Sadly this is going to be the last chapter in the story and I hope you love the conclusion to the love story between Jeff & Tamzin. I want to thank each and every one of my readers for their undying support and it has truly been fun writing this story, hope you've enjoyed every second as much as I have.
Jeff's P.O.V
The day of Tamzin and Dave's wedding arrived and I had been dreading this day for a while now as I harboured strong feelings for Tamzin for so long and acted on them so late, maybe it could have been a different story if I done something earlier. Either way I couldn't bring myself to go to their wedding and see the woman I love slip away forever
Dixie had tried every trick in the book she knew to get me ready and actually be happy for them but nothing worked as I kept telling myself no to going and she left half an hour after eventually giving up. Things had quietened around the house but not for long, rising from my sofa I answered the front door to see Big Mac standing there
'Alright Big Mac what can I do for you?'
'Morning Jeffery… why aint you changed yet for the wedding. You're going to be late if you don't hurry'
'Because I'm not going that's way Mac'
'Oh Jeffery, can I talk to yea'
'Sure mate come on in'
Stepping aside I let Mac through to the lounge, I hurried to the kitchen and grabbed two cans of lager from the fridge and headed towards the lounge, handing a can over to Mac
'Ah cheers for the can' he proclaimed, opening the can and taking a swig while he sat down on the recliner
'It's no problem' I replied and also opened my can. 'What did you want Mac?'
'I've come to say I'm sorry mate for getting you caught in the store cupboard with Tamzin'
'It's alright big fella; our relationship was doomed from the beginning it was never going to work'
'But the stuff you were saying in the locker room a few weeks back about some girl I didn't realise it was Tamzin mate, I had no idea'
'My feelings for her back then was so real and raw'
'So why aint you going to the wedding if it was back then the way you felt'
'Because it wouldn't be fair on either of them if I showed up and brought up memories for Dave of what me and Tamzin had been up too and also for the poor girl to throw a wobble during the ceremony because I was there'
'You owe it to her to be there that you care for her happiness a little bit and I'm just going to say it Jeff. You're still in love with her while you sit here and drink yourself into denial that you aint'
'I don't love her Big Mac' I shouted
'Then why did you take the bullet for her when Dixie was going to give you both the sack. If you didn't love her you wouldn't have saved her skin and not your own' he exclaimed
'I care for her Mac and Tamzin's future in the trust because she's made a few mistakes in the past but this is what she's good at, being a paramedic'
'Just admit it to yourself before it's too late Jeff'
'Okay Mac I love her. I love Tamzin'
'Finally you admit that you really love her and now go and tell her how you feel'
'I can't just waltz up to her wedding and declare how I feel in front of everyone about her it'd be too awkward if she says no'
'Carpe diem Jeff, seize the day before you lose her forever. Could you live with yourself not knowing what could have been the outcome if you grew some balls and told her how you felt'
I needed to grow some balls right now and tell her before it too late. 'Let's do it, let's crash the wedding'
I rose up from the sofa and downed the rest of the can, grabbing my jacket and keys we raced out of the house and to my parked car down the street, hurrying into the first gear and pulling away sharply down the street to the wedding venue….
Tamzin's P.O.V
The wedding ceremony had been running smoothly as it can be on Dave's part but mine had turned into a complete shambles as I looked at him all I saw was Jeff's face, I cleared my head of that though and tried to focus on what happening around me. As we turned to face each during our vows the corner of my eyes searched the room for Jeff to stand and call the wedding off but he was nowhere to be seen. This was it the moment of truth had arrived where I say I do in front of everyone.
'Tamzin' Dave asked
'Huh' my brain snapped into engage mode and realised all eyes were on me to say yes, clearing my throat I locked my eyes with Dave's. 'I…'
'I object. Stop the wedding' Jeff interjected
Jeff's P.O.V
The double doors Big Mac and I burst through had slammed shut when the room fell silent, guests in their seats turned to see what the commotion was from behind, I stood at the bottom of the aisle and slowly creped forwards to the alter. Seeing Tamzin in her beautiful wedding dress took my breath away as she turned her head and smiled widely as our eyes met.
