Zosia ripped her coat off, threw it at her dad, and before he could stop her, she ran to the edge of the lake.
"Zosia! Zosia, no." Guy shouted but he stopped at the edge of the ice where his daughter had already taken a few unsteady, slow steps.
"Jonny, stay calm, you're gonna be okay." Zosia said calmly because it was clear the casualty was hyperventilating. She cautiously walked over to where the hole was, only she fell in too because more of the ice cracked and she screeched as the icy, perishing water hit her skin.
"Zosia!" Guy shouted but she quickly resurfaced and like Jonny, took deep breaths, she heaved herself out using her arms until she was lying down on the surface of the ice to spread her weight over a greater surface area. She -with great difficulty- heaved Jonny out onto the ice besides her and then took several deep breaths because she had managed the first hurdle.
Mr T left Jac who was slightly trembling in Mo's capable arms so he and Guy stood at the edge of the lake, ready to help the two Arctic casualties.
"Careful, careful." Mr T said softly as Zosia slowly got to her feet and then she helped Jonny up who was profusely shivering.
Both of them felt so numb and achy that it was a bit of guess work for moving. Zosia had Jonny's arm slung around her shoulders as she took some of his weight, both of them dripping wet as they slowly made their way back to safe land.
"Get off me." Jac ordered pathetically as she squirmed out of Mo's grasp and went down to the edge of the lake. Once he stepped foot on dry land, Zosia was grabbed by her father and picked up bridal style, whilst Jac pulled Jonny into a tight hug. He wanted to pull away from her because her getting cold would do her nor the baby any good, however he didn't have the strength to pull out of her arms.
"J-Jac, you need to g-go inside." Jonny stuttered.
"We all need to go inside, you lot look after Jonny I'm gonna run Zosia a bath in the bathroom." Guy stated as he carried his dripping wet, shivering daughter who was powerless to argue into the lodge.
Guy placed his daughter down on the bathroom mat and ensured she was steady on her feet before he turned and shut the bathroom door.
"What're you doing?" Zosia demanded weakly.
"You're at risk of hypothermia, you're gonna have a warm bath to gently reheat you, and I can't leave you by yourself in case something happens. And before you ask, no I'm not going to look." Guy explained as he turned on the taps in the bath and put the plug in. "C'mon, at least take your jumpers off while you're waiting for the water." He ordered.
"I-i..." Zosia stuttered before she sighed and gave in. Guy watched as she raised her shaky hand and then fumble with the zip of her first hoodie so he unzipped it for her and then stepped back. "Thanks." She muttered before she pulled the hoodie off and then put it in the sink because it was still soaking wet.
Jac and Mo escorted Jonny to their ensuite bathroom and he was clearly in a worser state than Zosia because he had been in the water longer. They sat him down on the toilet seat lid and then Mo turned the taps on to fill the bath up.
"Jac, go and get changed." Mo ordered gently. The consultant had gotten wet from hugging Jonny and she was freezing cold beforehand, but now she just wanted to focus on getting the father of her unborn child warmer.
"I'm fine." Jac muttered.
"Jac, just go. You're only gonna be about two meters away from him." Mo laughed softly.
"G-go on, go." Jonny forced a smile. Jac went to speak but she couldn't come up with a comeback or an excuse so she also forced a smile before she slipped back into their bedroom.
"What are we gonna do with you Maconie?" Mo joked as she checked the temperature of the water filling the bath.
"Love me, feed me, n-never leave me." Jonny smiled.
"Stop trying to be Garfield, she's the ginger one not you." Mo joked quietly.
"I heard that." Jac stated loudly and Mo and Jonny both sniggered before Jonny began coughing. He leant over the sink before he threw up a minuscule amount of slightly off looking water. Upon hearing the spluttering, Jac ran into the bathroom -in leggings and a tight white vest- to find Mo gently rubbing Jonny's back.
"He's alright, it was only a little bit." Mo said quietly as she rubbed Jonny's back soothingly.
"No blood?" Jac queried sheepishly.
"Nope, just a little water." Mo replied.
"I'm not a patient." Jonny moaned.
"No but you are a muppet." Mo stated as Jac entered the bathroom properly in just her tight vest and leggings. The registrar glanced at Jac's body because it wasn't often that Jac wore such revealing clothes that showed how big her bump really was.
