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Chapter 13:
It has been a week since Cara's scan and now today is the day she leaves for Cardiff, she is still managing to hide her pregnancy and she doesn't see the point in telling anyone at the hospital that she is pregnant because she probably won't see them again and she'll leave it to Raf if he wants to.
"Morning Nurse Martinez, last day isn't it?" Serena says as Cara enters the ward, Cara gives a friendly nod and begins to tie her hair up, "No Mr Di Lucca this morning?" Serena says as she realises Raf always enters the ward with Cara as of the start of their shifts.
"No I don't think he's on until lunch" Cara lies, in fact she hasn't seen or heard from Raf in over two days since their heated argument a few nights ago which was about Cara leaving Holby and moving to Cardiff.
Serena gives a nod and gets on with what she is doing, Cara makes her way over to her first patient of the day and begins to treat the patient.
"So Emily how long have you had these stomach pains?" Cara enquires as she pulls her latex gloves on and looks at the young girl who is sitting on the bed looking up at Cara.
"All day but they started to get worse when I was at school and then I passed out and woke up here" Emily explains to Cara who gives her a friendly smile, and with permission lift's Emily's top up and begins to feel Emily's stomach.
Cara gives her a friendly smile and pulls her top back down and removes her gloves "I shall just go and get a doctor, Emily, but can I get you anything for the pain?" Cara questions as she looks at the girls notes and realises she hasn't been given any pain relief yet, Emily shakes her head and Cara goes off to find a doctor.
She sees Raf enter the ward and she avoids him at all cost and quickly makes a dash for Arthur "Dr Digby!" She calls and Arthur turns around, "Would you mind taking a look at this patient for me?" she questions politely.
"Can't Mr Di Lucca do it?" Arthur questions as he can see that Raf is free.
"No! I need you, come quick" she blurts and Arthur looks at her a little confused and follows her over to the patient "Emily Ferrington, 14, admitted this morning with abdo pains and complaining of stabbing pains in her lower right abdomen" Cara announces as Arthur comes over to Emily's side and listens to what she has got to say.
Arthur begins to examine Emily he has never seen Cara so uptight in the whole time Cara has been at the hospital "Nurse Martinez?" Arthur calls and Cara ignores him, it seems that she is off in her own little world "Nurse Martinez!" he tries again but still Cara doesn't reply "Cara!" he almost shouts and Cara snaps back into reality and looks over at Arthur.
"What?" she questions as she glances over her shoulder at Raf.
"Can you get Emily 500mg of paracetamol for the pain please" Arthur requests and Cara gives a nod and heads over to the drugs trolley and opens it up with her keys which are attached to her ID badge, and heads back over to Arthur once she has got the Paracetamol and locked the trolley back up.
She hands the paracetamol over to Emily in a small paper cup and fills the glass up with some water and hands the glass to Emily and gives her a sympathetic smile.
Once Cara has finished treating Emily who turned out to have a ruptured appendix, Cara sits herself down at the nursing station and begins to fill out the transfer forms for Emily who has been taken up to Keller.
Serena approaches Cara and smiles at her "Can I have a word in my office please" she says and Cara's gets up and follows Serena through to her office. "I have been told by Dr Digby that you aren't yourself today, is everything alright?" Serena questions.
Cara stands by the edge of Serena's desk and smiles "I'm fine I'm leaving for Cardiff later aren't I? sorry if I seem a little distracted" Cara apologises.
"And everything's alright with the baby, right?" Serena questions.
"Yes everything is perfect I got my twenty weeks scan in 7 weeks but I've booked it at the royal infirmary in Cardiff" Cara explains.
Serena thinks to herself for a moment she knows something isn't right with Cara because Cara never takes her eye off the ball "...And the baby's father?" Serena questions as she messes with a pen which is on the table.
"What about him" Cara questions.
"Is he alright with you moving to Cardiff?"
"Yeah" Cara mumbles as she looks down at her hands, Serena tries to make eye contact with Cara.
"Are you sure?" Serena questions her and finally Cara cracks.
Cara begins to stutter and whimpers "No... he's not... he doesn't want me to leave... he doesn't want the baby to grow up being so far away from one of us at a time" Cara cries.
Serena gets up out of her office chair and walks over next to Cara and puts her arm around her and at the same time offers her a tissue "Oh Cara" she says sympathetically.
She sits herself and Cara down on the sofa which is up the corner in her office and puts her arm around Cara and gives Cara a shoulder to cry on "We...we had a-an argument a few days ago about it and I haven't seen him since" Cara cries .
Raf bursts into the office and makes Cara jump "Ms Campbell!" Raf says as he stands in the door way and looks at Serena and then casts his gaze over to Cara who is looking down at her lap with a wet tissue in her hands.
"What is it Mr Di Lucca?" Serena questions.
"I need your assistance in theatre" he replies and Cara glances up at him before looking back down at her lap once again.
"Can't you get Dr Digby or another consultant to help you?" Serena questions and Raf shakes his head, She looks at Cara and places her hand on her knee before replying to Raf "Okay prep the patient and I shall be with you soon" she says and Raf leaves the office wondering what is up with Cara.
Serena gives Cara a smile and hands her another tissue "Take as long as you need" Serena informs Cara and leaves the office.
She gives a heavy sigh as she puts the wet tissue in the bin and pulls her phone out, she feels so guilty about leaving Raf for Cardiff she wanted to say but she has already given her notice and she knows that Mr Hanssen has approved the notice now.
Cara finally composes herself but it's still obvious she has been crying because her eyes are red and puffy "Ahh, Cara just the lovely nurse I was after" Fletch says as she leaves Serena's office.
"Okay" Cara questions nervously as she doesn't like the look on Fletch's face as he said that to her just.
"Okay so me and a few others-" Fletch begins but Cara cuts him off.
