Title: Moving On
Author: Raven Shadowrose
Rating: M
Pairing: ?/?
Summary: Dixie has been left broken hearted by Cyd's departure from the Holby team, what will happen when Cyd is replaced by Hannah Darbyshire and Dixie takes a liking to her? Will she find the happiness that she has been searching for, or will she end up with even more of a broken heart?
Disclaimer: I do not know or own any of the characters from Casualty, any original characters and the story are my property and I do not give permission for anyone to use this story.
A/N: This story will contain some femslash, if you do not wish to read then, by all means, back away slowly the way you came, other than that, enjoy the story and reviews are appreciated.
Thank you to chan. nelson4444 and BeethovenRIP for your comments, enjoy the chapter :)
Chapter Twenty-Eight.
Dixie was quite nervous, Cyd was back again, she was glad that Cyd was here, but Jeff wasn't too happy. She called all of the paramedics together for the weekly briefing. 'Hello everyone, I would like to welcome Cynthia 'Cyd' Pyke back to the team, she left us for a little while but she is back now as a replacement for Emma who has moved back to New Zealand. Please make her feel welcome. Check your ambulances and make sure you have everything you need before you leave on your first shout. Have a good day everyone.' Dixie looked at Jeff, he had a scowl on his face, she wished that he would support her in putting Cyd back on the team. Why couldn't he be happy for her? She was pleased that Hannah and Polly were making the effort to be nice to Cyd and trying to make her feel welcome, it was just Jeff that seemed to have a problem with her. She sighed quietly, he probably thought that he was avenging her somehow, he always did have a sense of loyalty to her that made him completely and utterly against anyone that hurt her in the slightest.
Jeff couldn't believe that Dixie was just welcoming Cyd back with open arms after everything that she had done to hurt her. He was trying to keep his mouth shut as he knew that it was likely to get him into trouble, but, the desire to say something to Cyd was rising in him and he was finding it harder to ignore it. 'Jeff?' It was Cyd, what did she want?
'Yes.'
'I hope we can be friends.' Friends, she must be joking, after what she did to Dixie. Did Cyd really think that he would just be friends with her? 'Jeff, talk to me.'
'We're not friends, Cyd, you're just here because Dixie wants you to be here. If it was up to me then you'd be still be in Cheshire for what you did to her.'
'Don't tell me you're still holding on to everything that happened in the past.'
'Yeah, I am. Do you know what happened after you left?'
'No, I think that you're going to tell me though.'
'Dixie broke down, she wasn't herself for a good while. I have never seen her cry like that before, but she cried over you. You hurt her Cyd, hurt her so much that when we went home that night Dixie cried herself to sleep. I heard her from my room, she cried for over an hour before she finally fell asleep, you made her feel worthless.'
'Stop it.'
'Hit a nerve have I?' Jeff saw Cyd blinking back tears, he was glad that he had got to her, that he was hurting her as much as she hurt Dixie. 'Let's look at why you hurt her in that way. Dixie told you that she was in love with you, right before she risked her own life getting that snake so she could save yours. Dixie saved your life and you repaid her by throwing it in her face and transferring, you didn't even have the decency to say thank you. All because she said she loved you.' Jeff was feeling a bit guilty, Cyd had tears running down her face, maybe he had gone too far. 'Jeffrey, that's enough, my office, now.' Dixie sounded angry, he was for it now.
Dixie was angry with Jeff, she wished that she had intervened earlier, she had heard the conversation, but something had stopped her getting in between Jeff and Cyd. She went to Hannah, there was nobody she trusted more to help Cyd. 'Hannah, will you look after Cyd for me? I need to have a word with Jeff.'
'Of course I will, don't worry.'
'Thanks beautiful.'
'No problem.' Dixie watched Hannah take Cyd to the rec room, Cyd would be all right with Hannah, she trusted her to look after Cyd and make sure that she felt all right. 'Jeffrey, with me.' Dixie went to her office, Jeff had gone too far with Cyd, he shouldn't have said what he had to her.
Dixie shut the office door behind her, she wanted this to be private. 'Sit down.'
'Dixie...'
'I said, sit down.' Dixie folded her arms and waited until Jeff sat down. 'You went too far Jeff, that was uncalled for. Did you really have to make her cry like that?'
'She hurt you Dixie, did you forget that?'
'No, I am merely letting it go. The past is the past, I just want it to stay there.'
'I can't believe you're being like this, you saved her life and she treated you like dirt.'
'I am not going to hold a grudge, life is too short for that.'
'I can hold it for you.' Dixie sighed, Jeff was being very stubborn.
'You will apologise to Cyd for what you said to her.'
'No, I meant every word.'
'Jeffrey, you will apologise.'
'No.'
'Fine, you will work with Cyd all day until you apologise.'
'Dixie, you don't mean that.'
'I mean every word.'
'Dixie, please.'
'No, you have my judgement.'
'Fine.' Jeff got up and stormed out of the office, Dixie vowed not to back down, Jeff had done wrong and he needed to apologise to Cyd for what he had said to her.
Cyd sat down on one of the chairs and took the glass of water and the tissue that Hannah handed her. 'Thank you.' She carefully wiped her eyes to get rid of the tears. 'Are you all right?'