"What? I'm only gonna get wet again." Jac said defensively. "Go on, I can look after him." She added.
"Jac," mo began sternly.
"Mo, h-honestly, I'd rather it was just Jac." Jonny admitted.
"What? You embarrassed about what damage the cold water might've done to your ding-dong?" Mo joked.
"To be honest, I don't think it could get much smaller than it already was." Jac stated and Mo looked at Jonny and smirked. "And as for pinky and perky," she began.
"Oi, it did the job f-for you didn't it?" Jonny protested shakily.
"Right, I think I've heard enough." Mo interrupted as she headed for the door. "Just gimme a shout if you want anything, and I've got my phone on me if you don't wanna come and get me." She smiled before she left the couple to it and closed the bathroom door.
"Oh crap, my phone." Jonny gasped as he tried to open his coat pocket, only his numb fingers wouldn't allow such a simple task so Jac squatted down besides him, unzipped the pocket for him and then took out his dripping wet HTC.
"Well that's dead." Jac concluded after pressing several buttons.
"I still have 4 months left on that contract!" Jonny moaned pathetically.
"Well at- oh..." Jac mumbled. She had attempted to stand up, only the pressure had been to great for her pelvic floor muscles and she had leaked, and there were a few drips of urine on the floor between her legs- not that it was distinguishable from the small puddle of water that had accumulated from Jonny's dripping clothes and shoes anyway.
"H-here, you finish off and I'll check the water." Jonny offered as he slowly got up off of the toilet seat and then lifted the lid up for Jac. He kept facing the opposite way as he checked the temperature of the bath water that -to Jac- was only around lukewarm but they couldn't heat him too quickly due it risk of cardiac arrest. Reluctantly, Jac pulled her slightly damp leggings and underwear down and relieved herself, whilst Jonny remained respectful and didn't look at all.
Zosia laid in the bath of clear, warm water unclothed and she was feeling self conscious. Her father was sitting with his back against the bath, facing away from his daughter so that he could check that she wasn't going hypothermic, and so that he could keep the water at a good temperature, and slowly increase it.
"Feeling warmer yet?" Guy queried out of concern.
"Mm, although a hot cocoa wouldn't go amiss." She admitted sheepishly.
"I'm not leaving you, but I'm sure Mo'll make you a drink." Guy concluded as he took out his phone.
Five minutes later there was a gentle knock at the door and Zosia instinctively used one arm to cover her chest and the other to cover her groin.
"I'll leave them just outside the door." Mo announced before they heard her pad away from the bathroom. Guy opened the door, and collected the two cups of cocoa before he closed the door behind him.
"One hot cocoa." Guy smiled as he held it behind him with his arm outreached. Zosia took it before her father slid down the side of the bath and sat on the bath mat with his back to his daughter again.
"Thanks." Zosia said shakily as she wrapped her hands around the warm mug with the base of it resting just below her collar bone to warm her chest up too.
"What's thirteen squared?" Guy queried.
"What?" Zosia asked confusedly.
"Just making sure you're still fully alert and lucid, what's thirteen squared?" He repeated.
"169." Zosia stated.
"And what's-"
"Dad, I'm not answering anymore questions." Zosia stated which let a silence linger over them for a few minutes.
"Zosia, you shouldn't have done that today. If you hadn't have been able to get out then-"
"Dad, Ms Naylor's baby still has a father, and Ms Effanga still has her best friend." Zosia stated angrily.
"Well someone's in a mood." Guy sighed before he took a sip of his hot drink.
"Well sorry but someone put her in a mood." Zosia grumbled.
"Why? What've I done?" Guy protested.
"Can't I just take a bath by myself?" She moaned.
"Zosia, you know what hypothermic patients are like, they can be fine one moment and unconscious the next."
"But I'm not hypothermic." She argued.
"Right sorry, just... Let's just calm down and relax." Guy said calmly, he didn't want things getting too heated whilst his daughter wasn't 100% safe.
Jac rested her chin on the edge of the bath whilst Jonny laid in the warm water, raising his body temperature.
"Y'know, if this was the other way around, you wouldn't let me in the bathroom, let alone sit next to the bath." Jonny stated smugly.
"So? You're happy with your beer belly, I hardly see that as a positive." Jac retorted.
"Haha." Jonny said sarcastically. "Are you warm enough?" He asked. Jac looked down and readjusted her tight vest top once she realised that it had slipped down at the top a little.
