CHAPTER 4

Dixie sat on the floor, thinking. Jeff didn't hate her did he? Did he really think she was a selfish cow? She rubbed her eyes, then stood up she realised she was still shaking a little. She grabbed her coat from the chair and put it on, seeing it looked cold outside. Going out of her office, she could see Jeff and Mick talking together from where she was standing she could hear them both laughing again. Jeff had no clue of what he was doing to Dixie, he just continued to stand there and laugh and joke with him.

Dixie was then noticed by Jeff,

"Dix come over here" He called beckoning her over.

"No it's alright, I'm going to wait in the car!" She called back; Jeff frowned at her as she left walking towards the car. When Dixie got in she switched the engine on so she could put on the heating. She didn't have to wait long until Jeff got in the car, next to her.

"Dix what is up with you" Jeff wanted to know why she was getting all moody all of a sudden

"What do you mean?"

"You know what I mean, you continuing to be rude to Mick"

Dixie didn't answer just continued to drive the car; she ignored Jeff's continuous questions as she drove them home. When she got home she turned off the engine, going inside the house.

"Anyway I have invited him round for some drinks tonight." Jeff thought it would do her good to try and bond with him. But Dixie just scowled, and went up to her room starting to cry again. Jeff really liked Mick, how would she be able to explain what he was doing to her, did Jeff really hate her? She heard a soft knock on her bedroom door.

"Dixie are you ok?" Jeff asked, he was worried as he could hear her crying from down stairs. Dixie rubbed her eyes, in attempt to hide the fact she had been crying but Jeff opened the door to soon.

"Dixie what is going on?" He sat opposite her moving the hair out of her eyes.

"Nothing, just stressed out" She knew Jeff would believe this, at the moment making everybody happy with their shifts was becoming hard.

Jeff sighed, before patting Dixie's shoulder.

"I know but, you can't keep on being rude to Mick can you?" Jeff raised his eyebrows, he couldn't understand why she was being rude and awkward around him, Jeff really liked Mick. He thought he was an interesting person, who was a good bloke. He was always asking about Dixie, and was worried if he had upset her, Jeff continued to convince him it was just Dixie being in a funny mood. But little did he know what was really going on between them. That Dixie was too scared to tell him because she worried about how it would affect their relationship. That she was already worried that Jeff hated her, Mick had already made her feel isolated and bad about herself.

"I know, I will say sorry later" Dixie knew Jeff was going to want her to apologise, when it really should be Mick apologising to her.

"Well done princess, I'm going to give Abs a quick walk"

"Ok" Dixie replied, Jeff kissed her goodbye then left with Abs.

Dixie wasn't looking forward to Mick being in her house, this was her space where she came to unwind and be safe, and now Mick was going to invade that. She went in the bathroom to have a shower and clean herself up, after having herself being thrown up on three times today.
Mick made her think, maybe he was right she was a lesbian and living with Jeff wasn't right was it? She did enjoy having him around the house, and if he wasn't around anymore she wasn't sure what she would do the house would be empty. Yes they were married but it wasn't for love, their marriage was based on friendship they had mentioned getting a divorce before, but decided it wasn't worth it. Then a thought came to her, maybe Jeff wanted rid of her but was trying to be nice by staying with her?

An hour later they were both downstairs waiting for Mick to arrive. When he did Dixie just sat there awkwardly, not sure of what to say until Jeff prompt her.

"Dixie isn't there something you want to say?"

"Sorry for being rude, Mick" She said looking to the ground, feeling like a young child who is apologising for doing something wrong.

"That's ok Dixie, I really thought I did something to upset you"

"No you didn't" Dixie continued to look at the ground feeling petrified as he sat himself next to her on the sofa.

For the rest of the evening she left herself out of the conversation, and sat playing with Abs this helped the time pass quickly. It wasn't until Mick left Jeff spoke to her,

"Seriously Dix, what is up with you?" Jeff asked feeling annoyed of how she was behaving.

"Nothing" She said getting up and going upstairs. She went to bed falling asleep, with Jeff still in the other room. When she woke up, she got dressed downstairs Jeff was already dressed.

"Right you are paired with Mick today, and whatever it is you have got with him you can sort it out" Jeff said sternly, hoping that Dixie being paired with him would make them sort out their differences.

"I'm working with Tamzin" Dixie said, she really didn't want to spend a twelve hour shift with Mick.

"Not anymore"

"You can't go telling me who I can and can't work with" she scowled, feeling annoyed at what he had just done.

"YES I CAN, WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH HIM DIX?" Jeff questioned.

"YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND"

"NO YOUR RIGHT I WOULDN'T, HE IS A NICE BLOKE WHO DOESN'T DESERVE YOU BEING RUDE"

"ME BEING RUDE, YOU KNOW NOTHING!"

"YOU KNOW WHAT IM GLAD I CHANGED THE ROTA'S IT WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SEE HOW GOOD HE IS"

"YOU ARE SO STUPID SOMETIMES JEFFREY!" She shouted back from the top of the stairs.

"ME STUPID, AT LEAST IM NOT BEING A RUDE COW. WHAT IS UP WITH YOU DIXIE, YOUR ACTING SPOILT AND SELFSISH, UNTIL YOU AND HIM MAKE THINGS UP, IM LEAVING. I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND SOMEBODY LIKE YOU!"

"FINE" Dixie bellowed storming out the house; she was just going to have to put up with Mick. She got to the ambulance bay, where her and Jeff avoided each other like the plague both sharing the same hate for each other at this moment in time. Dixie felt sad about what he said to her, he clearly expressed his feelings of hate towards her.

Dixie hopped into the ambulance where Mick was already in the driver's side starting the engine.

"I think it is time we dealt with this unfinished business, don't you?" Dixie felt her pulse become rapid and butterflys in her stomach, as a sly smile was spread across his face.