Chapter 34
Connie and Sam had been called into work due to a major accident and so Grace was spending the afternoon with Jess. As she stepped from resus into the department she looked towards the nurses' station where Sam was standing watching her.
Stopping beside him he passed her a coffee smiling. "Thought you might want this…" She smiled gratefully taking it from him before heading towards the staffroom. Zoe, Tess, Charlie and Rita were already sitting in there as they entered. "Hey, how's Grace-" "She's fine, spending the afternoon with Jess and Phoebe while we're stuck here."
Nobody had questioned her about things with Sam but she was also pretty sure a lot of people still had no idea. Cal walked into the staffroom with Lofty and Max "Ah there he is, tell me you're coming to the Christmas party on Saturday night?" Sam nodded before standing up "Am I going to regret this decision?" Cal smiled towards him "No, but what you do there might depend on how you end up going home-" "I told you I really wasn't interested in her, so let me guess you've gone and told her to meet me there that night?"
Connie watched the events unfold trying to hide the smile from her face. Zoe and Rita both watched also with smiled on their faces. "Fine, but I'm not about to change my mind… I'll be going home alone-" "£5 says you don't!" Sam looked to Rita before shaking his head questioningly "I thought you guys would at least support me!" Zoe laughed "£10 says you don't go home alone on Saturday night…" Sam looked to Connie before answering her "Deal." Cal and Max were shocked the clinical lead had joined in but laughed none the less. "Sam, mate you're about to be out of pocket to the boss."
The shift finished pretty uneventfully and before they knew it, Connie and Sam were able to leave and get back to Grace. Connie picked her up from Jess' before heading home after promising that they'd go out one evening soon.
Already at home Sam was cooking dinner for them both and was greeted by a happy and confused Grace. Rather than saying anything the little girl sat down and watched as Connie came inside and was stopped in the kitchen by Sam. "Hey, is Jess alright?" Connie nodding smiling as she leant closer to Sam and kissed him before walking past. "Grace do you want a drink sweetheart?" "No thanks Mum…" the young girl turned away from them with a small smile on her face as she turned the TV on.
Later that evening Grace finally decided to ask them. "Dad are you going home tonight?" Connie smiled as Grace sat between them on the sofa. "Do you want me to?" Grace shook her head as she hugged her father. "Well then I guess I'll stay-" "Really?"
Grace sat up and smiled before looking towards Connie. "Right missy, get upstairs and get your pyjamas on otherwise you'll never wake up in the morning and we've got plans." Grace ran up the stairs while Connie looked towards Sam. "Tell me you've remembered about dinner tomorrow night too?" Connie rolled her eyes sighing "How could I forget the delightful interaction I have to sit through with your Mother tomorrow night?"
She moved from the sofa and headed upstairs to say goodnight to Grace. Already in bed she smiled as Connie wandered into the room. "I love you, I'll see you in the morning baby…" Connie went to stand up but Grace spoke up. "Mum-" "What is it?" Connie sat back down and looked down at Grace as she moved her hair from her face. "Are you and Dad together again? I saw you kiss earlier and you're always happy when he's here." Connie smiled not able to deny it to her daughter, but she found herself not wanting to either. "I promised you this year would be better and I meant it. Get some sleep, your Dad will still be here when you wake up okay. I love you."