Thanks everyone for all the reviews they really do make my day.

Chloe-XOX - HYP means Hypocrite.

Gymnasticstar - I am surprised I write the characters 'characters really believably well!' as I have only saw a few episodes. That's why it's a MaddyTom story, I never saw a proper episode with anyone else. But I think I may try something different if a sequel is wanted.

1 month later...

24th October 2009

Maddy Young was pretty grateful; Tom was always there for her and had kept covering for her when someone suspected she was pregnant, although she knew he would have to stop soon because people were going to have to find out. Her bump had grew, not a great deal, but big enough to please Maddy. She had been buying larger clothes, to cover her bump and to try and cover up her pregnancy - which isn't very easy when you work in a hospital. She had been getting a few comments about it from her patients, but Maddy just tried to take them lightly and assure the patient knew she wasn't pregnant. Her tiredness had been increasing, much to her dismay, and by the orders of her boss, Linden, she had been put on short shifts.

Jellies. Jellies. Jellies. This was all she could think about, that and the baby. Tom had been driven up the wall with her cravings, so much he'd lost it once or twice. Their arguments exceeding the walls around them and grabbing the neighbours attention. Once he had calmed down he decided that he should just surrender to her cravings, after all, it was only for two more months.

The staffroom was silent, empty. Maddy was all alone. Well, so everyone thought. But Maddy knew she had a special someone there with her. She smiled feeling her baby move, its kick. Her hand connected with the spot where the baby's foot meet, just to be kicked again. Maddy smiled. He was deffinatly going to be like his dad. Slowly she opened her bag to find her favourite food, Jellies. Her whole bag stuffed full of them. Popping one into her mouth, Maddy swallowed it, not caring to chew, she just wanted to satisfy herself. Then another. And another.

By 4 O'clock that morning, Maddy had worked her way through the dozens of bags Tom had brought, just two days ago. Her eyes opened, that familiar feeling filled her head and the taste was wanted in her mouth. She needed the sweets. "Tom?" She tried to wake him up. "Tom!" She rolled over in a larger attempt to wake him up. That did it alright.

Tom's eyes shot open and he sat up in the bed, "Maddy? What's wrong?" Rush filled his voice, along with worry. His breathlessness was making it sound more shushed.

Maddy shook her head at his worry and giggled, "It's nothing Tom. I just want some more jellies." She looked at him with her pleading and seducing eyes.

"I'll go and bring up a pack." He started to get out of bed, going to go downstairs to get her a few.

He felt a hand on his shoulder, pulling him back, "There is none. Will you go get me some?"

Tom was infuriated; he had brought her twelve bags a couple of days ago so he didn't have to go through this again. Taking a deep breath, he decided to try and calm himself down. He climbed out of bed and got dressed, before picking up his keys and heading to his car. About to make his long journey to a 24 hour store.

By the time he arrived back it was 5 O'clock. Maddy was waiting for him, sitting on the couch patiently. "There." Tom threw the bag on the table, before heading upstairs without another word. He really just wanted to climb into bed and go back to sleep. "I don't want them now." He heard Maddy say, her appitite obviously having disappeared in the hours time. Tom was becoming increasingly mad, and that pushed him over the edge. He stormed back down the stairs, walking back over to the table, picking up the packet of jellies and throwing them at Maddy, just missing her and hitting the cushion next to her. "You will eat them!" He ordered.

"Or what?!" Maddy shot up from the couch.

Tom edged nearer to her. "Are you tempting me to do it?"
It? What was it? Maddy thought, she really had no clue. Sure her and Tom had argued, but never anything more. "Go on!" Maddy betted him, nearing closer.

Tom glared at her, giving her a chill down her spine, Maddy knew this wasn't right, this wasn't the Tom she knew. He raised his hand. Maddy cowered away from him slowly, begging him, "Please Tom. I'm sorry." She looked at him, begging for forgiveness with her eyes. But it was too late, the only thing that'd please Tom now was if she just went and dissapeared. Or so she thought. He neared to her, his hand going higher and higher.

Knock. Knock. Came at the door. "Hello?" It was their next door neighbour. "Is everything alright?"

Tom dropped his hand and walked faster than Maddy to the door. Opening it and putting on his false smile, "Mrs. Walker. Hello. What's wrong?"

"N-Nothing." She stuttered, shaking her head, "Just though I heard something..."

"Oh. Well it was nothing."

"Obviously." She tried to look in the house.

"Bye then..." Tom urged her away, blocking her veiw.

"Bye." She looked unsure but turned her back and walked away.

Tom slammed the door shut, "You bitch! You called her!"

Maddy looked at him, from her position on the floor by the stairs, as if he was stupid, "How could I have? I was to busy getting threatened by you!" She spitefully said.

"Don't test me, Madeline!" There it was, the full name.

"Why?" Maddy pushed him again.

