"Dixie?" Jeff screamed but he did not wait for her reply he came rushing over only to see a young teen holding Dixie at gun point.
"You don't have to do this, I can help you," Dixie said to the young girl pleading.
"You don't understand, I have to do this, I have to kill myself, it's the only way"
"This is not the only way, I can get you help" Dixie looked to her right to see Jeff making his way slowly cover hiding in the trees.
"Tell you're stupid partner I can see him and if he comes any closer I am going to do it," the girl yelled taking the gun away from Dixie's head and slowly pointing the gun at herself.
"Jeff, she has a gun and will shoot herself if you come any closer" Dixie called out to Jeff who stopped in his tracks.
"What's your name?"
"Amy"
"Amy, I'm Dixie, just put the gun down and I will help you but, just don't do anything stupid" but Dixie was too late Amy slipped in the mud and the gun shot went off and echoed through the woods and Amy went crashing to the ground.
Jeff rushed over to see that Amy had shot herself in the heart barely missing a major artery and the superior vena caver but she bled out instantly. Jeff grabbed dressings and applied pressure to the wound. Jeff turned to look at Dixie sat on the floor sobbing and shaking.
"Dixie come Amy needs you, she's a live barely" Dixie nodded her head and wiped her eyes and went into her paramedic mode.
"Ok I need 100 of saline, let's get another line in Jeff and start pushing as much fluids as we can" Dixie ordered.
Jeff climbed into the ambulance and started the engine leaving Dixie in the back applying pressure to the wound as she looked down at Amy drift in and out of consciousness.
"Amy, what made you do that to yourself?" Dixie checked Amy's vitals seeing that she was alive only just.
"Dix ETA 5 minutes, how's she doing?"
"She's hanging on only just" Dixie pushed another 100 of saline and monitored Amy.
They arrived at Holby and wheeled Amy into the ED where Zoe met them and a ready assemble team.
"What have we got Dix?"
"Ok, Amy surname unknown along with her age she has a GSW to the left thorax through to her heart missing any right arteries and the superior vena caver, she's had 200 of saline at scene, her GCS 9 at scene but dropping dramatically to 4 on route"
"Great thank you Dix" Dixie and Jeff helped lift Amy on to a resus bed. Jeff went to wheel the trolley back to the ambulance but he saw Dixie standing there watching as they treated Amy.
"Come Dixie, Amy will be fine" Dixie looked at Jeff and gave a weak smile before she walked over to Jeff and helped him wheel the trolley back to the ambulance.
The next few shouts were not so eventful but Dixie was really affected by Amy earlier so, on her lunch break Dixie told Jeff she was going to see Richard. Dixie walked into the Ed and took the stairs to the cardiac ward as she had done before so many times. She walked round the cardiac department finding Richard in his office sitting at the computer typing away when she knocked on the door hearing his calming voice "Come in" Dixie walked into the office and shut the door and walked over to Richard with tears in her eyes hoping he was going to comfort her but instead he was rather blunt and uncaring.
"What are you doing her Dix? I have told you not to bother me during work hours?"
"I had a horrible shout and I just need to see you"
"Now you've seen me, well you can go"
"Richard Please, I need you"
"Fine, what happened?"
"I was on a shout with the new guy Jeff, well ...we thought it was a hoax call so Jeff left to check it out and well I was alone and a young girl came over and held a gun to my head and well Jeff heard me scream...Jeff came closer to help me and I tried to help her but, the girl slipped and shot herself...Richard I was so scared" Dixie felt the tears fall silently down her cheeks and yet Richard just looked at her and checked her over seeing some blood on her work clothes.
"Well are you alright?" Dixie nodded weakly
"Well I keep telling you to stop wasting time with these trouble teens but no you always have to that one step further and help them. You stupid pathetic woman how many times do I have to tell you" Richard got up and grabbed Dixie by the shoulders and shook her as if he was trying to shake some sense into her.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry" was all Dixie could say through all the tears.
"You will never learn, you pathetic failed Doctor who likes to help others when you're the one who needs help more than anyone else" Richard snapped and raised his hand to her face and slapped her hard . Dixie could feel her cheek burning where Richards's hand had struck her.
"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE, I AM ASHAMED TO CALL YOU MY GIRLFRIEND"
"Richard, please... I'm sorry"
"Get out of my sight" Dixie walked out of Richards's office with her hand on her burning cheek as she passed wards and nurses who quickly glanced at her as they walked by. Dixie climbed the stairs and rushed out of the Ed and rushed back to the ambulance bay and into her office where she slammed shut the door and let the tears fall as she held her red and raw cheek.
Jeff saw Dixie come back to the ambulance station and straight to her office. Jeff took a sip of his tea before he ventured over to Dixie's office and stood outside hearing Dixie sob silently. Jeff opened the door and peaked into see Dixie sitting on the floor sobbing her heart out. Jeff walked in quietly, joined Dixie on the floor, took her into his arm, and held her tight.
"Let it out Princess, let it out"
Jeff sat there with a broken Dixie sobbing in his arms. Just this morning everything was normal and Dixie was happy but that all changed the minute they arrived at that shout. Dixie's sobbing quietened down and Jeff took it at that moment to say something.
"You were so brave today Dixie, we saved that girl Dixie, she's had the surgery and is in ICU but, we saved her and you made all that difference today in Amy's life"
Dixie was silent so Jeff chose to carry on.
"What happened? You were fine earlier"
"Nothing..." Dixie muttered
"This is not nothing, you can tell my princess"
"I saw Richard wanting him to hold me and comfort me but instead he just yelled at me saying I was stupid"
"Dixie you are not stupid, you are far from stupid. Dixie you are beautiful and perfect and Richard is an idiot because he clearly can't see what an amazing woman he has right in front of him" Dixie looked into Jeff's eyes and Jeff closed the gap between them as they looked into each other's eyes. Jeff carefully placed a soft kiss upon Dixie's lips, which was wet with her warm salty tears. Jeff looked at Dixie who had her eyes shut and to Jeff surprise Dixie kissed him back.