These characters don't belong to me, if they did then Holly and Patrick
would be living together,
happily ever after
Chapter 4
The next day Holly laid in until half past ten when she was woken up by the ringing of the phone
next to the bed.
"Hello" She answered sleepily.
"Hi Holly, did I wake you up?"
"Oh its you, hi Patrick."
"So, erm...do you still want to go out tonight?"
"Yeah.If you want to that is."
"Course I do. We've got a lot of catching up to do. Do you want me to come and pick you up?"
"OK then." Holly gave Patrick her address. "I'll see you about 8?"
"Alright then. I'm looking forward to it."
"Me too. Bye Patrick."
"Bye."
Holly hung up. This time last week she would have never thought she'd be going out with Patrick
on her night off, she couldn't believe what had happened.
She spent most of the day doing paperwork and then realised at half past 6 she'd better start
getting ready because Patrick would probably be early as usual.
She showered and stood in front of her mirror, she didn't have a clue what to wear. After about
6 outfits she decided to go for something simple and put on a black knee length skirt and a red
top. At about a quarter to 8 there was a knock on the door.
"Typical," She muttered as she ran down the stairs and opened the door.
"You're early," She told Patrick.
"Nice to see you too! You look great." He told her.
"She looked up at him. He had on a light blue shirt, he looked good and he probably knew it.
"You don't look too bad yourself." She smiled. "Come on in. Do you want a drink, I've got to finish getting ready."
"Yeah, a beer would be good." Holly got him one from the fridge.
"I'll just be a minute."
Holly ran upstairs and finished getting ready. She grabbed her purse, keys and her phone and
walked down the stairs. As she reached the living room she heard Patricks mobile ring, she knew
that she shouldn't but she stopped outside the door and listened to Patricks end of the conversation.
"Hi. Yes this is Dr Spiller." Pause
"Really." Pause.
"That's great." Pause.
"I can start this week. Thank you so much. I'll see you on Tuesday. Bye."
Holy felt physically sick. Patrick must have got a job at some other hospital, she couldn't tell
him how she felt, not now, she didn't want to lose him again. If they just stayed friends then
when he left it wouldn't be that bad, she hoped. She decided that no matter what she had to make
sure that tonight they stayed purely platonic. She waited outside the door for a few more
moments and then walked in.
"Ready?" She asked. Patrick nodded. "Right, do you want me to drive?"
"No its OK." Patrick said. "I'll drive, we can get a cab home, we've got some celebrating to do."
"Er yeah ok then," Holly really didn't know what there was to celebrate. Patrick was leaving her
only a week after he'd come back into her life.
They reached the restaurant and got a table fairly quickly. They ordered their food and then
Patrick ordered a bottle of champagne.
"Holly I've got a new job, its a consultantas position."
"I know, I heard you on the phone. Congratulations."
"You don't seem to be that happy." Patrick looked concerned. Maybe she didn't want him around.
"Well what do you expect. Look can we not talk about this new job."
"If thats what you want."
"It is." Holly nodded.
The waiter bought over a bottle of champagne and two glasses. He poured it into their glasses and
walked off.
"Well this was to celebrate...you know what but I gues.." He paused.
"To Sophie." Holly said and raised her glass slightly.
"Sophie" Patrick repeated looking confused. If Holly kept this up then he would have to think
about looking for another job. He couldn't cope with the women he loved acting so cold towards
him.
They spent a while talking. Patrick filled Holly in on what Chloe, Anna, Jack, Barney, Charlie
and Max had all been up to since she left. He told her about the new people, carefully avoiding
Lara.
"So what have you been doing?" He asked Holly.
"Well after I left I travelled a bit and then decided that I couldn't let Tom control the rest of
my life. I considered going back to Holby but I thought there were too many memories." She went
on to tell him how she stayed with her parents for a while and eventually decided that she had
to go back to work. She had thought about going back to A+E but decided on paediactrics instead.
