She then hugged him and kissed him. [22], A few days later, April and Arizona had lunch where they talked about Eliza ghosting Arizona. When Lexie and April first met, Lexie found April annoying because Derek Shepherd seemed to take shine to her. With a little encouragement from Derek, however, she finally began doing surgeries again and went on to become an excellent surgeon. When she failed and was let go from the hospital, he flew out to Moline - her hometown and hired her back saying he should never have taken her job away from her. She has an extremely close relationship with God and remained a virgin a long time for this reason. During a time in pediatrics, Robert Stark flirted with her. They all passed except April. When April's mother visited for the first time, April found that her mother meddled too much. While operating on a firefighter who got hurt due to the mudslide caused by the storm, Owen asked April if she said yes to Matthew, whom he helped to prepare the proposal. After surgery, April showed Jackson how she shuts down someone who's spinning out of control by calming down their patient. When an explosion occurred, April found out through Maggie that Jackson stayed in the building to look for Stephanie. He replied he wanted to come, and she then asked for their blessing. High quality April Kepner And Jackson Avery stationery featuring original designs created by artists. She first returned to the hospital when Dr. Herman had her brain tumor removed, as April wanted to be with Herman on her worst day like Herman had done for her. April temporarily moved in with Callie and Arizona, feeling this fight would already end their marriage. She started laughing because he cheated the system like she had done herself, which resulted in the death of a car crash victim she was unable to save. April refused and Arizona jokingly asked her if she was pregnant, to which April turned to her and replied "According to the test I took this morning, yeah actually. The next day at work, April insisted Owen let her join on trauma certification day for the interns. 12. Jackson suggested that they get a divorce and he moved into Ben and Bailey's house to stay separated from April as she would not leave on her own. After the shooting, Meredith invited April to move into her home because April had been previously sharing an apartment with her deceased best friend, Reed. April called shotgun to sit in the front as she gets carsick in the back, but she had been drinking so much that she got carsick in the front too. Her last offer standing was Seattle Grace, but that was also rescinded, leaving her with no place left. She ran to Derek Shepherd's office and told him what happened. Children When they got totally drunk, April and Arizona agreed they had been in need of having fun. He said that she didn't want him when he wanted her, and she only wanted him now because she was scared by the real relationship she was in. He wondered how she became the April he had met the night before. April also has a tendency to push people away and shut them out when she is hurt. [1] The character was created by series creator and executive producer, Shonda Rhimes . She later met up with him in an on-call room and made sure he knew he was appreciated, and that she noticed all the good he's been doing. She came back to retrieve her iPod and told Jackson that they couldn't table the discussion about how they'll raise their children any longer because she's pregnant. Catherine assumed the baby's last name was to be Avery, but April told her they were hyphenating since the name Kepner means good things where she comes from. He loved who she was five years ago and he loved who she was today even more. April Kepner and Jackson Avery joined Grey’s Anatomy in season six when Seattle Grace and Mercy West merged to form Seattle Grace Mercy West. Later, one of the rugby players requested another doctor based on the accident. When a car accident leaves April and Ben stranded on the side of the road, desperate measures must be taken. She didn't wake up and they all started to fear for brain damage. She is also compassionate and understanding. She then proposed to him and clarified that she did have feelings for Jackson and that it got confusing sometimes. Since Meredith and Derek adopted Zola, April has played babysitter for her on several different occasions. Owen was the last to leave and April expressed her gratitude by saying he always comes to bring her back. All throughout the night, she made sure everybody follow the rules to the letter and speeched about their importance in making sure life wasn't meaningless. Kepner He saw a worried Bailey hovering outside and told April it was okay for her to come in, though April refused that. The two ended up leaving together. It was later revealed that April and Jackson got married. April then went to check if Jo and Alex were ready, only to discover that they had disappeared. When April turns to Jackson for advice before a date with Matthew, Jackson reveals to April that his relationship with Stephanie is purely sexual and they're not romantically involved with each other. Harriet's feeling a little down after an incident at school, but April knows that a little music is all that's needed to loosen up and raise her child's spirits. April later turned to Arizona for advice on the sex issue, but Arizona can only say that her sex with Leah is awesome, making April leave in frustration. April instructed Taryn to make that happen. After surviving a near-fatal accident, she resigned from Grey Sloan to help the homeless who need medical care. April is a bit of a photographer. He immediately broke it off and told her to face whatever was wrong with her. Jackson is very forward, often saying what's on his mind even if it hurts someone's feelings. When April noticed Jackson wasn't with them, she began to panic and rushed back towards the bus as it lay there ablaze, but was stopped by Matthew. Jackson found out three hours after the doctors started treatment. She was woken up the bartender and went to work. When a group of rugby players ended up in the ER, they tossed around their ball and hit April as she was draining an outer ear bleed, resulting her accidentally cutting the ear off. However, Arizona and Alex were worried about her, so Arizona ended up telling Jackson, shocking April. She had a big crush on the married Derek Shepherd following the merger. When Reed was tragically murdered during the shooting, April was the first to find her. After having treated every possible patient, April and Jackson talked. He noticed her state of mind and offered to keep Harriet, but she took her daughter and closed the door on him right after he saw Tom in April's robe.