These characters aren't mine. If they were Holly and Patrick would be
living happily ever
after!!
This story is set a few years after Holly left Holby
DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - HOLLY FINDS OUT THE TRUTH
Half an hour later Sophie was up on the childrens ward.
"Now then Sophie, you're going to need a little operation to make you feel better,OK?"
"Will it hurt?" She asked, looking at Patrick.
"No, it'll be just like your asleep. then when you wake up you'll feel much better and I'll
buy you a really nice present." He smiled at her.
Holly looked at Patrick. "We're going to take her down to theatre now, the sooner we get this
done the better. You can come with us."
They wheeled Sophie to the theatre. As they injected her with the anaesthetic Patrick held her
hand. She was soon sound asleep, snoring lightly. Patrick bent down and kissed her forhead gently.
Holly followed him out.
"You OK?" She asked him.
"Yeah."
"Look she'll be asleep for at least a couple of hours, why don't you go back to the house and
get her some clothes and stuff."
"No."
"Why?"
"Well I'll have to get a taxi and it'll take ages . I want to be here when she wakes up."
Holly smiled. "I tell you what, my shift finished 10inutes ago. Why don't I give you a lift and
you can get her things. Then I'll drive you back here. It won't take long."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, really it's no problem."
"Thanks Holly." He reached out and touched her arm. "I mean it, thank you."
They walked to Hollys car in silence. When they were leaving the hospital Holly decided to break
the silence.
"So, Sophies mum, shes on holiday?"
"Yeah, Italy."
"Oh right. Did you have to work?"
"What?"
"Is that why you couldn't go? Italys lovely, I went there after...after I left Holby."
"I wasn't invited." Patrick said. Suddenly he realised what Holly was thinking, he smiled.
"Oh, I just assumed you were still together."
"No, I'm divorced."
"Oh, well Sophie's lovely, shes got your eyes."
"Now I know your lying."
"Why?"
"Because I'm not Sophies father."
"What?" Holly looked at him.
"I'd like it if you kept your eyes on the road!" He smiled again.
"Is she your step daughter?"
"No."
"Oh, I just assumed."
"Well you shouldn't jump to conclusions should you! Sophies mums on holiday, with Sophie's dad. I
offered to look after her because I was staying with them anyway, after the divorce. They're
both friends from years ago."
"Divorce?" Holly looked puzzeled.
"Yeah I got married. I don't really know why, it only lasted 2 years."
"Who...who was she?" Holly asked softly. In the back of her mind she'd always imagined she'd end
up being Patricks wife and if she wasn't she'd never had to know about it. "If you don't mind
talking about it that is."
"Her name was Lara, Lara Stone." Holly wondered why the name was familiar. She remembered it from
one of Chloe's letters.
'YOUR REPLACEMENT STARTED THE OTHER DAY-LARA STONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO MAKE OF HER. SHE'S BLONDE AND MOST OF THE GUYS HAVE WASTED NO TIME
IN SHOWING THAT THEIR INTERESTED IN HER BUT SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO
MAKE FRIENDS WITH ANY OF US LOWLY NURSES.'
At the time Holly was sure that Patrick wouldn't fall for her but it looked like Lara had not
only taken Holly's job but her man as well. Not that Patrick knew how Holly felt, she'd never
had the courage to tell him. Her thoughts were interrupted by Patricks voice.
"Here it is, on the left." Holly pulled over.
"Do you want me to come in with you?" Holly asked
"Yeah OK."
Patrick unlocked the door and led Holly into the living room.
"I'll just go upstairs and sort out Sophies clothes."
Holly sat in the living room and looked at the many photos that were placed around the room.
There were lots of Sophie. One caught her eye. Sophie was at the front dressed in a bridesmaid dress.
Holly stood up to get a closer look. She realised that Patrick was standing behind Sophie with
his arm around an extremly attractive blonde. Suddenly it hit her that the photo must be of Patricks
wedding and the blonde woman must be Lara.
She heard Patrick behind her.
"I just remembered that some of Sophies things are in the spare room."
Holly picked up the photo. "Is this...Is that Lara?" She asked.
