A/N: Grace Andrews is the well-kept secret of nurse Andrews who her mother looks after and she lives with. Linda has finally settled and found the perfect house and gotten her dream job but, there is only one thing that this missing in her life and that is her daughter.

Will Linda win back her daughter or will she lose her completely?

Hi everyone, this is one of my new fan fiction stories with Linda Andrews and I hope you will like it as I noticed that there aren't many Linda stories out there and I thought I would start one that you all would enjoy. I apologise in advance for the grammar mistakes which I will try to correct as soon as I can. Any way please enjoy.

Linda woke up to the sound of her alarm clock blaring with all its might so, she slammed her hand down on top of the clock to stop the noise that was going through her and driving her insane.

Linda stretched and yawned and dragged herself out of the bed as today was a special day for her only her family knew what today meant to her. Linda smiled to herself as she made her bed and got ready for work. Once she had her dose of coffee she headed to work with a huge smile on her face and nothing was going to spoil this special day.

"Some one's happy this morning" Noël said as Linda walked past the reception desk. Linda went straight to her locker and got changed into her blue scrubs and grabbed her stethoscope and placed it round her neck and slammed her locker shut and began her shift.

Grace Andrews woke up to hear the sound of singing so she got up out of bed and opened her door to see in the doorway her Nan,, aunt and cousins singing happy birthday to her at the top of their lungs as it was Grace's actual birthday which meant she was now 11 years old.

"Happy birthday sweet heart" her Nan said before embracing her into a bone crushing hug.

"Thanks Nan but your sort of crushing me" her Nan let go of her but Grace was soon crushed again by her aunt and her cousins who wrapped their arms round her and hugged her tight.

"Thanks everyone, I better get changed for school" Grace said letting go of her aunt and cousins and slowly going back into her room.

"Alright Grace see you down stairs where all your presents are" Nan said turning away and going back down stairs with the rest of the clan.

Grace made her bed and decided to shower in her on suite bathroom. Grace let the warm water wash over her as she thought of how lucky she was to have a great Nan to look after her.

Once she had showered she changed into school uniform before she brushed her blond locks into a simple ponytail and then using the tongs to curl the tail. Grace looked into the mirror at her appearance only to frown at herself.

"God I look like "her" right now "Grace often called her mother by her first name or just used the word "her" to describe her when people asked about her. Grace never liked talking about her mother but, she often found herself thinking about her. Grace never needed much reminding what her mother looked like because she had her mother's blond hair and her pale blue expressive eyes and pale complexion so looking in the mirror she would be reminded of her mother.

Grace sighed before she left her room and descended the stairs thinking about her mother, wondering if she cared it was her birthday or knew how old she was going to be or if she has sent a card or anything to wish her a happy birthday but Grace knew she wouldn't get anything but she liked to hope.

"There you are , come and open your presents" Britney said as seeing her at the bottom of the stairs in a day-dream so she grabbed hold of Grace's hand and dragged her into the kitchen to see the table covered in birthday gifts so she started to slowly open them one by one. Grace noticed there wasn't anything from "her" so she put on a bright and happy face and thanked everyone for the lovely gifts.

"Thank you everyone for the lovely gifts but, we better get going to school Brit"

"Yeah suppose we should" Grace and Britney Grabbed their bags and kissed everyone goodbye and headed to school but Grace was called to stop by her Nan.

"Remember your having a party after school so, don't be late home but have a good day sweet pea"

"Thanks Nan" both girls left for school.

School wasn't very eventful today but Britney and Grace had a good time messing about with friends and having lunch gossiping about buys and clothes. Last lesson was Graces favourite which was English which made the time go quicker because as soon as she entered the class room it was home time.

Back at the ED Linda's shift went rather quickly for her as it was rather busy for the ED which made time fly by. Linda saw everything today from broken bones to unusual objects inserted in children's ears and noses but nothing was ruining today for her not even Lego star wars objects up children's noses ruin her day.

"Linda fancy a drink after work today?" Zoe asked as she approached Linda filing in paper work at the nurses' station.

"Oh I can't it's my ... Nephews birthday" Linda lied but Zoe seemed to have noticed the hesitation in her voice because she frowned at her usual drinking partner.

"It really is his birthday sorry another time? Just going to wish him a happy birthday" Linda rushed off to the toilets not letting Zoe answer. Once Linda entered the toilet she sighed a huge sigh of relief. She knew it was silly lying to her best friend like that but, she would tell her when she was ready.

"Happy Birthday baby" Linda whispered to no one in particular but she felt the tears slips down her face as she thought of her daughter who was now 11 today. Linda thought about what to get Grace over the last few days and he just had no Idea to get her so, she got her the only thing she wanted at that age hoping that would be the same for Grace.

Britney and Grace walked home from school to only walk into a different home which was now covered with party decorations and banners with 11 today on them.

"Wow" was all Grace could say as she walked into the house.

"Nan's gone all out "Britney said looking round the house in awe.

"How was school girls" Denise asked as she saw the girls mesmerised by the decorations.

"It was alright" they said in unison.

An hour went by and the party was in full swing and everyone was having a good time with friends and close family.

After an 8 hour shift it was time for Linda to go and try to get into her daughters party but, she knew she was the hated one of the family but she could try.

Linda pulled up outside her childhood home to see 11 today balloons and banner on the front door. Linda took a few minutes where she checked herself in the mirror to see if she looked ok but she saw that she looked a bit tired with bags under eyes so she applied some foundation and some lip gloss before she got out of the car but never bothered to lock it as she knew she wouldn't be able to stay long. She rang the bell and waited nervously for someone to open the door and a few moments later the door opened to reveal her Linda's mother.

"Hi mum, I was wondering if I could come to Grace's birthday party" Linda's mother looked at her weakly.

"Who is it?" Linda heard Grace say behind the door.

"It's your mother" Linda's mother opened the door wide so Grace could see for herself who it was.

"Nan said you couldn't come and I knew you wouldn't" Grace said which upset Linda.

"What Nan meant was I couldn't stay long that's all"

"Mum could you give us a few minutes" Linda's mother nodded and walked away leaving Linda and Grace in silence.

"Nan said you couldn't come in didn't she" Linda nodded.

"Your Nan and me only want the best for you that's all" Linda smile

"I brought you a present" Linda handed the small box to Grace whom she opened to reveal a key.

"What is it?" Grace frowned in confusion to why she gave her a key.

"It's the key to my apartment, where you will always be welcome and some where to stay when you need a break" Linda said shyly.

"Well I'll let you get back to your party, Happy birthday sweetheart and enjoy your day" Linda smiled and turned away happy that she shared a few minutes with Grace.

Linda arrived home to a lonely apartment to see she had nothing in the fridge so she headed food shopping.

Once she had gotten what she needed she arrived home and hour later and headed straight to the kitchen to put the shopping away only to see a slice of birthday cake with a message written on a piece of paper in Grace's neat writing.

Happy "my" Birthday Linda

Grace

Linda smiled and tucked into the cake knowing Grace made the choice herself to come to her apartment and leave her a piece of birthday cake must mean she doesn't hater her after all.

Well I hope you liked that, I used bits from another show which I changed to fit this story. If no one likes this Idea then I shall delete the story. I will be updating my other stories soon and I have another Jeff and Dixie story coming soon so follow me to find out. You can also follow me on Twitter Carlykinz and I will follow back. Thank you .