Hello! Just a little warning before you read on, I'm not good with relationship love stuff- seriously, I am awful at all of that! So, I'm not sure about this, but I've tried my best! May I ask you something, though? Please leave a review telling me what you thought! This will be updated every Tuesday. Anyway, it shall commence.


Finding the Honey: Chapter 1


Honey hadn't told her father she was returning to Holby, and couldn't wait to see his reaction. She knew it wouldn't be like the initial shock Noel had first experienced when he was standing face to face with his long lost daughter. No, this shock, Honey hoped, would be a happy sort of shock. Her and her father had talked a lot after she left for Manchester, and Noel had visited her a couple of times. He never wanted to let her go. They'd been reunited, and Noel never wanted to lose her.

Through their many conversations, there was one small matter that kept being mentioned. That small thing was Ethan. Noel had seen Ethan and Honey kissing on the day she left for Manchester, and was pleasantly surprised. He approached Honey about this a few days after, and Honey seemed relieved that he knew. Noel knew that Ethan was a good man, and he made Honey happy. Not that he'd discussed any of this with the man in question. Knowing Ethan, it would probably throw him off his game.

Honey merrily skipped through the doors into the ever bustling ED. She saw her father at reception and grew even more excited. "Hello!" Honey called. Her voice was not mistaken for anyone else's as Noel's head shot up. Honey saw the smile grow on his face, and her's did too.

"Honey?" He spoke disbelievingly as he approached her and hugged her. She returned this strong embrace, and they broke apart, still smiling. "You never told me you were coming!" He pretended to scold his daughter and then laughed.

"Wanted to surprise you, didn't I?!" She laughed. "Anyway, I'm back again." She told Noel, gesturing over to the small little shop. His smile grew, Honey didn't realise how big Noel's grin could get.

It was definitely a pleasant surprise for Noel. Travelling up to Manchester wasn't the easiest thing in the world, and now she was mere meters away serving coffee. The clearing of a throat drew Noel out of his thoughts as he watched Honey go to the shop and turned around to see who cleared their throat.

Surprise, surprise, it was Louise. Noel could gauge her reaction- but it was obvious that she had seen Honey. Louise and Honey had a mutual relationship. If Honey didn't touch anything behind reception, and Louise didn't ask for extra sugar in her coffee, than they were okay with each other. Noel did not want to see what would happen if either of the women broke their term!

"She's back, then." Louise pouted, hand on her hip. Noel couldn't deny the sass that showed through her voice, and indeed her posture.

"How very observant of you, Louise." He responded sarcastically, smiling at the discomfort Louise showed. They had time to say no more as Cal came strolling up by reception- looking for a Mr. Branders. Instead of finding the patient, he laid eyes on Honey. Ethan's girl. What the hell was she doing back?

Cal dumped his patient notes on the reception desk and eyes up the barista- intent on seeing what she was doing. She was setting up shop. As if reading Cal's mind, Noel spoke up.

"She's returned for good now, and is the new...old...barista." He told the locum who had his eyes fixed on Honey. Cal allowed a grin to grace his features. Ethan would be in for a shock when he found out, and Cal didn't think he could wait for that moment.

He ignored the patient he went to reception to find, and instead made his way over to the ever-smiling Honey. "Cal! Hey!" She greeted him. Cal stood sheepishly, leaning against a wall. He could understand the attraction in Honey, but her and his awkward-in-every-situation-ever brother seemed an unusual couple.

"So, I heard you're permanently back then?" He asked. She nodded excitedly in response. "Cool..." Honey knew that Cal knew of hers and Ethan's... could you call it a relationship? She didn't think so. They hadn't progressed far after the Valentine's Day kiss they shared, so she guessed it was more of a starting-out-being-more-than-friends kind of thing. She was okay with that.

"How's Ethan?" Cal almost choked on air, it was strange hearing a girl Ethan fancied ask after him. Cal quickly composed himself and made it seem like nothing happened before answering.

"He's good." He said plainly, but, before he could continue, a middle aged man strode, well, limped up to him- and Connie was watching eagerly from reception.

"I don't pay my taxes so you can stand around chatting up women." The man grunted at Cal- his breath stinking of alcohol. The more Cal thought about it, the more he realised it wasn't just the man's breath. "Now, can I actually get seen to today?" Cal forced himself not to gag while speaking.

"Mr. Branders?" He asked as lightly as he could. The older man nodded gruffly. "Jesus." Cal muttered to himself, before saying a quick 'bye' to Honey to go and treat the man- brushing past Connie who was smiling at Cal's unfortunate luck.

Cal merrily strolled up to his brother- thankful he had managed to discharge Mr. Branders, ready to hear more about him and Honey now she was back. It had been about an hour, and most of the ED knew, so Cal guessed his little brother would know. "So, you asked her out yet?" Ethan almost jumped out of his skin when Cal appeared behind him, laughing silently. He turned around and look at Cal suspiciously, what was he talking about? Lily, maybe? Cal had been motioning nonstop for him to ask Lily out ever since Honey left. Obviously, Ethan refused.

"Asked who out?" He enquired quietly, making Cal look back as if Ethan had just spoken French. Cal never got along with French at school...naturally.

"Honey." Cal said plainly, as if it was the most obvious thing in the universe. Ethan stared back- brow creased in annoyance. He would have thought his brother had stopped teasing him by now,

"She's all the way in Manchester, Cal." Ethan dismissed, getting back to his patient's notes. It suddenly dawned on Cal what was going on. His little brother didn't know that Honey was back. Whoops.

"Ethan..." Cal hesitated, making the younger of the two stare back at him as he crooked his neck slightly so he could see Cal's face. "She's back." Ethan spun around properly, looking completely shocked at Cal's statement. He couldn't even find anything to say to Cal, as he searched the air for unknown words. Honey was back, and Ethan was far from ready.