Patrick just nodded.
Holly looked closer at the photo of Patrick.
"You don't look very happy, considering it was your wedding day."
"I was nervous" Patrick said as he walked out of the room.
As he put Sophies pyjamas into a bag he thought back to the wedding. He'd never loved Lara. When
she started at the hospital it was obvious she liked him, she made that clear. They'd started
going out and she seemed to get serious fast. One night Patrick got extremely dunk and proposed.
He didn't mean it but she thought he did. She organised everything to do with the wedding, including Patricks suit and he just got swept along with it all. He knew that he didn't love her, well maybe a tiny bit of him did but most of him still wanted Holly. He knew that Chloe was still in contact with Holly and he had hoped that she would find out and return to Holby but obviously Chloe hadn't wanted to hurt Holly, which after all she'd been through was understandable. The wedding day was awful. Everyone told him how lucky he was but all he wanted was Holly. Patrick
and Lara had managed to keep up the pretence of a happy couple for a year and then the rows had started. Just before their second anniversary Patrick had walked out. Patrick had ended up quitting his job in Holby because he felt like such a prat and he didn't want to face Lara. They only spoke through their solicitors now and Patrick was out of a job. Surely meeting up with Holly again was a sign. Maybe, just maybe they were meant to be together.
'One thing is for certain,' Patrick vowed, 'I'm not leaving until Holly knows how I feel.'
* * *
On the journey back to the hospital Holly said to Patrick,
"Where are you working now Patrick?"
"Well I left Holby after the divorce and I haven't got another job yet."
"I think they need a consultant in A+E. You are a consultant now aren't you?"
"Yeah but how did you know that and not know that I had got married?"
"I guess Chloe had her own reasons for not telling me. But it is strange for her not to tell me
gossip like that."
"Did you say that the jobs in A+E?"
"Yeah."
"I might apply for that. What's this place like to work in?"
"Busy, but then isn't everywhere. The staff are friendly, one of the nurses already told me that
they thought you were cute." She smiled.
"Well at least the nurses have got good taste!"
"Patrick I know that your going to be around for a while so you better know that nobody here at
the hospital knows anything about Tom and I'd like it to stay like that.
"OK then. Seeins as I'm going to be around for a while why don't we go out for dinner one night,
we can catch up. You know that I've been married and divorced but what have you been doing for 3
years?"
"Oh this and that!" She joked. "Actually theres a really nice restaurant in town, maybe we could
go there?"
"That'd be nice." Patrick smiled.
They pulled up outside the hospital.
"Thanks Holly, for everything."
"It's OK, I'll see you tomorrow."
* * *
On Hollys way home she wondered what she'd tell Patrick she'd been doing for 3 years. While he'd
been getting married she'd been sitting at home, working and crying herself to sleep. She'd made
friends and been on a few dates but nothing important. All the blokes she went out with ended up
being compared to Patrick and none of them ever came close.
When she got home she glanced at the phone. She dialled the familiar Holby code, followed by a
number she hadn't used for a while.
"Hello."
"Hi, is that Anna?"
"Yeah."
"It's Holly, remember me?"
"Holly hi, how are you?"
"I'm good. Is Chloe there?"
"Yeah, hang on."
"Hello."
"Chloe, hi, it's Holly."
"Holly hi. I'm sorry I haven't wrote to you for ages, I've been working so much."
"Actually I think there was something you forgot to tell me. Something that happened about 2 years
ago."
There was silence.
"I take it your talking about Patrick and Lara. I'm sorry, I just thought that you would be upset."
"I understand but I'd rather you'd have told me."
"How do you know?"
"Well its a long story but basically I've met up with Patrick again."
"Oh my god, you two are so meant to be together!"
"Chloe." Holly warned.
"Sorry. Look my shift starts in half an hour, I've got to go. I'll write soon."
"OK then. Bye."
"Bye."
Holly put the phone down and sat on the sofa. She realised that she couldn't lie to Patrick about
what she's been doing for 3 years. What was the point? There'd been enough lies fro the two of them
since the day they'd met, it was surely time to start being honest.
after!!
