These characters don't belong to me, if they di Holly and Patrick would be
living together,
happily ever after
Chapter 3
The next morning Holly was woken by her alarm clock. She got out of bed and for a minute thought
that maybe yesterday had been just a deam, maybe she hadn't really seen Patrick. Then she remembered Sophie, Patrick getting married to Lara and getting divorced, it was all real.
She decided to get ready and go to work, if she arrived early then maybe she could spend some
time with Patrick.
She arrived on the ward half an hour early and walked over to Patricks bed. Sophie was sound asleep
and Patrick was sitting on a chair next to the bed with his head resting on his hands, he too was
asleep. Holly smiled, both of them looked so innocent. It was hard to belive that this was the
same Patrick that could be such an arrogant prat at times, but maybe he'd changed, three years was
a long time after all.
She went and got herself a cup of coffee and decided to do some paperwork. By the time she'd
finished all the children on the ward were awake and so was Patrick.
"Morning." She said to him.
"Oh, hi Holly."
"You been here all night?" She asked him.
"Yeah I didn't want to leave her alone."
"Why don't you go home, have a shower, she'll be fine."
"Well, if your sure."
"Go on, anyway you look pretty rough, you're scaring the kids!" Holly joked.
"Thank you very much!"
After Patrick had promised Sophie he'd be back soon he left. Holly was pretty busy but she knew
that the nurses would be giving Sophie plenty of attention. Patrick had been gone for about 2
hours when one of the nurses came up to Holly.
"Dr Miles I think you should have a look at Sophie."
"Why?"
"She's running a temperature and she's not very alert."
"It could be the start of an infection, I'll come and have a look."
After about 10 minutes Holly was sure Sophie appeared to have an infection, which if left untreated
could prove to be fatal.
"Right we need to start IV antibiotics as soon as we can. Oh and when Patrick arrives tell him I
want to see him."
About 45 minutes later Patrick arrived.
"Sorry Holly, I sat down for 5 minutes and I must have dozed off."
"It's OK." She smiled. "But I do need to talk to you about Sophie."
"Why whats wrong?" Patrick looked confused.
"OK, now I don't want you to panic but it looks like Sophies got an infection. We're starting her
on antibiotics but shes going to have to stay here for a bit longer."
"Oh god! If anything happens yo her I'll blame myself. I'm a doctor I should have noticed."
"Patrick you know that its got nothing to do with that. It's probably because of the op. Have you
managed to get in contact with her mum and dad yet?"
"Yeah I spoke to them and they said that their going to try and get a flight as soon as they can.
But theres bad weather in Italy so theres trouble at the airport." He paused. "Holly is she
going to be OK?"
"You know that we're going to do our best. She's strong, she should be able to fight it off. Anyway
don't forget she's got one of the best doctors around!"
"Yeah but I'm not treating her am I!" Patrick smiled weakly.
Patrick went off and sat with Sophie, he looked so worried Holly felt so sorry for him. Holly was
so busy for the rest of the shift she only had time to look in on Sophie twice and she didn't
seem to be improving as well as they had hoped she would. She finally finished her shift but she
really didn't want to leave Patrick. She walked over to Sophies cubicle.
"Hi," She whispered. He looked up at her and smiled.
"Hi. Are you finished?"
"Yeah. How are you?"
"I'm OK, I'm just worried about her. I feel so useless. At least I know shes in good hands." He
smiled. "Look you'd better go home, get some sleep otherwise you'll be in no state to work
tomorrow."
"OK, if your sure you'll be OK. You've got my number, call me if you need me, promise?"
"I'll call you." He smiled.
"See you tomorrow." She had the sudden impulse to reach down and hug him, he seemed so scared.
She did and it felt so right.
"Bye." She said as she left pulling the curtain closed behind her.
* * *
When she got home later she sat down and couldn't belive what had happened over the past few days.
Patrick who she hadn't seen for 3 years suddenly turned up, divorced and looking for a new job.
She had got an application form for the consultants position in A+E and had been meaning to give
it to Patrick but today she had totally forgotten abot it. She pulled it out of her bag and
stared at it. If she gave it to Patrick would he think that she wanted hm to stay? She did of
course, but was she ready to let him know that yet. She knew that she couldn't risk losing Patrick
again and she didn't want to let him leave Liverpool without knowing how she felt. She fell asleep
on the sofa and before she knew it she was waking up and getting ready for work again.
* * *
She got into work but didn't see Patrick until about 2 hours into her shift. After checking on
Sophie she found Patrick outside.
"Patrick shes looking good, shes much better today. Sophies responding well to the antibiotics
and she should be able to go home in a day or two." She smiled.
A look of relief washed over Patricks face.
"I'm so glad, I don't know what I would have done if anything had happened."
They sat in silence for a few moments.
"Holly, Shophies mum and dad should be back this afternoon. As long as she's OK maybe we could go
out for that meal tomorrow that we were talking about."
"Yeah, that'd be nice. I'm not working this weekend so that'd be good." She paused. "I'd better
go, I've got work to do, unlike you!"
"Actually I could get used to this life of luxury!"
At about half 3 Sophies parents arrived. After Holly had briefed them on her condition Patrick finally
left the hospital, promising to phone Holly to make arrangements for dinner.