"I'm not the one who fell into a freezing lake." Jac stated.
"No, but that doesn't mean you can't get cold." Jonny stated.
"I... Might, go and get a jumper." Jac admitted sheepishly.
"Go on, I'll be fine, I'm not going anywhere." Jonny smiled. Reluctantly, Jac stood up but she groaned from her aching back and had to lean on the wall for support.
"I'm sorry," Jac apologised as she squeezed her eyes shut. She had been trying to say those words for a long time but the pain seems to force it out of her. "It was all my fault."
"Don't be sorry, I'm sorry, it was my own fault." Jonny stated.
"Yeah but I threw your hat, if I hadn't have done that then you wouldn't have been on the ice in the first place." Jac said quietly.
"Jac, I'm fine, honestly and it wasn't your fault." Jonny smiled. "Now go and get a jumper, and then check on Zosia. Tell her I said thank you very much." He ordered.
Guy and Zosia sat in an awkward silence where the only noise was an occasional swish of water from Zosia moving in the bath which they were gradually draining a little and then adding more hot water. Then there was a gentle knock at the door.
"Zosia?" Jac queried quietly.
"Don't come in!" Zosia ordered.
"No, no I won't it's just... Me and Jonny, we wanted to say thank you, we're very grateful, and I mean it." Jac explained as she twiddled her thumbs.
"It's fine, how's Jonny doing?" Zosia queried.
"Um, he's a little chilly but he's getting there." Jac replied. "You?"
"Yeah, the bath's nearly normal temperature so I'm not too bad." Zosia replied.
"Okay well um... Thanks again." Jac said before she left to waddled back to Jonny.
With her hair now almost dry, Zosia had just gotten into bed under her thick duvet and blanket. She had plenty of layers on, and although she was still a little chilly, she was much better. She had just gotten comfortable when her dad returned with her hot water bottle and a steaming cup of peach and raspberry tea.
"There we go." He smiled as he let Zosia pulled the hot water bottle under the duvet and onto her stomach to warm her up. She then took the cup of tea from him and smelt the enticing aroma of the sweet, soothing liquid. "Do you want anything else?" He asked.
"Um, no thanks." Zosia replied before she took a sip of her drink. Guy nodded before he headed for the door. "Although..." Zosia began sheepishly.
"Yes." Guy raised an eyebrow as he leant in the doorway.
"I wouldn't complain if you put your duvet over me as well." She smiled sweetly.
"Do you want me to tuck you in like a ten year old too?" He joked as he took the single duvet off of his bed and then laid it on top of Zosia's bed where she was already under a duvet and blanket. "Anything else?" He queried.
"No. Oh but um, could you check on Jonny for me? Just make sure he's okay please." Zosia asked.
"Yeah sure, now get some rest." He ordered before he pulled the curtains and then closed the door to leave Zosia in peace.
Mo and Mr T sat cuddled together on the sofa. Had it been a few days ago, they'd probably be at it in their bedroom but Mo's menstrual cycle prevented any thing of the sort- and along with it came strong, throbbing pains in her abdomen. Mr T laughed at a joke made by Michael McIntyre on live at the Apollo when he noticed that there was a tear rolling down Mo's face.
"Oh Mo..." He said softly as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and gave her a small squeeze. "You should've said it was this bad." He said softly. "Why don't you try taking a hot bath?" He suggested.
"I'm fine, honestly." Mo forced a smile but Mr T saw straight through her.
"Right, I'll go and run it for you, you come to the bathroom in five minutes." He ordered. He pecked her on the cheek before he got up and headed for the bathroom.
Jac and Jonny were lying in bed together despite it only being 6pm- they just wanted to cuddle with each other because Jac was suffering from exhaustion, as was Jonny after the days events. They were both lying in silence, when Jac let out a sigh that was louder than she intended.
"You okay?" Jonny croaked.
"I can't sleep." Jac mumbled.
"Would you like a back massage to help you relax?" Jonny queried.
"No thanks, those always make me need a wee." Jac smiled.
"Well, is there anything else you want? In fact we haven't had dinner yet, what d'ya fancy?" He asked softly as he stroked her hair.
"Diazepam." Jac replied sleepily.
"Oh okay, I'll just pop down tescos and get a few bottles for ya." Jonny replied sarcastically.
