Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters mentioned in this story, or at least all of the ones you might recognise. They are the property of the BBC. This story was written a while ago so casualty has moved on since then...basically Holly has left along with Barney and Dan and…..sorry I was really cross.

Pairings: Holly and Patrick, Barney and Chloe, minor other pairings.

Rating: Arghhh I hate this bit I will say PG just to careful.

Feedback: Always welcome...don't bother flaming me I don't care. Constructive criticism is, on the other hand, very useful.

Summary: Two familiar faces meet again in the future.

Chloe entered the room with a smirk on her face and sat down next to Holly. She almost spoke but Holly managed to squeeze in first.

"What are you smiling about?" she asked in a very serious manner, although in side the sight of Chloe's face was the first thing to cheer her up all day.

"Wellll, you know you were going to organise to get everyone up here."

*Only too well* thought Holly, "Yes"

"Well I already did it! Everyone is arriving on Wednesday! Every single person that you and Patrick ever worked with at Holby is going to be at Grinkle park hotel for lunch! Isn't that great!"

*No* thought Holly *If Patrick finds out that I lied to him and didn't tell him about us then, the consequences could be worse than telling him in the first place* "Yes" said Holly in her best lying voice.

With most of the wounds on Holly and Patrick being superficial they were soon out of the hospital. Holly had her leg plastered, Patrick saw the counsellor to try and re-gain his memory and both were admitted to a ward for the, but soon enough the next day they were ready to leave. Having no car the walked down to the nearest taxi ramp and waited. They decided to share a cab and Patrick helped Holly to get her leg in. Then he climbed in behind her. Holly suddenly realising that she lived in a fifth floor apartment block asked if they could go too her place first and Patrick could help her up the stairs.

"Yea, sure. Tell the driver where you live." Holly suddenly realised the change that had come over him since the accident. He was so much nicer now. Why? Was it just the memory loss or was it something else? She recited her address to the driver and they were on their way.

Patrick paid the driver and told him that he would be back down soon and to wait. But after the trapes up the stairs he didn't go straight back down again but went in for coffee.

"Patrick" ventured Holly as he sipped at his cup, "You know you wanted to meet everyone and try and get you memory back, well, Chloe has organized it for this Wednesday. Is that OK?" she hoped that it wasn't and she could dodge having to go. But much to the contrary Patrick replied,

"Yes! That is brilliant! I can't wait! Hopefully then I can remember everything you have told me" *And more* added Holly in her head.

Holly woke up but just lay still and didn't move. Today was the day. Today would decide whether she lost Patrick's friendship again or whether he lost his memory forever.

Patrick woke and got dressed far to quickly. Then he had to wait for over an hour doing nothing but pacing round the house and picking things up here and there. Before he knew it was time to go and he grabbed his keys and wallet from the table, skipped down the stairs and practically leapt into his car.

Holly heard the car zoom down the street and at the speed it was going she knew it had to be Patrick. Looking out her window she saw a car that was the same as the one in the accident if only a different colour. She started down the stairs but before she had reached the ground Patrick was up next to her helping her down the stairs.

"Get off me! I don't need any help!" shouted Holly, furious that Patrick was so much easier on his pins than she was. Patrick backed away but as he saw Holly about to fall dived in again. Reluctantly she leant on him as they walk down the stairs and exited the building.

In the car Patrick couldn't shut up. He kept talking all the way to the hotel. Though Holly responded to his questions and laughed at his jokes she didn't talk off her own back.

Inside Holly slumped in a chair while Patrick carried on pacing round, admiring the luxurious hotel. Eventually the dizzying movement of his circles in the room made Holly blow and she shouted at him.

"Sit down now!" she scared herself at how much she sounded like her mum. The shocked Patrick sat down in the nearest chair, surprised at Holly. He looked at his watch and saw that he had 10 minutes. Those were going to be the longest ten minutes in the world. Silence and stillness filled the room.

When Patrick realised the minutes were up he started to worry and wonder where everyone was. Then Chloe and Barney knocked and came round the door. Patrick smiled at them and welcomed them in.

"You are the first people here! And I would hope so too!" He looked down at the baby lying in Chloe's arms and turned back to the door. Chloe walked over and sat down next to Holly, how smiled half-heartedly at them.

Barney waited with Patrick. It wasn't too long before the door started to open again. A boy of thirteen or fourteen came in followed more importantly by his mother.

