So, hi! I'm back again! Now, I'm afraid to say that I won't be updating daily like I did sometimes for the other one, but this one is going to end up much shorter, so I have to space it out a little! I also go back to school on Monday and exams are looming so I won't get much chance to write!

But anyway; I hope you enjoy this, please, please, PLEASE review, and I will see you around!

Hannah the Hobbit! Xx

The pen slipped from Lily's fingers and she struggled to contain an eyeroll as she bent to pick it up again. She scooped it up and, as she straightened up, slammed her head into the desk. She winced as the pain jarred through her skull. Perfect. Because she wasn't having a bad enough day as it was, but now she had to handle screaming children, obstinate men and bitchy teenage girls with a pounding headache. She finished her quick scrawl on the paper and shoved it away. Lily glanced over at the patient swinging their legs impatiently over the edge of the bed, twirling a strand of hair around their finger. She internally groaned and may her way over to the patient. She misjudged how far away the corner of the central work station was, and slammed her hip into it as she passed.

"Shit." She swore quietly. Lucie, in the cubicle closest to her glanced up, an amused smile taunting about her lips. She poked her head around the curtain and whispered confidentially-in a very obvious stage whisper-to Cal.

"I think we broke Lily, she just swore."

Lily's day was going from bad to worse. The screaming children of earlier had left her ears ringing painfully, and the mother had fretted over every tiny detail. The amount of times Lily had to point out that her child was fine, and that was pen was frankly ridiculous. To make matters sink further into the endless chasm of irritation, Lucie hadn't stopped ribbing her about her swearing earlier. Lily couldn't understand why she was making such a big deal over it, it wasn't as if Lucie never swore. In fact, she probably spewed more curses than anyone else in the ED. Her fuse was fizzling to the very end when Lucie returned from treating her patient, a wicked grin on her face.

"Lily," she called, prancing over to her. Lily gritted her teeth and spun around, fury flashing in her eyes.

"You know what Lucie? Shut. The. FUCK. Up!" She snapped. Lucie stopped. The grin fell from her face. The entire ward fell silent. Nothing moved. Guilt shot through Lily. She hadn't meant to say that! Then, a twitch. The corners of Lucie's mouth curled up, before she corrected them. She struggled to keep them in line, before a snort escaped her mouth. Soon she was in full hysterics, wiping tears from her eyes.

"What?" Lily demanded, slightly less snappy, but highly suspicious. "What is it?"

Lucie covered her mouth trying to hide her giggles, using the wall to support her.

"You really don't suit swearing." She managed to force out between her giggles. "Holy Fuck."

Lucie had apologised to Lily, quite profusely. Lily, whilst begrudgingly, accepted her apology, and agreed to venture out to the pub-on the condition that Ethan came as well. Unfortunately for her, Ethan had some errands to run before he could come, so she had to put up with a whole hour of Lucie, Cal, Lofty, Robyn and couple of others by herself. Lily unwillingly let Lucie's arm, adorned with her many bracelets, snatch out and tug her towards the entrance as she hovered uncertainly. The night air was crisp and cool, but that wasn't the reason why she shivered. She felt... Alone. She couldn't have been more surrounded by friends, colleagues and Caleb Knight, but she felt cut off from them, like she had been immunised from their infection joy. That was until Lucie had necked her fourth drink.

To say Lucie was drunk would be far from the truth, she was merely happy... And slightly less in control of her inhibitions than she should have been, but not enough to class her as drunk.

"I really am sorry." Lucie said to her. "I didn't mean to wind up, it's just you never swear!"

Lily smiled wryly.

"You should see me when I'm drunk." She replied swiftly. She instantly regretted it as a broad grin lit up Lucie's face.

"Challenge accepted!" Lucie smirked, sliding off her chair to grab another round of drinks.

"Oh, no. Lucie, no!" Lily called after her, but it pointless. Once Lucie set her heart to something, it would either happen, or she would make someone else make it happen. Lucie set the tray down, beaming at Cal. He smiled up at her.

