Extreme Takeover, Holby Edition
Their parents ran the hospital during their life, and now that they're older, it's their turn.
Pairings are Jac/Joseph, Maddy/Linden, Connie/Sam, Diane/Ric and Chrissie/Olly.
'Something you want to tell me?' asked Cassie enquiringly, a smile on her face too.
'It starts with I'm seeing Max,' said Erin. 'But it's a hell of a lot more complicated than that.'
'How?' asked Cassie.
'I'm surprised that Fin never told you,' said Erin. 'Although I did make him promise he wouldn't tell anyone. Max was Alex's father...he was the one I cheated on Jay with.'
'When did you remember that?' asked Cassie. 'I thought you'd forgotten...'
'When everyone was visiting me, and we were talking about Alex, Max said that I could always have another baby, I asked him if he was offering, all jokily, and then I had a flash of memory. It wasn't much of a memory, just me and him, inflagrante delicto, if you catch my drift. So when Adi went into labour, everyone went their separate ways and I asked Max to stay. We talked, and he told me everything that happened. Then we decided to make a go of things between us. Fin only knew because he came to see me and Max showed up for our date,' explained Erin.
'It's alright Eri,' said Cassie reassuringly. 'I don't blame Fin. I understand the bond that the two of you have, and the whole sibling secret protection, the secrets that I made Taylor keep, you would not believe! And I'm happy for you, I really am...'
'Can you not tell anyone?' asked Erin. 'I'm going to wait until the next big family gathering and then tell everyone?'
Hugging her, Cassie said, 'No problem.'
'So we're definitely going to tell them tonight?' asked Max, rubbing a stressed Erin's shoulders.
'Yeah,' replied Erin, leaning back into his touch. 'Mmmm that feels so good.'
'Any idea how we're going to break it to them?' asked Max.
'Nope,' said Erin. 'But Cassie knows, that's one step of the way. I'm thinking we blurt it then explain.'
'We might as well,' replied Max.
'How do you think they'll react?' asked Erin.
'About us or Alex?' asked Max.
'Both,' she replied quietly.
'I think they'll be shocked, but they'll be happy for us,' said Max reassuringly. 'Maybe we will all get the chance to grieve properly once it's all out in the open.'
The tears pricking her eyes, Erin said, 'I'd be having my 12 week scan about now if I was still pregnant.'
'Oh sweetheart,' he said, taking her into his arms and holding her close.
'I wasn't ready for her,' she said sobbingly. 'But I would've loved him or her with everything that I was. And you would've too. We would've made great parents.'
'Yeah, we would,' said Max, kissing her forehead. 'But Alex will always be in our hearts, even though we never had the chance to be his or her parents. We'll never forget them.'
'I never want to forget,' said Erin. 'Because remembering keeps me sober. It's my fault that we lost Alex Max, my drinking did it.'
'Don't dwell on the past Eri,' he said softly. 'Focus on the future. You and me, we're the future.'
'Yeah,' she replied, snuggling into his embrace.
'Want to go for a walk?' he asked.
'To Alex's bench?' she asked.
'Yeah,' he replied. 'It should be fully erected now.'
Erin tried to stifle a giggle.
'There's the old Erin Cullen,' he said cheerfully.
'You did that on purpose,' she said, wiping the tears from her eyes.
'Of course I did,' he replied with a wink. 'Come on.'
Taking her hand, he led her out of the door and down the pathway to the park, where Alex's bench was.
'It looks bare,' commented Erin, sitting down on the bench and looking around.
'It's only just been put here,' commented Max. 'We'll bring things up here to brighten it up a bit. The plaque looks nice though, very shiny.'
Looking behind her, Erin said with a sigh, 'Yeah. The words don't do her justice.'
'No words can,' said Max, sitting down beside Erin.
'Alex Valentine, forever in our hearts,' read Erin.
'She is,' stated Max, pulling Erin closer to him.
'Yeah,' she replied, cuddling into him.
Quietly at first, Erin began to hum, her humming turning into words as she softly sung.
I'm wishin' on a star I'm wishin' on a star And I wish on all the rainbows And I'm wishin' on tommorow I never thought I'd see Just think of all the moments And I didn't mean to hurt you, I feel it's time we should make up, baby I feel it's time we should make up, baby, I'm wishin' on a star And I wish on all the rainbows And I'm hopin' on all the days to come I'm wishing on a star Oooo, oh oh oh oh oh oh, Ooo. to follow where you are I'm wishin' Ooooo, ooooooooo
To follow where you are
I'm wishin' on a dream
To follow what it means
To follow where you are
I'm wishin' on a dream
To follow what it means
That I see
I wish on all the people
Who really dream
Praying it'll come
And I'm wishin' on all the lovin'
We've ever done
A time when you would be
So far away from home
So far away from me
That we spent
I just can't let you go,
For me, you were meant
But I know
That in the game of lovin',
You reap what you sow
I feel it's time for us to get back together
Make the best of things, oh baby,
When we're together,
Whether or never.
I feel it's time for us to get back together
Make the best of things, oh baby,
When we're together,
Whether or never
Oh woh woh, ooooooo, ooooo
To follow where you are
I'm wishin' on a dream
To follow what it means
That I see
I wish on all the people
We ever greeted
And days to go
And I'm hopin' on days of
Lovin' you so
To follow where you are [follow where you are]
I'm wishing on a star, oh oh,
And I wish on all the rainbows that I see
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Wishin' on a star
[Wishin' on a, wishin' on a, wishin' on a]
Wishin' on a star
[Wishin' on a, wishin' on a, wishin' on a, wishin' on a star]
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Wishin' on a star
'You have the voice of an angel,' said Max softly.
'Thank you,' said Erin. 'We should be going soon, have to get ready for the party.'
'Yeah,' replied Max quietly.