Sorry for any spelling mistakes/ missing words.
Chapter 50: Adam, Jessica, and the kids are in an accident will they make it out alive? Wrote for Casualty300.
Chapter 51: Jessica's desperately trying to keep Adam with her as she performs CPR on her boyfriend, but she can feel him slipping away. Will Zoe and Rita manage to save Adam? Wrote for Still An AJ Lover.
Chapter 52: Connie and Cal are an item, but with Ethan, breaching his patients, Connie yells at him in Zoe's office, but there's an attraction neither of them are expecting. Wrote for waterlooroadfan2012.
Chapter 53: Still reeling the loss of their daughter, Ellie - May, Lily and Ethan find the perfect house with Connie and Zoe's help. Wrote for Lithanfan2014.
Chapter 54: it's Tamzin's wedding day, she's marrying Dave, but with Jeff, having split up with Samantha, will he admit his real feelings for the bride? Wrote for Holbylover.
Chapter 55: Following the events of Tamzin's wedding, she finds she suffers bleeding. Who will be on hand to comfort her? Jeff or Dave? Wrote for savanna bond.
Chapter 56: It's Ruth's wedding day, but having been married once before to ex - husband Edward, she gets cold feet. Will she marry Jay? Wrote for Ellzlovzcasualty.
Sorry, if there are any prompts, I've missed, I'm trying to keep on top of them.
Adam: 46
Jessica: 37
Lucas: 10
Amelia: 12
Oh, and because I love Jac from Holby she'll be getting a mention in this chapter as well as a possible Elliot one.
Big thank you to waterlooroadfan2012 who helped me with the hospital info.
The Secret Life Of Casualty.
Chapter 50.
"Ready?" Adam asked, picking up the picnic bag from the table in the kitchen.
"Sure " She told him, giving him a weak smile. Her hands circled her now flat stomach,
"What is it?" He asked, noticing the fear in her face. "Come on, you can tell me"
"I'm fine" She turned away as Adam cleaned up. Determined to talk to her about it later.
"Come on, kids" The kids raced down the stairs, excited as it was the start of the summer holidays, it meant no school for six whole weeks.
They all got in to the car and drove to a destination where Adam's adoptive parents, Ellie and Thomas, used to take him and Alex.
They got out of the car and Adam grabbed the basket out of the boot.
They found a perfect spot and Adam lay the blanket down as he lay on it, pulling Jessica in to his arms, she laughed as they shared a sneaky kiss.
The kids played nicely together, throwing the frisbee to each other as Lucas convinced Adam to join in with them.
"I will " He told them getting up and walking over to them.
Jessica clapped and cheered her children on, Adam pouted she burst in to laughter.
"Come on, let's go " Adam said as Jessica helped him put away the plastic cups and plates that he'd brought.
"Sure " Watching Lucas get his football which he had brought to have a kick about with Adam the family headed back to his car, unaware of what was about to happen.
"Got your belts on?" Adam asked the kids in the back.
"Yeah" Amelia replied and Adam started the engine. Lucas was on his Game - boy and the family had stopped at a set of lights that were on red.
Lucas had thought that they were going to be in traffic for a while and had taken his seatbelt off.
Amelia looked at her younger brother in shock. Why had he taken his seat - belt off? "Lucas?" She whispered but her brother just rolled his eyes.
But before Amelia could turn around and tell her mum that Lucas had taken his belt off, a car Jessica was sure she vaguely recognised as her ex - husband's car crashed in to them, shunting them in to darkness.
The family remained in shock, frozen; unable to move. "Mum?" Amelia said, pointing to Lucas' lifeless body which lay at Jessica's feet. She went to touch him.
"Jess, don't " Adam warned her as he tried to calm his breathing down, he'd hated being in confined spaces, ever since the accident when he was 8, that left him and his brother Alex trapped.
Jessica managed to retrieve her mobile from her bag and handed it to Adam who called an ambulance.
She turned her head and looked at Amelia. "Are you OK?" She asked.
"My arm" She cried, holding it to her chest.
"OK" Jessica replied, looking around for something in the car that she could use as a makeshift sling until they got to the hospital. She found one of Adam's old jackets - a jacket that he had offered her when they'd went out on one of their late walks when they had started an affair.
"Ambulance service" Jeff shouted and Jessica had never felt more relieved. He got a spinal board from the ambulance and Adam continued CPR, on his stepson.
"Alright Adam?" Jeff asked, assessing Lucas's injuries. He slipped the board under the young - lad and put an oxygen mask on him and then strapped him to the board as he picked it up and Dixie opened the ambulance doors and they loaded the board inside.
Jeff started the ambulance and Jessica sat in, after kissing Adam quickly on the cheek.