"Why didn't you call me?" Patrick asked. "You left and I kept expecting you to call or even come
back. All I got was one lousy postcard and then nothing, why?"
"I'm sorry. I really kept meaning to but i just kept putting it off. I didn't know what to say,
I wanted to call but I couldn't. Then Chloe totally stopped mentioning you in her letters and on
the phone and then I thought that maybe it was too late. I guess it was, I mean you married Lara
didn't you."
Patrick looked at her and suddenly felt guilty for putting her in the spot. They changed the
subject and spoke freely.
After they finished dinner Holly realised that it was likely she'd never see Patrick again so
she could ask him the question she'd been wanting to since she found out about the divorce.
"You and Lara, why did you get divorced? Was there someone else?"
"No, well...yeah but not in the way you think. I didn't have an affair. The whole marriage was a
mistake, I was drunk when I proposed and it just went from on there, I regret it now." He paused.
"I don't really think I ever loved her, in fact I know I didn't. It was the second biggest mistake
of my life."
"Second?" Holly asked.
"Yeah. The first was losing you."
"Yeah right" Holly smiled.
"No seriously, Holly I..."
"Another drink sir?" The waiter interrupted.
"No thanks. Er...can we just have the bill please?" Patrick asked.
"Certainly."
Twenty minutes later they walked out of the restaurant.
"We don't have to get a cab, I'll drive." Patrick said.
All they had was one bottle of champagne and Patrick had only had one glass.
"You sure your OK to drive?" Holly asked.
Patrick nodded.
They got into the car and drove to Holly's in complete silence.
'Face it Patrick' He thought. 'Shes obviously not impressed with the idea of you working in the
same hospital as her. Maybe you should look elsewhere.'
'Face it Holly' She thought. 'He's leaving you tomorrow and then you'll never see him again.
This is the end.'
They pulled up outside Holly's.
"I'll walk you in." Patrick said.
"You don't have to."
"I want to."
As they got to Hollys door she stopped and looked at him.
"I guess this is it. I guess this is goodbye." She said. Patrick looked confused. "Look lets at
least try and keep in contact this time. I mean we could write to each other or...Why are you
smiling like that?"
"I'm not going anywhere."
"But your new job..."
"Is here. In A+E. How many times do I have to tell you, don't jump to conclusions."
"But I thought you were leaving."
"I intend on sticking around for a while. I think, well I hope that there might be a future here
for me."
"I'm so glad you're staying." Holly hugged him but instead of separating they stayed close.
Holly looked up at him. "I really didn't want you to leave."
"Holly you know the divorce, well I did tell you that there was someone else didn't I?" He paused.
Holly nodded and felt physically sick.
"Oh, well look I'm sorry. I'll..." She went to move away from him but he held her even tighter.
"That someone else, I couldn't stop thinking about her when I was with Lara, she was on my mind
all the time. I couldn't get rid of her face, she was always there, every night when I closed my
eyes all I could see was her. I kept hoping that one say I'd see her again. Holly that other
woman, well, it was you. How on earth could I be happy with Lara when I was still in love with
you?"
"Really?" Holly asked, shocked.
"Really," He assured her.
"I love you to. I was too scared to admit it because I though you were leaving but I love you
so much."
Their eyes met and Patrick bent down and kissed Holly. After all those years it felt so right
being back in Patricks arms. Holly couldn't believe she had even thought about letting him go
without telling him how she felt. They separated and Holly looked into Patricks eyes.
"I love you so much Patrick, I don't want to lose you agin."
"Don't worry Holly, I'm not going anywhere."
"I know your not." She told him "So where are you gonna live?" She asked.
"With you?" He asked uncertainly.
"Thats the answer I was hoping for!" She smiled.
Holly got out her keys and opened the front door, she couldn't stop smiling. She knew that this was a fresh start for the two of them after all this time. They both knew that it was the beginning of something special.