This story is set a few years after Holly left Holby
DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - HOLLY FINDS OUT THE TRUTH
Half an hour later Sophie was up on the childrens ward.
"Now then Sophie, you're going to need a little operation to make you feel better,OK?"
"Will it hurt?" She asked, looking at Patrick.
"No, it'll be just like your asleep. then when you wake up you'll feel much better and I'll
buy you a really nice present." He smiled at her.
Holly looked at Patrick. "We're going to take her down to theatre now, the sooner we get this
done the better. You can come with us."
They wheeled Sophie to the theatre. As they injected her with the anaesthetic Patrick held her
hand. She was soon sound asleep, snoring lightly. Patrick bent down and kissed her forhead gently.
Holly followed him out.
"You OK?" She asked him.
"Yeah."
"Look she'll be asleep for at least a couple of hours, why don't you go back to the house and
get her some clothes and stuff."
"No."
"Why?"
"Well I'll have to get a taxi and it'll take ages . I want to be here when she wakes up."
Holly smiled. "I tell you what, my shift finished 10inutes ago. Why don't I give you a lift and
you can get her things. Then I'll drive you back here. It won't take long."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, really it's no problem."
"Thanks Holly." He reached out and touched her arm. "I mean it, thank you."
They walked to Hollys car in silence. When they were leaving the hospital Holly decided to break
the silence.
"So, Sophies mum, shes on holiday?"
"Yeah, Italy."
"Oh right. Did you have to work?"
"What?"
"Is that why you couldn't go? Italys lovely, I went there after...after I left Holby."
"I wasn't invited." Patrick said. Suddenly he realised what Holly was thinking, he smiled.
"Oh, I just assumed you were still together."
"No, I'm divorced."
"Oh, well Sophie's lovely, shes got your eyes."
"Now I know your lying."
"Why?"
"Because I'm not Sophies father."
"What?" Holly looked at him.
"I'd like it if you kept your eyes on the road!" He smiled again.
"Is she your step daughter?"
"No."
"Oh, I just assumed."
"Well you shouldn't jump to conclusions should you! Sophies mums on holiday, with Sophie's dad. I
offered to look after her because I was staying with them anyway, after the divorce. They're
both friends from years ago."
"Divorce?" Holly looked puzzeled.
"Yeah I got married. I don't really know why, it only lasted 2 years."
"Who...who was she?" Holly asked softly. In the back of her mind she'd always imagined she'd end
up being Patricks wife and if she wasn't she'd never had to know about it. "If you don't mind
talking about it that is."
"Her name was Lara, Lara Stone." Holly wondered why the name was familiar. She remembered it from
one of Chloe's letters.
'YOUR REPLACEMENT STARTED THE OTHER DAY-LARA STONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO MAKE OF HER. SHE'S BLONDE AND MOST OF THE GUYS HAVE WASTED NO TIME
IN SHOWING THAT THEIR INTERESTED IN HER BUT SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO
MAKE FRIENDS WITH ANY OF US LOWLY NURSES.'
At the time Holly was sure that Patrick wouldn't fall for her but it looked like Lara had not
only taken Holly's job but her man as well. Not that Patrick knew how Holly felt, she'd never
had the courage to tell him. Her thoughts were interrupted by Patricks voice.
"Here it is, on the left." Holly pulled over.
"Do you want me to come in with you?" Holly asked
"Yeah OK."
Patrick unlocked the door and led Holly into the living room.
"I'll just go upstairs and sort out Sophies clothes."
Holly sat in the living room and looked at the many photos that were placed around the room.
There were lots of Sophie. One caught her eye. Sophie was at the front dressed in a bridesmaid dress.
Holly stood up to get a closer look. She realised that Patrick was standing behind Sophie with
his arm around an extremly attractive blonde. Suddenly it hit her that the photo must be of Patricks
wedding and the blonde woman must be Lara.
She heard Patrick behind her.
"I just remembered that some of Sophies things are in the spare room."
Holly picked up the photo. "Is this...Is that Lara?" She asked.