"This is Lucas Anderson, 10, GSC 7, BP 110/ 56. Sats 98%. Been KOed throughout. " Jeff told doctor in charge Zoe.
"RESUS" Zoe called, noting the family walk through the doors, Lucas on a stretcher, Amelia in a wheelchair, a few pillows supporting her arm.
She transferred Lucas to the resus bed and ordered tests such as a CT, MRI, and bloods.
"Max, can you take Lucas to CT?" She requested.
"Sure" He winked, taking the breaks off the bed and wheeling it out.
Max paged Zoe when Lucas was out of CT and Zoe was looking at the scans. There was a bleed but it was minor, she didn't think the team at 'Darwin ward' what herzig leader Jac Naylor ran, would want to intervene.
She took down the scan and put it away in Lucas' file as she went for a well deserved coffee in the staff room. She made it and sat down on the couch, slipping her feet out of her heels, she'd been in them since 7:30 that morning.
Zoe?" Rita called as she walked to the doors of RESUS.
Zoe walked in, after listening to what Rita had said. She did CPR, while Rita checked for a pulse, there wasn't one. Zoe tried again.
"Zoe, stop" Rita said gently, looking at the machine which was giving off a low pitch - beep.
"Time of death. 16: 52" Zoe announced, throwing her latex gloves in the bin.
Zoe stepped back, she now had to break the news to her best friend that her son was dead.
Rita removed the machine as she switched it off and put it back in the corner where it was kept.
Rita went to cubicle one where Amelia was to look at her arm. She went with her to x- ray and she found out her arm had a hairline fracture.
The fracture was set and Rita took her back to cubicles as Amelia sat on the bed.
"It's OK sweetie " Rita said to reassure the girl, whose mother was in the hospital but not with her.
"Where's Mum?" Amelia asked, as Rita finished the cast. Rita just smiled her brightest at the girl.
Jessica, who had, been unharmed in the crash, was sitting in the relatives room, with a cup of tea, she was - shaken from the crash. Right now she wasn't a nurse she was a patient's mother.
Zoe knocked on the door. Jessica quickly looked up at Zoe, the tears on her cheeks the only give away that she had cried.
"What?" Adam asked, as he knew Jessica wasn't going to say anything.
Zoe prepared herself. "I'm very sorry, Jess, we did all we could "
Jessica nodded, she appreciated her friends effort at trying to save her son but nothing was going to bring him back and no matter how much it hurt, she had to accept that.
Before Adam took Jessica and Amelia home that night, she told Adam that she wanted to see him, and with his arm wrapped around her, they all headed in to RESUS. But they all failed to notice the person, who had caused this crash: her ex husband, Lucas and Amelia's father, he'd never meant to cause the crash, but he had.
Jessica walked to up her lifeless son, his hands cold as she touched one. "It's OK " She told him, hoping he'd open his eyes, but of course he didn't. "It's OK" She replied as she kissed him on the forehead as she nodded at Adam and they walked out.
She couldn't bear to look at his body but she knew that she had to. His top had been ripped open from where Zoe had tried to revive him and he had visible bruises on his body, from where he'd compacted with the window screen.
The family all left the ED in silence as what had started out as a good happy day had ended in an - preventable accident.
Adam unlocked his car while the radio played "My heart will go on" but Jessica wasn't sure it would, she'd lost 3 children in the last few years.
He put his hand on her knee as he drove home which startled her.
"Whoa " He commented as she shook.
Parking the car on the drive he turned off the engine, got out and let them in to the house, it was a sombre affair as when they left this morning, they were a family of four, now they were a family of three.
The three sat in the kitchen, around the table, Adam masking one of his famous "Adam Trueman hot chocolates" Usually that would have made Jessica laugh but today, today all she wanted to do was go upstairs, lock herself in hers and Adam's room, and cry.
Taking her hand Adam guided both her and Amelia out if the kitchen, switched off the light and headed up the stairs, Lucas' light was on and she knew she'd have to turn it off, it was like she was shutting the door on her son.
She hugged her daughter the tightest that she could, told her she loved her, as she now realised life was too short; you had to seize every day as it was your last.
She walked in to her bedroom, walked in to the en - suite and locked the door. She slipped on her pjs which were silk pants and one of Adam's tees. Grabbing a wipe out of the pack she took off her make up and then brushed her teeth.
She walked back in to her room and pulled the covers back as she got in, and closed her eyes, seemingly ignoring Adam but she wasn't, she was just exhausted.
At 1:am they were both awoken by a knock at the door. Adam sat up, sighing. "Come in " He called. The door opened. It was Amelia.
"Mum?"
"What?" Adam asked.
"Can I get in?"
"Sure" She replied tiredly, pulling the covers back again.
