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Chapter Nine

"It was a really good idea to have a last meal in Holby before we go away," Lily said, as she scanned over the menu.

Everything just looked so good. She had no idea what she wanted to go for. Iain had been talking about steak all day so he'd obviously already made his decision, but she quite fancied a steak herself now.

"Well, I want this weekend to be special," Iain said, reaching across to give her hand a rub.

Lily smiled lovingly across the table at him and ran her thumb over his knuckles, but something in the background caught her eye. There was a flash of red, and familiar sight of a familiar man stood talking to one of the waiters.

"Iain! Get down!" Lily ordered, and pulled him under the table with her by the arm.

"Hey, what are you doing?" He yelled in such a high-pitched voice that a couple from the table next to them looked close to walking out. "What are you doing?" He asked in a quieter voice. "Are you a child?"

"Dylan's here," Lily hissed, keeping a tight grip on his arm.

"What?" Iain hissed back. "Dylan?"

"He's over there," Lily said through gritted teeth.

Iain went to sit up straight but hit his head on the table and suddenly remembered that Lily had dragged him under. She stifled a giggle, as he moved his head to try and look subtly across to where Dylan was stood. He gasped when he saw that Lily was right.

"What do we do?" She asked.

"I don't know." He shrugged. "I guess it doesn't overly matter if he sees us. We're friends, right? Can't friends have dinner together?"

"Are you kidding?" She scoffed. "With our history? He's bound to get suspicious, Iain."

"Well, we can't hide under here forever," he stated and rolled his eyes. "Thank God no one can find us in Brighton."

"You're telling me," Lily whispered.

Someone cleared their throat and they both popped their heads out from underneath the table to see a waiter standing above them.

"Are you ready to order?" He questioned, looking stunned to see a couple of adults hiding under a table.

"Sorry, mate," Iain apologised. "She um…She lost an earring. We've got it now. We're still trying to decide what we want though."

The waiter rolled his eyes in annoyance and strolled away to take someone else's order. The two of them slowly slid back into their seats, holding the menus high to try and their faces. If Dylan saw them, they'd be done for. They just couldn't take the risk.

"Has he gone?" Iain whispered.

"Why do I have to look?" Lily asked, but peered over the top of her menu anyway.

She gulped anxiously when she saw Dylan collect his food and exit the restaurant.

"Yes, he's gone," she said.

"That was so close," Iain sighed, as they placed their menus down.

They sat in silence for a while, trying to get over the complete shock and fear of what had just happened. They'd almost been caught. Exchanging glances with each other though, they couldn't help but just burst into fits of hysterical laughter.


Lily and Iain were both very much looking forward to their trip.

There was no denying the fact that they were absolutely terrified as well though. Brighton was a long way from Holby so there was no possible way of them bumping into anyone that they knew, but the fear and the nerves were still there. What if their lies didn't work? What if someone somehow found out what they were really doing that weekend? Their lives would be over.

"Right," Iain groaned, as he slammed the boot shut.

Gem had left for work early that morning, so Lily had come over afterwards with her suitcase packed and ready for their weekend away.

"Are you ready to go?" He asked, turning to Lily who was stood with her back against the car door.

"I think so," Lily sighed.

"For someone who's going to be spending the weekend by the coast, you don't sound too excited," Iain remarked. "Is everything okay? You're not…on your period or anything, are you?"

"Gross," Lily hissed, grimacing as she whipped her head round to face him. "No! I'm just worried."

"Me too," Iain said. "But we've really been looking forward to this, haven't we? We can't let our nerves ruin the weekend for us."

He gave her a gentle smile and walked over to wrap his arms around her neck. Lily breathed in his scent and smiled with him, as his lips made contact with her skin.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too," Lily whispered back.

Lily had never been one to cheat, and she did feel terribly about going behind Henry and Sam's backs. It was the only way to stay safe though. They'd come clean eventually, when the right moment had approached.

"Come on," Iain said. "Let's hit the road, alright? We can stop off at a service station for breakfast."

Lily nodded against him, and the two of them went to climb into the car. Iain plugged in his phone and put his music on shuffle, before starting the engine and pulling away from the flats. As soon as they hit the road, excitement filled them. They were actually doing it. They were actually heading out on an adventure, to another place where they didn't have to keep their relationship a secret. They couldn't wait.

"So what's the plan then?" Lily asked, slipping her sunglasses onto her face. "What are we going to do when we get there?"

"Well, we'll arrive around lunchtime," Iain said. "We can unpack and head out to find a nice restaurant or something."

"And then?" Lily asked. "Come on, Iain. You know how I like to have a plan."