Patrick just nodded.
Holly looked closer at the photo of Patrick.
"You don't look very happy, considering it was your wedding day."
"I was nervous" Patrick said as he walked out of the room.
As he put Sophies pyjamas into a bag he thought back to the wedding. He'd never loved Lara. When
she started at the hospital it was obvious she liked him, she made that clear. They'd started
going out and she seemed to get serious fast. One night Patrick got extremely dunk and proposed.
He didn't mean it but she thought he did. She organised everything to do with the wedding, including Patricks suit and he just got swept along with it all. He knew that he didn't love her, well maybe a tiny bit of him did but most of him still wanted Holly. He knew that Chloe was still in contact with Holly and he had hoped that she would find out and return to Holby but obviously Chloe hadn't wanted to hurt Holly, which after all she'd been through was understandable. The wedding day was awful. Everyone told him how lucky he was but all he wanted was Holly. Patrick
and Lara had managed to keep up the pretence of a happy couple for a year and then the rows had started. Just before their second anniversary Patrick had walked out. Patrick had ended up quitting his job in Holby because he felt like such a prat and he didn't want to face Lara. They only spoke through their solicitors now and Patrick was out of a job. Surely meeting up with Holly again was a sign. Maybe, just maybe they were meant to be together.
'One thing is for certain,' Patrick vowed, 'I'm not leaving until Holly knows how I feel.'
* * *
On the journey back to the hospital Holly said to Patrick,
"Where are you working now Patrick?"
"Well I left Holby after the divorce and I haven't got another job yet."
"I think they need a consultant in A+E. You are a consultant now aren't you?"
"Yeah but how did you know that and not know that I had got married?"
"I guess Chloe had her own reasons for not telling me. But it is strange for her not to tell me
gossip like that."
"Did you say that the jobs in A+E?"
"Yeah."
"I might apply for that. What's this place like to work in?"
"Busy, but then isn't everywhere. The staff are friendly, one of the nurses already told me that
they thought you were cute." She smiled.
"Well at least the nurses have got good taste!"
"Patrick I know that your going to be around for a while so you better know that nobody here at
the hospital knows anything about Tom and I'd like it to stay like that.
"OK then. Seeins as I'm going to be around for a while why don't we go out for dinner one night,
we can catch up. You know that I've been married and divorced but what have you been doing for 3
years?"
"Oh this and that!" She joked. "Actually theres a really nice restaurant in town, maybe we could
go there?"
"That'd be nice." Patrick smiled.
They pulled up outside the hospital.
"Thanks Holly, for everything."
"It's OK, I'll see you tomorrow."
* * *
On Hollys way home she wondered what she'd tell Patrick she'd been doing for 3 years. While he'd
been getting married she'd been sitting at home, working and crying herself to sleep. She'd made
friends and been on a few dates but nothing important. All the blokes she went out with ended up
being compared to Patrick and none of them ever came close.
When she got home she glanced at the phone. She dialled the familiar Holby code, followed by a
number she hadn't used for a while.
"Hello."
"Hi, is that Anna?"
"Yeah."
"It's Holly, remember me?"
"Holly hi, how are you?"
"I'm good. Is Chloe there?"
"Yeah, hang on."
"Hello."
"Chloe, hi, it's Holly."
"Holly hi. I'm sorry I haven't wrote to you for ages, I've been working so much."
"Actually I think there was something you forgot to tell me. Something that happened about 2 years
ago."
There was silence.
"I take it your talking about Patrick and Lara. I'm sorry, I just thought that you would be upset."
"I understand but I'd rather you'd have told me."
"How do you know?"
"Well its a long story but basically I've met up with Patrick again."
"Oh my god, you two are so meant to be together!"
"Chloe." Holly warned.
"Sorry. Look my shift starts in half an hour, I've got to go. I'll write soon."
"OK then. Bye."
"Bye."
Holly put the phone down and sat on the sofa. She realised that she couldn't lie to Patrick about
what she's been doing for 3 years. What was the point? There'd been enough lies fro the two of them
since the day they'd met, it was surely time to start being honest.