So my first multi chapter fic! Not going to lie I'm a bit nervous about this but here we go! I'm not sure how well I've set the scene for this but it was bouncing around in my head and I had to write something down. Please review if you want to hear more! Kate xxx
"So come on see the light on your face let it shine just let it shiiiiiiiiiine!" chorused Jonny and Mo at the top of their lungs in the staffroom. Jonny was not the world's strongest singer ever, and Mo was tone deaf, so to say they were murdering the song was a severe understatement.
Jac, seated at the table, let out a groan whilst rolling her head back. She was hoping for a relatively quiet and peaceful lunch but they were usually non-existent when Mo and Jonny were also on shift.
"What?" said Mo, the tiniest bit offended, "Baby doesn't like Take That?" Jonny sniggered beside her.
"Would you keep your voice down!" ordered Jac, even though there was only the three of them in the room and the door was closed.
"Jac," said Mo very seriously, "That baby is peeking out of your scrubs. You're what, 4 months gone now? When are you gonna let Jonny Mac tell everyone? This secrecy is killing him" she chuckled. Jonny sensibly kept quiet while Jac sent daggers in Mo's direction.
Saved from answering on the entrance of nurses Karen and Julia for their lunch break, Jac remained quiet. Elliot and Ollie followed shortly after, bickering slightly about a case both were working on. Jac observed the six of them. Making conversation was so easy for them all and she wondered to herself if she could ever be like that. She always listened to their stories intently but never volunteered any of her own.
After a while Jac thought she should lead by example and get going on her afternoon rounds. She went to wash her mug in the sink and headed for the door. When she opened it she was surprised to find a very scruffy looking man on the other side. It looked as if he had been crying. She didn't understand why but Jac was a little unnerved and unsure about the man in general.
"May I help you?" she asked, a little irritation shown in her voice.
"I'm looking for Dr Effanga" he said, clearly and confidently although to Jac he seemed a little nervous and on edge.
"What for?" she demanded in her usual blunt way of speaking. The man hesitated.
"I can't let you see her unless you give me a valid reason to do so"
By now everyone seated at the table was focused on who Miss Naylor was having a conversation with at the door. Before Jac had time to react the man pushed her aggressively against the door and barged straight into the staffroom. Her back slammed against the door handle and she let out a gasp of pain. She took a moment to gather herself, rubbing her back with her hand before she spoke.
"What the hell are you playing at?" she yelled. She was more concerned about the health of her baby than she would care to admit to Jonny. She was actually surprised he hadn't come rushing to her aid. However she was stunned into silence when she looked up to find the Darwin intruder brandishing a gun at everyone in the room.
"Right" he ordered, "Everyone is going to do exactly as I say. Ok?"
The sheer and utter terror on everyone's faces was clear for all to see.
He pointed the gun at Jac, "Lock that door. NOW!" he bellowed. He then proceeded to direct everyone to sit down on the floor against the wall at the far end of the room. If anyone checked it would seem as if no one was inside the staffroom. Jac was the last to sit down and she took her place between Jonny and Mo. Her fingers brushed with Jonny's as she sat down. Even this simplest of touches caused a million unexplainable feelings to bubble to the surface. She had completely fallen in love with him and couldn't do anything to stop herself.
"Are you alright?" asked a very concerned Jonny. Her eyes locked with his own.
"I'm scared" she whispered. He gave her hand a reassuring squeeze "Who is he?"
"Jonas Riley" Mo answered on his behalf. She looked more terrified than anyone else "His son died when I was operating on him a few weeks back"
They were disrupted from their whispered conversations by Jonas loudly yanking a seat out from under the table. He looked extremely troubled. An eerie silence followed with which nobody wanted to break. Jonny couldn't stay quiet for more than five minutes anyway so he was naturally the one who spoke up first.
"Jonas mate come on. What's this all about?"
He must have touched a nerve. Jonas fired a single shot through the window, smashing it to pieces. Julia and Karen both screamed. Ollie and Elliot could not believe what they were watching and tears were now pouring down Mo's face. Jac scrunched up Jonny's scrubs as her hand had found its way to his knee without her realising. He inched closer to her knowing how frightened she was as he was feeling exactly the same way. On top of that he was worried about the baby. Since the miscarriage scare early on everything had been going smoothly with the pregnancy but Jonas had given her quite a shove into the door earlier. However he had just done them all one favour – somebody should have heard the shot and gone to get help. He hoped.
"I am not your mate" answered Jonas furiously.
Out of the corner of her eye Jac could see Ollie and Elliot trying to comfort Julia and Karen respectively, although it was not working in any way, shape or form. She was aware both had children. Karen had twin boys and she was sure Julia had a son also because he was a preemie and Julia had had a large spell of time off late last year. In a strange way Jac was slightly comforted in the fact that she had her baby with her in the midst of this hostile confrontation. She was praying the knock she had experienced earlier had not done any damage.
Jonas eventually directed his reply to Mo walking over to her and pointing the gun directly at her face "She killed my boy!" he cried. He was obviously very emotionally unstable.
"Jonas" said Jonny, aghast "She did everything she possibly could!"
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" he bellowed. Jonas was angrily pacing the room and was now openly crying. Jac was proud that Jonny had stood up for Mo, she wouldn't have expected anything less from him, but he was a prized idiot for doing so in this type of situation. She would berate him for it later. Now was clearly not a good time.
Jac was broken from her thoughts by Mo moving beside her. The registrar got up and made her way slowly towards Jonas.
"What are you doing?" hissed Jonny "Mo! Don't!" It was too late. Mo was already sat face to face with Jonas at the table.
Jonny was about to move after her but Jac pleaded with him "Don't do anything stupid. Please Jonny, we need you"
Jac had both hands protectively covering her stomach. It was the first time Jac had referred to the baby in such a way and her open show of vulnerability had the desired effect. Jonny stayed put – he had chosen Jac above Mo on this occasion. He just hoped it was the right choice to make.