"What others?" she says curiously.
Fletch smiles and lists them "I, Arthur, Morven, Katie and Ellie from radiology, Ms Campbell and Raf, we have all decided you need a leaving party so meet us at Albie's after your shift for some leaving drinks" he replies.
"Okay" Cara nods slowly as she is unsure about it all "Who's idea was this?" She adds.
"Now that would be telling" Fletch laughs and Cara frowns she wants to know who's idea this was but no one is telling her.
"Please Fletch tell me, please" Cara pleads but Fletch simply shakes his head and then walks away, Cara gives him a suspicious look before carrying on with her duties.
For the rest of the day Cara carries on with her rounds and every now and then gives everyone suspicious looks, as she can't stop thinking about who's idea it is to have some leaving drinks for Cara.
After Cara's shift she makes her way over to Albie's with Morven and Arthur, Everyone tries to buy Cara alcoholic drinks as soon as she arrives but she makes up an excuse that she doesn't want to be kicked off the train for being drunk, as well as it only takes a few drinks before the alcohol gets to her head and she doesn't want to end up breaking her leg like she did when she was at Uni and then spent twelve days in hospital followed by eight weeks in a plaster cast.
"Come on Cara at least have one drink to see you off" Fletch smiles and he looks over at Morven who is watching her to see what she does.
"I can't my taxi will be here soon" she replies and Fletch frowns, "I'm just going to say goodbye to Raf he's been so lovely too me since I began so it's only right I go and thank him for everything" Cara smiles, as she heads over to Raf who is sitting on a bar stool next to the bar.
"Hi" she says softly as she leans on the bar and looks at Raf.
"Hi, so your off now" Raf says as he stares at the bottom of his full pint of beer, Cara places her hand on Raf's hand and smiles at him.
She thinks to herself before replying "You do realise I shall be coming up to see you loads once this one is born" she gives him a cheery smile but Raf continues to look at the bottom of his pint.
"Cara? taxi is outside" Fletch calls to her and Raf looks over his shoulder and then looks back at his pint.
"So I guess this is goodbye" Cara mutters and Raf feels his heart shatter into a million pieces, she places a kiss on Raf's cheek and closes her eyes as she does it, he places his hand on her cheek and smiles then she pulls away.
Cara picks up her handbag and looks at Raf one last time and starts to walk she feels her heart shatter into a million pieces but what she doesn't know is that Raf feels the same way about her too.
"Don't go" Raf murmurs and Cara looks over her shoulder at him and stops before stopping and turning to face Raf who is five feet away from her.
"Why not? there's nothing left for me here, I've handed in my notice at work I've moved out my house there is nothing left here and nothing which can make me stay" Cara admits, she feels her stomach do a summersault and then her heart starts to flutter but at the same time she can feel herself welling up.
Raf looks down at his pint on the bar "Please don't go... I...I... love you" Raf stutters and then swears under his breath as he realises he has probably made the biggest mistake yet.
"What was that?" Cara questions in complete and utter shock she doesn't know whether Raf is telling the truth or is just trying to make her stay.
Raf gets up off his bar stool and stands facing Cara about six feet away from one another he clears his throat "I said I love you" he smiles as his Scottish accent sends Cara's heart a flutter.
"Okay" Cara says hoping he'll say something which isn't as awkward as what he has just said.
"Marry me!" Raf splutters and the whole pub goes quiet "I love you Cara, There's nothing else I want apart from you and this little one" Raf says as he moves closer and places his hand on her flat stomach "Please Cara" he says as he looks into her eyes.
Fletch, Morven, Serena and Arthur all stand at the other end of the bar in shock they couldn't believe what Raf has just said, "What Cara's pregnant!" Arthur says in shock and Serena nods and shushes him.
Raf continues to look at Cara who looks like she has just seen a ghost, he starts to feel like he has said the wrong thing until a smile appears on Cara's face, she says nothing and leaps into his arms her legs wrapping around his waist tightly as they begin to kiss as everyone in the pub begins to applaud them.
"I take that as a yes then?" Raf smiles and Cara nods as he stands her carefully back on her feet and leans down a little and kisses her again.
"I love you" Cara mumbles as she looks up at him, he takes hold of both her hands and smiles down at her he still can't believe he picked up the confidence to ask her that question.
Fletch comes over to them as everyone else in the pub starts to get on with what they were doing before "So congratulations are in order... twice" Fletch laughs as they are joined by Serena, Morven, Arthur and Zosia who has just walked in.
"What have a missed?" Zosia questions Arthur as she notices how close Raf and Cara are standing.
"They've just got engaged and also they have announced that Cara is pregnant" Arthur updates Zosia on the past five minutes she has just missed.
Zosia gives them a cheery smile and continues to talk to Arthur and Ollie.
"So how long gone are you?" Morven questions as she comes up next to Cara and hugs her a little awkwardly.
"Fourteen weeks" Cara smiles as she still can't get over the past five minutes of her life, Serena gives Cara and Raf a smile and hands Cara a glass of orange juice and Raf a glass of wine.
"So a Christmas baby then?" Morven speaks up as she has just added up the dates, Cara giggles and nods before she feels Raf's arm slip around her waist and she feels herself get pulls slightly closer.
"The midwife said around the 24th December but it could be days or weeks before or even after that date" Raf replies to Morven and Cara smiles because he actually remember the due date.
Serena comes back over from the bar and hands Morven, Zosia, Arthur, Ollie and Fletch a glass of wine and says "I think you should all join me in a toast to Raf and Cara... oh and also to their baby" Serena announces as she raises her glass and so does everyone else.
"To Raf and Cara and the baby" everyone says as they raise their glasses in the air before taking a sip, Cara looks up at Raf and he leans down and kisses her once again.