Lost and Found

Chapter 10

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Owen hated paperwork. He stared at the budget reports until it blurred into itself before shoving it away. Rubbing his eyes, he decided to go for a walk, maybe find Webber and ask him a couple questions. Although he'd been Chief for a couple years now he still appreciated Webber's advice. He sighed and stood up, taking a folder with him. Webber was probably in the attendings lounge. As he stepped around his desk, someone knocked on the door. He looked up sharply to see a small form in the doorway. Amelia.

"Chief Hunt?" she asked, taking a few steps in. She balanced a cup of coffee and a few papers under her arm.

"Dr. Shepherd." Owen acknowledged, faintly smiling. He hoped she was here to apply for the Head of Neuro position. "How was the commute?" He joked.

Amelia chuckled, "Traffic was pretty light, except for a bit of a jam at the elevators."

"Oh, yeah, it's always backed up over there." He parried, glad Amelia had a sense of humour. Then he cleared his throat, "What can I do for you?"

Amelia took a deep breath and handed him the paper, "Um... my application, for Head of Neuro."

He took the paper, briefly glancing at it before placing it on his desk. "Great, I'll take a look at it this afternoon."

Amelia nodded. "Thanks... Oh, and this," she handed him the coffee.

"This isn't a bribe is it?" he asked, cocking his head slightly. '

Amelia's lips twitched slightly. "It's just coffee."

"Right. Coffee." He smiled.

"Coffee."

They stood awkwardly for a half a minute before his pager beeped. Incoming trauma on the helipad, "I'll keep you posted. Gotta go."

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Alex stepped on the elevator and nodded to April and Jackson, "Hey," he said. Then he noticed April's tense expression. "Everything okay? Is it the baby?" he asked.

April shook her head and crossed her arms. Jackson just sighed.

"Well?" He prompted. When they refused to speak to him he pushed the stop button. "What's going on? Is it something to do to Mer? What did she say to you?"

"It's nothing," Jackson said ,rubbing April's back. "It's fine."

"No I don't think so, I just passed her in the hallway, she looked..." Pissed? Sad? He didn't know.

"She just snapped at me," April said, "But it's okay, I guess she's allowed to snap. She warned me and I- I pushed, I shouldn't have pushed. I just wanted to know what was going on. She's been avoiding me ever since she found out I was pregnant. It was stupid."

"Crap." Alex said, realizing what was happening. "I told her to get an early appointment with an OB/GYN this morning... just to- you know," he shrugged, hoping that April would catch his drift. "It probably wasn't good news."

April put a hand over her mouth, "You mean... she wants to try again?"

"I don't know..." Alex sighed. "She wants to be a mom." He reached over and depressed the elevator stop button. "We never had this conversation, got it?" Mer would kill him. But they needed to know so there wouldn't be any more accidental rub-it-in's to set her off today.

"We get it." Jackson said, gripping April's hand. April nodded in agreement.

The elevator stopped at his floor and Alex nodded. "Uh, good luck with your appointment." He managed to say before exiting.