The patients watching were in shock. How could a man do such a thing to such a brilliant doctor, who was slumped against the wall, blood escaping her nose and lips where she had received several angry blows seconds before. Selena had ran over as quickly as she could, calling everyone else as she did so. Charlie had run over, shock horror on his face too. Without thinking he turned to a petrified and mortified Martin and decked him one. Blood begun gushing from his lip and he fell backwards, more embarrassed than anything.

"Maggie petal, can you hear me?" Selena was frantic, she knew a blow like this could prove fatal to her friend. Kneeling down beside her, a group of people including Harry and Tess helped Selena lift Maggie's slumped body onto the once commandeered trolley. The group were disappeared into Resus as Sheila and Kathryn entered the area, shocked at what they saw. Martin lying on the floor holding his nose, other people whispering and gasping at what they'd just seen, frantic doctors rushing into Resus with a trolley. Sheila's mind began to spin, she guessed what had happened, she really felt for the person they were treating. Kathryn was watching intently at the movements of the doctors behind the doors of Resus, all of a sudden she caught a glimpse of who they were fussing over. Dropping her mother's hand she ran through the sea of people and straight into Resus, before her mum could stop her.

"Kathryn! No!" Shelia made her way through the crowd too, catching up with her daughter as she entered Resus. As she pushed the doors open, she gasped. Kathryn was crying and pointing at the bed but doctors were not paying any attention to the young girl, Shelia soon found out why. "No. No. He couldn't have, he wouldn't have…" Her voice trailed off as one of the doctors moved, brining the occupant of the bed into view. Tears escaped her eyes, words failed her. She wanted to comfort Kathryn but nothing would move. Shelia was numb to the bone.

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Both Kathryn and Shelia were frozen to the spot. The only movement Shelia could see were the blurred outlines of the doctors, but this trance was soon broken when Kathryn ran over to her mum, crying and wailing.

"Please Mummy, make the Doctor better! Please!" tears were dampening Shelia's shirt. "Please!"

Picking the little girl up, Sheila decided it would be best to take Kathryn away for the now. "I can't toots, I just…can't." with that they excited Resus and headed to the canteen, Kathryn still sobbing her little heart out.

Back in Resus, the panic and fear for their colleague was beginning to leave the doctors as Maggie was stable and recovering well. Selena couldn't believe the fight this woman had in her.

"Maggie's amazing isn't she?" she barely whispered.

"Yeah. Really." added Charlie.

"I mean what, three weeks ago she was in a Coma. Then she comes back and this happens yet, she's still recovering!"

"Well, she's a strong woman!" Harry commented, "And a great friend." he winked at Charlie as he walked by, which Selena picked up.

"What was that all about?" she asked, practically demanding an answer,

"What?" Charlie and Harry chorus, Harry trying not to laugh and Charlie trying not to look too embarrassed.

"The wink, what was that for? Is there something I should know about?" she chuckled slightly as she said this, staring the two men in the faces, making both uncomfortable.

"Well. Um-" Charlie began.

"Charlie has had something he would like to tell Maggie. For ages now. And, eh- I think he should explain. I've got to be somewhere, catch up with you later!" Harry quickly exited Resus, a sheepish grin on his face.

"Well?" asked Selena, a stern but friendly grin on her face.

Charlie sighed as he sat down on the edge of a nearby spare bed, he paused for a second. Glancing at Maggie lying on the opposite bed, he listened as the beep and rhythmic whirring of the machines filled his ears. "I. Now-" he stuttered, "Over the past few weeks I've come to realise that." he paused again, Selena was standing with her arms crossed and a sympathetic smile on her face.

"What?"

Taking a deep breath he blurted out his feelings, "I think, well know, that I'm. I'm falling in love with Maggie." he looked up at Selena waiting for a reaction.

"Aw! Charlie! I'm pleased for you!" she smiled warmly, "Have you told her yet?"

Charlie shook his head, "You saw what I was like just there!"

"Well, I think you should tell here as soon as. Re- Oh, hold on." she unhooked her pager from her belt, reading off the screen, "Sorry, I've got to go," she stood up and walked over to the doors, "Don't you forget to tell!" she chuckled as she left, leaving Charlie with Maggie. As he shuffled over onto the edge of her bed, his ears an mind were filled with the machine noises again, his thoughts began to run, he forgot his surroundings, his feelings. He was just floating. Until he was aware of someone speaking in the distance, brining him back to earth.

"Charlie? Charlie!" came a faint voice from the bed.

"Maggie? Are you okay?" Charlie beamed and took Maggie's hand, smiling, just as she was.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." she smiled and shifted in the bed, so she could sit up, she paused for a moment, smiling before asking Charlie softly "Um, Is it true?"

"Is what true?" Charlie was puzzled.

"What you were just saying to Selena silly! Was it true?" she chuckled, she could tell Charlie hadn't a clue what she was on about.

Then the penny dropped, "You heard what I said?"

"Yeah." she chuckled and smiled at the nervous man on the end of her bed.

"Um, well." Charlie was stuttering again, but something inside him gave him control, "Yes. It is true. Maggie, I love you."