Tom held her throat and pulled her up from her position, "I warned you." He raised his hand again, but instead of it just being an open hand, ready for a slap, it was a fist, surly if he punched her it'd knock her out. Swinging his fist down to hit her, Maddy crouched over, not trying to avoid his hit, but in pain. Tom's fist collided with the wall. He cried out in pain, covering up Maddy's cry. His head snapped up, furiously, but fast enough to stop himself before going further. He looked at Maddy and saw her pain, "Maddy." he asked, concerned.

Maddy glared up at him, "Just leave me!" She said, her voice rattling with a mixture of hatred and pain.

"Maddy, please let me take you to the hospital..." He neared closer to her, trying to support her towards the car.

Fastly, Maddy pushed him away, "no Tom!" She started to walk up the stairs, still clutching her stomach and fearing for her baby's life.

Lying down in her bed, Maddy held her stomach tightly, trying to cope through the reacurring pains. She heard the front door shut, then a car drive out of the driveway. Tom was obviously gone. At last! She thought, reaching to get her phone of the night stand and phone someone for help. She searched through her phone book, looking for one of two familiar names... Daisha. The first name she got to, she pressed call and waited patiently.

"Hello?" Came a grogy voice from the other end.. She waited for a second, getting no reply, "Maddy? Maddy! It's 6am, you better have a good reason for calling me!" Daisha warned her.

Maddy finally spoke, but it was a mere few words thrown into a jumble, "Hospital... Baby... Pain..." She winced again.

Daisha's voice became panicked, "Maddy? What!? Call an ambulance, I'll meet you at the hospital." Before Daisha could hang up, she heard a rushed 'No!' From Maddy. "Maddy, please, you could be going into premature labour..." Daisha tried to convince her, but Maddy was having none of it, "No Daisha, just get here..." There was a pause and another loud groan from Maddy, "Fast." She hung up and waited for her friend. Maybe she should call the ambulance? No. She knew that if she rang an ambulance it'd just take her to the neerest hospital, Holby City, and she couldn't cope with both right now. It was just best for Daisha to come and drive her to the other hospital.

A few minutes later, but what seemed like years to Maddy, Daisha came shooting though the door, having used her 'emergancy key,' and charged up the stairs. "Maddy?" She whispered calmly, opening the bedroom door. She had decided on the way that the calm approch would be best, after all, they didn't need two of them in a state now. She walked over to the bed and saw Maddy, lying on her side, tears dripping down her face, curled up in a ball clutching her stomach. Slowly, she put an arm around her friend, supportively, trying to help her sit up. "Here." She said, finally releiving Maddy into a sitting position. She didn't dare move because if she did she knew Maddy would just collapse back into the bed. She recieved a thanks look from Maddy, "Don't worry. Do you think you can stand up?" She said, in barely a whisper, not wanting to startle her or cause her anymore harm. Upon hearing a faint 'I think so.' Daisha stood up, supporting Maddy and held her 'till her feet were fermly planted on the floor. "Okay..." She said encouragingly, leading her slowly through the door and down the stairs, using all the energy she had.

Once Maddy was finally in the back seat, lying back in her featle possition like before, Daisha started off the car, checking her mirror from time to time. They came at a holt infront of a red light, and as she had been, Daisha checked the mirror again, looking at Maddy's worried reflection, "It'll be okay, we're nearly there." Maddy started to nod in reply, but winced in pain again, sending Daisha into a panic. She flew through the lights the very second they turned green and shortened the long hour car drive to the hospital to a meer 15 minutes.

Finding a parking space, Daisha pulled over, displayed her parking ticket and exited the car. Slowly she opened the car door to find Maddy fully sitting up, waiting for her, "Okay." She said, smiling at her reasuringly. Placing her arm back around her, she supported her out of the car and up the path towards the hospital.

Sitting on a bench in the park, Tom watched the moonlight reflected in the water of the pond. He kept debaiting over and over in his head about what he was going to do? What if he had actually hit her? What if he did next time? No. He decided at last, he wasn't going to let it get to that point, he was going to get help, for Maddy and the baby's sake. He stood up from the bench and walked back towards his car, checking his phone for messages.

After listening to a very rushed message from Daisha, Tom drove as fast as he could to the hospital, but every red light seemed to catch him.

At last! He thought as he reached Maddy's hospital room. He dawdled outside for a while, wondering if she would even want him there. But it was his baby aswell, he had a right to know what was going on... And if he had caused it. He slowly opened the door to find Maddy fast asleep and a worried looking Daisha stroking her hair, sitting on the bed also. Her head snapped around, hearing the door open. She saw Tom's face and climbed off the bed as slow as she could as to not disturb Maddy. Before ushering him back out of the room, "the doctor said it was stress. What stressful thing was going on?" She said urgently wanting to get the information from him, "I asked Maddy, but she just burst into tears, so it must have been bad." She glared at him, hatefully. Obviously wanting to protect her friend.

"I - I - I swung for her..." Tom looked to the floor to avoid her glare.

"You what?!" Daisha finally fumed.

"Please help me..." Tom gave her a needing look, one of a little boy. This buttered Daisha up, she knew he wanted to be there for Maddy and his baby and wouldn't let anything stop them.