*THE END.*
happily ever after
Chapter 4
The next day Holly laid in until half past ten when she was woken up by the ringing of the phone
next to the bed.
"Hello" She answered sleepily.
"Hi Holly, did I wake you up?"
"Oh its you, hi Patrick."
"So, erm...do you still want to go out tonight?"
"Yeah.If you want to that is."
"Course I do. We've got a lot of catching up to do. Do you want me to come and pick you up?"
"OK then." Holly gave Patrick her address. "I'll see you about 8?"
"Alright then. I'm looking forward to it."
"Me too. Bye Patrick."
"Bye."
Holly hung up. This time last week she would have never thought she'd be going out with Patrick
on her night off, she couldn't believe what had happened.
She spent most of the day doing paperwork and then realised at half past 6 she'd better start
getting ready because Patrick would probably be early as usual.
She showered and stood in front of her mirror, she didn't have a clue what to wear. After about
6 outfits she decided to go for something simple and put on a black knee length skirt and a red
top. At about a quarter to 8 there was a knock on the door.
"Typical," She muttered as she ran down the stairs and opened the door.
"You're early," She told Patrick.
"Nice to see you too! You look great." He told her.
"She looked up at him. He had on a light blue shirt, he looked good and he probably knew it.
"You don't look too bad yourself." She smiled. "Come on in. Do you want a drink, I've got to finish getting ready."
"Yeah, a beer would be good." Holly got him one from the fridge.
"I'll just be a minute."
Holly ran upstairs and finished getting ready. She grabbed her purse, keys and her phone and
walked down the stairs. As she reached the living room she heard Patricks mobile ring, she knew
that she shouldn't but she stopped outside the door and listened to Patricks end of the conversation.
"Hi. Yes this is Dr Spiller." Pause
"Really." Pause.
"That's great." Pause.
"I can start this week. Thank you so much. I'll see you on Tuesday. Bye."
Holy felt physically sick. Patrick must have got a job at some other hospital, she couldn't tell
him how she felt, not now, she didn't want to lose him again. If they just stayed friends then
when he left it wouldn't be that bad, she hoped. She decided that no matter what she had to make
sure that tonight they stayed purely platonic. She waited outside the door for a few more
moments and then walked in.
"Ready?" She asked. Patrick nodded. "Right, do you want me to drive?"
"No its OK." Patrick said. "I'll drive, we can get a cab home, we've got some celebrating to do."
"Er yeah ok then," Holly really didn't know what there was to celebrate. Patrick was leaving her
only a week after he'd come back into her life.
They reached the restaurant and got a table fairly quickly. They ordered their food and then
Patrick ordered a bottle of champagne.
"Holly I've got a new job, its a consultantas position."
"I know, I heard you on the phone. Congratulations."
"You don't seem to be that happy." Patrick looked concerned. Maybe she didn't want him around.
"Well what do you expect. Look can we not talk about this new job."
"If thats what you want."
"It is." Holly nodded.
The waiter bought over a bottle of champagne and two glasses. He poured it into their glasses and
walked off.
"Well this was to celebrate...you know what but I gues.." He paused.
"To Sophie." Holly said and raised her glass slightly.
"Sophie" Patrick repeated looking confused. If Holly kept this up then he would have to think
about looking for another job. He couldn't cope with the women he loved acting so cold towards
him.
They spent a while talking. Patrick filled Holly in on what Chloe, Anna, Jack, Barney, Charlie
and Max had all been up to since she left. He told her about the new people, carefully avoiding
Lara.
"So what have you been doing?" He asked Holly.
"Well after I left I travelled a bit and then decided that I couldn't let Tom control the rest of
my life. I considered going back to Holby but I thought there were too many memories." She went
on to tell him how she stayed with her parents for a while and eventually decided that she had
to go back to work. She had thought about going back to A+E but decided on paediactrics instead.