"Amy!" exclaimed Barney and the two men walked over to the lady who had just come in. Patrick's face broke into even bigger smiles as bits and pieces of memory started to come back.

"And Milo. Wow you have grown!" added Patrick.

"It is lovely to see you both. You did meet Simon before I left didn't you? You treat his son for an asthma attack?"

"Yes. I think we did. Nice to meet you Simon." said Barney.

Next to arrive was Duffy and Andrew. They had their youngest child with them, Emily. Having been only one when Holly and Patrick had left they didn't know her very well. Holly had got up out of her hair when Amy came in and was now standing next to Patrick.

"Oh Duffy it is lovely to see you!" much as she hated to admit it, there was something nice being surrounded by old friends. Holly occasionally started to get excited but then her memory jogged and..........

Anna arrived with Jack and started chatting to Chloe. Soon more people had got there. Tina and Sean saw all these people who they hadn't seen for even longer than Patrick and Holly. Max and Amanda arrived just before Charlie did and a few other members of staff drifted in. Soon the room was bulging and Patrick was circulating in delight. Holly watched as every now and then his face fell and then lifted again as memories flew back and forth in his head. Holly found it hard to stand for lengths of time so went and sat down next to Chloe and Barney's baby, who was sitting in a carrier at one end of the room. Suddenly she started crying so Holly took the baby next door to comfort her.

Patrick kept getting flashes. Rooms, faces, places and objects kept occuring in his head. But Holly kept re-occuring and he didn't know why. He carried on regardless. He walked up to Max.

"Amanda and I got married just after you left. We did try and contact you but wherever we phoned you had just left."

Charlie was talking with Anna and Jack. Patrick came over to them.

"Louie came back to England when he was 13 and is living with me now." said Charlie,

"Well, Jack and I have two children, Matthew who is six and Harmony who is two," replied Anna.

"Aww, they are very cute at that age." said Charlie Jack burst out laughing when as Patrick moved on. He circulated round the room, getting very cross at the fact that he couldn't remember why Holly was sticking in his head. Then he over heard Chloe and Barney.

"So the only person missing is Dan."

"Good. After what he did to Holly and Patrick I would hope you hadn't phoned him." Then it struck Patrick and he spun round to find Holly. Where was she?

"Have you seen Holly?" he asked Chloe,

"Yes, she went to look after Lucy, in the other room, is there a problem?" she replied

"No, I just need to talk to her." he said as he strode off.

He entered the room and saw Holly sitting in the room rocking the baby in his arms and sobbing.

"Holly, we need to talk."

Holly laid the baby back down in the carrier and stared into his face. He knew. He knew. He knew. That was all the flew round her head until he spoke again.

"Why didn't you tell me about us?" The question she had been dreading hearing all day floated into her ears and around her brain. What to say? she thought.

"I was worried. I thought that if I didn't tell you we might have another chance and I did so badly want children. But when it was made apparent to me that you wanted nothing more than friendship, which it has in the last few days, I couldn't tell you as I thought you would get angry."

Patrick sat in the chair next to Holly's. he stared her in the face and all the memories came flooding back. The Ed ordeal at Med. school. The relationship ups + downs. The meeting at Holby. The Tom Harvey things. The way that Holly had left Holby and him behind and got out, never saying anything to him and the way he had been so badly hurt. Maybe he didn't want the memories back? Maybe he should stand up and walk out of the room? He did stand up. And he headed for the door. But as he started to turn the handle he took another look at Holly. He saw the fear in her eyes that he had only seen once before. That was when she had almost died. That time had been so emotionally painful for her and he couldn't let that happen again. Walking back over he pulled her to her feet and lifted her into his arms. Not giving it two thoughts he walked through the door and back into the Hall. He cleared his throat and all eyes fixed on him.

"I would like to announce that Holly and I will be inviting you back up to Yorkshire soon. But this time it will be for our wedding!" A loud cheer lifted in the room and claps could be heard. Holly felt her nerves tingle and as she looked up into Patrick's face she saw the smile that was so rarely there. The one that was not smug and the one that wasn't trying to treat a difficult patient. The real one.

Patrick let Holly fall to her feet and as he did he pulled her into a kiss.

"And yes Patrick" she whispered in his ear as they parted " the answer is yes! Never were very good at asking favours were you!" Holly laughed and Patrick smirked at this remark. Any doubt that had remained in Patrick's brain was quickly banished.