Bernie had recently flown back to the UK after being away at Nairobi for a few months to make sure that her new hospital was ready to open after making a few little changes. The blonde had invited to Jason's and greta's wedding but no one had heard back from her so they didn't think she was able to make it but Bernie was planning a surprise of her own as it was Bernie's and Serena's 4th anniversary.

Serena had started to give up on her relationship with the blonde, as each time she would try to communicate with Bernie all she got back was Radio silence and started to wonder if Bernie was really with the wait. As Serena was working through her shift when she got a call to meet her in the on call room, Serena agreed and met Leah there. She went in and forgot to lock the door. They started to make out on the bed

Bernie had landed in the uk and went back to Serena to see if she was there so she started to look around the house while eating a cheese and ham sandwich that she had made while she was in the kitchen, she sighed not seeing her around her house so she picked up Her rucksack and put over her shoulder and took a slow walk to the hospital.

Soon as Serena and Leah was finished in the on call room, Serena sat at the nurses desk, typing up some reports when she started to feel guilty, she got out her phone and brought up Bernie's number and began to text to her "Bernie we really need to talk" she typed out but soon decided to delete the sentence Unknowingly that Bernie was about to surprise her.

When Bernie finally reached the hospital she managed to put her stuff in the shared office without Serena seeing, the blonde came up to the nurses table and put her warm hands over her partners eyes as the blonde did this Serena thought it was Leah

"Not know, I'm working"

The blonde looked a little confused for a moment before she went a head in continuing to surprise her, and leaned her head neck to Serena's

"Surprise" the blonde spoke in her soft husky voice with a smile

The brunette looked directly into her partners eyes "Bernie... your.." the brunette paused taking a breath from where she was shocked to see her "Your back"

"Fresh off the plane...I wanted to see you" the blond paused seeing the look on Serena's face "You...You don't seem pleased to see me..."

"No bern, I'm pleased to see you, I really am it's just that work has been so busy, you know how it goes"

"Unfortunately I do... when's your break?" The blonde smiled before asking her partner a question

"I've already had it"

"Oh, oh okay, no worries" the blonde replied a little disappointed

Serena nodded "I've got a lot of work to do , why don't you go home or something?" The brunette snapped at the blonde as she guilt was eating her alive.

The blonde looked confused again "don't snap at me, I only asked a simple question"

"And I gave you an answer..."

"Okay, fine just come and find me when you're done...or if you want to spend time with me before my trip is over..."

"How long are you planning on staying this time?"

"A little longer then last time..."

"Oh, okay, can't guarantee that we can spend time together as much as you wanted..Work is extremely busy.."

"i'm just going to let you get on with it" The blonde spoke with a nod and picked up her rucksack as she left the nurses station, she sighed to herself knowing that something was with Serena, like she was hiding something. The blonde made her way to the staff room after she put her stuff in her locker, she made herself a cuppa tea and lent back on the counter holding her cuppa tea, and drifted into a day dream as she was thinking on what was wrong with Serena.

Donna walked in and smiled instantly seeing that Bernie was back, Donna walked over to the counter and also made herself a cuppa, and watched Bernie for a few seconds. Bernie shook her head lightly as she came out the daydream as she could tell someone was staring at her

"Sorry"

"Don't be... When did you get back?"

The blonde sighed "A few hours ago, meant to be a surprise visit... but she doesn't wanna see me.. waste of a trip..."

Donna looked at her and raised an eyebrow "She loves you to pieces... she never stops talking about you..."

"She really wasn't pleased when I surprised her this time... she snapped at me and she hasn't snapped at me like that since she lost Elinor..."

"Im really sure its nothing, The AAU has been really busy since you left, so it could just that she's stressed with running the AAU on her own..." Donna paused deciding on tell her about how close Serena had been getting to Leah, she gave Bernie a little smile.

" I really feel like she's hiding something from me..."

Donna soon looked away from the blonde a little "I wasn't going to say anything but you deserve to know.."

"i deserve to know what?"

"Urm... Well... There's this F1 called Leah, Leah Faulkner... and well they've been getting really close.."

The blonde's heart broke being told the news, "Do you know how close?"

"Well I personally think she's more close to her then she is to you now... Bernie i'm so sorry"

"I know im asking a lot of questions but I need to know... so Urm... do you know how long it's been going on for?"

"the whole of six months of you being away..." Donna replied softly to Bernie's question

Bernie sighed "Maybe me and her are not meant to be..."

"You and her can face anything, look at you, you been together for four years now when nobody thought you was going to last but you major, you showed them.. and you can do that again, you can show Leah who's she dealing with"

"I suppose you're right.." the blonde spoke with a little shrug of her shoulders.