A/N: I am terribly sorry this took so long I've been busy lately, and I feel terrible This is the story of how they came to know one another. Also the flash back was while Patsy was still blonde, and right before Jenny Lee had been seconded to the London. Happy Christmas special day. Also this is after the season 5 finale but before the Christmas special.

Chapter 2: Noticing Her

All three women raced up the stairs, and entered Patsy's and Trixie's bedroom. Patsy and Delia settled on the former's bed; Delia leaned into Patsy, and after a few moments Patsy relaxed, and placed her arm around Delia's back resting on the curve of the Welsh woman's hip. Trixie sat on her own bed getting comfortable, laying down somewhat resting onto her elbow. She looked at the pair expectantly, and with a raised eyebrow she said, "Well..."

"Well What." Patsy said a teasing smile quirking her lips watching Trixie get riled up was highly entertaining.

"What do you mean 'well what' you positively must tell me everything. How'd you meet?"

Delia answered, "Well I don't believe we were ever formally introduced, but I do remember when I first noticed you."

"You do?" Patsy asked. Genuinely surprised since Delia's memory could still be a bit foggy at times.

"Yes I do," there was a bright proud smile on her face as she continued, "I remember you most of all Pats." Patsy felt her heart clench, and her throat felt tight. She chanced a look at Trixie, and her cheeks flared up bright red as she saw the soft smile on her friend's face as she lit up a cigarette. "Please Delia do continue I am simply riveted." Trixie said, and Delia did continue: "Well you were telling an unruly patient off if I recall correctly. I Mr. Peterson I believe." Trixie watched as recognition trickled into Patsy's vision as she watched the two women animatedly tell the story:

Delia had been on the male surgical ward for nearly a three months, and it had been one of the few days that she was not interested in the male species because three of her patience would simply not stop whining, and another two had punched her arse, and she was having a ghastly day. Delia then heard a slam of a pill bottle onto a tray, and she looked up, and there was the tall blonde nurse tending to the patient next to hers. She'd seen here and there, but never really took notice of before. Delia watched her as she spun to face her patient she had an all too sweet smile on her face, and Delia could feel her face flush, this woman was positively gorgeous. She then over heard the woman say, "Mr. Peterson how's your mother?"

The man had obviously been thrown off by the question, as he answered "She's just fine why?"

"She is quite sweet you know she always brings cookies for the nurses, and comes when is it every Tuesday to fluff up your pillows, and she frets ever so. I just wonder if she were to perhaps be made aware of your appalling behavior towards the other nurses and I would she worry as she does." Delia's mouth hung open as she watched whatever color the man's face had drained away, and he was gaping at the tall blonde who's voice had never risen, and smile had never faltered. "Now do we have an understanding Mr. Peterson." He dumbly nodded at her, and Delia had never wanted to know another human being in her entire life, and she prayed that Patsy was like her because she had never been more attracted to another human being either. She vowed to get to know her.

By the end of Delia's story Trixie was laughing so hard she was nearly falling out of the bed, and Patsy was laughing just as hard clutching Delia to her as they all three tried to get their cackling under control.

"Dear lord I remember that now he had pinched my bum one too many times, and I'd had enough of it, but oh his mother had been the sweetest thing." Patsy commented, as everyone's chortles subsided. "Matron found out about it the next day, and I didn't know if she wanted to laugh or tell me off she ended up warning me not to do it again with a rather pleased look on her face no one liked that little weasel except perhaps his mother."

Trixie hummed, and then asked "When did you take notice of this glorious woman Pats?"

"I'm not quite sure I remember." Patsy being the private person that she was; she had not been looking foward to her own retelling of her past she seldom was. However at seeing the absolutely crest-fallen expression on Delia's face she sucked in a deep breathe, "You were wearing white, and had just come out of theater covered in vomit I might add." Delia looked up at her with wide amused eyes, and Patsy dove into her story.

It had been three days since the Mr. Peterson incident, and Patsy was walking down the hall to get to her next ward mentally thinking about whether she should just give this up, and get a flower shop; when she heard it. A loud boisterous laugh she turned in the direction of it, and there was a short brunette nurse whose head was thrown back laughing at something another nurse had said, and three surgical students were behind them one being supported by the other two, and he looked rather green about the face. The laughing brunette nurse took note of Patsy, and smiled at her, and Patsy tripped. Her heart racing, and her breathe catching. She turned back to look at

the brunette, and she was looking right back, Patsy had to get to know this brilliant woman.

"Not quite as impressive as your story I'm afraid, but I knew then that you would change my life whether or not it would be for the better I had no clue, but I had to find out." Patsy finished her story with a grin, and Delia leaned up to kiss her, and tentatively Patsy kissed her back. after that they both chanced a sheepish look at Trixie, who was smiling indulgently at the pair.

"Honestly I don't mind you two obviously care a great deal for each other please carry on. Also if you need to maybe conveniently fall asleep 'talking' in Delia's room I'll cover for you if anyone should ask questions."

The two women beamed at their friend, and secret keeper. Then they heard the front door open, and Trixie said "We will definitely talk more tomorrow I haven't gotten to hear the scandalous tidbits of your tale yet."