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A while later Jac lay, asleep, in ITU her life supported by machines, caringly Elliot watched on waiting for her to awake. As the anaesthetics wore off Jac was able to open her eyes and soon tried to speak, her voice still groggy from the drugs. "Elliot?" she croaked, "Jac?" Elliot moved to sit next to her a relieved look on his face. "Are you awake?" "A bit..." she mumbled "How are you feeling?" he asked, knowing the answer but trying desperately to keep her conscious. "Drowsy, sore..." Jac replied and smiled weakly "How bad was I?" "Well you did give us some shocks, but you're stable now."Elliot reassured her. "How is she?" "She?" "My daughter" Jac raised her eyebrows, not believing Elliot could have already forgotten her only child. "Oh, she's stable, I think." Elliot spoke slowly chosing the correct words, so as not to upset Jac."Can I see her? Please Elliot, I need to, she's my daughter!" "Well..." "You could bring her up here? Please? Just once?" "Ok, but now Jac, you rest." And with that Elliot left Jac in anticipation waiting for her newborn daughter.
By using some of his many contacts Elliot was able to quickly get Jac's daughter transferred up to ITU, to see her anxious mother. Jac's face lit up as he pushed open the door presenting her, her daughter. "My baby?" She asked peering over to the door where they stood. "Yes" Elliot replied pushing her daughter next to Jac's bed "Look here you can see her more clearly". Reaching her hand out to touch the glass Jac's eyes filled up with salty tears; "My baby, oh my darling, mummy will never leave you again, I promise. I love you darling, really I do. We'll stay together Posy, forever." "Posy?" Elliot smiled at the all new all caring Jac Naylor "Is that what you're going to call her?" "Yes. Posy." "Why?" Elliot questioned "It was the name of my best friend in foster care; she was the only person that cared about me. She left me too, in the end. But it wasn't her fault, she didn't want too, she wanted to stay..." A tear rolled down her cheek as she remembered all the people who had left her. "Do you want me to leave you and the baby alone?" Elliot said quickly, feeling awkward and not knowing how to comfort this new emotional Jac Naylor. Jac nodded and looked back at her daughter. As Elliot left Jac began to speak to Posy "I love you, truly, I am sorry, it wasn't meant to be like this, not like this at all... I'm sorry I let this happen. Please don't leave me, don't leave me like mum, please..." Suddenly her chest felt heavy; warily she looked at the beeping machine, resting her hand on her chest slowly her eyes closed.
Hearing the machine Elliot ran back into ITU, back to the unconscious Jac. Leaning over her he checked her responses; "Jac, can you hear me? Jac, you've had another major bleed, we need to get you into theatre now!" Paging Michael Elliot started to get prepped for theatre.
After a complicated theatre slot, Elliot finally had time to talk to a concerned Joseph, "How is she?" Joseph asked, remembering just how much he cared for her and, most importantly her daughter, his daughter, their daughter. He couldn't have two children growing up without mothers. "Well we had to rush her into theatre last night. It's not looking good. I think her family really need to be with her now." Elliot reported to Joseph. "Ok, well Michael told me he's spoken to her grandfather and apparently he rang the hospital early and told Sacha her mother and sister are here and her mother is coming to visit her tomorrow." Elliot smiled; glad of the fact Jac would have more people around her who cared about her.
The next day Paula arrived at Holby; unfortunately the first person she bumped into was Michael; "What do you want?" Michael asked frostily, remembering the grievances she's caused Jac last time they met. "I'm here to see Jackie, Jac, my daughter." Paula replied, stating the obvious. "Well..." Michael wasn't sure if he should let Paula into ITU to see Jac, he didn't know how she'd react. "Please, look she's my daughter..."Paula begged him, and remembering Elliot's strict instructions to get Jac's relations around her he said; "Well, ok Just don't upset her ok?" Michael led Paula into ITU where Jac rested.
"Mum?" Jac's voice held a note of surprise, and anger as she say Paula enter the room. "Jackie?"Paula's voice held a distinctive innocence that Jac couldn't quite believe. "My name's not Jackie. Paula." She replied in frustration. "Call me mum darling." Paula smiled sitting down next to her. "You're not my mother anymore, you can't be. A mother wouldn't leave her daughter twice." Jac screeched, "But I'm here now!" Jac's outburst shocked Paula; "Now, Paula. Not then." Replied Jac as she considered her teenager years of being alone. "I've come back Jackie, now I'm here for, forgive me." Jac shook her head slowly from side to side, remembering each time her mother had left her and how painful it had been. "I can't, I'm sorry; I want to but... oh mum, mummy why did you leave me? What was so wrong with me?" As she spoke the monitor started beeping, causing Michael to come over and usher Paula out the room. "I'm sorry Ms Burrows, but I can't have you upsetting my patient." Then he turned back to Jac who was silently crying "Jac? Alright?" Jac nodded furiously brushing away her tears.