It had been a few weeks later , Bernie had just started to attend to her appointments with her specialist, She would go straight after her shifts if she wasn't working too late into the night, There was Nights when Bernie didn't want to attend to the appoints as it felt like it was the same thing at every appointment, she wanted to bunk off to go down the pub for the duration of her appointment but knew that if she did that then the specialist would phone Serena and tell her that she hadn't turned up.

Both Bernie and Serena was sat in their office, The AAU was again quite which that gave them a chance to catch up on some paperwork and a chance to talk. Bernie had one of her patients file open while she was reading it, Serena was watching her with a smile on her face, Bernie looked up from the folder to have a sip of her tea and noticed Serena smiling "What's up?" She asked softly

"Nothing , can't I admire my beautiful girlfriend while she works ?"

"Shouldn't you be working to?"

"My shifts just finished , how about you?"

"Another hour then it's another hour with the specialist... so I won't be home till later.."

"How's the meetings going with specialist? Is it helping you?" Serena asked softly

"I guess it's helping... I've only been going to a few because of work.." she said reading the file before looking up at her for a few moments.

Serena nodded softly "did you want me to come with you to it later?"

"If you don't mind?" The Blonde replied with a soft little smile and closed the file and put it with the rest of the files that she had signed off.

"Course I don't.. I've got nothing planed for tonight anyway... I did promise you that I'll go with you" she said smiling back at her. Bernie smiled as she opened up another patient folder and begin to read it , then began to sign where it needed to be signed off.

Serena looked at the pile of files "Did you want me to help you with that? I mean, we can get it done quicker?"

Bernie smiled "I would like that, thank you" she said just before going out on to the ward, and just as Doctor Copeland came over and asked for a hand in theatre as she was trained in trauma , Of course Bernie said that she would do it, she walked back over to the office and poked her head around the door "Serena? I'm gonna bin the theatre , could you finish with signing off the files?" She asked with a smile also forgetting that Serena had asked her if she wanted her help.

"Of course, you go, ill finish up here for you" Serena replied softly, The blonde smiled back and went to get scrubbed in. Bernie was in the theatre for a good few hours, before finally being able to walk out knowing she had saved another patients life. She made her way back to her office after changing out her scuba back into her normal clothes.

Bernie grabbed herself a coffee and a little snack just keep her sugar levels up as she hadn't been eating much , due her being busy with work all the time, Serena knew hat Bernie wasn't eating properly as when Bernie would invite her over she hardly had any food in and always had takeaway tubs and pizza boxes in her bin. Serena wasn't going to say anything about it as it wasn't her business even though she was looking out for her,or well trying to.

The blonde made her back to her office and walked in and looked at her desk and saw that all the files that she had to sign was now on the signed pile, Serena had just finished signing the last file off before placing it on top of the pile and put her pen down and looked up at the Blonde admiring her figure again with a smile before speaking

"How was it down in theatre?"

"Hard work... lots of complications but we got there in the end" she said with a little smile before taking a sip of her coffee "what about you?"

"The wards been quite so I've managed to get folders done for you, so you don't have to worry about taking any of it home with you" Serena replied softly and with a smile.

"Thank you so much, I owe you one, I really do"

"Bernie it's really not a problem, that's what I'm here for to help"

"But i still owe you one , the pile was sky high..."

"Bernie it's fine, you don't owe me anything"

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, I was thinking..," Serena asked softly with a pause as she was thinking how to ask her this question , the blonde looked at her trying to think of what Serena was going to say before speaking her self

"I would love to"

"You would to to what?" Serena asked confused

"To go to dinner with you... I mean if that what you was going to ask"

"of course i was going to ask you out for dinner, i wanted to treat you, if that's okay?"

the blonde looked over at Serena more and smiled while sipping more of her take-away coffee cup, before putting it down onto her desk and pulled her chair out from the desk and sat on it , leaning back letting out a little sigh as she relaxed knowing her shift was now over. Serena smiled watching the blonde knowing who busy it had been for Bernie.

"What time is your appointment with the specialist?"

"Straight after here"

Serena nodded and started to gather her things "come on, I'll give you a lift" she said softly now watching her partner gather her things, they both left the office and closed the door before locking it and made their way down to the car-park, they both walked over to Serena's car and got in, Serena sat in the drivers seat watching Bernie put her belt on before holding out her hand

"Where's your pager?"

"In my pocket...why?" Bernie replied looking at her confused

"Can I have it? I mean you'll get it back once you come out from your appointment " Serena replied seeing how confused Bernie was about the question.

Bernie nodded and got the pager out from her pocket and placed it into Serena's soft hand and watched Serena put the pager into her bag with her own pager before starting the car and drove off to where Bernie's appointment was placed at , Holby City Resource Centre, Bernie sighed as they pulled into the car park knowing that her specialist Doctor Hank would ask her the same old questions, she still wasn't comfortable with him to tell him what had been going on about the nightmares.

Once Serena found a parking space she parked the car up and Un-clipped her seatbelt looking over at Bernie and took her and hand "everything is going to get better I promise"

The blonde looked into her eyes and gave a little nod before replying to her "I Really Hope so" as she un-clipped her seatbelt and picked up her bag getting out the car, Serena locked it once both of them had gotten out. The pair started to walk towards the entrance of the building, Bernie's anxiety started to play up so she reached into her pocket and got out her box of cigarettes and got one out and lit it while she looked at Serena knowing that she was about to ask her if she was okay but before Bernie gave Serena a chance to she started to speak "Why don't you go on in... I'll be in after this cigarette "

Serena looked at her giving her uncertain look "promise?"

"When have I ever let you down Serena?"

Serena nodded and entered the building leaving her partner outside to smoke her cigarette, Serena went over to the reception and signed Bernie in before signing her self in and took a seat where she could look out the window to watch Bernie.