Kristy and Adam chatted throughout their break but Kirsty would say nothing about the abuse. She felt heartbroken, humiliated, weak and just wanted to be held in Adams arms for the rest of her life and know that she would be safe no matter what. Adam never got the chance to invite her around to his house after work as he was afraid of what her reaction might be. The two of them got on with their work shoving their private lives to the side for a while. Adam tried not to think of it but couldn't help but notice the bruising on her neck and knew he had to get her away. He wanted to be her hero and make everything better. Kirsty was going strong in work until a very unstable patient came in and pushed her resulting in her head hitting off the drip holder causing it to bleed. Adam had asked Lenny to take over treating the patient and took Kirsty into cubicle four to clean the wound on her head. He noticed the look of fear over her face as she slightly trembled.
Adam began to wipe the blood that was streaming down her face with an antiseptic wipe. "You don't have to do this you know?" Kirsty said. "I'm capable of doing it myself.." she said independently even though she knew she was far from it. Adam shook his head. "I'm only doing this to get out of work" he teased trying to lighten the mood. "Oi cheeky!" Kirsty said as her face lit up. Things between her and Adam had been quite tense lately and a good laugh together was what they both needed. Adam bit his lip smiling as he looked into her beautiful brown eyes. The two of them both had a bit of a giggle and felt their feelings for each other building up and up. Everyone could see how mad about each other they were, it was only a matter of time before one of them would crack.
Their shifts ended later that day and they were both in the staffroom getting ready to go home. Kirsty didn't want to leave Adams side, she just wanted to go home and cuddle up to him and be free from everything. "Thanks for today.." she said as she looked up at him putting on her jacket. "I was only doing my job" he said smiling at her. Kirsty smiled softly as she connected with his hazel eyes. The pair really were having a special moment before Kirsty breaking the silence. "Hey, you don't happen to have the time, do you?" she asked nervously. Adam nodded before looking at his watch. "Err yeah, its 6.15" he said. Kirsty immediately went for the door. "No no no I'm late!" she said panicking. Adam took her arm trying to stop her. "Late for what?" he said in a confused tone. Kirsty began shaking as she pulled away from Adam as much as she didn't want to. "I can't, I just can't be late for him" she said as her eyes filled with tears before running out of the ED.
