CasualtyFanForever81: Haha I do love Dylan but he is annoying and doesn't care for anyone. I did love it in the show though just before Lily fainted where he said "I'm sorry but am I the only doctor here?" And he looked really awkward when Lily fainted on him, like he had no idea what he was supposed to do. It made me laugh :)

Ella: Sorry I didn't reply to your review on Chapter 5. I had moderate reviews turned on and I forgot to moderate yours, sorry about that :P Anyway what has it got you wondering about? :)

Chapter Eight: Bad News

Connie Beauchamp made her way into Lily's room and pulled the curtain across for some privacy. She'd managed something to eat and drink and she'd been sent for a CT scan so now, she was just sitting up in bed resting.

"Where's Rita?" Connie asked.

"She had to go and deal with a patient," Lily said. "I've just been flicking through some patient's notes, making notes myself. It beats sitting here doing nothing."

"You're not working," Connie ordered her sternly. "No way Lily. Not after earlier. I'm having to put my foot down."

"I thought your moto was unless you're dead or fired, then you have to be in work," Lily reminded her. "Sorry Mrs Beauchamp. I was just trying to make myself useful."

Connie sighed and sat down on the edge of Lily's bed in complete silence. None of them spoke for a while so it created an awkward silence and a tense atmosphere between them. Connie was the first one to speak.

"I um...I'm sorry Lily," she said, her voice a quiet whisper.

"What about?" Lily asked, confused.

"Well..." Connie sighed. "I haven't been overly nice to you. I have shouted at you for being ill and all I cared about is getting the work done. I never took you into consideration and I'm sorry about that. Especially when you clearly aren't well at the moment."

"I'll be okay," Lily reassured her. "It'll just be a bug."

"You're a doctor Lily," Connie said. "Surely you must know that seizures are never good signs."

"Yes but it was just a one time thing," Lily remarked. "That was the first time."

"Which is what worries me," Connie said. "And how can you explain the loss of vision?" Lily shrugged her shoulders. She was still struggling to see out of her left eye. "Charlie has sent your CT scan to the radiologist anyway so we should get your results soonish anyway. We'll see then. Could you do something for me though?"

"Sure," Lily agreed.

Connie stood up and grabbed the notepad and pen that sat at the side of the bed. She handed it over to Lily. "Just draw a circle for me." Lily looked up at her, confused but Connie seemed certain. She sighed heavily and drew a very wobbly, small circle. "Now write your name in that circle."

"Mrs Beauchamp. Why am I doing this?" She asked.

"Just do it," she said in a harsh tone.

Lily sighed but wrote her name. Her letters were wobbly and scribbly and they didn't all fit inside the circle. She managed a small, fake smile and handed the pad and pen back to Connie.

"Thank you," Connie said. "Everyone's worrying about you out there, you know?"

"Tell them that they really don't need to," Lily sighed.

"They just care," Connie whispered and glanced down at the floor. "And so do I. I may not act like I do but I am your boss at the end of the day and it is my job to make sure you and the others are okay."

Lily nodded, smiling happily.

"This doesn't mean that I'm going to start being nice to you though," Connie said quickly. "I'll be back in a moment," she added and left, taking the notepad with her.

"Is she feeling any better?" Rita asked, walking over with a hot mug of tea for Lily.

"Look at this and then you can ask me," Connie said and showed the pad to Rita.

"Is that Lily's writing?" Rita asked, her eyes widening in shock.

"Not her usual writing, that's for sure," Connie mentioned. "I don't know. After seeing Dixie's birthday card, I thought that I'd get her to write something and that's what happened."

"Right," Rita sighed. "Well, I'm sure the tea will help her."

"Is tea your answer for everything?" Connie questioned her.

"It works," Rita said proudly and shot Connie a small smile, before going in to give Lily her drink. "Hi Darling. How are you doing?" She asked sympathetically and handed over the drink.

"Better, thank you Rita," Lily answered. "Thanks for the tea."

"Don't mention it," Rita said. "It always helps me when I'm not feeling well."


Connie was just about to gather a staff meeting for an update on Lily, when Charlie stopped her. He had a serious look on his face and was carrying Lily's CT scan results.

"What's wrong?" Connie asked him.

"I um...I just got the results back on the CT scan," Charlie said, sighing and not wanting to continue.

"And?" Connie pushed him to tell her.

Charlie shook his head and passed them to her. "It shows swelling of the brain which as you know usually means a brain tumour. She's going to need an MRI scan."

Guys I have a new story up. It's Lily and Ethan based and it's called 'Save Me From Myself.' Check it out if you want to. I'd really appreciate it. I don't have many reviews on it just yet so it would make me happy :)