A / N: I am still working on 'You really are in trouble', but I had a thought to another story as I was watching old episodes of Casualty on YOUTUBE. I would like to say thank you to GirlWednesday for being on the other end of a PM. This is a Jeff / Dixie story (I do love these two) with a couple of new characters thrown in. Hope you enjoy.

'Whoa now that was worth £2' said Noel as his kiss with Dr Hanna ended. Zoe, on the other hand, wasn't so sure 'I think I need a cigarette' she said in response wiping her mouth.

'Right, who is next,' asked Mel as she scanned the ED.

Mel had only been a nurse at Holby for 2 weeks but had already settled in well. She had proved popular with Lloyd and Scarlett with Tess and Charlie loving her enthusiasm and professionalism to patients. She would like to consider herself as outgoing and confident not really caring what other people said about her. Nothing seemed to faze her until her Mum died of Breast Cancer two years ago, that is what made her want to be a nurse, and here she was.

Today was the anniversary of her death and Mel had persuaded Tess to allow her to hold a sponsored event in the ED to raise money for Cancer Research. Tess had agreed on the understanding that work was not affected and patients would come first. So, here she was stood in the staff room with a bucket and willing members of the ED to take part.

'What's going on here then?' said Jeff as he wheeled the trolley out of Resus stopping at the door noticing a crowd.

'We are raising money for cancer research' Scarlett replied as Jeff left the trolley outside and wondered in.

'Yeah, pay £2 and you can kiss whoever you want, however you want'. Lloyd returned almost instantly. 'Why don't you have a go Jeff?'

'Narr, not me, I am a happily married man'.

'Oh go on', Mel intercepted, 'I am sure your wife will not mind, after all, it is not as if she will ever find out!'

'She will find out, trust me' Jeff said giving some of his colleagues a wink. They knew exactly who Jeff was married to and they knew exactly what she was like. They also knew about their background and although they did not understand the relationship Jeff and Dixie had, they couldn't fault the fact that they cared deeply for one another.

'C'mon, £2 for Cancer Research and you can kiss any female member of staff here', Jeff had to hand it to her, Mel was persistent.

'I have already told you, I am a married man. Here, I will give you the £2 anyway, but no kissing.'

'Go on, she won't find out, when I eventually meet her, I won't tell her anything'.

'Oh, you have already met her and I think she already has found out love' Jeff replied as he pointed to Dixie who was stood behind Mel listening to the whole conversation. She was slightly bemused that Jeff would give up kissing another woman using his marriage as an excuse; it wasn't as though she would have minded, and after all, they were in an open marriage. Even Dixie had to admit that since their wedding two years ago, they had both remained faithful to each other; they had no reason not to. She was deeply touched by his faithfulness, more so than she ever thought she would have been. After all, he was straight and she was gay.

Mel spun round to come face to face with Dixie. She had only met her once briefly on her first day. Dixie was handing over a patient to Zoe in Resus when Mel walked in. Their first meeting hadn't gone down well as Mel pushed Dixie out of the way and discounted what she said remarking 'you have done your bit, now let us do ours' adding a comment about Paramedics being more hassle than they are worth.

Mel did not know what to say, she stared at Dixie for a while speechless before turning back to face Jeff who had leant himself up against the breakfast bar with a grin on his face.

'Staff Nurse Saunders, I would like you to meet Dixie Collier, my wife'.

Mel looked back at Dixie, who by this time was looking cross just as a thought occurred to her. Mel looked across at her colleagues who had collapsed into laughter at the awkward introduction and realisation on Mel's face that Jeff and Dixie were married. 'Well Jeff, as you have already paid your £2, why don't you kiss your wife?'

The smug look from Jeff's face soon disappeared at that statement staring at Mel and Dixie. How was he going to get out of this one? It wasn't as if he had never kissed Dixie before, he had, but it had been on the cheek or forehead mainly. The last time he kissed her on the lips was on their wedding day and that was just for show. Thinking on his feet, Jeff replied 'she is my wife; I do not have to pay anything to give her a kiss, why should I start now?'

