"Morning Lily," Iain called out as he walked towards the entrance of the Emergency Department. He frowned as Lily appeared to jump a mile in the air, arms crossed in front of her body, and her eyes scanned the car park frantically. When her eyes met Iain's, she visibly relaxed, although Iain noticed a slight tremor in her hands.

"Are you okay?" he asked, concerned. Lily nodded, not immediately giving a verbal reply, and her eyes flicked down to the ground, before slowly looking back up to look at the worried paramedic stood in front of her.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied quietly, "You just made me jump."

"Sorry," Iain apologised, "I didn't mean to. I just wanted to ask if you fancied going for a drink tonight. It's been a while since we've had a good catch up!"

Lily's eyes widened momentarily. "Sorry, I can't tonight; I have work to do."

Iain chuckled. "You always have work to do. Are you sure I can't twist your arm?"

Lily shook her head, trying to force a smile that looked completely fake. "Sorry, maybe another time?"

Nodding in agreement, Iain watched as she turned away, arms wrapped round herself, and walked through the doors. Something wasn't right, and Iain wanted to know what.

Lily had avoided Iain all shift, somehow managing to be available when another crew turned up to hand over a patient, but always incredibly busy when Iain and Jez came in through the doors.

This is why Iain was now leant up against the wall, waiting for Lily to leave. He wanted to talk to her, and make sure she was okay. Something about her had been off earlier; she was never particularly open about her feelings, but she had been starting to let him in a bit lately.

Lost in his thoughts, he almost missed Lily walking past him. Snapping back to the present, he called out Lily's name, frowning as she, once again, jumped in shock, a slightly fearful look in her eyes.

Approaching her, he tried to think of how to broach the subject, deciding it was best to just come out with it.

"Are you okay?" he asked gently. "You've been really jumpy both times I've spoken to you today, and it seems like you've been avoiding me. Have I done something wrong?"

"No, of course not," Lily answered. "I've just been really busy, and both times you've seen me I was thinking about something. You just made me jump."

Iain still wasn't convinced, but he decided to accept it for now.

"Okay," he said, "But just remember that I'm here if you need a friend. Are you sure I can't convince you to come to the pub with me? Just for one drink?"

Lily glanced warily over to the pub across the road. "Sorry," she said apologetically, "I have too much to do. Thank you though. For the invite, and, you know, being… yeah."

Reluctantly, but smiling softly, Iain nodded. "You're welcome."

He held up an arm, encouraging her to step closer so that he could give her a quick hug, but Lily feigned ignorance, and walked away, once again wrapping her arms round her waist.

Iain frowned as she walked away, letting his arm drop back down to his side. Something was wrong, and he wouldn't be able to look at himself in the mirror if he didn't try to help.

Lily stepped through the door to her flat, locking it securely behind her. After double checking the locks were securely fastened, she walked into her bedroom. Slowly, she changed into some softer, looser clothes, wincing as every movement aggravated the bruises that were starting to form on her arms, legs, stomach and back.

A/N: So, here you go – My first Iain/Lily multi-chapter fic. I hope you enjoy it! Depending on where this goes, I may have to change the rating at some point, so if you are enjoying it, please add it to your alerts!