"Why didn't you call me?" Patrick asked. "You left and I kept expecting you to call or even come
back. All I got was one lousy postcard and then nothing, why?"
"I'm sorry. I really kept meaning to but i just kept putting it off. I didn't know what to say,
I wanted to call but I couldn't. Then Chloe totally stopped mentioning you in her letters and on
the phone and then I thought that maybe it was too late. I guess it was, I mean you married Lara
didn't you."
Patrick looked at her and suddenly felt guilty for putting her in the spot. They changed the
subject and spoke freely.
After they finished dinner Holly realised that it was likely she'd never see Patrick again so
she could ask him the question she'd been wanting to since she found out about the divorce.
"You and Lara, why did you get divorced? Was there someone else?"
"No, well...yeah but not in the way you think. I didn't have an affair. The whole marriage was a
mistake, I was drunk when I proposed and it just went from on there, I regret it now." He paused.
"I don't really think I ever loved her, in fact I know I didn't. It was the second biggest mistake
of my life."
"Second?" Holly asked.
"Yeah. The first was losing you."
"Yeah right" Holly smiled.
"No seriously, Holly I..."
"Another drink sir?" The waiter interrupted.
"No thanks. Er...can we just have the bill please?" Patrick asked.
"Certainly."
Twenty minutes later they walked out of the restaurant.
"We don't have to get a cab, I'll drive." Patrick said.
All they had was one bottle of champagne and Patrick had only had one glass.
"You sure your OK to drive?" Holly asked.
Patrick nodded.
They got into the car and drove to Holly's in complete silence.
'Face it Patrick' He thought. 'Shes obviously not impressed with the idea of you working in the
same hospital as her. Maybe you should look elsewhere.'
'Face it Holly' She thought. 'He's leaving you tomorrow and then you'll never see him again.
This is the end.'
They pulled up outside Holly's.
"I'll walk you in." Patrick said.
"You don't have to."
"I want to."
As they got to Hollys door she stopped and looked at him.
"I guess this is it. I guess this is goodbye." She said. Patrick looked confused. "Look lets at
least try and keep in contact this time. I mean we could write to each other or...Why are you
smiling like that?"
"I'm not going anywhere."
"But your new job..."
"Is here. In A+E. How many times do I have to tell you, don't jump to conclusions."
"But I thought you were leaving."
"I intend on sticking around for a while. I think, well I hope that there might be a future here
for me."
"I'm so glad you're staying." Holly hugged him but instead of separating they stayed close.
Holly looked up at him. "I really didn't want you to leave."
"Holly you know the divorce, well I did tell you that there was someone else didn't I?" He paused.
Holly nodded and felt physically sick.
"Oh, well look I'm sorry. I'll..." She went to move away from him but he held her even tighter.
"That someone else, I couldn't stop thinking about her when I was with Lara, she was on my mind
all the time. I couldn't get rid of her face, she was always there, every night when I closed my
eyes all I could see was her. I kept hoping that one say I'd see her again. Holly that other
woman, well, it was you. How on earth could I be happy with Lara when I was still in love with
you?"
"Really?" Holly asked, shocked.
"Really," He assured her.
"I love you to. I was too scared to admit it because I though you were leaving but I love you
so much."
Their eyes met and Patrick bent down and kissed Holly. After all those years it felt so right
being back in Patricks arms. Holly couldn't believe she had even thought about letting him go
without telling him how she felt. They separated and Holly looked into Patricks eyes.
"I love you so much Patrick, I don't want to lose you agin."
"Don't worry Holly, I'm not going anywhere."
"I know your not." She told him "So where are you gonna live?" She asked.
"With you?" He asked uncertainly.
"Thats the answer I was hoping for!" She smiled.
Holly got out her keys and opened the front door, she couldn't stop smiling. She knew that this was a fresh start for the two of them after all this time. They both knew that it was the beginning of something special.
*THE END.*