Chapter Twelve

A/N - So, this chapter will reveal a twist. I didn't know if I was going to follow this idea but it seemed like it would be good. If not, I'll delete this chapter and re-write it.

Thank you to sweeet-as-honey for reviewing chapter eleven. I literally cannot thank her enough for her support on my Casualty fanfics.

This won't be long. I'm struggling with my issues right now and finding it hard to write.

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Chloe was rushed to the ED. She was losing conciousness and quick. Iain went with her. He couldn't lose his daughter. She meant so much to him. "Come on baby girl. Stay with me," Iain begged. He hated that he had been the cause of this. "I'm so sorry. I love you so much."

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They arrived at the Hospital. Cal was on his break when he saw Chloe being wheeled in. "Iain! What happened?"

"She tried to kill herself. Everyone has got to her and she tried to end it all," Iain said. The whole ED could see his tears. "Stop staring at me and help my baby girl!"

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Rita arrived at the ED. She immediately went to find Chloe. She had a connection to the girl and adored her so much. She saw Iain standing outside resus. He was in bits. "Have they said anything?" She asked.

"They're trying to save her. Connie says they're gonna have to pump her stomach. Its not looking good, Rita. We might lose her," Iain said. Fresh tears were rolling down his face. "I can't lose her, Rita. She's everything to me."

Rita held her boyfriend. She didn't want to lose Chloe either. She was like her daughter. No one knew that Rita had a daughter who had been taken when she was a newborn. Rita had gone for a bath and when she came back, her baby girl had gone.

Since the day she lost her daughter, Rita had a locket that she kept in her locker that she wore whenever she finished her shift. In that locker was a picture of her baby girl.

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Connie had pumped Chloe's stomach. She wasn't going to lose Chloe. Not when she had just given birth to a beautiful baby girl. Cal walked in. "How is she?"

"Lucky to be alive. Whatever caused this must be addressed because this is the second time I've had to save her life. I might not be so lucky next time," Connie said.

Cal nodded and took her hand. "Can I have a minute with her?"

"Sure."

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Connie had told Iain that she had managed to save Chloe. He and Rita were talking. "I never told anyone this. Not even Mark but I had a daughter eighteen years ago. She was so small and perfect. I went for a bath and left her in the care of a nurse. I came back and my baby had gone. Someone took her," Rita admitted.

Iain was shocked. "I wasn't there for Chlo's birth. I didn't even know Sam was pregnant. Then one day, she turns up with a baby and says she's mine. I had a DNA test done. She is my girl," he said.

Rita smiled. "At least she's had you. Sam had no right walking out on her little girl. I would never have done that. My baby girl was my life," she said.

"What was her name?"

"Chloe Michelle Freeman. She weighed 7lb 3oz," Rita said with a smile on her face.

Iain frowned slightly. "Chlo's middle name is Michelle. And she weighed 7lb 3oz. I knew all this when Sam told me."

Rita smiled slightly. "Coincidence. Sam and I have great taste in names," she said.

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Cal took Chloe's hand and sat down. "Why did you try and do it? Why leave our baby girl? What has she ever done?" Cal asked. He knew Chloe wouldn't answer. She hadn't woken up yet. "Chlo. She needs her mummy."

"Angel will need you both of you, Cal."

Cal looked up to see Charlie. He checked Chloe's obs. "You said Angel will need her mum. She'll need her dad too, Cal. She's unwell at the moment and doesn't have a clue what's going on."

"There's a reason for that, Charlie. She's only three weeks old and in an incubator," Cal said. He wasn't in the mood for a pep talk right now when all he wanted was Chloe to wake up.

Charlie sighed. "When she wakes up, she's going to need all the support she can get. She's unwell mentally, Cal. She will need time to heal and she might not want the struggles of an ill baby."

Cal rolled his eyes. "Chloe adores Angel. She never once left her side. Today has been the exception and look why. She thought everyone hated her."

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Iain realised there was something suspicious about Sam and Chloe. The way Sam acted with Chloe wasn't how a mother acted. There had to be an explanation. Iain realised Sam wasn't Chloe's mum.

Immediately, Iain went to find Rita. "I think I may know what happened to your Chloe."

"She was taken, Iain. Don't make me relive that," Rita said. It was too painful to even think about.

Iain sighed. "Chloe's my daughter. I know that from a DNA test but Sam doesn't act like a mum to her. You've always had a motherly instinct towards Chlo. What if, Sam wanted my baby but we weren't trying for one. So she went to the Hospital to get a random baby and was going to pass her off as mine."

Rita was confused. "I don't get how she would know that she was your baby."

"She didn't! Hence the reason she took a random baby," Iain said. It was all coming together now. "We could get a quick DNA test done? On you and Chlo."

"Is that possible?"

"It will be."

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Although it was against protocol, Connie agreed to allow a DNA test between Rita and Chloe. Iain hoped the result would be what he wanted. "The results of this quick DNA test are in," Connie began. She looked at both Rita and Iain. "Chloe is your daughter, Rita."

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Cal was now sitting with Angel. She had improved so much. "Daddy has been an idiot but when mummy is better then he's going to make it up to her. Because he loves her too much to see her hurting," Cal said to his sleeping baby. He knew he had hurt Chloe but he would make it up to her. No matter how hard she made it.

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A/N - Tell me what you thought of the twist. If its not liked, I'll take this chapter down and rewrite it.

Sorry there wasn't much Chloe in this but I thought considering she attempted suicide, she could have slipped into a coma.

Hope you liked this.

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