LINDSEY'S POV:
"Lindsey, is everything okay, love?" Sandra, my nurse manager asked as I sat outside her office waiting for her
"Everything's fine" I informed her "do you think we could have a chat though?"
"Of course we can. Come in" she replied, opening her office door for me to step inside "so how can I help you?"
"My partner Freddie and his brothers are opening a new business in Leeds hopefully, and I was just wondering what the possibility of a transfer there would be for me?" I inquired, biting down on my bottom lip nervously
"We'd be sorry to see you go, but I could make some calls and see what's said?" she suggested
"If you would, that'd be great" I informed her
"It's a huge sacrifice though, moving for love. Are you sure?" she questioned
"I am" I replied, smiling widely at her "Freddie's everything to me, and as much as we'll miss this place, we'll visit once the business is up and running. His family will be staying here so we can't not"
She smiled at me… "I'll make some calls and get back to you by the end of your shift"
"Thank you, Sandra" I sighed contentedly "I'll see you later"
"Bye, love" she stated as I stood up and made my way out of her office
FREDDIE'S POV:
"How did the chat with your nurse manager go?" I asked Lindsey as she walked in the door
"Bombard me why don't you" she chuckled "but yeah, it went good. She made some phone calls and a place is available at Leeds General Infirmary"
"That's brilliant" I proclaimed, kissing her softly "now we just have to suggest it to Joe"
"How do you think he'll react?" she inquired, raising an eyebrow at me
"We'll soon find out. No time like the present" I replied, taking her hand, both of us making our way into the kitchen
"You alright, you two?" Joe asked as we walked into the kitchen
"Yeah, do you think we could talk to you?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"Sure" he replied, shutting his laptop "what's up?"
"I wanna run the business in Leeds" I informed him "Lindsey's been in contact with her nurse manager today and she's managed to potentially secure a place at Leeds General. What do you say?"
"I'd love to say yes, mate, but it's not fair on you two" he sighed, motioning to me and Lindsey "running a business is a big deal"
"I know that, and I can cope with it" I assured him
"But what about you, Linds? Could you cope with it too?" he questioned "both of you working long hours etc?"
"Freddie wants this, that's what matters to me" she informed him, smiling at me warmly
"I still think it's too much" he admitted
"What's too much?" Ziggy asked as he walked into the dining room
"Freddie wants to run the business in Leeds" Joe informed him
"Well I was thinking" he admitted "how about if I go too?"
"What about you and Ruby?" Lindsey questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"We're not together anymore" he informed us
"What happened?" she asked
"She's too young for me" he sighed
"Right, so there'll be two people running the business. What do you say now, Joe?" I asked
"Okay" he replied "as long as you're both sure it's what you want?"
Ziggy and I nodded our heads, my arm wrapping around Lindsey's waist, pulling her into me…
LINDSEY'S POV:
"What did she say?" Freddie questioned as he walked into the bedroom as I finished up my phone call with Sandra
"She's gonna send my details over to Leeds General now and give them my number. They'll be contacting me in due course" I informed him as I stood up, beginning to get changed out of my uniform, his arms wrapping around my waist from behind, his lips running up my neck "can I help you?"
"I was thinking we could finish what we started this morning?" he suggested "and celebrate the move?"
"You may have to remind me what we started this morning" I informed him
I laughed loudly as his arms lifted me off the ground and carried me to the bed, dropping me down onto it softly, him coming to hover over me immediately, his lips capturing mine… "I think we were about here"
"I'm starting to remember now" I replied, winding my arms around his neck as he lowered the majority of his body weight onto me, grounding his crotch against mine
"I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you" he informed me suddenly
"Where did that come from?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him as I played with the hair at the back of his neck
"Nowhere. I just wanted to tell you" he replied, kissing me softly "and this is where you say you can't wait to spend the rest of your life with me either"
I chuckled and rolled my eyes… "I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you either"
Capturing my lips with his again, we slid beneath the covers for some very amazing celebrations…