'He really hates me, doesn't he?'
'He's just being Jeff, he talks before he thinks.'
'He's right though, I did treat Dixie badly.'
'Maybe you did, you're here now and if you really want to then you can make amends.'
'Do you think so?'
'Yes, the past is the past.'
'Dixie says that all the time.'
'Does she?'
'Yes, she used to anyway. Are you still with Dixie?'
'I am.'
'I'm glad to hear it, she obviously trusts you and loves you.'
'Thank you Cyd.' Cyd saw Hannah smile as she talked about Dixie.
'Why are you being nice to me?'
'Because there is more to life than holding grudges against people.' Cyd smiled at Hannah, she felt a bit better now.
Dixie went into the rec room, Hannah was still sat with Cyd. 'Hannah you can go to Polly now, I'll see you later.'
'See you later Dixie.' She waited until Hannah had left the room.
'I am sorry Cyd, what Jeff said to you was out of order.'
'It's all right, it's not your fault.'
'I am making him work with you until he apologises for what he said to you.'
'Dixie, you don't have to do that, he's just angry at me, probably rightly so.'
'I do, he should apologise to you.'
'Okay, do you want me to tell you when he's apologised?'
'Yes, if he says anything else to you then I want to know about it.'
'All right. I'm glad you're still with Hannah.'
'So am I, I'm moving in with her Cyd.'
'So, it is serious then?'
'Yes, I love her and she loves me, I see no reason to wait.'
'I'm happy for you.' Dixie was happy, Cyd sounded genuinely pleased that she was still with Hannah and that they would be living together.
Cyd went to the ambulance, they'd been given a shout a couple of seconds ago. Jeff wasn't talking to her at all, he just ignored her, she figured it was better than him throwing insults her way. She thought back over what Dixie had said about Hannah and moving in with her, she was clearly very serious about the younger woman. Cyd could tell that Hannah was serious about Dixie too, the little looks and touches they shared all pointed to that they loved each other. She sat back in her seat, it wouldn't be long until they reached the address that they had been given. She picked up her kit from the ambulance. Jeff had been quiet all the time he had been driving to the shout, he obviously wasn't speaking to her unless he had to.
Jeff looked up at the building, it had clearly seen better days, the call from control had said there had been a fire at the factory, it was supposedly abandoned, but they had been called out just in case there was anyone inside. Jeff went over to the fire commander. 'Is there anyone in there?'
'We don't think so, the building has been made as safe as it can be.'
'So we can go in and look around?'
'Yes, just be careful, our crew is about to go in now.' Jeff shouldered his pack and walked into the building behind the fire crew, he was vaguely aware of Cyd walking just behind him. He looked around as he went inside, the building was clearly beyond saving. He looked around but saw no one, he hoped that there had been nobody in here when the fire started. The commander of the crew was still looking around upstairs. 'There's nobody here.' Jeff breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the other part of the ground floor. He was aware of a noise above his head and then hands grabbing his arms and pulling him back. He watched in shock as part of the ceiling gave way, he would have been under it if someone hadn't pulled him out of the way. Jeff turned to see Cyd stood behind him, she had saved his neck even though he had been so horrible to her earlier. Jeff suddenly felt very guilty, he was going to have swallow his pride and apologise to Cyd and then thank her for what she had done for him.
Dixie saw Jeff and Cyd's ambulance pull up, she knew they had been to a dangerous shout. Cyd got out first and Jeff followed her. 'Cyd, how did it go?'
'There was nobody in the building when it was set on fire.'
'That's good to hear. I am glad you are both back safely.' Dixie was curious when Jeff came over to herself and Cyd.
'Cyd, can I have a word?'
'Of course you can.'
'I'm sorry for what I said earlier, I was out of line.' Dixie felt her eyebrow raise, she had expected it to take a lot longer for him to apologise to Cyd. 'It's okay.'
'Thank you.' Dixie looked confused, why was Jeff thanking Cyd? 'She saved me, the ceiling came down and nearly landed on me, if she hadn't pulled me out of the way then I would have been badly injured.'
'No problem, I'd do it again. I'm going to get a drink.' Dixie watched Cyd leave, she hoped that things would be better between her two friends now.
Hannah and Polly went over to Jeff and Dixie, it looked as if they had made up after their little argument earlier. 'Is everything okay?'
'Everything is fine beautiful.'
'Good.' Hannah smiled, something had clearly happened to make Jeff apologise to Cyd, she would get all the details from Dixie later on. Hannah linked arms with Dixie. 'Are we still on for helping Polly move her stuff into her new room later on?'
'Of course we are.'
'Good.' Hannah was quite excited, most of Dixie's things had been moved into her house already, she was still staying with Jeff as she didn't want him to be alone. Hannah understood, Dixie loved Jeff, he might annoy her but he was her best friend and she cared for him. Once Polly's stuff had been transferred to Dixie's old room then she would stay there. It was going to be a sad time for Jeff and Dixie as they had lived together for so long, but Jeff and Polly were welcome whenever they wanted to visit, even if it was every night of the week. Hannah made a quick note in her mind to ask Cyd to help out with the moving, she wanted to get to know her new colleague and hopefully new friend a little better.
