This idea follows on from chapter 96, as I liked the idea of continuing Cal's and Jessica's story.

sweet - as - honey: Thank you for both of the reviews. I loved writing the Cal and Ethan one, I'm so glad they are biological brothers. And, strangely enough, I liked writing the Jacob and Connie, but I don't ship them on - screen. Have a happy Christmas and a happy new year.

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Tato Potato: I love writhing Cal and Ethan chapters. I, strangely enough, loved writing this one as well. Thank you for the review. Have a happy Christmas and a happy new year.

The bit where Sean tries it on with Jessica in this chapter doesn't belong to me, it belongs to series 24 episode 18.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 99.

Jessica was exhausted, it was a week before Christmas and the kids were in their last week of school. She had been rushing around, putting the tree up. And trying to keep the house tidy.

She went in to work the next day, she was working in cubicles. She picked up a file, not noticing the name. She pulled the curtain back.

"I'm Nurse Harrison, but you can call me Jessica" She smiled to her patient, wanting them to feel relaxed and reassured, as that was her duty as a nurse.

"Hello Jessica" The smile slipped from her face, she knew that voice, it was the voice of her ex - husband.

What do you want Sean?" Jessica glared at her ex - husband.

'"I want you back " He told her.

Jessica shook her head, she was finally happy, after Adam, she didn't need Sean complicating her life anymore. She doesn't regret her kids with him, but she regrets their marriage, regrets that he cheated on her many times, before she picked up the courage to leave him for Adam.

Sean did something he knew he shouldn't do. He kissed her lips. She tried to pull away, but he had a tight grip on her. She struggled with him.

"What's going on in here?" Zoe pulled the curtain back.

"Sean" Zoe let the word fall from her lips as she pulled Jessica away.


As revenge, for Jessica knocking him back, Sean waited until Jessica was out of the house, leaving Cal to watch baby Matilda, who was asleep in her cot. Jessica hadn't told him she'd had another baby but their daughter Amelia had let it slip when Sean had taken her and Lucas out, on a trip.


Jessica returned home after going shopping with Zoe. She got her keys out of her bag and unlocked the door, inviting Zoe in for a cup of tea.

Cal come of the living room. He looked shaken.

"Cal what's wrong?" The clinical lead asked, slipping off her heels, her feet were killing her, but she would not stop wearing heels, they were her trademark.

"Matilda's missing" He said, his head hung low.

Jessica stared at him. Cal messages Ethan to see if he had come to get his niece in his break, but Ethan replied no.

Jessica was frantic, Zoe kept an arm around her as she wept, she'd lost a baby before, she couldn't bare to lose another child.


Cal couldn't sit down and do nothing, he had to go and find his daughter, she was a few weeks old, she should be with her parents. Grabbing his car keys, he ran out of the house, leaving Zoe to comfort Jessica, who held on to her daughters teddy tightly.

His sat nav lead him to an old abandoned building. He parked quickly and hurried out.

"Matilda!" Cal shouted, as if the baby could hear him.

Sean smirked to himself as he heard Cal's desperate pleas for his daughter.

"Matilda" Cal shouted again.

He heard loud chucking.

"Give her to me " Cal demanded as he burst through a door.

"Not until you give me my wife and kids" Sean knew how to bargain and his bargaining tool was his ex - wife.

Sean was deluded, Cal knew of the story of Adam and Jessica as Zoe told him, as well as her own affair with him.

"She's not your wife " Cal snapped, anger running through him.

Sean stood up and just as Cal thought he was getting Matilda, Sean punched him in the stomach, the doctor doubled over in pain, almost falling to the floor, but he had to ignore the pain in his stomach and save his daughter, fathers were meant to protect their daughters.


Cal secured Matilda in to her car seat, while at home, Jessica waited anxiously at home, Cal hadn't rang her that could only mean good news, right?

The doorbell rang and Zoe got up to answer it, thinking it was Cal and Matilda, but as she unlocked the door (Jessica insisted on putting the lock on) she got a shock.

"Adam" Zoe's mouth dropped open in shock, the doctor hadn't been seen since he left Holby. "What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I heard about Jess" He asked, stepping in to his old house.

Zoe nodded and headed in to the room. "Look whose here?"

"I don't know " Jessica replied, taking a sip of her water.

"Hello Jess " Adam spoke.

Jessica stared, shocked, what was Adam doing here?

Adam answered her unasked question. "Looks like you could do with a friend. "

Jessica laughed quietly; they were never just friends, there had been a connection between from the moment they met and later, Zoe had picked up on it when Jess started at the ED.

Adam rubbed her back gently, "Shh, it's going to be ok"

"I don't know" She whispered.

Adam swept a strand of hair behind her ear "It will, Jess, trust me"


He got in to the car and sat there, before he started the engine. He drove fast on the way home, but not fast enough to get done for speeding.

"She's here" Cal said breathlessly, sounding like he had ran back to the house. "She's safe"

Taking her daughter in to her arms, Jessica looked at Cal, a relieved expression on her face. She held her close as she started crying.

"I'll leave you guys to it"Adam said, shrugging on his coat.

Jessica followed him out, kissing her ex - husband on the cheek. "Thanks for listening to me" She whispered.

"No problem " He replied, it was time to let her go again, but the truth was, he wasn't really letting her go as every time she looked at photos of their son, she seen Adam in his face and vice versa.

"Take care Jess" Adam whispered as he left the house he had shared with Jessica, Lucas, Amelia and their baby, Harry.

She turned to face him as she smiled, Adam could see she was happy and that's all he wanted for her.

"It's ok" Jessica turned her attention back to her daughter as she bounced her lightly as she walked in to the kitchen to warm her a bottle, figuring she must be hungry.

Sitting down on the couch, in the front room, Jessica watched her daughter drink the milk.

"I let you and Matilda down " Cal said, when the kids were in bed and Matilda was asleep on Jess's lap, she couldn't bare to put her down.

"It's fine" She told him, brushing a hand through his hair. It wasn't his fault, she shouldn't blame him. She knew what a manipulative person Sean was.


A few days later, Cal and Jess were back at work when Cal got a call, it was the police, telling them both that Sean had been arrested and had been refused bail, something which Jessica and Zoe were both very relieved about. He wouldn't be able to hurt Jess and the kids again, Cal would make sure of that.

Cal offered to take both women out for drinks while Ethan babysat little Matilda. Zoe agreed, while Jessica hesitated, saying she wanted to be at home with her kids, but with the oldest two at their friends house and Matilda with Ethan, Cal persuaded her, telling her to let her hair down, she was relcaunt to do so, but Zoe dragged the nurse back to her apartment and did her hair and make up.

Cal met the two girls at the pub, already haven ordered drinks for them, and as they were joined by Rita and Robyn, Jessica felt the bad tension leave her. Cal would protect her whatever the cost.


Thanks for reading.

I had to have a bit of an Adam and Jess reunion. As much as I loved her and Adam on the show, I couldn't split her and Cal up.

I'm struggling to get where I want with "Thrown In At The deep End " I might delate it. Sorry to those of you who have reviewed it, but major writers block.