Tuesday 1st July

6am

Jonny turned over in the double bed, only to find that the other side was empty but he wasn't surprised - he hadn't been able to sleep either. He climbed out of the bed and checked the empty living room, but in the end, he found her sitting at the small table in the kitchen holding a worn book in her hands.

"Whatcha reading?" He asked as he sat opposite her at the table. She passed him the book names 'The Outsiders' by S. . He opened the book to see that it was a library book and it was last stamped out in December 1984. "I would say this is due back but this book is so old the library has probably closed down by now." Jonny said to break the silence.

"I've had this since I was little. I just found it in the draws and... Paula read it. After the donation last time, she'd been reading it." She stated as she looked at the book, not into his eyes like usual.

"Well screw Paula, it's just me and you from now on." Jonny said as he placed his hand over hers on the table and placed the book on the kitchen side behind him so it was out of her sight. "You know I said I could manage a few hours without food for you? I was lying, I am starving." Jonny moaned and Jac smiled. "Anyway, what do you say to a quick one in the shower?" Jonny winked.

"Won't that use up your remaining energy seeing as you have none from food?" Jac raised an eyebrow.

"Probably." Jonny nodded. "But it'll be worth it." Jonny smiled as he got up and untucked Jac's chair. "C'mon. You know you want to." He sung. Jac rolled her eyes as she got up and glided towards the bathroom with Jonny -who looked like a kid in the sweet store- swiftly following behind her.

7:45am

"Ah, here they are!" Sacha bellowed as he, Mo and Elliot rose from their seats at the nurses station on Darwin -the ward where the transplant would take place- because Jac and Jonny had arrived, each with a small holdall in their hand.

"That makeup will need to be taken off Ms Naylor." Mo stated.

"Told you." Jonny smirked and Jac once again rolled her eyes.

"Which bay are we in?" Jac asked bluntly.

"Bay five." Elliot and Mo said at the same time.

"Jac you're on the bed closest to the door, Jonny you're on the second one. There's a gown on each bed, just get changed and I'll come in I a minute to weigh you both okay." Sacha smiled. Jonny smiled before he turned on his heel and followed his partner into the room but annoyingly, Mo followed them because she had noticed that Jac wasn't right. Jonny dumped his bag on the bed whilst Jac placed her bag on the chair besides her bed in the bay with just two beds.

"Right, I need to take a leak so I'm just gonna go and get changed in the loos alright. Be back in a sec." Jonny said as he picked up the hospital gown and then left the room. Jac hadn't noticed that Mo was behind her so she placed both hands on the bed and leant on it as she let out a small groan.

"You alright?" Mo asked worriedly which caused Jac to jump a little.

"What do you think?" Jac grumbled.

"Is it the endometriosis?"

"I don't know." Jac snapped.

"Well are you on?" Mo asked bluntly.

"No the dialysis stopped everything."

"I wouldn't be so sure." Mo said quietly as she caught glimpse of a mark on Jac's trousers. Jac looked down and then closed her eyes in disbelief. She had had one period since the dialysis had started many weeks ago, and of all days, her second one had to be that day. "I'll go and get you some supplies from the store room." Mo said softly as she patted Jac gently on the back and then left the room.

"You gonna get changed?" Jonny asked as he reentered the room in a hospital gown. Jac quickly turned around to face him and kept her legs together so that he wouldn't see the leak.

"Um, yeah in a minute." Jac nodded frantically.

"You seem a bit... Nervous." Jonny stated.

"Well aren't you?" Jac asked as she hoped that Mo wouldn't arrive with the products in her hands for Jonny to see.

"Not really. I trust the surgeon." Jonny replied as he packed his clothes away in his bag.

"Right, who am I weighing first?" Sacha asked as he entered the room.

"Him." Jac stated quickly.

"Alright then, Jonny you wanna come with me." Sacha smiled and the two men left the room making it easier for Mo to sneak into the room.

"Has Jonny just gone for his weigh in?" Mo asked.

"Yep."

"Right, I didn't know which ones you'd want so there's a mixture in there and you'll need to make your mind up about what you're gonna wear for theatre." Mo stated as she handed Jac a small, black drawstring toiletry bag. "I mean you're probably going to be in theatre for three or four hours and then it'll take another three or four hours until the general anaesthetic will wear off so it might be cutting it a bit fine to use a tam-"

"Thank you Maureen, can I get changed now?" Jac interrupted.

"Yeah sure. But do you want me to get you some pain relief?" She asked and Jac reluctantly nodded. "Alright I'll be back in five."

