'What? Okay Anna, phone Barney, we can deal with this.' Said Patrick.

Soon they managed to stabilise Chloe and she was rushed off for a CT scan. Soon Barney was back by Chloe's side.

'Well, the scan's clear, so we need to find out why she fitted. The only other possibility is that she has a head injury that the CT didn't pick up.' Said Patrick.

'Oh Chloe, sweetheart.' Said Barney lovingly, stroking her hair. 'Patrick, there's something odd here.' Barney said. Patrick lifted up Chloe's hair to find a rusty nail sticking out of Chloe's head.

'Ah! We need to remove this. Go and get Duffy and tell her I need some antiseptic wash, 10 of morphine, and a rusty nail remover kit – she'll know what I mean!' Barney did as he was told.

Patrick managed to remove the rusty nail from Chloe's head, but she fitted again. She was rushed off for another CT scan, and it was apparent that she was bleeding internally, so she was rushed off to ITU.

***

'Hey Chlo, it's me, Anna, again! Lucky thing, you're getting married. I'll never find my perfect man.' Anna had been talking to Chloe for about an hour when Barney came in so Anna left.

'Chlo, I love you so much! I can't believe I've just got you back and now I'm going to lose you.' Barney almost cried.

'You're not getting rid of me that easily,' Chloe whispered.

***

It was the day of the wedding, and Chloe should have been out of her wheelchair and walking by now, but a week ago she had had some bad news – the crack in her spine hadn't healed and wasn't likely to in the next millennium so Chloe would be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. 

The wedding was all going to plan. Chloe had managed to get to the church 5 minutes 27.555169921 seconds late as only Chloe could. As Chloe's dad had left before she was born and her mum had died 10 years ago, Anna pushed Chloe down the aisle.

'Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the marriage of Barney and Chloe. The vicar started. 'Do you, Barney John Wolfe take thee Chloe Maria Hill to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love and to keep, in sickness and in health, for riches and poorness, as long as you both shall live, until death do you part?'

'I do.'

'And do you, Chloe Maria Hill take thee Barney John Wolfe to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love and to keep, in sickness and in health, for riches and poorness, as long as you both shall live, until death do you part?'

'I do.'

'The rings.' Jack brought forward the rings. Barney and Chloe exchanged vows, and they each placed one of the rings on the other's finger.

'You may kiss the bride.' Said the vicar. Barney knelt down and kissed Chloe gently on the lips. He then pushed her up the aisle.

The photos were taken, then they went to the reception at Chloe and Barney (and

Anna's !) new flat. (Anna had begged on one knee). Chloe knew there was only one person she had to thank, Duffy.

'Duffy, I'm so sorry, if I'd listened to you none of this would've happened.'

'It's alright, Chloe, I know how it feels.'

'Chloe!' Barney called.

'Coming!' replied Chloe. 'Thanks Duffy.'

Chloe went over to Barney. 'Chloe, I love you so much and I need you so much.'

'No, I need you… Barn, I'm really tired.'

'Okay, I'll carry you upstairs.'

***

Chloe was just about to fall asleep when Anna came up.

'Hey Chloe, how are you?'

'Fine, I'm really tired though.'

'Do you want me to go?'

'No, it's okay.'

Anna just sat and talked about random things until Chloe fell asleep. Then she went down to join the party.

About an hour and a half later Barney went up and Chloe was awake.

'Hey, do you want to come down and cut the cake?'

'Yeah.'

***

When the cake was cut and eaten, Chloe threw her bouquet and Nicki caught it. Soon, everyone left and Chloe started to do the washing up out of force of habit, but then Anna banished her to go and watch TV whilst she and Barney did the washing up. Chloe turned the TV on; BBC 1 – people walking, BBC2 – people walking, ITV – people walking, Channel 4 – people sitting down, no, now they're getting up and walking!

Barney came and joined Chloe on the sofa, and Anna was just about to sit down when she realised they probably wanted some time alone. Just then the phone rang and Barney went to pick it up.

'Hello?'

'Hi Barney, it's Tina, congratulations.'

'How did you know?'

'I do speak to other people in Holby apart from you.'

'I know, do you want to speak to Chloe?'

'Yeah.' Barney took the phone over to Chloe.

'Hi Tina, how are you?'

'Fine. How was the wedding? I remember how it felt to walk down the aisle, wasn't it cool?'

'Yeah,' Chloe said, rather unenthusiastically.

'You'll never guess, Sean and I are coming back to England!'

'What? When?'

'Next year, hopefully. We're coming back to Holby.'

'It'll be great to see you again.'

'You too, anyway I'd better go, talk soon. Bye!'

'Yeah, bye!' Then Tina rang off.

'Barn, they're coming back to England!'

'When?'

'Next year.'

'Did you tell her about you?'

'No, I couldn't.'

***

It was a year since that phone call, and Chloe was starting to come to terms with the fact that she wouldn't be able to walk again, ever.'

It was nearly Chloe's birthday, and Barney had planned a small party for her. As Duffy wouldn't be able to make it, she had come round to drop the present off early.

'Hi Duffy, come in.' Said Barney. 'Chloe's upstairs.'

'Thanks,' Duffy said, before going upstairs. 'Hi Chloe, how are you?'

'Fine.'

'Happy birthday, this is for you.' Said Duffy before handing over the present.

'Duffy, they're lovely!' "They" were a pair of silver earrings with emeralds in the centre. 'How is everyone at work?'

'Fine. You know, you could come back to work.'

'How?'

'Well, you could do minors and triage.'

'Charlie wouldn't want me there if I wasn't doing anything useful.'

'He needs all the help he can get.'

Yeah, but what about Max and Jan?'

'Don't worry about them. Would you like me to ask Charlie?'

'Yeah, please.'

'Okay, I better go.'

'Okay, thanks for the earrings.'

'That's okay, bye!'

'Bye!'

***

It was Chloe's birthday, and Barney had been up half the night sorting out her present from him and Anna.

'Happy birthday, Chloe.' Said Barney as he came into their room.

'Hey Barn.'

'Your pressie is downstairs, I'll help you into your wheelchair.'

'Thanks,' Barney helped Chloe into her wheelchair and onto the landing where she could see her present – a chairlift and new wheelchair.

'So you can have one wheelchair downstairs, get on the chairlift, and then have the other wheelchair upstairs.' Explained Barney. 'It's from me and Anna.'

'It's perfect… where is Anna, anyway?'

'I think she's in the kitchen, shall we go down?'

'Yep.'

They went downstairs, where Anna was sorting out breakfast.

Special birthday breakfast: hot chocolate, toast and chocolate spread, and cake.'

'Cake? For breakfast?' Said Chloe with a hint of amusement in her voice.

'Well, it is your birthday. I'll eat it if you don't want it!' Replied Anna.

'No, you greedy pig, get your own!'

After breakfast Chloe watched some TV then went up to rest before her party. At about 7pm, the guests started to arrive.

'Happy birthday!' Said Nicki. 'Did Barney tell you, Jack proposed to me last night!'

'No. Congratulations!'

At about 8pm Chloe said she was really tired and she went to rest for a bit. Barney went up about half an hour later, but she wasn't asleep.

'Barney, there's something I need to tell you.'

'What, sweetheart?'

'I'm, well, I'm pregnant, and I'm really worried about giving birth.'