No more than an hour later Zoe came back with the results of Sam's blood test, Tom was sat on a chair at Sam's side holding her hand.

"Good news is, it's nothing too serious!" Zoe said, both Sam and Tom let out a breath that they hadn't realised they had been holding.

"So?" Tom said,

"Well your ferritin and haemoglobin levels are low" Zoe begun before being interrupted by Sam

"I'm anaemic?" she stated, shocked.

"Well yes, your blood test has confirmed that" Sam let out a sigh,

"I'm going to be okay!"

"you're going to need to start taking iron supplements every day and increase your intake of iron-rich foods but I'm sure you know all this already, I've made you a follow up appointment with your GP for four weeks' time"

"Thank you Zoe" Sam said, Zoe left and Tom turned to Sam,

"I was so worried it would be something really serious"

"Me too, oh Tom I love you"

"I love you too, right I've got to get back to work and I'll come and get you when I'm finished and then we'll stop off on the way home" Sam smiled in response,

"Don't go anywhere" Tom said as he gave Sam a quick kiss on the cheek,

"Trust me, I won't be going anywhere" she laughed.

Sam was sitting in her bed bored waiting for Tom's shift to be over, a few of the E.D. staff had come over to see how she was doing. Fletch had come by and she had asked him if he could get her some crutches to use for the next week until her stitches are taken out, he agreed and had brought her some in.

"Thanks Fletch"

"No problem at all, how long until Tom finishes?" he asked, sitting on the end of Sam's bed.

"Forty minutes"

"Well you take care of yourself, I'm sure you'll pop in at some point but if not I'll see you next week" and with that he left.

Around twenty minutes later Tom entered the cubicle wearing his normal day clothes,

"Zoe said I could leave early so you ready?" he asked as he picked up the crutches from the side of the bed. Sam nodded her head; she was desperate to go home.

Tom could see that Sam was struggling to use the crutches, especially as her arm was causing her some discomfort.

"Wait here" he said, as Sam sat down to take a break, he disappeared.

"Are you okay?" Zoe asked from behind the reception area,

"Yeah, just can't use these stupid things" Sam smiled,

"Wrap a bandage round them; it'll help make them comfier, where's Tom gone?"

"I will when we get home, and I-"

"I'm here" Tom butted in; Sam looked at him and could see him wheeling a wheelchair through.

"Hop in my lady" he said, pretending to bow, Zoe laughed.

"Stop it" Sam laughed as she sat back into the wheelchair; Tom began to wheel her to his car,

"Sam I'll pop round in the next couple of days, take care and Tom make sure you look after her" Zoe shouted after them. Tom nodded and continued his journey.

A short drive later they had pulled up in a parking spot at Tesco, they needed to get some food in considering they were both going to be at home for the next 48hours and Sam the whole week. Tom told Sam to wait in the car whilst he went and got a wheelchair for her to sit in from inside the supermarket. She was a little bit reluctant to sit in it to begin with but then remembered how much of a pain the crutches were to use as she hadn't gotten used to them yet, she began to wheel herself towards to entrance but struggled controlling herself, at one point she rolled forward just as a car drove past, if Tom hadn't been there to grab her she would've been hit! From then on Tom insisted on pushing and he would not take no for an answer however much Sam pleaded.

They first went straight to the vitamins and picked up a packet of iron supplements, they also stocked up on some paracetamols and plasters. They bought a pizza for that night and a few other foods to cook with during the forthcoming days and last of all they stocked up on lots of ice cream.

When they got back to the car Sam got it whilst Tom put the wheelchair back, she took out a tub of ice cream and started eating it. It was a mini tub so had a spoon in the lid.

"You hungry?" Tom laughed upon seeing Sam, she nodded "and tired".

"Well you can have a little snooze on the sofa when we get in but I want you were I can see you just encase anything happens"

"I'm fine Tom"

"I know you are but it's just a precaution…"

"I know Tom, I know" Sam said before putting another spoonful of ice cream into her mouth.

The drive back was in silence, but it was comfortable. Once Sam had finished her pot of ice cream she had fallen asleep. Tom pulled up in the drive and turned to Sam,

"Sam darling, wakey wakey" he said, placing a hand onto her shoulders and shaking her slightly. "Come on we're home, you can go back to sleep in a minute" Sam grumbled and then reluctantly opened the car door; Tom had rushed round to help her get out. She put her arm around his shoulders and hopped into the house, she laid across the sofa. Tom had placed cushions on the end so Sam could put her foot up; he had also put the sofa throw over her.

"I'll wake you up when tea's ready" Tom said before placing a kiss onto his girlfriend's forehead.

Knowing that she was asleep and out of trouble he went back to the car to bring in the shopping and Sam's crutches.

Tom had just stuck the pizza in the oven when the house phone began ringing,

"Hello?" he answered.

"Hi Tom, it's Kelly is Sam around?" Kelly was one of Sam's good friends.