"Remind me again, are we celebrating something?" He asked. Lucie kissed his cheek.

"Nah, I just fancy getting drunk. And I have a challenge to fulfil!" She chirped happily. Lily groaned. Ethan could not come soon enough.

"Fine," Lucie relented. "If you won't talk about that, then..." Trailing off mid-sentence, she quickly glanced over to the seat next to her, an idea springing to mind. She grinned evilly.

"Hey Cal?" She said sweetly. "Swap places with Robyn, will you?"

Cal looked affronted. Lucie pulled her arms back in, swivelling in her seat to plead with him. "Pretty please? No? Fine, stay. Be subjected to immensely girly talk."

Cal didn't budge. Lucie's puppy-dog eyes hardened slightly. She looked at him, deadpan.

"Tampon absorbency."

"I'M GONE!"

"Good boy. Send over Robyn!" Lucie called over her shoulder. Her head slowly turned back to Lily, her mischievous grin returning to her face.

"So..." She said as Robyn sat down. "What exactly happened between you and Cal?" She asked sneakily. Robyn's eyebrow shot up. Lily groaned.

"No!" She protested. "We are not going into that."

Robyn looked sideways at Lucie.

"Are you sure you want to hear that? What with you and him...?" She asked tentatively. Lucie shrugged, swinging her glass up to her lips.

"Cal's a jackass, who treats women like they purely exist for his amusement, and probably sleeps with them for bets. I am aware of this and I am probably worse than him. But we were on Lily.-" She answered lightheartedly. Robyn turned further around to her.

"Worse? How are you worse than him?" She demanded. Lucie rolled her eyes.

"C'mon, before I moved here, I was pretty much the stereotypical blonde popular teenage girl... Minus the blonde hair, idiocy, and actual popularity. Now if you don't mind, back to Lily and Cal." Lucie drawled. She wasn't surprised to find her glass empty when she went to take another swig of it. Lily shrank slightly and a voice behind her said softly.

"Lily? Are you okay?"

Ethan frowned, looking at the uncomfortable doctor. He could see her fidgeting uncomfortably as Lucie leant forwards across the table, her 'I am about to terrorise this poor small child/colleague/friend/random person I met on the street' expression splayed across her face. He spoke gently to Lily, but she still leapt in shock as he spoke.

"Lily? Are you okay?" He asked. Her hand covered the knee which had jolted the table fiercely. He looked at her shellshocked expression, and the discomfort and awkward 'get me the hell out of here' posture. Now she had turned, he could see it wasn't just her back that was stiffened, but every muscle in her body was taut.

"You aren't okay." He stated simply. "Come on, I'm taking you home."

For once, Lily didn't argue back. She smiled gratefully up at him, quickly snatching her coat and bag up. Ethan returned her smile, warmly. He gestured for her to lead the way as she shrugged the black coat over her shoulders.

Lucie smiled proudly at Ethan's back as he led the doctor out of the pub. Robyn frowned, confusion etching lines into her face.

"Why are you looking so happy?" She asked suspiciously. Lucie beamed at her happily.

"Because, my dear friend, it worked." She said cheerily. Robyn's frown deepened. Lucie sighed and began to explain.

"Well, Lily was already pissed at me because I was being a little shit all day, so I thought, if we got her either drunk, mad or just plainly out of her comfort zone, when Ethan came, she would leap at the chance to leave us- and thus go with him. But Ethan being Ethan, all chivalrous and adorable, wouldn't see her in such a state and let her walk home herself, no he would escort her home. So with any luck, she will invite him in. Voila, instant little cuteness session."

Robyn raised an eyebrow. Lucie stared at her for a second and then let out a light laugh.

"Either I'm too drunk to be coherent, or you are too drunk to understand it." She laughed. "And I think I know which way it is. What I mean is, I'm trying to hook those two up. They are adorable together."

Robyn laughed.

"See I would have been happy with that!" She giggled. "Now you make sense!"