Got a little bit of a spat coming up. Wanted to wait until today's episode finished to update this. Spoilers!
"I couldn't let you go without a proper send-off."
Archie chuckled a little, playfully rolling her eyes. "It's not forever."
"But you're not coming back to Holby," Will stated, handing her sparkling juice. "And I'll..."
"You'll...?"
"Do you really have to go?"
"Will-"
"I still have a lot more reasons on my list-"
"Will-"
"Connie will be begging to have you back-"
"Will-"
"Why does Megan get to have you and we don't?!"
Archie sighed. "It's not about Megan," she said, placing her drink down. "It's about what's right for me."
"There are risks of malaria and yellow fever in Sudan. Are you sure you want to go there, being pregnant?" Will asked her, crossing his arms. "At first, I was going to respect your decision but you're putting our children at risk-"
"Oh, for the love of-" She cut herself off, taking a deep breath in and releasing it. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"What about being a consultant? How much will this job actually pay or is it just voluntary-"
"I thought you were happy for me," Archie snapped. "Happy that I'd found a passion, something for me and not because someone else wants me to do it. Or even bribing me to do it. Holby... Holby's great but it's not..."
Will sighed. "Where you want to be right now," he finished for her. "Not even a year and what? You're gone?"
"I'm sorry," she whispered. "I'm sorry that I have a dream and I'm following it."
"Are you sure it isn't just Megan?"
Archie scoffed. "What are you talking about?"
"I hear the way you talk about her. 'Megan this, Megan that'. You worship the woman!"
"You're being ridiculous."
"Do you like her? Have feelings for her?" He asked her.
"What's that got to do with you?!"
"It has everything to-"
"How's Lara, Will?" Archie asked him. "Or was it Jessica? I can't remember all their names because it's a different woman for a different day!"
"Ooh, that hurt," he replied, going over to get some wine from the fridge.
"Make yourself at home," she muttered. "Who even put that in there?"
Will shrugged. "Me."
"When?"
"That night we watched Doctor Who," he told her. "You were too busy snoring and I had a few glasses."
Archie nodded and clicked her tongue. "Alright. Now that we have calmed down, can we talk about this like adults? You know, the ones we are?"
Will sipped his glass and nodded. "Mhm."
"Tell me what's on your mind."
He looked down. "I'll miss you."
"That's nice," she said, smiling a little. "I guess I'll miss you too-"
"Not just you, though," he said. "One minute, we're doing this together and the next, you're swanning off to Sudan of all places. You better not go into labour in the middle of nowhere."
Archie rolled her eyes playfully. "I'll be back in England before then," she said. "And I'll... leave them with you."
"Alone?"
"Why not?"
"B-But-"
"Will, you're going to have to grow up sometime," she told him. "One-night stands switched out in favour of midnight feeds. Tired mornings from hangovers switched out in favour of taking care of babies all night, every hour... You'll have your parents there for you and even my family will help out until I come back."
Will gave her a look. "Even I don't trust myself with children."
"You're a paediatrician," she stated.
"Yeah, but I give the kids back when I'm done treating them. I'm keeping these ones and they'll judge me harshly," he replied.
She laughed. "They'll be babies! How can they judge you?"
"I don't want to be a bad dad."
"I don't want you to be that either," she said softly. "Nor do I want to abandon them but it's now or never. I'll never experience anything like this again in my life. Even my mother suggested that I move to New York to live with her after but... I guess I'm not ready to settle down."
"We really should have thought about that before we..."
"It's not like we knew," she replied. "Knew that I'd get pregnant. Now, I'm torn between being something I want and doing something I love. Want or love? Which one do I choose?"
"As I've said earlier, you got to decide for yourself. I can't obviously hold any weight in what you do decide but I'll support it even if I strongly disagree," Will told her.
Archie nodded. "And we both know already. It's always something I'll love. The satisfaction and joy it can bring me over some title at work and a pay rise."
"A pay rise that can help us with two babies."
She let out a soft chuckle. "Yes, sure." She looked away. "We're going to be fine, aren't we?"
"If you stop making decisions like these, then yeah," he said lightly. "I want you to be happy."
"I will be."
"And if you need anything, call or text me," he continued.
"I will-"
"Even for a chat or to tell me that... you feel them or something," he mumbled, eyeing her small bump.
Archie opened up her arms. "Come on, then. A special Hudson Hug just for you, Noble."
He smiled and hugged her tightly. "Be safe."
"I will."
"Enjoy yourself."
"I'll try," she said lightly.
"Don't forget about us at Holby."
"I won't."
He tightened the hug and closed his eyes. After a while, they let go and finally got around to drinking the sparkling juice to which he said a short toast.
"To Archie, the most annoying woman in the world but we wouldn't survive without her," he said.
"Well, thanks!" She said sarcastically before laughing with him. "I'll only be a phone call away."
He turned to her. "You better be."
She grabbed his hand and placed it on her bump. "We won't make a habit of this."
"I'll take whatever you give me."
She gave him a small smile and removed her hand, his remaining. "We'll do this. And when I return to England for good, we can sort everything out then."
"It still doesn't make sense-"
"It does to me," Archie said. "I don't want to argue. Just be happy for me, please?"
Will slowly nodded. "Fine. I'll be happy for you." He smirked. "Don't go sneaking off to make out with Megan."
"And that's when you remove your hand from my person," she said, swatting his hand off her bump.