"Hi Kelly, she's asleep at the minute do you want me to take a message?"

"Well there's been a bit of an emergency at my mum's house and I need to go round, I was wondering if you could keep an eye on Ella for me?" Ella was her daughter and also Sam's goddaughter. Tom thought about it for a bit.

"Yeah sure, but only if you can drop her off"

"Yeah I'll be round in five"

Just over five minutes later Kelly knocked on the front door, waking Sam. Sam hopped over to the door and opened it as Tom was upstairs sorting something out.

"Oh, Kelly, hi"

"Sorry, oh jheeze Sam what happened?" Kelly said, seeing the injuries.

"I'm fine, just an accident at work, do you want to come in?"

"Oh no, I phoned earlier and Tom said you'd both watch Ella for me, something's happened at Mum's and I need to go round"

"Sure we'll watch her, I hope everything's okay"

"Thank you so much, I'll phone you when I know more"

Tom came down the stairs just as Sam shut the door,

"Hi Ella"

"Uncle Tom!" Ella screeched, causing everyone to laugh. Ella was only four but she had a big personality.

"So how are you Ella?" he replied,

"I'm a bit worried?"

"And why's that?"

"Mummy said she had to go to Nanny's and I'm worried"

"Ella, Nanny will be okay yeah? You're too young to worry yourself" Sam joined in. Ella nodded.

"So what do you want to do Ella?"

"I want to play doctors" Ella said, excitably. Sam and Tom always found themselves having to play this game with Ella, they found it adorable, and Ella didn't understand that they were actual doctors.

"Who do you want to be hurt?" Tom asked,

"Tom, go and fall over" she replied, pointing to a spot on the floor. Tom got up and walked over and then suddenly fell over on the floor grasping his ankle, "help I need a doctor" he shouted. Little Ella ran over to a bag, that Kelly had dropped round with her, and grabbed her 'medical kit' and then ran over to Tom. Sam sat on the sofa smiling to herself.

"Where does it hurt?" Ella asked, Tom pointed to his foot.

"Okay, I'm going to give you some tablets to take the pain away" Ella got out a pretend bottle of tablets that was filled with sweets and gave one for Tom; he chewed it and swallowed it.

"Is that better?" Ella asked,

"Yes Doctor Ella"

"I am going to put this on it" She said, holding up a bandage.

Seeing that Ella was struggling to put the bandage on, Sam crawled over to her and helped wrap it round Toms leg.

"Thank you Nurse" Ella said to Sam, causing both Tom and Sam to laugh. Ella picked up the stethoscope and began listening to Tom's heart.

"You are better now" she said.

Tom suddenly remembered his pizza in the oven and ran through to the kitchen, he opened it and a puff of black smoke was released. The pizza was charcoaled so he threw it into the bin. "I'll order something later" he mumbled. He walked back into the living room to see Ella listening to Sam's heart, "So what's wrong Doctor Ella" he asked.

"She is ill because she ate some funny meat" On cue Sam pretended to be sick and so Ella gave her some 'tablets'

"My turn" Ella announced when Sam was 'better'. "I'm going to fall and then shake" she said as she walked to the other side of the room. Ella dropped to the floor and began shaking, pretending to fit. Sam looked at Tom because they had never seen her do this in their game before; Ella stopped and looked up,

"I need a Doctor" she announced.

"Ella, where did you see that before?" Sam asked, cautiously,

"Rosie at school did it the other day and then she had to go to hospital"

"Oh, I see, is she okay now?" Sam asked again,

"She has some medicine which she takes, anyway fix me Doctor Sam" Ella said and began shaking again. This time Sam and Tom went over to Ella and laid her on to her side,

"Hello Ella can you hear me?" Tom asked, Ella stopped shaking

"Yes"

"I'm going to carry you onto the sofa okay?" Tom said, and Ella nodded.

"Okay how do you feel?" Sam asked, pretending to take the little girls temperature.

"I feel poorly"

"Okay, I will give you some medicine and then listen to your heart" Sam said, giving Ella a 'tablet'. Ella ate it and then let Sam listen to her chest. When playing Doctors with Ella, Tom and Sam didn't play it by the book because they knew Ella wouldn't find it fun if they were both too serious about what they were doing.

"You're all better now" Sam said, "Thank you Doctors" Ella said as she got up.

Around two hours later Kelly arrived to pick up Ella, the emergency at her Mum's house had turned out to be that she couldn't find the cat that turned out to be locked in the laundry cupboard. She stayed for a cup of tea before thanking Tom and Sam and leaving them alone. Tom ordered them a takeaway and then they settled down for the night.


Sorry, i think this chapter is a bit poo but what i did have seemed to short so i added the bit with Ella which i think is quite cute. Typing up this chapter has given me some ideas for the story so i shall update within the next week, hopefully. Although i have just got myself a cleaning job so i will have to write around that as well as coursework and studies which begin on Monday!