"Britney, where's the rest of my change?" Linda exclaimed as she rushed to get breakfast ready.

"I wanted another drink!" .Britney replied.

"I already gave you two!"

"And she took mine" Joe said quietly. Linda shook her head, worried about the teen. She put out three plates and glasses of milk, noticing how quickly Britney finished everything.

"Hurry up, Lenny's waiting" .Britney and Joe grabbed their bags and went out to his car.

"Thanks for giving us a lift" Britney told him.

"It's okay, you alright?" he said with a frown, noticing how pale and tired Britney looked. She had been very quite lately and he was worried about her. He made a mental note to speak to Linda later.

"Yeah, I'm fine". Lenny dropped them off at school and went to the hospital. He spotted Linda and walked over.

"Thanks again Lenny, it's a great help" she smiled.

"It's no bother, is Britney sleeping alright?" he asked.

"Yeah, I think so why?"

"Well, she just looked a bit tired this morning".

"She did seem a little off, but she finished her breakfast quick enough and she's taken extra money for food and drinks". They both thought for a minute before deciding she was probably just being a teenager.

Later that evening

Linda had invited Lenny over for dinner; she knew he couldn't cook for himself anyway. It was her way of repaying him.

"Britney, hurry up!" she called. Britney came in looking even worse than before. She was pale and seemed to be having trouble balancing. After a plate of pizza and two glasses of water she seemed to be in better spirits. Eventually she joined in the conversation and was quite happy. She went to her room to finish homework and Joe asked Linda for help with his. Lenny watched tv for a while, he got bored and went to see what Britney was up to. Making his way to her room he found her slumped over a pile of books.

"Britney? Britney !" he began to panic. She blinked a few times before focusing on him.

"Huh?"

"Are you okay?"He said frantically.

"Yeah, umm I just fell asleep that's all" She told him.

"If you're sure". He wasn't sure what to think but he had a feeling Britney hadn't fallen asleep. Surely she would have moved to a more comfortable place before sleeping. She scrunched her forehead and told him she had a headache, he went to get her some painkillers as she reached for her water bottle again. She had almost finished the whole bottle by the time he got back. He handed her the two white pills and told her to get into bed. As she climbed under the covers Lenny decided to question her again.

"Are you sure you're okay? You know you can tell me, I am a doctor you know" he smiled.

"I just don't feel very well, it'll pass. I know I can talk to you, it's just, well, I don't really like hospitals" she smiled nervously. She hated that it was her only weakness. Anything else she could deal with, but hospitals, doctors anything remotely medicine related and she freaked out. Lenny nodded in understanding; he knew it took a lot to admit that.

"That's okay, but you know I'll never hurt you?" she nodded in response.

"Good, promise me you'll tell me if you feel any worse?" again she nodded. After all, she did feel pretty terrible. She liked Lenny, despite him being a doctor and all. Deep down she loved Linda too. The pair were finally getting along but Britney just wasn't ready to trust another motherly figure. Britney knew Linda was nothing like her mum but she couldn't be sure. Hit with another wave of pain she shut her eyes and eventually got to sleep. Lenny found Linda tidying up in the kitchen.

"Hey, Britney's not very well I've given her some painkillers".

"Thanks Lenny, I'll go check on her later. Why don't you stay the night? It'll save you going all the way home just to come back". He thought about it and nodded.

The next morning.

Britney stumbled into the kitchen. She felt even worse than yesterday. She decided she would tell Lenny if he brought it up. He set a plate down in front of her, studying her closely. She sighed in defeat.

"I feel worse" she admitted. Her hands were shaking as she liked her fork. Her vision kept going blurry and quite frankly, she was worried.

"Alright, I'll say to Linda and get you checked out"

"Could you do it?" She asked Lenny hopefully. She didn't trust anyone else.

"If Linda brings you by after school".

Lunchtime

It was just before lunch and Britney was having a really hard time concentrating. The teacher was now staring at her, her lips were moving. Britney realised she was speaking to her. Her eyes rolled as she lost consciousness and hit the desk.

At the ED

Lenny rushed over to his next patient who was currently being wheeled in. He glanced down and was totally shocked.

"Britney?"