It was 9am and Jac, Jonny, Mo, Sacha and Elliot were all in the room because Jonny was going to be taken to theatre at quarter past and they wanted to spend some time together before they would be in different operating rooms soon. Both patients were on IV lines to keep their fluids up and they were in hospital gowns to Jac's annoyance. Because of the procedure, Jonny had to go into theatre about an hour before Jac did so that the kidney could be harvested so she'd have to wait a little while without him.

"Jonathon, I'd just like to say that I am so very proud of you for doing this for Jac." Elliot stated gratefully as he shook his hand.

"What what can I say? Jac's a very persuasive person when she needs something." Jonny joked. "Nah but seriously, I'm just happy I can help." Jonny smiled. "You alright? You've been very quiet, even for you." Jonny asked Jac as he took his IV drip with him and sat next to Jac on her bed.

"I think it's just' pre-op nerves." Mo said because she knew that Jac was experiencing abdominal pain and because it was a feminine issue, she didn't want the three men in the room knowing what she was going through. Even if they were all medical professionals.

"What? You don't trust Mo not to take some of your liver while she's in there?" Jonny joked.

"Nah, I was going to go for a lung lobe, get it right." Mo laughed.

"Right' I'd better get going and scrub up I'd just like to say good luck to everyone, and before I go, I need to do this." Sacha stated as he went over to Jac's bed and gave her a warm hug. "And I'm not gonna say goodbye, because I'm going to see you again in a few hours okay." Sacha said softly over her shoulder.

"Try not to kill him." Jac said halfheartedly as they pulled away. "I'd miss him too much." She added.

"Aw, come here you soft cow." Jonny chuckled as he pulled Jac into a hug.

"Ah, looks like I'm not the only one that's got to go." Sacha announced as a nurse arrived at the door with a wheelchair.

"Jonny?" She called.

"I love you. Don't you ever forget that." Jonny whispered over Jac's shoulder.

"I love you too. And don't go and die on me, there's too much paperwork." Jac replied. Jonny smiled as he pulled away and gave Jac a deep kiss. He then pulled away and Sacha helped him into the wheelchair with his IV saline bag.

"See you soon." Jonny said as he was wheeled away.

"Bye." Jac mumbled.

"Yep, I'll see you later." Sacha nodded before he followed, leaving just Jac, Mo and Elliot in the room.

"Listen, I've got to go and do one more ward round but I'll be back soon alright." Mo said as she got to her feet from the bedside chair.

"I'll stay with her." Elliot said softly.

"I'm not a little girl, I don't need looking after." Jac argued but she didn't do so aggressively because she looked forward to spend time with the man who had been like a father to her. Mo smirked before she left the room too.

"Are you nervous?" Elliot asked.

"Course not." Jac replied with the small smile that Elliot knew she meant the complete opposite.

"Would you like me to go with you to the anaesthetics room when the time comes?" Elliot asked kindly.

"No thanks. I've got to argue with them until they'll let me put my own catheter in." Jac stated smugly.

"Why? You'll already be under when they do it." Elliot stated.

"Yes I know that." Jac stated with a hint of anger.

"I sense I'm touching a sensitive subject here." Elliot said and Jac nodded. "Right. Well I finish at five tonight. What would you like me to bring you and Jonny for dinner?"

"Oh you don't have to."

"Well it's either I bring you some food, or I think today's menu for new kidney transplant patients is a disgusting potato and leek broth." Elliot stated. "C'mon, you can chose anything that's fairly clear and high in protein. How about a chicken broth? It's my mothers recipe." Elliot suggested. They both knew that after their operation, both Jac and Jonny would have to have a clear liquid diet for a day or two until they could begin to introduce solids.

"Um, yeah that'd be great thanks." Jac smiled.

"No problem."

10am

Jac and Elliot were having a conversation when Mo came in with a wheelchair.

"You ready?" Mo asked.

"Um can we just stop by the toilets on the way?" Jac asked awkwardly.

"Yeah sure." Mo nodded.

"Alright, I'll come and see you later okay." Elliot said softly as he gave Jac a gentle hug.

"Thanks for staying with me." Jac smiled.

"My pleasure." Elliot replied before he left the room.

"Right you need to tell me what you're gonna wear so I can tell the nurses in recovery." Mo stated bluntly as Jac slid off of the bed. "And you need to wear these" She added as she handed Jac a pair of disposable underwear that was designed to be worn in theatre by women when needed.

"There, happy?" Jac snapped as she briefly showed Mo a tampon that she had taken from the bag in her bedside table, then she concealed it in her hand and sat down in the wheelchair.

"Thank you. I've had an update from Sacha by the way: he said Jonny's doing fine and there's been no complications so far." Mo stated as she began to push the consultant down the corridor.

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