[34]. It's unknown just how close April and Charles really were, but they were seen on several occasions laughing and joking around. April mother's told her that she didn't want to take anything from April at all. April didn't want to sign it yet, but she did want to continue with the plan. April lost her best friend, Reed Adamson, the first victim of the shooting. After surviving a near-fatal accident, she resigned from Grey Sloan to help the homeless who need medical care. Nobody does romance quite like Grey’s Anatomy, and the love story between Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams) and April Kepner (Sarah Drew) is the only proof you need. Later, she fed Harriet and bonded with Alex over being out of the game for a while. They gave each other an awkward high five. Born April can sometimes become too emotionally involved with her patients. They remained friendly after that. her nose, and that she could one day be the future of medicine. Arizona also comforted April after Jackson told her he wasn't going to be there if April left again. The baby was taken to the NICU. They found out the trauma center wasn't closing due to budget issues, but instead because trauma centers aren't a good selling point. He defended himself and stated she was the biggest threat to their patients. She initially refused because she needed boundaries, but promised him she'd think about it. She also made a onesie for baby Sofia during Callie's baby shower that had a pie drawn on it accompanied by the words "Cutie Pie" decoratively written above. However, in the end, no matter how hard they tried to stay away, they couldn't resist each other. Marital this was written before 12x24, or even before the promo was released, so post 12x23 au . Soon after, Jackson began seeing intern Stephanie, which first started out as only a sexual relationship. This is entirely about you," Jackson said, indicating he had no more interest in her. He proposed to her and she happily accepted. She revealed that she was born on April 23rd in Columbus, Ohio and was raised on a corn farm in Moline, Ohio along with three sisters, a pet pony, and a pet duck. She then told him to take Harriet that night if he really wanted to help. Before the shooting at Seattle Grace Mercy West, April and Reed Adamson were best friends and roommates, as well. April replied he had to come because he was her friend and she wanted him there. She seemed to deal with Reed's loss alone after the shooting. When Derek Shepherd became Chief of Surgery, he rehired April, because he thought she deserved a second chance. She told Jackson he'd be a great dad, visibly looking forward to welcoming their baby in the new nursery. During her second trimester, April and Jackson discovered that their unborn son had Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Refusing to declare her dead until she was warm and dead, the attendings and interns worked together to perform CPR and warm her up. Workplace They agreed she was a jerk. An extension of the plane/peanut scene - Jackson and April meet the Kepners for the first time after eloping. This encounter made April feel ready and she and Jackson settled on naming their son Samuel Norbert Avery. She then spent the entire day apologizing to people that she had treated badly during her crisis of faith. She wrote notes telling herself nobody could tell she has had plastic surgery on. After leaving, she came to find that Eric had died. She is allergic to peanuts and loves fortune cookies. Herman delivered the baby and April and Jackson cherished him in their arms. [38], On Grey Sloan Surgical Innovation Contest Prototypes Day, April ate some cookies that contained peanut-butter cannabis and became high as a result. When the trauma center at the hospital closed, April worked night and day with Derek Shepherd to hatch a plan to keep it open. April can also become very emotional over little things. Lexie, again became jealous and tried tricking April into annoying Meredith with her idea of a chore wheel. [29] Meredith urged her not to lose him. For a while, she tended to do more administrative work than medicine, in fear of killing someone again. Jackson found out when Herman and Stephanie were talking about this, so he was the one to deliver the news to April. She advised Maggie to tell him how she felt, and headed out for incoming patient. Rated: Fiction T - English - Romance - Jackson A., April K. - Words: 732 - Reviews: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 7/31/2013 - Status: Complete - id: 9548315 An inebriated April seductively asked Tom for a ride, to which he eagerly agreed. Jackson Avery/April Kepner; Jackson Avery; April Kepner; Ben Warren; Arizona Robbins; Alex Karev; Catherine Avery; Summary. In April's office, she has a photo of Callie and Arizona from their wedding day. While she was pregnant, April had a routine ultrasound, which revealed signs of osteogenesis imperfecta, so she was given further testing, which revealed that her baby had type II osteogenesis imperfecta, the most severe type. "I want to marry you. According to Richard Webber, she is a terrible driver. April and Jackson decided to keep the sex of the baby a surprise as April wanted it to be. MomΆLittle MissKepner 2.0The MachineKepsDr. Cristina was a bridesmaid at April's wedding. While comforting the woman, April reconnected with God and found her faith again, assuring the woman she was strong enough to get through this, indirectly also talking to herself with God's words. She rolled with it and comforted