'Tamzin there's something I need to tell you'
'Oh what are you doing Jeff' Dixie proclaimed
'I need to do this Dixs' I sighed heavily. 'I need to declare something. Don't marry him Tamzin because I… I love you'
'You loved me'
'I love you Tamzin'
'Well, this is going to get awkward any minute now' Big Mac interjected
'Can we go somewhere to talk Tamzin?'
'Yeah sure Jeff, we can pop out to another room or to the gardens'
'Another room will be great'
Tamzin grabbed hold of my hand and dragged me down the aisle and I followed willingly as guest started talking in groups to each other, giving us the bitch and scary murderous looks as we both left the reception hall and entered a side room
'What did you want to talk about Jeff?'
'I needed to tell you and let you know that I love you and how I feel about you. The feelings I have for you is so strong that I can't imagine a life without you, the only reason I didn't tell you how I felt was the fear of rejection and with the possibility of no friendship at all but mainly that you were engaged as well' I admitted
'I felt exactly the same way about you Jeff for a long long time but I was scared to act of those feelings just in case you didn't feel the same way about me and I didn't want to slaughter our friendship because I loved you in a deeper way'
'So where do we go from here?' I enquired, rising a brow
'I want to be with you Jeff for ever and ever till the end of time'
'I want that too Tams' I smiled, placing my palm on her cheek and drew our heads closer together, my mouth brushed over her soft lips and slid my tongue in, deepening the kiss and breaking apart after a knock on the door
'Hey what's going on in there?' Dave's voice boomed
'Just one second'
Less than a second later the door handle spun around and Dave pushed opened the door, standing in the middle of the door frame; my right hand found Tamzin's and kept hold as Dave's brown eyes landed on our joined hands
'I think we need a chat don't you' he greeted us
'More than hell we do'
I kissed Tamzin on the cheek and gestured her out of the small side room, she didn't look back but her hand pulled on the door handle to give us some private time alone to talk and sort this whole mess out
'Looks like the better man won in the end then' he stated, offering his hand
'I don't get it Dave, I thought you'd be here to knock my block off for crashing your wedding and pinching your bird'
'When it comes to you for Tamzin's heart I can't compete Jeff. I've learned that if someone makes you miserable more than they make you happy, it doesn't matter how much you love them, you need to let them go. So that's what I'm doing'
'Come here mate' I suggested, wrapping my arms around him loosely and patted him on the back. 'You've done the right thing in letting her go and I wish you all the best pal in finding the one'
'Cheers pal it means a lot' he broke off, heading towards the door 'Best if I call off the wedding'
Dave opened the door and locked over his shoulder and our gaze met, he winked and smiled weakly as he left the room slowly to the reception room, Tamzin rushed into the room right after he left and embraced me
One month later…
Things felt so weird at the beginning but yet so normal after a month of properly being together in an open relationship, Tamzin had moved in the house straight away with me, Dixie and Little Abs but the house was starting to get over crowded and less private but that didn't stop us from having some alone time. Our relationship when to whole new level and I wanted to show Tamzin how much she meant to me and I wasn't the rebound guy.
'You ready?' Tamzin asked from the living room
'Yeah love just give me a minute' I shouted
Seeing Tamzin standing in the living room just made me realise even more how lucky I was to have her in my life, she was beautiful as a rose and absolutely glowing in her soft skin complexion. Walking up to her I took both of her hands and kissed her knuckles, easing down on one knee in front of her
'What are you doing Jeff?'
'You'll see honey' I smiled and reached into my jean pocket, pulling out a small velvet box and prising it open to reveal a two carrot engagement ring. Eyes watering in her pearl green eyes as I pulled out the ring. 'Tamzin Bayle will you marry me?'
'Yes Jeff, I'll marry you' she replied hoarsely, happy tears streaming down her cheeks as I slid the engagement ring on her finger, rising to my feet and embracing her as I kissed her soft lips as the tears rolled down on Tamzin's face…..
