couldn't help but let out a laugh. She stares at me, as though i've gone mad. " Babe, Jo and I are just friends. Everyone knows that. you know that." I try moving towards her but she moves away. " I saw your messages with her. What was it? ' I miss you' ? What does she miss? why does she miss you? ' thanks for the talk last night? i appreciate it?' I didn't even know you talked to her last night. And with a red heart? Are you serious? Literally what even happened? I know you dated her in the past. But this , this is too much." I literally could not believe what i was hearing . " Jo and i are just friends, honestly, she's just my friend . I called her yesterday because she was going through a hard time. C'mon, she just adopted Luna and her husband left her. She needs someone to listen to her problems." April just glared at me like i was the one in three wrong for HELPING A FRIEND OUT. " You know what, literally, I cant with you. We have a kid. I moved across the country for you and you still do this? I CANT DO THIS ANYMORE!" and as April was screaming at me, we didn't notice the tiny figure of Harriet at the door. Out of rage, April unknowingly throws a book in the direction of the door.
     April's pov
Everything happened so fast. I threw the book out of anger. I didn't see Harriet standing there, watching her parents fight. I froze in shock. I didn't know what to do. My vision was blurry as i saw Jackson rush to Harriets side. A sudden realisation snapped me back to reality. My daughter is hurt. And it was my fault. I took my phone and dialled for the ambulance. Jackson cradled Harriet in his arms, as she cries , blood gushing out from a huge deep wound on her forehead. The ambulance finally arrives and they rush Harriet onto a gurney , with one hand holding Jacksons and the other holding mine.

At the Hospital

Jackson's pov
We were in an examination room, with a peds doctor stitching Harriet up. April was a mess. She was crying and constantly apologising to the very confused Harriet. Harriets year stained face looked up at me as i smile at her, trying to stay positive. This has never happened before, and April seems to think that it was her fault. April seems to think otherwise.It was obviously not. Yes, she threw the book at Harriet, but she didn't know that Harriet was there. The doctors had to bring Harriet for a head scan that April insisted on. As the two of us waited in the half empty waiting room, April starts sobbing into my shoulder. " hey, it wasn't your fault. She was there, but you didn't see her . She got hurt. Children get hurt all the time. Shes okay, your okay." She looks up at me, with her tear stained face, obviously not believing me. " i'm sorry about this morning, and jo , and everything. i trust you. I know that you're just friends. i'm sorry." I smile and kiss her on the forehead. A doctor comes out, with Harriet trailing beside him. " she's okay" He says, while April runs up to grab Harriet. We leave the hospital after an extremely long and exhausting day.