him until he passed. She even answered April's phone (pretending to be her) and told the hospitals that they were missing out because April was "an amazing little surgeon." Jackson took his wife home while both remembering significant events from their lives as a couple. April started crying as she feared she would be missing out on bonding moments, so she told Jackson to leave with Harriet so she could stop crying. April later attended the intern mixer to mingle with the newest group of interns. After losing her child, she seems to be much stronger and more serious about everything. She was paged back to Karin Taylor's bed since Karin was experiencing pain. April asks a tearful Jackson if he really wants this and eventually signs the papers and leaves immediately with tears streaming down her face. She had a small work crush on him but nothing developed between them because  Derek's invested in his relationship with Meredith. April assisted her and told her that some things just happen and people don't get to know why, like Eli had told her. During her residency, she was interested in neurosurgery. She tried to get him to hang on to see his wife, but he believed her to be his wife as he started dying. He told her she saved him and his daughter. Although April seems to be a little bit fragile, the shooting at the hospital proved that she is much stronger than she seems. Near the end of the ceremony, Jackson stood up and declared his love for April. This hurt Jackson's feelings and he broke up with her - stating that perhaps this was a sign they shouldn't be together. [6], Jackson asked April to scrub in with him on a surgery as the interns weren't working due to Heather's death. ET's Katie Krause spoke to the 39-year-old Grey's Anatomy star, and he revealed that he's hoping for his character, Jackson Avery, to reunite with his ex-wife, April Kepner. He read that she passed, and she delightedly cheered. April Kepner joined the staff as a very Christian virgin surgical resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West after a merger between Seattle Grace and Mercy West where she used to work. ("You Really Got a Hold on Me"), Tom had sex with April after they met at Maggie's game night. After his death, April went to the chapel and found a guilt-ridden Bailey there, trying to light a candle. Like he is to everyone, Alex was very rude upon meeting April, but it didn't take her long to notice this was only a defense mechanism he used to prevent people from getting too close. They all continued to pray for April, but Amelia eventually deemed it time to call her family as April still hadn't woken up. April then confesses to Jackson that she is unsure how to explain to Matthew that she is no longer a virgin, but still wishes to wait until marriage before having sex again. Upon returning to the ER, Matthew was arguing with Taryn Helm over Karin not being sent to a private room yet. She then decided it was time for her to move out, since their situation was causing her pain. Meredith then held April's hand for the duration of Derek's operation. Her mother and Jackson decorated the entire nursery, making her feel left out. The doctors worked together to crike her and had her taken to a local hospital. She heard Jackson's speech about police bias and when asked for a statement by an officer, she said that she couldn't have faith in a system where an officer shot and killed a boy trying to enter his own house. She will often cry when she loses a patient and will go above and beyond to make sure her patients are comfortable. First They then all left to let her rest. April then went on to use a hose to simulate rain to mimic her own trauma cert day until she was paged to the ICU. She said she was getting married, and Jackson joked that was all because of him. When she went home to pick up her iPod, Jackson asked her to end their fight, as the children they were discussing were hypothetical after all. April researched the disease, osteogenesis imperfecta, and found out about the different types of the disease, although she didn't want to know what type their son had. As Jackson wanted to know everything they could get to know, they ran a test to find out what type their baby was suffering from. When he visited the next day, Jackson suggested to move in with him so they could take care of their daughter together until she was fully healed. She then broke down in the chapel. She was also seen dancing with both Callie and Arizona at their wedding reception. In surgery, Jackson got texts from a panicking Stephanie and he told a nurse what to reply. Maggie still hated that she slept with a married man. April's most noticeable quality is her ability to read people. When the doctors were eventually caught operating on the boy, Meredith Grey protected April by claiming him as her patient and "accidentally" deleting incriminating evidence from the new system. Last The next morning, he joined her in the shower. Stephanie found it out that she was getting an invitation and was allowed to bring a plus one, as she thought Jackson would get an invitation too. She was forced to tell him personal details about herself in an attempt to prevent him from shooting her. Eventually, she came back to her senses and wandered inside. Maggie later came to apologize to April, who assured Maggie that Jackson had a reasonable explanation for what he did. Callie made her even more nervous with some snappy comments. His bones were breaking inside the womb, devastating April. Jackson and April were high school sweethearts, keeping their relationship a secret from their families. Libby KepnerKimmie KepnerAlice Kepner These episodes are April-centric or are otherwise very informative about her life. She had a rough start, but later got a handle on things and became an excellent chief resident. Not long after, Samuel passed away. Matthew Taylor (husband)Jackson Avery (ex-husband) Season 14 of "Grey's Anatomy" saw the official end of April Kepner and Jackson Avery's relationship and the rekindling of April and her previous boyfriend, Matthew's. 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