After composing ourselves half an hour later we finally left the house, our hands still connected as we drove to the ambulance station, parking up near the shutter door of the ambulance bay, entering the quite bay Dixie, Big Mac and Iain coming out of the common room to greet us
'What are you doing back here stranger, you're still on authorised leave' Dixie asked
'I know Dixs but I'm here… we're here to resign together from the service'
'You can't do that you are both of Holby's finest paramedic' Big Mac stated
'Big Mac is right you can't resign like that without giving me a notice period first'
'Are you sure this is what both you guys want to do, if it is then I'm happy for the both of you's' Iain interjected
'This is what we want Iain' Tamzin replied
'And we're given our notice period today for two weeks' time when we leave for good so where till on holiday leave and not just dropping it in the dark'
Dixie couldn't take any more of the conversation and it was written all over her face about what she thought of us leaving Holby but most importantly the massive gape in her life we'd made over the years. We'd said our goodbyes to Big Mac and Iain in the bay and I headed after Dixie to her office alone with both of our uniforms in hand, knocking on the door I entered the cold room and it felt like a broken heart had been ripped out of here
'You okay Dixs'
'Yeah I'm fine Jeffery'
'You most definitely don't look it princess, are you upset that I'm leaving'
'It just came as just a shook that you both wanted to leave the service, I'd understand if you both wanted to work separate shifts for obvious reasons'
'We're both happy Dixs and want to start a new life together, I've even proposed to her'
'You haven't have you. Please tell me she's said yes'
'Tamzin's said yes to my proposal but that doesn't mean things are over between us Dixs'
'What do you mean Jeff?'
'What we had together will always be special to me and once in a lifetime kind of thing but we will always be the A team no matter what or where we are in the world, I love you princess'
'What we did have was special to me too Jeff and something I'll never have that again when you're gone and you better keep in contact or I'll hunt you down and kill you Jeffery'
'Wouldn't have it any other way Dixs'
'I love and I'm going to miss ya kid' she sighed gently with tears filling her blue eyes, walking into her embrace and holding her tightly. 'Look after yourself, Tamzin, baby and take care of yourself kid' she whispered into my eye
Leading her out to the ambulance bay again we met Tamzin and the others perched on the end of the opened ambulance, I helped Tamzin to her feet and said our goodbyes again to each other and the radio buzzed on Dixie's belt
'Holby control to three zero zero six over, 2 crews required for warehouse fire at Ashington road, persons reported'
Dixie retrieved the radio from her belt and I swiped it out of her grasp and pressed the intercom as old habits die hard
'Three zero zero six to control' I exclaimed, I needed to let go of the old habit to responding first and hand the radio back over. Dixie grabbed her radio and pressed the intercom
'Three zero zero six to control we're on our way over' she informed
Dixie, Iain and Big Mac moved sharply to their ambulances as we stood out of the way of outgoing ambulances, our gaze met and I winked at her for luck as her smile grew and then Dixie winked back as the ambulance whizzed past out of the bay. Taking one last good look at the place we headed outside to sunny afternoon and back to the car, climbing inside of the warm interior and setting the air con on in the car
'You ready to leave Holby and set off to the sunny shores of Bournemouth' Tamzin asked
'More than ready, I've been waiting my whole life for this moment. Getting the girl and driving off to my second home' I admitted. 'To our new life together'
'To our new life'
I leaned over and softly sealed our lips together, smiling widely as our gaze met and we pulled away from the station and down the road, heading to sunny Bournemouth to start a new and happy chapter in our lives together….
I would like this story to be in tribute to Matt Bradock aka Jeff Collier for giving us fans of the show absolutely great memories for an amazing seven years of our beloved hero Jeff. I'd like to thank Gemma Atkinson for portraying the character Tamzin Bayle so beautifully and enabling me the chance to write this love story about them so I'd like this also to be in tribute to the relationship of Jeff & Tamzin.
