Charles jumped back into bed next to her, moving across to snuggle "come here I'm freezing I need to warm my hands" she was led staring at the ceiling, her fear had turned to anger she was not going to tell Charles she would deal with this herself on Monday once and for all. Turning on to her side he moved to spoon behind her and quite a while after him she eventually drifted off to sleep.

Sunday passed in a blur, she was trying to be present with them, stood on the rugby touch line cheering Charlie on, making roast dinner, getting school uniforms ready for the week but she was hiding a serious pre-occupation with confronting Paul Jones tomorrow.

9 am Monday morning Molly was making a tea in the staff room, there had been a strange atmosphere when she walked in, she had the feeling all eyes were on her and she was sure she had interrupted a couple of nurses talking about her as she had entered the staff room and they had made a sharp exit.

Anita Wright a senior staff nurse that she had been friendly with for a while came in, Molly was miles away "Morning Molly...Molly?...hello...you in there?" She shook her head "Sorry...Morning"

Anita made herself a coffee and stood next to Molly who was leaning against the worktop "you ok, you look shattered" Molly laughed "thanks a lot" Anita looked concerned "you know what I mean"

Molly took another sip of her tea "just something I need to deal with today...and it was weird when I came in here this morning couldn't help feeling I was being gossiped about" Anita went quiet and looked away "you know this place...they are not happy unless they are gossiping about something or someone...ignore it"

Molly turned to her "so it wasn't my imagination then...what is it?"

"Nothing...Molly don't worry about it...anyway got to get to the ward or Doctor Alexander will have my arse...you know what these Docs are like!"

Molly laughed briefly as Anita dashed out of the room just before the door closed again she spotted Nurse Jones heading for the locker room to start his shift. She followed him into the locker room, shut the door and leant against it.

He turned to look at who had come in "morning Doctor James" he carried on changing into his scrubs.

She marched straight up to him "what do you think you are playing at coming to my home...prying...spying...on me and my family?" Her breathing had become rapid she was finding it hard to get the words out...being in the same room as him was making her feel panicky.

"my phone yesterday...you must have taken my number...why are you doing this?"

Cool as a cucumber he turned to face her, placed his hands on either side of her arms, she froze, couldn't move "Molly I don't need to steel your number you gave it to me" he smiled at her and looked almost confused "I wouldn't come to your home...why would I do that when we are trying to be discreet?"

She pulled herself away from him, stepped back shaking her head her mouth felt dry like someone had stuffed it with cotton wool and she couldn't get any words out "what the hell are you talking about?"

He was still smiling "you and me Molly...I'm talking about you and me...what did you think I was talking about..."

She ran out of the room and into her office, slamming the door and sliding down the back of it onto the floor, her chest was tight and the room was spinning, she could feel tears welling in her eyes, was she going mad ? A delayed reaction to the shock of losing her Nan...she started to play back the last few months since he had joined the team...had she done or said anything that would make him act like this?...trying to think had there been anything?...she was jokey and flirty by nature...but she had only ever seen him in a professional setting...except for Neil Abbot's leaving drinks he had been there...a group of them had gone to a club briefly, She remembered seeing him at the club had left early, Charles had come to pick her up she didn't remember even speaking to him that night.

Her phone buzzed she didn't want to look at it...she had to...she was not going to let this happen to her...she opened the message..."missing you already x" she threw the phone across the room.

She now needed to tell Charles...and the police.

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