Chapter 1:
Chloe looked at her alarm clock. It was 9:00am and her shift had started 30 minutes before. She swore under her breath. Although Sahira, her consultant, was usually a calm person, she couldn't stand people being late, much like Jac Naylor had previously. Chloe ripped of her pyjamas, got dressed, and packed her scrubs in a bag before running out of the door, realising she had left her bag, went back to get it, re-locked the door and sprinted the ten minutes to Holby City General Hospital, seemingly forgetting that she owned a car.
Arriving on the ward, she almost spat out the coffee that she had swiftly bought on site. The lift doors had opened to the person she least wanted to see. Chloe tried to force an embarrassed smile as the woman glared at her.
"Miss Godard. You are a spectacular, 50 minutes late," said Jac Naylor, dressed in her old scrubs. Chloe stared at her.
"Jac!" she exclaimed. "Hi!" Jac rolled her eyes.
"Miss Naylor if you please. You address your consultant with their formal term." Chloe's jaw dropped.
"Um, consultant. You left 2 months ago. To be with Emma. Right?" she said, staring round, looking for Fletch. She made eye contact with him. He looked back at her. And nodded.
"Well, welcome back Miss Naylor," said Chloe in a sarcastic tone. Jac obviously sensed it, as she gave her a cold stare, one only Jac was capable of.
" Miss Godard, please get your scrubs on and start your job. The time you have spent here means you are now 1 hour late. This is not good for your record. " And with that, Jac swept off, her long ginger hair flying behind her, through the door into her office.
Nicky ran up to Chloe. She hugged her, although it was strictly prohibited at the moment.
" I had the same reaction this morning, don't worry. She's not right you know. Something's wrong. Do you think something happened when she was with Emma?" Nicky said, as they walked to the changing rooms. Chloe considered it. Yes, Jac was colder than usual (even though she was the department's ice queen) and she had a disappointed air about her.
"OK, lets begin Operation Emma. We try and find out what happened with Jac and Emma. Ive got people on speed dial that i can call for help," whispered Nicky.
So Operation Emma launched.