I have used some of last Saturday's episode in this chapter, of course, I have changed it to fit this story, and I hope it works well and that you like it.
Today was Jeff, Dixie's 13-year wedding anniversary but Jeff woke up in a foul mood since he got up out of bed this morning so he angrily picked up the phone and called his sister to see if she could have the girls. All Jeff wanted was to spend time alone with Dixie on their anniversary.
"Hey Sis, I was wondering if you could possibly have the girls over night?" Jeff asked as he filled the kettle and flicked the switch.
"Oh I'm sorry Jeff, I am already out that night but, it had been any other time I would have had my gorgeous nieces" Jeff's sister sighed as she really wanted to have her nieces over night.
"It's alright, don't worry" Jeff said pouring the hot water into his mug and then adding some to Dixie's drink.
"What's the occasion?" Sarah asked wondering.
"It's our 13-year wedding anniversary"
"Oh really wow, god has it been that long?. Oh look at me I will let you go bye baby brother" Jeff said his goodbye and then put the phone down.
Jeff took the 2 drinks into the lounge were Dixie was sitting and handed one to her and then sat down and took a sip of his tea thinking who he was going to get to baby sit for the girls when it hit him he could ask some work colleagues.
"Mum, have you seen my school top?" Maddie called down stairs
"It's on your bed, with your other things Love" Dixie called back shaking her head and going back to putting the washing in the washing machine.
Jeff sat at the table reading a paper getting even more irate by the second and everything thing that never used to bug him was now annoying him.
"Mummy, where's my school shoes?" Olivia called out as she searched her room for the missing shoes.
"They are where you always leave them Olivia" Dixie called out.
"Oh for god sake make them stop yelling" Jeff said as he placed the paper on the table and now held his heads in his hands rubbing his temples.
"What's gotten into you this morning, you're so miserable today and please try to cheer up before our shift in an hour or so"
"I'm fine," Jeff snapped.
"And a happy anniversary to you too" Dixie mumble under her breath as she left the room leaving Jeff to nurse his headache.
Half an hour later Jeff and Dixie were ready to leave for work but they were now waiting for the girls. Olivia came down stairs a few minutes later and stood with her parents.
"What the hell is she doing up there?" Jeff said pointing to the stairs.
"I don't know Jeff, just calm down for goodness sake"
"Maddie, what the hell are you doing up there? Come on hurry up" Jeff yelled up the stairs and a few minutes later Maddie came rushing down the stairs.
"What were you doing up there?" Jeff asked bluntly.
"I couldn't find my English book" Maddie looked at Dixie where they shared a look.
That morning they took the girls to school, said their goodbyes, and told them that one of them would pick the girls up or someone from work would pick them up. Jeff and Dixie arrived at work and changed in to their green work uniforms. Dixie walked out of the locker room, walked towards the ambulance, and began the checks. Jeff walked towards the break room and made the teas then left carrying the drinks with him and handed Dixie a cup of tea.
"I'm just going out" Jeff went to walk away but Dixie spoke.
"Where are you going?" Dixie asked eyeing Jeff suspiciously
"God, Do I have to run everything by you?" Jeff snapped before he stormed off. Dixie sighed as she watched Jeff leave the ambulance bay.
Jeff walked into the ED and walked over to reception to see that there was a massive queue and Louise was already on the phone and Noel was dealing with a line of angry patients so Jeff just walked past and headed towards cubicles where he saw Sam and Tom standing at the nurse's station.
"Hey, you guys what are you doing after work?" Jeff asked
"Nothing really, Why?" Tom asked
"We'll it's mine and Dixie's wedding anniversary and well I wanted to have some time alone with her Dixie and well I was wondering if you could baby sit the girls?"
"Oh yeah I would love to" Sam said instantly
"Really that would be great, is that alright with you Tom?"
"Oh it's fine honestly, at least you know they are in good hands" Tom chuckled.
"Very true. Would you be able to pick them up from school at three? They go to St Mary's school"
"I know where that is, sure no problem because we finish at half 2 today. Would you like us to have the girls over night and we could drop them home to grab some things then take them to ours?" Sam asked
"that would be great thank you both so much for this" Jeff shook Toms hand and thank Sam and handed her his number in case of an emergency before he walked away and headed and back to the ambulance bay.
Jeff walked back into the ambulance bay when he saw Dixie talking to Rita the new nurse who joined a week ago and who Jeff was not too keen on.
"So the miserable wonder returns," Rita said sarcastically to Jeff
"What's she doing here?" Jeff pointed to Rita
"She's with us on shift, didn't I tell you? well anyway she's with us the whole day"
"Oh fantastic" Jeff said sarcastically before he climbed into the driver's side of the ambulance and shut the door slamming it shut.
"Is he always like that?" Rita asked shaking her head.
"Yeah...pretty much"
A shout came in about a block of flats and a young couple who lived on the four floor so the team jumped into the ambulance with Jeff driving and Dixie the passenger seat and Rita in the back as they rushed along and made to the flats and climbed the stairs were they saw the door already open and walked in to silence as they looked round when Dixie called out.
"He's in here Jeff" Jeff walked into the lounge to see Dixie already on the floor doing her job.
Rita left them to it and looked round the flat seeing it was damp, dingy place that needed cleaning and a seriously need of redecorating. When a young girl came over to Rita and Rita looked her over for track marks and saw that the girl was pregnant.
A while later Rita was trying to help the young girl who was getting rather distressed and getting angry.
"Who the hell do you think you are telling me what to do with my baby, I saw you look for track marks on me because presume that I am using"
"No I am just trying to help and think about what's best for the baby" Rita back away from girl who was becoming even more distressed.
In the other room Jeff and Dixie could hear Rita, the young girl talking, and their voices rising as they spoke. Jeff looked at Dixie to see that she also could hear them. They share a knowing glance as they continued to listen.
The shout was over when they were told to leave by the young man who they helped but just wanted them to go away.
"Nice one Rita, if you had kept your stupid opinions to yourself we wouldn't be leave" Jeff said bluntly.
Another shout came through a few minutes later with a man involved in a machinery incident. They team headed to the shout.
"Oh this is so fast Jeff, look that old woman is speeding past us and we are the ones on a shout not her," Rita said looking out the window.
"I can't believe that you just insulted Jeff's driving" Dixie shook her head in bewilderment.
"Oh I'm sorry should I have said something like ...oh Jeff you're driving so fast. You're the fasted I have ever had"
The ride to the shout was quiet until they pulled up at the shout and jumped out of the ambulance and rushed over to the man trapped into a machine screaming in pain. Dixie rushed off first to the gentlemen ad began to put a line in his arm. Jeff spoke to the fire crew who gave him not so good news.
"Dix" Jeff said calling Dixie over and she came rushing over.
"It's not looking so good Dix, they said that they will have to take it apart piece by piece and this could cause well..."
"Ok, I will stay with Rita" Dixie went to head back to Rita when Jeff took hold of her arm.
"Dix, wait... I'm sorry I know I have been a complete jerk and especially today on our day and I want to make it up to you"
"I don't think this is the right place or time Jeff... I better get back to Rita" Dixie walked away leaving Jeff to watch her go and never look back. Jeff watched Dixie treat this scared, worried man thinking that is my wife, and I am so proud of her and love her with every fibre of my being.