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Chapter Forty-Three

"What do you think of the name Cassandra?" Iain asked.

He was sat back against the sofa in the staffroom and he held a big book of popular baby names in his hands. Lily sat beside him, her legs draped across his lap. She frowned when he said the name, and couldn't tell whether he was being serious or not.

"It's a bit posh, isn't it?" Lily said.

"I like it." Iain shrugged his shoulders. "Besides, we could call her Cassie for short."

"It's early days, Iain," Lily had to remind him. "We don't even know if it's a girl or a boy yet."

"It's never too early to get a list of names together though," Iain told her. "Did you speak to Connie anyway?" He asked in a quiet voice, and Lily nodded. "And what did she say?"

"That I'd been doing really well," Lily whispered. "And that I shouldn't let this get me down, and that it didn't matter because Archie didn't even see me."

"So basically the same stuff that I said then?" He asked, winking at her. "Has it reassured you?" Lily gave him a smile and nodded. "Good, and you're due to see Mary tomorrow aren't you?"

"Yeah, I am," Lily whispered. "I have to admit that I'm actually looking forward to it. I feel as if I need a chat."

Iain leaned over and gave her forehead a loving kiss, before getting back to the big book of baby names. Lily sighed deeply and sat listening to him, as he read out a few boys names and then a few girls names, telling her the ones that he liked.

"How about something cool?" He suddenly asked. "Like The Hulk?"

"I am not naming my baby after a superhero character," Lily said, but she was hiding a smile. "Can I have a look at that?"

"Sure," he agreed, handing over the book.

Lily flicked through the papers for a short while, scanning name after name. She found herself reading the girls names more than the boys, secretly hoping that she would get a daughter. She knew not to get her hopes up though.

"How about Emily?" She asked her boyfriend. "That's a nice name."

"Yeah." Iain nodded in agreement, smiling from ear to ear and looking towards her. "I like Emily."

The door swung open, completely interrupting their moment, and Alicia walked in. She grinned at them both and then her grin grew even wider when she realised what they were looking at. The pregnancy wasn't really a secret, Connie and Elle had informed everyone as soon as they'd found out, with Lily's permission of course.

"I'm sorry to interrupt," she said. "Could the two of you come into the reception for a little while though?"

"Why?" Iain frowned at her.

"We just want to talk," Alicia said.

"Sure," Iain sighed, patting Lily's leg. "Come on."

Lily closed the book and set it down on the sofa, as the two of them followed Alicia out into reception. All of the staff in the ED were there, gathered around the desk and waiting for the couple's arrival. Beginning to feel anxious already, Lily gulped and kept hold of Iain's hand.

"What's going on?" Iain spoke for the two of them.

"We're really happy for you both," Alicia said, as Ethan walked over and gave Lily a hug, moving to stand on the other side of her. "And we just wanted to let you know that and give you a small gift."

"You didn't have to do that," Iain said, as Lily rested her head on his shoulder.

"Um...Lily," Robyn began, biting down on her lip with worry. "We're all really proud of you. You've gone through a tough time and you've managed to turn your life around, if you can do that then it shows that we all can if we really tried."

"I don't know about that," Lily sighed, continuing to lean against Iain. "I'm still a mess."

"You're not though," Ethan put in, hands in his pockets. "You're out of psych, you're...you're eating loads better, I don't think you've harmed yourself in a while, and you're going to have a baby. That...That's huge, Lily."

"Thanks," Lily said shyly. "I know you're all trying to make me feel good, but I honestly don't feel as if I've come that far."

"But you have," Alicia said. "And believe me, we've all noticed it. I was so worried about you and then when Mrs Beauchamp and Doctor Gardner actually informed us all of what Archie had been doing, my heart broke. I never imagined it to be that bad."

"None of us did," Louise said, shocking Lily when she spoke.

"You've come a long way," Alicia told Lily again. "And if you aren't proud of yourself, well, we are. Here."

She reached across the desk and picked up an envelope, before walking over and handed it to Lily. She gave the registrar a smile and leaned forwards to hug her. She was shocked when Lily actually hugged her back, whispering a small thanks in her ear.

"Open it up then," Iain said, keeping hold of Lily's hand.

Lily slowly ripped open the envelope and saw a cheque for one hundred pounds. She didn't know what to say, tears stung her eyes and she just passed it to Iain with a shaking hand.

"You guys didn't have to give us that," Lily finally spoke in a small voice. "We don't need it."

"We wanted to," Connie piped up, giving Lily a comforting smile. "Get whatever you need, okay? Maybe some stuff for the baby or something."

"Thanks guys," Iain said, giving his girlfriend a hug. "This really means a lot. I feel extremely lucky right now to have an amazing, beautiful girlfriend, and a baby on the way as well." He leaned down and kissed Lily on the lips. "I couldn't be happier."

"I just can't believe we're going to be parents still," Lily whispered. "It's going to get some getting used to."

"Hey." Iain kissed her again and said, "we're going to be awesome parents. You okay?"

"I am," Lily sighed, looking around at her colleagues. "Knowing that I have you lot looking out for me. Thank you for the money everyone, you really didn't have to go and do that but thank you anyway. Thank you so much."

"How about a drink after work?" Cal asked, aiming the question at everyone in the room. "To celebrate."

"Well, that's up to Lily," Iain said, wrapping his arms around her waist.

He knew how anxious she got in crowds, and how she didn't overly feel comfortable being out in public. He wanted to make sure that she'd be okay before jumping to any decisions.

"It's fine by me," Lily said, smiling for the first time in ages. "I'd like that."

Not long to go until the end, I'm afraid. I'm really sorry to be finishing this story x