Hi guys, I just wanted to try something a little bit different with this one and with the help of itss_ally on twitter I have decided that if Jac and Dylan were to meet it would be very interesting as they have a lot of the same opinions but perhaps different ways of tackling issues. I'm going to apologise now for any time jumps but I think the introduction I have written explains where all the characters are up to in their stories. I have tried to stay as close to the characters as possible but with occasional lines it was difficult and I had to re write certain bits so they went where I wanted them to go. I think I may have also stretched the truth a little but I hope it's not too bad. Anyway I hope you enjoy it and please let me know what you think especially of the characters portrayal.

"What have we got" shouts Sam as she sees Dixie and Jeff barging through the ED doors with a trolley.

"This is Lucy 5 months old, she was found outside a block of flats this morning. She has a raised temperature and…"

"Let's get her to peads resus" Seemingly out of nowhere, Dylan takes Lucy in his arms, swiftly carries her over to the bed and attaches her to the monitors to see what is up with the little girl.

"Thank you Dr. Keogh I can see you have things under control here" Sam snarled sarcastically. However Dylan was t4oo busy to hear what she had to say, his priority right now was getting Lucy better.

"Her temperature is 38.7, she could be developing and infection. I see her mother just left her again"

"Don't be so judgmental Dylan" says Tess in her usual calming way whilst trying to soothe Lucy and keeps Dylan's temper under control.

"You cannot just abandon your baby. A child is for life not just for Christmas. Now let's get IV antibiotics and fluids into her asap. I want her on 15 minutes obs please Jess "

"It's Tess"

Meanwhile Jac is sitting upstairs visiting Freya during one of her long deserved breaks. On Darwin you cannot plan your breaks as you can't just leave a patient in cardiac arrest while you go and have a biscuit! However with Ollie having just clocked on for his shift Jac had left him in charge and ceased the opportunity to see her favourite baby. Jac now spent most of her free time either with Freya or mentoring her F1 Tara. Freya was doing extremely well and was due to be discharged in the next week. After having her operation completed she was to stay in the children's ward until a suitable home could be found for her with a parent who treated her with the love that she should have received all along. Jac was unsure what the future held for the 11 month old. Freya deserved the best and it had almost killed Jac to say goodbye to her the first time. She could not go through it alone again. Freya suddenly awake and began to cry, immediately Jac scooped up the wailing infant into her arms and gently rocked back and forth to sooth Freya.

"Come on you, let's get something to eat"

The way in which Jac now spoke sub consciously to Freya surprised everyone including herself. Maybe she was not so heartless after all and it was evident that the ice queen had formed a special bond with the little girl. As they sat down together in the comfy armchair in the corner of the room Jac handed the now filled cup to Freya and she quickly began to drink from it. As she was becoming stronger, Freya was more able to do the things any typical 11 month old would do. As soon as she was done Jac picked up Freya and took her to the wards kitchen to prepare her lunch. On the menu today was mashed potato and sweet corn one of her favourites. Although she was now old enough to feed herself, Freya was often reluctant to do so and today was no exception. For such a little girl Freya was a good eater she nearly always finished everything that Jac gave her. Today however she decided that instead of eating the last few mouthfuls she was going to wear them all down her face and clean clothes that had not been put on her 10 minutes before hand.

"Your such a messy girl aren't you!" Exclaimed Jac

Freya just smiled up at her with a face that could melt even Jac's frozen heart. As soon as Freya was cleaned up Jac took hold of her hands as she toddled back down the corridor. At 11 moths Freya was just beginning to be able to walk while supported and Jac tried to give her the opportunity to practice whenever she could. When they were at the end, Jac spotted a man coming round the corner carrying another baby who could not have been more than 6 months old, they walked straight into the main ward and the younger baby was placed in the crib next to Freya's. As Jac and Freya walked back in they overheard the conversation between the man and the nurses.

"Her temperature has now returned to normal and she will just need to stay in a few nights for further observation in case her condition changes" Once the nurse had left the room, Jac queried the man about the little girl.

"So how old is your daughter?"

"Urmmm she is not my daughter and 5 months"

"How did you acquire a baby then?"

"Well her mother is a drug addict who abandoned her twice and left us to pick up the pieces"

"Us?"

"I'm a doctor in the ED downstairs."

Jac had expected the doctor to ask about Freya so she was surprised when he shot her a half smile and walked off out of the ward and down that long corridor where she had been minutes before. As the little girl was being settled next to Freya, and with the male doctor out of sight, Jac took a sneaky peak at her notes.

"Lucy that's a pretty name, hello sweetheart. Sorry that that doctor is so grumpy" Jac stroked the back of Lucy's hand gently before she turned around: placed Freya in her crib and went off in search of the doctor. Jac followed behind him, intrigued his evasive nature. When she got close enough Jac tried once more to engage the doctor in conversation.

"Where are you going?"

"Well, back to work"

"I work in this hospital too you know and I have time to be up here"

"You're a registrar?"

"Jac Naylor cardiothoracic surgeon" She shook his hand firmly.

"Dylan Keogh. I am very busy at work, but I can see you care about your baby"

"She isn't my baby either. Freya's mum also abandoned her just like Lucys"

"ohhh and how did you know her name?"

"Unlike you I care about her and all you can say is ohhh?!" Even for Jac she had never met someone as heartless as Dylan Keogh. All of her time with Freya had definitely made her more caring towards others.

"Well what do you expect me to say?"

"You could at least pretend to care"

"But why? She is just a patient and I have other patients to deal with who have more urgent needs" With that Dylan walked off back to the ED leaving baby Lucy all alone in the nursery with only the nurses to keep her company.

"Does he have any friends" Jac meant this as a question to herself, but in her shear disbelief at the man's attitude it had come out rather louder than planned.

"He is going through a difficult time"

"Aren't we all?"

"He is getting a divorce"

Firstly Jac wondered how the nurse had come to acquire such information but decided not to press for any further details as she sensed that frosty mood that had now developed between them. Even for an ice queen she was shocked at how direct the nurse had been with her so instead she kissed Freya on the top of the head as she knew that although she could stay here all day she had an elective booked in this afternoon and he could not be bumped again.

"See you later sweetheart, Jac's got to go to work now"

Freya rolled over and dozed off to sleep as Jac left the ward.

Hope you enjoyed this, please let me know if you did as i have a few ideas of how to carry on but will do it subject to demand. Also i would love to know if you have any ideas. Credit will be given for any used lol. Thanks again for reading Becky xx