After The Storm (Sequel)

Valentine's Day

Liliana's pov

"Good morning" I smile as I crawl into bed beside Jackson

"Hey you, I didn't know you were coming back this morning" Jackson says

"Well you didn't think I would be away from you on Valentine's Day did you" I smirk. Today was Valentine's Day and Alex, Meredith, and I had made it back home to Seattle this morning.

"You don't even like Valentine's Day" he chuckles

"That is true, but this year I wanted to celebrate it. Now get up and get dressed then meet me in the kitchen. I have a surprise for you" I say before getting out of the bed and going to the kitchen to wait on him. I'm not a huge holiday person, but I wanted to make up for the argument Jackson and I had while I was in Boston and I wanted to show Jackson some appreciation after how patient he's been with me while I've dealt with losing Derek.

"Wow. You cooked" Jackson smirks. I decided to surprise Jackson and cook him breakfast this morning. I could tell by the look on his face that I definitely succeeded in surprising him.

"Yeah. Derek taught me how to cook a couple of things in D.C. and I realized I'm actually good at it, but I'm still not to fond of it, so don't get used to it Avery" I smile

"I will keep that in mind" he laughs as we sit down. "Wow, this is actually really good" he says as he begins eating his food

"I told you I was good at it" I smirk

"So what exactly do I owe this surprise? I wasn't really expecting this considering how our last conversation went" he says

"Well this is sort of a peace offering and my way of apologizing" I say

"No, you don't owe me an apology. I'm the one who should be apologizing. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions when you said you were in Boston. I was wrong and I'm sorry" he sighs

"No, you weren't. I wish I could say that you were, but you had every right to feel the way you did and if anything I should be the one saying I'm sorry. I left you alone and I broke your trust when I went to D.C. and I would be lying if I said I regretted going because I needed to go and it allowed me to make so many memories with Derek that I wouldn't have made if I didn't go, but I will always regret that I hurt you, that I broke your trust, and that I wasn't there when you needed me. You lost a child too and I should've thought about what you were going through more. Even though I can't go back and be there for you, I can be here now and I can and will do everything I can to show you that I'm here for you and I will never leave your side again" I say grabbing his hand

"Thank you. I needed to hear that. And I'm going to do my part to work on us and to not hold on to the past as well. We're going to figure everything out" he assures me

"I know we will. We always do Avery" I smile. We continue eating until we finish, then we clean up the dishes. "Now that we're done with that I have another surprise for you" I smile

"Oh really? Somebody is in a extra celebratory mood this Valentine's Day. I normally have to beg you to even go out for dinner" he smirks

"Well I was a scrooge through the whole holiday season, so I guess this is my way of making up for it. Plus after everything that's happened with the baby and Derek, we deserve a day of happiness. Now you stay in here while I go grab your gift" I say before going to the living room to grab his gift then walking back to the kitchen.

"Here you go" I say as I sit down at the table and hand him his present

"Wow, you made a scrapbook" he smiles as he opens it