Even know Jessica knew Amelia was getting older now she allowed the 12 - year - old to get in to bed with her. She hugged her close aware of her arm, which was in a cast which would help the bones heal.
It was the funeral of Lucas Anderson, a few days later and Jessica wanted him buried with Harry. Tom and Adam had agreed to carry the coffin.
She went upstairs to shower and then to pick out what to wear. Picking out something to wear for a funeral was never nice and the 37 - year - old mother had done it twice.
Wrapping the towel around her she sat on the bed, with a deep sigh, which turned in to sobs. Adam stood at the door listening to her cry and walked over to her, placing a hand on her back.
She pulled on the plain black dress, straightened her hair and looked in the mirror, no amount of make - up was going to hide how distraught she felt. She put on foundation, mascara, and a tiny - dab of lipstick.
The hearse arrived on time and Adam straightened his tie. He stood in the doorway of the living room. "Are you ready?" He asked, already knowing the answer from her watery eyes. She didn't want to do this.
He sat in the funeral car with Jessica and Amelia while colleagues such as Charlie, Tess Zoe, Nick, Rita, Kirsty, Ruth and Jay all followed in different cars.
Father Bill met Jessica at the door of the church, commenting on how sorry he was for her loss. She'd thanked him as she looked around.
Colleagues stood as Father Bill led the coffin in to the back where Lucas was to be put.
The coffin was put down and the father opened his bible and started to read a chapter:
"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies," says the Lord.
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
'Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."
Jessica stared down at a picture of Lucas as she felt Adam squeeze her hand.
"We now commit his body to the ground,
Ashes to ashes,
Dust to dust,
In the sure and certain hope of eternal life... "
She'd zoned out during the last bit of the service as the coffin was lowered in to the ground and swept a quick glance around the cemetery when she was sure she spotted someone she thought that she would never ever have to see again: her ex Sean, handcuffed to an officer, she wanted to go over there, but she knew that today was about laying her son to rest, and his father deserved to pay his respects.
"Jess what?" Adam asked, she realised she'd just been staring and closed her mouth.
"It's fine " She sobbed, her hand going to her mouth, as the - emotion -of the day finally caught up with her.
"Shh" Adam murmured softly knowing that the event would bring back memories of Harry's funeral.
When the funeral was over, the three of them headed back to the house with just Zoe, Tess, and Charlie joining them, Jessica wasn't in the mood for a full house.
That following Monday morning Amelia went back to school, Jessica had wanted to keep her off but Adam convinced her to let her go in. She'd argued, told him she was her mother, she knew what was best for her but as she talked, the tears slipped down her cheeks and she, she felt herself being pulled to Adam as he attempted to soothe her.
"Shh" Adam whispered. "Your safe " He told her kissing her hair.
Jessica pulled away. She knew that she needed to leave, for her daughter but that didn't make it any less painful, that she was leaving Adam, the man she loved, behind. She wasn't sure where she was going but she knew she had to go.
"Where are you going to go?" Adam asked.
Jessica looked up, from looking in her bag, checking that she had hers and her daughter's passports."I don't know "
Adam did the one thing he knew he shouldn't but he wanted his girlfriend to be safe and secure with her daughter. He walked in to the kitchen, opened a drawer and pulled out a wad of cash, telling her he wanted her to have it. She protested, shook her head but he said she should.
"Please?" Adam asked, pushing the money in to her hand.
"OK" She finally agreed to take the money and put it in her handbag as Amelia appeared with her small suitcase at the bottom of the stairs.
"I'm sorry " Adam apologized for what he was about to do as he reached out and cupped her face, his fingers caressing her cheek.
Jessica smiled weakly, not wanting to do what she was about to but she didn't want to lead him on as she looked up at him and stepped closer as he put an arm around her and they kissed, she had his blessing to go and date someone else if she wanted but she knew that she didn't want and he had hers.
Getting in to her car she turned her engine on and backed out of the drive way Adam watched her from the living room window, wondering if she would ever return to him.
Wow, this got long. I'd like to thank everyone who has reviewed, left prompts, PM'd me about this fiction, I was completely unsure about putting it up as this was my second attempt, my first attempt didn't get much views, but the idea wouldn't leave me so I uploaded it again.
Just another quick note (Yeah, I don't usually put two in one chapter) but unfortunately, I've (yet again!) managed to break my laptop but it has been sent off for repair. I should get it back next Friday. So, that's why updates for my stories on this account and 'Gillian Kearney Fan' may be irregular.
Next prompt: Jessica's distraught when Adam is a victim to a shooting, following an altercation with Linda's ex, will he survive to see in his 47th birthday? Prompted by: Still An AJ Lover.
