Thanks to LindaAndrewsfan, who gave me the idea for this chapter.

Jessica: 39.

Amelia: 12.

Lucas: 10.

This is set when Jessica has returned from America, but Linda is no longer with her as she left the States to be with her sister, Denise and Denise's two children, Brittany and Joe.

Any spelling, grammar mistakes are mine, I don't own Jessica, Lucas, Amelia or Linda, Denise, Britany and Joe.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 180.

Jessica sat on the couch, her legs tucked underneath her as she switched the TV on as she stood up and walked in to the kitchen to make the kids breakfast before they went to their friends house, but while they were eating, Jessica got a call from Amelia's friend mum, to tell her that her daughter was sick so Amelia wouldn't be able to come.

Amelia walked down the stairs, chatting excitedly about what she was going to do with Anna, her friend.

After Jessica told her she couldn't go because of Anna's illness, Amelia sulked until Jessica decided to head upstairs to her room and talked her in to spending a few hours with her and her brother. Amelia agreed and Jessica got ready for the beach, she packed a picnic and loaded up the car. She drove to the beach after laughing at the kids as they argued good naturedly.

After arriving at the beach, she turned off the engine and took off her belt, getting out. She got the things out of the boot and started the walk on to the beach. She found a quiet spot and lay down the picnic blanket, putting down the basket.

"Jess?" Linda questioned, seeing the petite brunette.

Jessica turned around, upon hearing someone call her name, she slowly turned around and found herself coming face to face with her old pal Linda Andrews, the two had been close when they studied paediatric nursing together, but then they had lost touch as Jessica had fallen pregnant with her daughter. "Are you ok?" Jessica asked.

Linda nodded and the two women spend a couple of hours catching up with each other.

"Denise" Linda said as she watched her sister pull a bottle of wine out of her bag. Linda had dragged Denise to the doctors and the doctor had warned them both that her liver was about to pack up and she had to lay off the booze.

Denise ignored her and unscrewed the lid, tilting it back in to her mouth.

Suddenly, Denise began fitting and Linda stared at her sister. It was up to Jessica to put her in to the recovery position. She did this by kneeling down next to her and she placed Denise's nearest arm at a right degree angle. Then, she took her other arm and placed it across her chest. She took her hand and placed it under her head, so her hand was touching her cheek.

Soon, after Jessica had done that, Denise began to come round, but Denise soon fell ill again.

She quickly checked Denise over for injuries but found none, but she felt for a pulse in her neck.

Jessica looked around checking that there was nothing could injure Denise more. She shrugged off her coat and placed it under her back, dragging it along. She tapped her shoulder. "Are you OK?" Jessica asked, Denise didn't respond to her. She pulled her phone out of her bag and rang 999. She told the woman on the other end of the line that she was at "Holby Beach " and that she was going to perform CPR. After hanging up the phone, she took a deep breath and prepared to treat Denise.

As Denise's mouth was closed Jessica knew what she had to do. She pressed with her thumb and forefinger on both of her cheeks and then looked inside of Denise's mouth. She found nothing inside.

She then rolled Denise on to her side. Next, she had to open the airway. She tilted her head back and lifted her chin, she looked in the mouth and found it was clear.

Two paramedics arrived and Jessica helped them transfer Denise in to the ambulance and she followed on with the kids and Linda in the back.

"This is Denise Andrews, 39, BP 60/ 90. GSC is 8, sats are 97 % " said paramedic Jeff.

"RESUS" Clinical lead Zoe Hanna said and the stretcher was wheeled in to RESUS.

"On 3 " Said Zoe as she picked up a piece of the spinal board along with Dixie and Jeff and they left RESUS to attend to another shout.

Zoe started an IV line in her wrist and got another nurse to monitor her. The agency nurse called Zoe in when the monitor that Denise was attached to gave off a low, pitched beep. Zoe walked in and began chest compressions. She paused to try to find a pulse, looking at the monitor. She continued compressions.

"Time of death" Zoe looked at her watch 12:35"

Linda was sat in the staff room and Jessica was entertaining her children, on the other side of the room, when Zoe walked in. Jessica knew she should give Linda some privacy, while Zoe broke the news.

Jessica hugged Lucas and Amelia tight, pressing a kiss to each of their heads before she started the engine and drove out of the hospital car park.

Linda had stayed in Jessica's house the night before Denise's funeral as she didn't want to be alone.

Early the next morning, the hearse arrived and Linda was borrowing one of Jessica's black dresses. Linda sat in the hearse.

Father Bill started the service:

'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.'

"We now commit her body to the ground;

earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust:

in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life… "

Linda threw a pot of soil on to the grave and then Jessica did, she may not have known Denise properly, but she wanted to support Linda.