"Well." Iain shrugged his shoulders. "We can walk along the beach with an ice-cream, maybe play a few games in the arcade, before going back to the hotel for some room service and a cuddle."

"Just a cuddle?" Lily teased, raising her eyebrows at him.

"Well…" Iain trailed off and smiled across at her. "Maybe a little more than that if you were up to it."

"I think that sounds absolutely wonderful," Lily said. "Although we do need to save some stuff for the rest of the weekend."

"Don't worry, Chuckles," Iain said and leaned across to give her leg a comforting rub. "We have plenty of time to fit everything in."

They drove in silence for a little while, Lily absent-mindedly scrolling through Facebook on her phone. There weren't many posts from her colleagues and there weren't any messages from Henry or her mum either. Iain indicated to turn left and they took a road up towards the service station. It had a variety of places to grab some breakfast; Subway, McDonalds, M&S, WH Smith, Costa.

"I don't know about you, but I could really do with a bacon sandwich," he said, locking the car and wrapping an arm around her shoulder.

"Oooo, me too," she said, licking her lips. "Costa then, is it?"

"I think so," he laughed and kissed her on the cheek.

It was such a long drive to Brighton, so washing down a bacon sandwich with a lovely cup of tea really helped boost their energy. Lily was able to take a little nap on the way there and she had offered to drive so that Iain could have a sleep as well, but he'd insisted that he was fine.

They arrived just after one o'clock, both absolutely starving and exhausted from being on the road for so long.

"Why don't we leave unpacking until later?" Iain asked. "I'm shattered."

"I did offer to drive," Lily said, as they unloaded the suitcases from the car.

"I know," he chuckled. "But I could do with a nap."

"Me too to be honest," Lily yawned, even though she'd slept in the car. "Why don't we have a sleep, and then we could grab some fish and chips to eat on the beach?"

"Perfect," he said and kissed her on the lips.

He loved being able to kiss her without the worry of anyone spotting them. In Brighton, they could be themselves. There was no sneaking around; no worries, and no one there even knew that they were having an affair with each other. It was as if they were two completely different people.

They checked into the hotel and took the lift up to their room. They were in Room 101 on one of the very top floors. They had a gorgeous view of the beach though, and there wasn't a single speck of dust in the room. It was perfect and they already felt as if they were at home.

"I wish that we could stay here," Lily said, as she opened the doors that led out onto a patio.

"Me too," Iain said and went to stand next to her. "We have all day tomorrow though. Why don't we climb into bed for a couple of hours, eh?"

Lily nodded in agreement and wrapped her arms around Iain's neck, leaning in to give him a loving and passionate kiss on the lips.


Henry wasn't sure why he'd decided to pop into the ED that day. Maybe he wanted to check up on Lily, and see whether or not she really was babysitting. She'd been disappearing an awful lot lately and it seemed weird of her old boss to randomly ask her to look after her daughter for the weekend. Where was Connie going to be during the night? She couldn't have been working all day and all night.

"Mrs Beauchamp," he greeted, when he eventually found her after questioning three members of staff.

"Henry," he sighed.

She had to be honest; he wasn't really the first person on her list of people that she wanted to see.

"What can I do for you?" She asked. "Lily isn't here."

"Oh, I know," he said, smirking to himself. "She's babysitting your daughter for the weekend, right? Georgina, is it?"

"Grace," Connie corrected him, confused. "And no she…."

Before she could continue, she caught sight of the look on Henry's face. She recognised the look from the first time she saw him. It was a look of pure anger. She didn't know where Lily was, she didn't know why she'd told Henry that she was looking after Grace, but she really did not want Lily to be in any danger. She deserved someone better. She deserved a nice man, and in her eyes, Henry certainly wasn't nice.

"Sorry," she added quickly. "Yes. Yes, she is looking after Grace for me."

"Are you sure about that?" He chuckled.

"I'm at work again after a twelve hour shift, Mr Kellerman," Connie said. "Forgive me for being a little confused to begin with."

"Right, of course, I do apologise," he said.

His apology didn't seem genuine though, and it made Connie feel even more suspicious. She wasn't too fussed about him though. It was Lily that she was worried about. She'd obviously lied to him and told him that she was babysitting Grace, so where the hell was she? She reminded herself to send her a text later on when she'd finished work, but she wasn't even sure if she'd reply.

She just hoped that she was okay and not in any danger at all.

I don't think this chapter was my best to be honest, but I hope you still enjoyed it. I apologise for the long wait in updating, but I'd had a slight writers block and wasn't quite sure where to take the chapter.

Thank you to RedBelle94 for her help and opinion on this chapter x