Chapter One.

Disclaimer - I own only Abbie-Rose Wilcox, Jason Thomson, any future kids and my storylines. Everything else belongs to the creators of Casualty.

A/N - This fanfic is slightly different to my other ones. Abbie isn't related to anyone in the ED. She's a nurse. Abbie is in an abusive relationship. Abbie tries to convince everyone she's happy with her boyfriend. Cal, Ethan and everyone try and convince her to leave him but she can't seem to let it sink in that she's being abused. Abbie eventually ends up with Cal.

Tell me what you think. If no one likes this then I'll take it down. There'll be mentions of abuse in this.

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Abbie arrived at work. She looked in her rearview mirror and saw the bruise forming on her face. She knew she would have to cover it up before anyone saw it. Abbie took her foundation out of her bag and attempted to cover it up. It hurt when she touched it. "Come on Abbie. Be brave," she mumbled.

Eventually, Abbie covered up the bruise and plastered on a fake smile. She went inside and saw Cal. "Morning my Knight in grey scrubs."

Cal smirked. He looked at Abbie and spoke. "Morning my blue haired beauty. How are you on this freezing morning?"

"Freezing."

Cal laughed and watched as Abbie walked off. He knew she was being abused and it tore him apart. He couldn't believe someone as beautiful as Abbie was being abused. He wanted to do something to help her but he didn't know what.

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Abbie was looking after a patient. She could tell the make up was running. "Are you okay? You're looking rather peaky," the patient commented.

"F-Fine. Thank you. I'm here to look after you. Not the other way round," Abbie said with a smile. She hated allowing people to see her bruises. It made her anxious.

Once satisfied that the patients obs were okay, Abbie went to have her break. She was feeling sick. Abbie got herself a cup of coffee. She looked in the mirror and saw that the foundation had come off. The bruise was visible. "Abbie?"

Abbie turned to see Cal and Ethan standing there. They were staring at her bruise. "What happened?" Cal demanded.

Abbie didn't know what to say. "I erm, I w-walked into a door that was left open. Clumsy old me," she said. It was obviously a lie. "You know what I'm like."

Cal wasn't convinced. Ethan wasn't either. "Let's get that checked out," Cal said. He walked over to Abbie and placed a hand on her arm. He noticed her flinch when he touched her. "Come on. You make jokes about my womanizing."

Abbie shook her head. "Look, I'm a nurse Cal. I can get myself checked out," she said. She hated being horrid to him but she couldn't handle everyone knowing.

Cal and Ethan watched as Abbie walked out. They both knew they needed to help her but they didn't know how.

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Abbie sat in the bathrooms and she cried. She couldn't understand why no one could understand that Jason loved her but he got angry at times especially with his job. She didn't blame him.

Before Abbie went back on duty, she received a text from Jason -

Lost my job. Baby, I need u - Jx

Abbie paled. She started shaking and tried to not scream. She realised that Jason needed her more than anything. Abbie wiped away her tears and she went to see Connie. She explained how she had a family emergancy and Connie allowed her to go.

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Cal saw Abbie leaving and he went to go after her. Charlie stopped him. "She has a family emergancy. Connie's given her the afternoon off," Charlie informed him.

Cal closed his eyes and sighed. "She hasn't got any family, Charlie. They all turned their backs on her when she left London."

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Abbie arrived back home. She saw the empty cans on the floor. "Jason? Where are you?" Abbie called out.

"A-Abbie! I'm in the bedroom!"

Sighing to herself, she walked up to the bedroom. She saw Jason lying on the bed. A bottle of vodka in his hand. "Baby, I'm sorry," Abbie said. She tried to put on a brave face and comfort her boyfriend.

Jason looked up and glared. "Sorry? You're sorry?!" He yelled. He threw the bottle across the bedroom causing it to smash against the wall. He stood from the bed and grabbed Abbie's hair. "You are such a stupid tart! You think you can do whatever you want and not suffer? Well I'm going to make you suffer," he spat.

Before Abbie could reply, Jason pushed her onto the bed and undressed her. "Don't do this," Abbie pleaded. It fell on deaf ears. Jason continued. He violated her in a way she thought he would never do.

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Cal sat at home. He was worrying about Abbie. He knew she wasn't sorting a family emergancy. He got his phone and tried ringing her but it went straight to voicemail -

"This is Abbie. I'm not available right now so please leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can. Stay strong."

"Abbie, its Cal. Can you give me a call so I know you're alright? Please, I'm worried now."

Cal hung up and sighed. He wished he knew where Abbie lived.

The Next Day.

Abbie hadn't slept and it was obvious. She hadn't even cried as she looked at her busted lip and the bruises over her body. She kept telling herself that Jason loved her and that he was just hurting from losing his job.

When Abbie arrived at the ED, she noticed Cal standing in the car park. She climbed out of her car and he came over. Abbie tried to delay turning to look at him. "Why didn't you answer my call?" Cal asked.

"M-My phone died. I didn't charge it. I'm sorry," Abbie mumbled. She turned to Cal. She saw his reaction to her face. "Don't."

"What the hell happened? Don't give me any crap either about doors Abbie. There's only so many times you can use that," Cal said.

Abbie wiped her eyes. Her sleeve caught on her lip and it started bleeding slightly. "Don't make a fuss. I'm fine."

"Yeah right Abbie! What happened and I want the truth," Cal demanded. He wouldn't let it go now he had seen her like this.

"H-He didn't mean it. He's lost his job and he'd been drinking. I-I've forgiven him," Abbie lied. Jason had been passed out when Abbie left. She wanted to leave it that way too. "Cal, please," she pleaded.

Cal shook his head. "I can't let this go Abbie. This is abuse! He needs to be locked up!"

Abbie sobbed. "Please Cal. Y-You don't understand! Jason does love me but things are hard right now. I promise that if he does this again then I'll leave him," she said. She couldn't leave him. She had no one else.

Cal reluctantly agreed. "If this happens once more then I'm sorry, I'll be ringing the police. I don't want you in any danger I lo- care about you," he said. He almost told Abbie he loved her. He wanted to do whatever it took to keep her safe. She was his rock through the Matilda situation. He wanted her to be loved like she deserved and he would rescue her.

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A/N - Here's chapter one.

Tell me what you think. If you think I should take it down then tell me. I don't want to upset anyone.

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