A social worker, went around to Jessica's house with Brittany and Joe, the kids had been in care since Denise's death as their father wasn't around and Linda was in no state to look after the kids, but after coming round to inspect the house that Linda was staying in, it was decided that she could spend some time with her niece and nephew, they didn't replace Denise but they were all she had left of her sister and she was determined to not let her down. She took some time off work and moved in to her own house, and then when she decided she wanted to adopt Brittany and Joe, she contacted an adoption agency, who sent her information about the process. Then, the agency arranged a meeting with her,

Linda was asked to provide a reference: She asked Jessica, Tess and Zoe to give her one.


Jessica was sat at home, on her day off and she decided to make a start on the character reference for Linda. Heading in to the kitchen, she opened a drawer and got out a notepad, she shut the drawer and walked out, walking back in to the living room.

Sitting down on the couch, she turned to a fresh page in the book and began writing.

"Dear sir or madam,

I have known Linda Andrews for 10 years.

I knew Linda from when we were nurses at "Holby Angels"

Yours faithfully,

Jessica Harrison."

Jessica picked up the letter and carefully went through it to check that there were no errors on it, then she carefully folded it and placed it neatly in to the envelope, she folded it and carefully wrote the address on the front. She placed the letter in her handbag and then asked her friend, Zoe, to mind the kids while she nipped out for a few seconds. Zoe was hesitant to mind them but Jessica promised she'd only be a few minutes.


Linda got the phone call she had been waiting for a few days later. She had been accepted to adopt Brittany and Joe, she enrolled them in the school that Lucas and Amelia attended and got them kitted out in a uniform, and made them packed lunches.


Jessica waited for the kids to come out, Lucas came out first and passed his bag to his mum, who put it on her shoulder as Amelia came out and took off her glasses.

"Mum, can Brittany come?" She asked.

Jessica bit her lip. "I don't know "

"Oh, please, mum " Amelia begged.

Jessica shook her head. Amelia sulked as Jessica, Lucas and herself walked to Jessica's car, she unlocked it and watched as the kids got in and she then got in herself as she drove her children home.

She unlocked the door and then locked the car as she walked in to the house, putting her jacket in the coat room along with her handbag. She took off her shoes and walked in to the kitchen, opening the freezer and deciding to give the kids pizza as it was a Saturday and she decided to rent a movie out from "BlockBuster " as a treat for the kids as she knew that they worked hard and they deserved a treat.

Linda knocked on Jessica's door and Jessica opened it. She was shocked to find Linda, with a pink blanket in her arms. She was shocked, as far as she knew, Linda hadn't of been pregnant when they were in the states together, but Linda told her that when she left, she had bumped in to Lenny Lyons again and he'd offered to buy her a drink, and by the end of the night, they had ended up in Lenny's flat, Linda tearing at his clothes.

It was at work, in St. James where she fainted while she was taking a patient's blood. Another nurse found her and asked her if she could be pregnant, Linda told her she might be. The nurse, Maria, ran a test and it come back positive. Maria asked Linda if she would like to go home to digest the news. Linda shook her head.

She got in between the warring patients and one of them knocked her to the ground. Linda put a hand to her belly, when she felt a wetness between her legs, she paled as she was rushed to surgery, on her own.

A tiny baby was placed in to Linda's arms.

"Have you got a name for her?" Maria asked.

Linda looked down at the baby, who was sleeping. "Sarah "

Maria smiled. "Nice name "

Maria left her to get some rest and Linda put baby Sarah in the plastic crib.

The reason she had chosen Sarah was because the name meant beautiful.

Linda took baby Sarah, out of the plastic crib and had another look at her. She had blue eyes like her mother and a tiny birthmark on her left cheek. But, to Linda, she was absolutely perfect.

She was discharged the next morning and got a cab home. Jessica helped her out at the house, bringing her two children with her as she couldn't leave them at home. She made Linda a cup of tea and brought it in to the living room.

Telling Linda to give her a call if she needed anything, Jessica left, driving back to her house.


Even though, she was on maternity leave still she met with Zoe, Tess, Jess and Maria so they could have a coffee, the girls all said how cute the baby was and had brought her gifts such as: Rattles, teddies, booties, and a gift set for Linda as new mum's needed time for themselves as well.

Linda thanked her friends, and then left the café, walking home. She was happy to be a mum and she was going to be the best mum she could possibly be.


Sorry if any of the treatment mentioned in this chapter is wrong, I Googled. I also Googled to find out if you could put someone in the recovery position while they were unconscious, but I couldn't find anything. I only found out that you could do it if they were unconscious but breathing.

I don't know how old Denise is, but I think she was older than Linda.

I enjoyed writing this one, thanks for reading.