The rest of Holly shift passed quickly because she was so busy. Meanwhile instead of going straight
home Patrick went down to A+E to pick up an application form and filledit in in the canteen. When
he gave it in he was told that as they needed to fill the vacancy as soon as possible they
would interview him the following morning.
happily ever after
Chapter 3
The next morning Holly was woken by her alarm clock. She got out of bed and for a minute thought
that maybe yesterday had been just a deam, maybe she hadn't really seen Patrick. Then she remembered Sophie, Patrick getting married to Lara and getting divorced, it was all real.
She decided to get ready and go to work, if she arrived early then maybe she could spend some
time with Patrick.
She arrived on the ward half an hour early and walked over to Patricks bed. Sophie was sound asleep
and Patrick was sitting on a chair next to the bed with his head resting on his hands, he too was
asleep. Holly smiled, both of them looked so innocent. It was hard to belive that this was the
same Patrick that could be such an arrogant prat at times, but maybe he'd changed, three years was
a long time after all.
She went and got herself a cup of coffee and decided to do some paperwork. By the time she'd
finished all the children on the ward were awake and so was Patrick.
"Morning." She said to him.
"Oh, hi Holly."
"You been here all night?" She asked him.
"Yeah I didn't want to leave her alone."
"Why don't you go home, have a shower, she'll be fine."
"Well, if your sure."
"Go on, anyway you look pretty rough, you're scaring the kids!" Holly joked.
"Thank you very much!"
After Patrick had promised Sophie he'd be back soon he left. Holly was pretty busy but she knew
that the nurses would be giving Sophie plenty of attention. Patrick had been gone for about 2
hours when one of the nurses came up to Holly.
"Dr Miles I think you should have a look at Sophie."
"Why?"
"She's running a temperature and she's not very alert."
"It could be the start of an infection, I'll come and have a look."
After about 10 minutes Holly was sure Sophie appeared to have an infection, which if left untreated
could prove to be fatal.
"Right we need to start IV antibiotics as soon as we can. Oh and when Patrick arrives tell him I
want to see him."
About 45 minutes later Patrick arrived.
"Sorry Holly, I sat down for 5 minutes and I must have dozed off."
"It's OK." She smiled. "But I do need to talk to you about Sophie."
"Why whats wrong?" Patrick looked confused.
"OK, now I don't want you to panic but it looks like Sophies got an infection. We're starting her
on antibiotics but shes going to have to stay here for a bit longer."
"Oh god! If anything happens yo her I'll blame myself. I'm a doctor I should have noticed."
"Patrick you know that its got nothing to do with that. It's probably because of the op. Have you
managed to get in contact with her mum and dad yet?"
"Yeah I spoke to them and they said that their going to try and get a flight as soon as they can.
But theres bad weather in Italy so theres trouble at the airport." He paused. "Holly is she
going to be OK?"
"You know that we're going to do our best. She's strong, she should be able to fight it off. Anyway
don't forget she's got one of the best doctors around!"
"Yeah but I'm not treating her am I!" Patrick smiled weakly.
Patrick went off and sat with Sophie, he looked so worried Holly felt so sorry for him. Holly was
so busy for the rest of the shift she only had time to look in on Sophie twice and she didn't
seem to be improving as well as they had hoped she would. She finally finished her shift but she
really didn't want to leave Patrick. She walked over to Sophies cubicle.
"Hi," She whispered. He looked up at her and smiled.
"Hi. Are you finished?"
"Yeah. How are you?"
"I'm OK, I'm just worried about her. I feel so useless. At least I know shes in good hands." He
smiled. "Look you'd better go home, get some sleep otherwise you'll be in no state to work
tomorrow."
"OK, if your sure you'll be OK. You've got my number, call me if you need me, promise?"
"I'll call you." He smiled.
"See you tomorrow." She had the sudden impulse to reach down and hug him, he seemed so scared.
She did and it felt so right.
"Bye." She said as she left pulling the curtain closed behind her.
* * *
When she got home later she sat down and couldn't belive what had happened over the past few days.
Patrick who she hadn't seen for 3 years suddenly turned up, divorced and looking for a new job.
She had got an application form for the consultants position in A+E and had been meaning to give
it to Patrick but today she had totally forgotten abot it. She pulled it out of her bag and
stared at it. If she gave it to Patrick would he think that she wanted hm to stay? She did of
course, but was she ready to let him know that yet. She knew that she couldn't risk losing Patrick
again and she didn't want to let him leave Liverpool without knowing how she felt. She fell asleep
on the sofa and before she knew it she was waking up and getting ready for work again.
* * *
She got into work but didn't see Patrick until about 2 hours into her shift. After checking on
Sophie she found Patrick outside.
"Patrick shes looking good, shes much better today. Sophies responding well to the antibiotics
and she should be able to go home in a day or two." She smiled.
A look of relief washed over Patricks face.
"I'm so glad, I don't know what I would have done if anything had happened."
They sat in silence for a few moments.
"Holly, Shophies mum and dad should be back this afternoon. As long as she's OK maybe we could go
out for that meal tomorrow that we were talking about."
"Yeah, that'd be nice. I'm not working this weekend so that'd be good." She paused. "I'd better
go, I've got work to do, unlike you!"
"Actually I could get used to this life of luxury!"
At about half 3 Sophies parents arrived. After Holly had briefed them on her condition Patrick finally
left the hospital, promising to phone Holly to make arrangements for dinner.
The rest of Holly shift passed quickly because she was so busy. Meanwhile instead of going straight
home Patrick went down to A+E to pick up an application form and filledit in in the canteen. When
he gave it in he was told that as they needed to fill the vacancy as soon as possible they
would interview him the following morning.