Chapter 1

Connie walked into work looking rather unlike her usual self. She was not dressed as she would normally be with all her expensive clothes and high heels on with her hair cascading down her back. She was in jeans and a shirt on with her hair tied up in a small and scruffy bun on the top of her head. She had minimal make up on. This did not go unnoticed by the staff she had passed on her way to her office. However this came, as a massive shock to a nurse that had seen the true side of Connie and that was Charlie Fairhead.

Connie walked into her office and closed the door and sat with her head in her hands on the sofa, which was out of sight from her office window. There was a small knock on her door when Charlie walked in to find Connie crying on the sofa. Charlie walked over sat beside her and embraced her into a hug.

"Connie what's wrong, I've never seen you like this before?"

"I…. I…. I'm late."

"Oh okay well I can just get you tested it's not the end of the world, there are options out there for you. You wont be the first and I am sure you wont be the last."

"Thank you Charlie, I don't know what happened… we used protection and I'm on the pill."

"Okay if you are in need of my services… Who would the father be?"

"Cal … its always been him, even if he does have a girlfriend. I guess I'm always just somebody's bit on the side."

"Connie you are worth a lot more than you give yourself credit for. Come find me when you are ready. You may want to talk to Cal as well."

Charlie stood up and headed towards the office door. Connie looked up at him her eyes stained red from all the crying she had done with Charlie sitting next to her. Charlie walked out and with this stood up and got changed into her work clothes that were in her bag. She took her hair out of her scruffy bun and let it cascade over one shoulder. She also put her high heels on and reapplied more make up to tear stained face. She was ready and with this she left her office and went to find the man that she may or may not be in a certain situation with.

Connie walked out of her office and towards the nurse's station where many of the junior doctors and nursing staff were standing. Connie spotted Charlie who was smiling at her and then her eyes fell on the tall doctor in jeans and a black scrub top. She was ready to have the chat she had been building up the confidence to have.

"Cal follow me now."

Connie found herself not caring about whatever the staff were saying at the nurse's station and only cared about this convocation. They found themselves outside. Connie carried on walking until she sat down on the bench that was a walk away from the ED doors.

"Cal just sit down for goodness sake"

"Okay Connie what is this about as I do actually have patients to see."

"Wow that's the first and I… I'm late"

"Haha funny but seriously, late for what?"

"Do you really need me to paint a picture? You did go through 5 years of med school didn't you?"

"Wait what… you're pregnant?"

"Well I don't know for sure yet but I wanted to let you know so you are ready for what the may be."

"What have I done? I've got Taylor and you were just a fling."

"WOW… you really have a way with words don't you. I regret telling you know."

With this Connie started to walk away.

"But a mistake that I should have made sooner because I love you"

When Cal pulled her back and kissed her passionately in the middle of the ED car park where some of their colleagues saw. They broke apart when Cal looked up Taylor was standing there staring at the public display of affection that had just been shared with Connie. Cal moved in front of Connie to protect her from Taylor and she had looks that could kill. Taylor slapped Cal round the face so hard his face was cut from the force of her hand and her ring. She was about to do the same to Connie when call stood in front of she so she and maybe their unborn child would not get hurt. As she couldn't get to Connie she walked away. Cal and Connie both hugged with the relief that Connie and potentially their unborn didn't get hurt.

With this they walked into the ED reception hand in hand to see Charlie. He would do the relevant tests for Connie and sort out Cal's face that had been but from that slap. If Cal meant everything that Connie thought he did this could be the start of a great relationship.