Lithanfan2014: Just got it back today. So happy, it feels better to be writing on a laptop than a tablet.
I know I said that the continuation of Jessica's story was for this chapter but I realized that I need to do a bit more research. So instead this chapter will be a Tam one, it was promoted by Tam Jaspie and the prompt was: Tom and Sam take their children, Ben and Lily, to the beach for the day, but will it be the fun family day out that Tom had hoped for?
The Secret Life Of Casualty
Chapter 24
Tom was standing in the kitchen, drinking a coffee, while Sam was up the stairs getting their daughter, Lily, ready for their day out. Ben was already dressed, in his car seat waiting to go.
"Ready?" Sam asked, walking in to the kitchen, dressed in a pair of shorts, a tight white top with her bikini on underneath.
"Sure " Tom replied, picking up the picnic basket and following Sam out. He placed the picnic basket in the boot of the car and slammed the boot, startling Ben.
"Tom " Sam shook her head in mock annoyance as she lifted Ben out and cradled him in her arms, before she put him back in his car seat and they all set off for the beach.
Having found a nice quiet area Tom and Sam set up for the day and Tom was busy putting the wind sheet up.
Sam lay her towel down next to Tom's and sighed blissfully, it wasn't often that they got to enjoy time together as a family.
"I'm going for a swim" Sam told her husband, standing up and checking on Lily, who was babbling happily to herself and stretched her arms out at the sight of her mother.
"OK " Tom nodded as he closed his eyes. Sam put Lily down and then jogged down to the sea where she dived in to the water, shivering. She started swimming in an effort to keep warm. She was a strong swimmer so she wasn't worried about drowning.
She swam quite far out, just enjoying herself and before she knew it she'd swam quite far out and the waves were getting stronger.
Somebody alerted the lifeguard on the beach to the fact there was someone struggling.
He ran to the sea only to collaspe.
"Sam" Tom said, seeing that she was struggling in the water. He ran up to the water and dived in to the sea. "It's OK"He told himself as he reached her. Grabbing her thin wrists he swam back to the shore and pulled her out of the water, people were now crowding around them.
Tom lay Sam on the sand, and seeing that she lay unmoving, he started CPR.
"Come on, Sam please!" Tom pleaded placing his hands back down on her chest and pounding down. He felt his eyes become blurry with tears but he had to keep going.
He'd never felt more relieved when she started to cough up water. He turned her on her side as she coughed some more and she looked at Tom.
"It's OK " Soothed Tom rubbing her back gently as the ambulance come to check her over as she insisted she was fine.
After being checked over by Zoe she was allowed home and Tom made her cup of tea once he'd put the children to bed and they snuggled up on the couch, Tom kissing his wife's head, thankful he hadn't lost her.
Next prompt: With Ethan and Lily off on their honeymoon, Cal struggles as he realizes he really likes his brother's wife, and in a bid to forget about her, he goes to the pub, and flirts with a teen, little realizing it is Ash's daughter. How will Ash react? Asked for by ShawneeSmithIsMyIdol.