"I'm being serious, I can't get to sleep but I'm knackered." Jac moaned.
"Why don't... We have a takeaway?" Jonny suggested. "Your choice for type and dishes and you can have as much as you want. You're usually sleepy after you've eaten so that might help." He smiled.
Mo entered the bathroom to find the bath filled with steaming water topped with foamy bubbles along with a full bar of dairy milk chocolate on the side. Mr T was just lighting the tea light candles around the room when he turned and noticed Mo who was timidly standing by the door.
"C'mon in." He smiled. Mo entered and was surprised when Mr T closed the door behind him and then switched the light off in the windowless room leaving just the candles to warmly light the dim room, giving it an orange glow.
"I..." Mo trailed off shyly.
"I'm gonna stay with you, but not in the bath, just by the side." He smiled.
"But... I'm on." Mo croaked eventually.
"I know, c'mon it's nothing I haven't seen before." He chuckled softly. "And, I'm not gonna look anyway, if that's what you're worried about." He added. Mo was slow to start off, but she quickly got undressed and then slipped into the bath of hot water and hoped that the heat would soon relieve her of her pain. Mr T sat besides the bath just like Guy had done for Zosia earlier, only this time, he faced the bath because he and Mo were partners, not father and daughter. Mo closed her eyes in the still water with the bubbles covering her entire body so she felt comfortable, which was helped even more by the dim lighting because he wouldn't be able to see much if he tried anyway. "Feeling better at all?" He queried.
"Mmmm." Mo smiled with her eyes closed. "Pass me some of that chocolate." She added. Mr T unwrapped the bar, snapped a block off and placed it in Mo's mouth for her.
10pm
After all six of them sharing an Indian takeaway, they were filled, warmed up and sleepy. They had spent a little while watching TV when Guy called it a night and left leaving the five medical professionals in the living room with Mo and Mr T cuddling under a blanket on the sofa, Zosia besides them, and Jonny in the armchair with Jac on top of him in a spooning position as his body accommodated for every nook and cranny of Jac's body on her back.
They had mostly had hot curry dishes, though Jac had had a korma all to herself because she knew a spicy meal would only aggravate her heartburn which was triggered by even the smallest of hot foods.
"Why don't we go to bed?" Jonny suggested as he nudged Jac who was comfortable on top of him, only her comfort accounted for nothing because she just could not sleep thanks to her restless daughter, and her restless mind which seemed to be running wild with how her birth would plan out.
"Seriously, I can't sleep... I've been trying for ages." Jac replied quietly.
"Well you might be more comfortable in bed." He whispered.
"I won't, I'm comfy here." Jac replied sweetly as she looked up at her partner. Jonny pecked Jac on the forehead before he tightened his grasp on her.
"You want a back massage, or neck slash shoulder massage? Or any food or drink? Anything at all, you name it and I'll get it." Jonny said kindly.
"Like I said earlier, diazepam." Jac retorted causing Mo and Mr T to shoot a worried glance over at the consultant, before they realised that she was in fact joking.
"Well, I think I'm gonna call it a day." Mr T stated quietly. "You coming?" He queried.
"Yeah, I'm knackered." Mo forced a smiled as she got up and followed Mr T to their bedroom after saying goodnight to Jac and Jonny. Thankfully, the bath (and chocolate) had made Mo feel a lot better so she wanted to get to sleep before the cramps returned in the hope that she would be able to sleep through them. After she brushed her teeth and got ready for bed, Mo silently slipped into bed with Mr T behind her with his arms wrapped around her abdomen. "I'm sorry about being a grump." She apologised as the pair laid there in the dark.
"You haven't been a grump, you've just been quiet." Mr T said softly. "And some might consider that a good thing." He joked quietly which earned him a playful elbow from his partner. "Don't worry about waking me up if it gets worse in the night." He added.
"Just shut up and sleep." Mo muttered.
"Okay, now you're being a grump." Mr T laughed before he recognised the lingering silence as an order to sleep so he settled down before he let sleep overcome his tired eyes.
Zosia went and got into bed but Jac and Jonny remained on the sofa because Jonny felt obliged to stay up whilst Jac had lost the ability to sleep. Little did they know that with a storm brewing outside, a restless unborn baby and returning menstrual cramps, none of the six would be getting a decent night's sleep...
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