'It is for charity Jeff, go on, it's just one kiss'

Jeff shrugged his shoulders and readjusted himself before walking over to a nervous looking Dixie. Not wanting to look stupid in front of his colleagues, he placed his right hand on her waist and took her head in his left before placing his lips on hers giving her a soft but tender kiss.

'Oh Jeff, you really know how to treat a woman' Zoe smirked as she turned to make a coffee.

Turning away from Dixie, Jeff looked at Mel, 'there you go £2 and one kiss...satisfied'

'No'

'You what' barked Dixie. She was starting to get angry with this new nurse and Jeff could sense it as he took hold of her hand, he knew he had gone too far and was going to get a good telling off. 'Right, c'mon Dix, we need to clear up the ambulance before our next shout comes in'. Jeff started to lead his wife out of the staffroom before they were both stopped dead in their tracks'

'I will pay £20 to Cancer Research to see Jeff give Dixie a proper kiss'

The Paramedic duo looked at each other before turning round to see Noel take out his money and hand it to Mel. He was grinning while the other members of the ED stood there mesmerised as to what would happen next.

'You cannot be serious Noel' Jeff said looking at him as if to say, you know she bats for the other team, please do not make a scene.

'Now that sounds like a good idea to me and the more money the better for Charity' Mel said as she took the money off Noel. Turning to face the husband and wife she added, 'well, he has paid; now you have to deliver'.

'Listen love, I do not think you quite get it, we are in a professional working environment, not a playground. Dixie and I have work to do as I am sure you do as well' Jeff was stern with what he said, Dixie, on the other hand was shocked at what she was hearing, however she did not let go of Jeff's hand, she only held it tighter looking into his eyes asking him to put a stop to this.

'I've paid to see a kiss and a kiss is what I want to see, come on Mr and Mrs Collier, get it on' Noel was now really trying to wind them up much now to the amusement of Big Mac and Zoe who in a perverse way could not wait to see how this one played out. Will they do it?

Jeff and Dixie were rooted to the spot, why was Noel doing this? Jeff already felt awkward after the first kiss and he was waiting to get out of the ED and accept his verbal battering.

'Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss' came the chants of Mel, Lloyd, Scarlett, Zoe and Big Mac.

'We are not in a playground here' Dixie shouted back at them 'you lot need to grow up'. She said as she went to pull Jeff out of the staffroom.

'What I do not understand is that if you are such a happily married man, why won't you kiss your wife?' Even Jeff had to admit, Mel had a point. If only he hadn't used his marriage as an excuse the first time, maybe this would never have happened.

There was no way out of this for them, he had to kiss her. Jeff turned again to face his wife bringing his right hand up the inside of her jacket so it touched her uniform on her waist. Again with his left hand, he brushed her hair behind her ear before leaning in to kiss her again.

Dixie couldn't quite believe what was happening, this was one crazy shift today. One minute she was handing over a teenage boy with head injuries, the next she was being kissed by Jeff and now he was back for seconds. Dixie stood there with her hands on his arms as their lips touched. She was immediately hit by how soft they were and how tender his kiss was. Her head was saying no, but her heart was saying something else. Slowly she moved her head and parted her lips a little to allow his tongue into her mouth.

As the kiss deepened, she found herself pulling Jeff in closer as her arms went around his neck holding the back of his head. Was she really doing this? Was she really kissing a man?

Dixie could not believe what she was doing, however it wasn't long before her head started to take over as she brought the kiss to an end moving her hands from his head to pushing Jeff away from her. Dixie turned to a shocked looking audience 'Noel, I would ask for your money back mate,' before looking back to a red faced Jeff 'You need to work on your technique mate, it is a good job you are better at saving lives than kissing women'. Slapping him on the arm she added, 'c'mon, we have work to do' before walking briskly out of the staffroom leaving everyone with their jaws dragging on the floor.