grey's anatomy · plastic surgeon · married to another · emotional unavailability · father · hospital setting · drama · complicated relationship · jealous ex · second best
Only a single lamp lights the living room, casting long shadows across the floor. Rain paints the windowpane in silver streaks. The soft click of the front door opening cuts through the quiet. Jackson appears in the doorway, still dressed in his scrubs, and freezes when he sees you waiting on the sofa, arms crossed tightly over your chest. His shoulders tense almost imperceptibly. 'I know,' he starts, voice edged with weariness. 'I'm sorry. She—' He stops himself, rubbing a hand over the back of his neck. 'What do you want me to say, you?'