'I'm driving home for Christmas Oh, I can't wait to see those faces'

Cal smiled as the song come on to the radio, driving home for Christmas by Chris Rea was one of Connie's favourite Christmas songs. Every journey home from work had consisted of the song being played on repeat, and the house was always filled with the tones of Chris rea and Connie singing along with it.

"What you grinning about?" Asked Rita who was sat beside Cal in the passenger seat. Ethan was sat in the back, his eyes full of worry as he watched the snow fall down from the sky, all of it settling and making the driving conditions dangerous. Cal was only driving at 10 miles per hour and yet every so often the tyres would slip slightly.

"Connie. This is her favourite Christmas song, always singing it" He smiled fondly at the thought of Connie who was waiting at home for the three medical professionals to get home so that Christmas could really start.

"She is full of surprises! Have you ever seen her cry at a film?" Rita asked laughing at the thought of Connie sitting and crying at anything.

"She'll cry at anything at the moment. Caught her tearing up over a kitchen roll advert the other day" Cal recalled walking into the lounge to find his partner curled up on the sofa wiping her eyes as the advert came to an end. When questioned about it Connie had stated that it was just amazing how far the world had come over the years. Cal had practically bit his tongue off just trying not to laugh.

"A Kitchen roll advert" Rita roared with laughter" She is never ever ever going to hear the end of this"

"Hmm…" Cal murmured as he fiddled with the gearstick and pushed down harder on the exhilarator. A frown appeared on his face as he continued to try and rev the engine. The car refused to shift and the engine suddenly cut out.

"Shit!" Cal hissed as he turned the keys several times, desperate to get the car to start again. Rita and Ethan looked to each other before looking back at Cal.

"What's happened?" Ethan questioned as he looked around him. The road was dead, no traffic or people in sight.

"Were stuck, the snow must have been too thick for the car to get through. I'm going to go and see if I can give it a push" Cal mumbled as he undid his seatbelt and opened up the door heading out to the snow.

"Cal don't be stupid, stay in the car, that's what the AA always say!" Rita called to him hoping the doctor would take some notice of her pleas.

"I'll be alright, I just need to give it a bit of a push" Cal answered as his feet made contact with the snow and stood up.

"I really don't think that this is a wise idea" Ethan added as he stuck his head between the front two seats.

"You two need to chill out a little" Cal rolled his eyes before slamming the car door shut. He turned to move around to the back of the car, but before he could move out of the road he caught sight of a car skidding towards him, the lights shining brightly in his eyes, startling him. He was temporarily blinded, his body froze like a rabbit in the headlights.

"CAL! MOVE" Rita cried desperately as she undid her seatbelt in a panic. She had clocked the car at the same time as Cal, it had come out of nowhere and now it was heading towards Cal and the car.

"Quickly, get out" Ethan shouted as he too undid his seatbelt and jumped from the car on the other side. He pulled Rita's door open just in time. The blonde flew out of the car knocking Ethan flying several metres before landing on top of him. There was a sudden loud thud and Cal's car went spinning down the road. The other car crashed into a nearby tree. Rita lay on Ethan for a second more before daring to sit up and take in the scene. She clambered up, her body shivering and turned to face where the car had previously been.

"CAL" She screamed as she spotted the registrar lying lifeless in the middle of the snowy carriageway, blood seeping from his head.

"Ethan, you need to call an ambulance now" Rita screamed to the man's brother who was sat at the side of the road with his knees tucked under his chin, tears pouring from his face. The young doctor made no effort to move instead staying motionless his eyes not leaving Cal's body.

"ETHAN! CALL THE AMBULANCE!" Rita cried again as she bent down over Cal and began to look at the injuries. His eyes were shut so Rita slowly opened them one by one. Her heart sunk. The right pupil was blown.

"Come on Cal, just wait sweetheart. Connie will be wanting you home for Christmas" She sobbed as she wiped a piece of hair from his eyes and placed a kiss on his forehead.

"Fight for her"

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The ringing of the phone made Tess jump slightly as she stood writing up her notes at the nurse's station. She sighed before picking up the receiver. It was Dixie and Iain. Tess listened to their words before she felt a lump in her throat and her body suddenly lose colour.

"Okay, we'll get it all sorted. Just make sure he is ok" She finished the conversation and hung up before slamming the phone down, grabbing the attention of the nurses and doctors that were floating about.

"We have an incoming emergency, Doctor Knight has been involved in a crash and it looks like he may be critical. Lofty I need you to phone Mrs Beauchamp and let her know, Charlie and Lily, you're with me. Could some also get hold of Zoe Hanna, were going to need her here… now"

Sorry for the delay in updating! The last week or so has been a little crazy!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and new year, hope you enjoy the update!

:)