LAST PART. In my head, this was the shortest chapter and what did it turn out to be? The longest. Surprise surprise.

Maddie was lucky enough to get discharged from the hospital three days later after the doctors deemed her fit enough to go home. She felt terrible getting to leave like nothing serious had happened that night after learning the extent of some of her co-workers.

Seriously, if Sophie was right to believe there really is a God, he's been superb to her since Maddie met her girlfriend.

Sure she was told to be on bed rest until the bruises and swelling on her body went down but still, she felt very lucky.

And it wasn't like she was going to be rushing back to work at the factory anytime soon. No one was, she had joked and, like always, Sophie had shaken her head disapprovingly. Maddie didn't mean it in a bad way, she was just trying to make light of the situation but Sophie was having none of it and Maddie understood that. As well as herself, she had scared Sophie half to death the night of the crash.

Kevin had taken it upon himself to drop Jack off with the childminder before picking up Maddie and Sophie from the hospital and bring her home.

Home. It still didn't sound real to Maddie.

Unfortunately Sally was still under observation and Tim had been doing brilliantly splitting his time between work, her and Faye. Sophie gave him brownie points for it, something she would have never dreamed of doing when her Mum first got involved with the bum.

Sophie had spent the first two days back home looking after Maddie (she'd given herself the name Nurse Sophie, to which Maddie laughed profoundly at) until she was called into work. Just like she had said at the hospital, business continued as usual in retail, there wasn't much she could do about it but most of her customers were residents of the street asking how Maddie and Sally were doing while she was on shift so her mind was never off the subject. She was also fortunate to work just next door to her house so—although she shouldn't have—she was always popping in to see how Maddie was doing when the shop was empty. She couldn't bear the thought of the blonde laid up on the sofa while she and Kevin had to earn a trade.

Fast forward two weeks and Maddie's injuries had improved incredibly. The bruises were nothing bad marks on her skin whereas they were painful to touch and even look at. Of course her arm was still in a cast, and will be for another month, but now she was getting up and doing things for herself.

Sophie was behind her like shadow every time her girlfriend moved but it was because she was scared the blonde would lose her balance again like she did last week after getting up too quickly and it made her dizzy. She was only looking out for the person she cared for deeply. Maddie enjoyed the attention and having someone look after her but she was brought up to look after herself and it caused her to snap a few times which Sophie understood and would back away a small distance.

Today was no different but at the same time it was. Sophie had booked the day off way in advance. There was going to be nothing that stopped her from making this day special for Maddie.

When she woke, she turned to see Maddie sleeping peacefully and smiled at the sight of it before reaching over to the bedside table and checking the date and time on her phone. It wasn't too early but she knew Kevin would be leaving to go the garage soon and she wanted to ask him something before he set out.

Sophie placed a kiss on her girlfriend's head before pushing the covers away from her body and leaving Maddie to sleep by herself while she went downstairs.

Almost instantly, Jack saw his half-sister from his spot on the settee and excitedly scrambled up to hug her legs like he did every morning.

"Hello," he smiled proudly at her.

"Hello. Where's Daddy?" Sophie said just as proudly. She forgot how young he was a lot of the time and that Kevin had to get him to the childminder every day before work.

Jack didn't say anything, he simply pointed at the kitchen. Kevin must of sensed it as he stepped into the living room holding a cup of coffee in one hand and munching on toast in the other.

"You alright, Soph?"

"Yeah," Sophie bit her lip, pulling on her pyjama top sleeves. "What time do you finish today?"

Kevin pursed his lips in thought. "Oh it's a long one today. Ty's got some cars he needs validating and I've been asked for the hundredth time to check for any lose parts on the mini-bus," he rolled his eyes, shaking his head at the same time. "I keep saying if they're unhappy with what I'm saying take it to another supplier. Do they do that? No. Why do you ask?"

Sophie shook her head. "No reason."

Kevin left soon after and Sophie sat downstairs a little while longer, planning out her day. First it was to make sure downstairs was clean. With Jack and his toys, there was always a mess. A mess that Maddie could trip over, so she cleaned that up then gave the kitchen a wipe over.

Since it was Maddie's eighteenth, Sophie had stocked up the fridge the day before hand with all the ingredients to make a full English breakfast. After placing each plate down on the table, she ran upstairs to wake the blonde.

Carefully, Sophie led Maddie down and helped her sit down—not that she needed the help.

"Happy birthday!" Sophie exclaimed excitedly after they had finished eating.

She had watched Maddie closely as they ate, she could see Maddie looked slightly upset. Sophie could tell that Maddie thought the brunette had forgotten about her first day of adulthood because since she had gotten out of hospital, she'd been woken up to breakfast and tea.

Maddie eyes welded up with tears, something that was rare for her to do, and held out her arms for Sophie to walk into.

"You didn't think I had forgotten, did ya?" Sophie chuckled, her chin resting on Maddie's shoulder.

Maddie shrugged. She felt too grateful for words and didn't want to let go of their embrace.

"W-what," Maddie stuttered, annoyed that Sophie had chosen to stand in front of the TV, her hands on her hands, just as the blonde was about to find out whether or not the man on Jeremy Kyle was cheating on his girlfriend with another woman after she found a receipt for a late night KFC in his jean pocket. Confused? Yeah so was Maddie. Something about them never going to that fast food chain to eat, and especially not that late at night. His argument was he was working late and was hungry and that was nearest opened food takeout.

"Are you going to be okay on your own while I shower and get dressed?" Sophie asked, not really caring where Maddie's attention was at. "Mads?"

Due to her words, Maddie had missed Jeremy read out the results of the lie detector but she could see the man get up from his chair and down onto one knee. She cringed at anybody who proposed to their other halves on television.

"Yes, Soph, it's fine," Maddie replied sternly. Sophie had done this every day since she got back, like something bad would happen to her in those fifteen minutes the brunette showered for. She cared, it was sweet but she was fine, honestly. It was one of those times she really wanted to tell her girlfriend how much she sounded like Sally because it would ruin the moment.

"Okay," Sophie breathed out then leaned over to make sure Maddie was comfortable before giving her a kiss and disappearing into the bathroom.

"W—what now!"

This time Sophie had thought the perfect time to stand in front of the TV with her hands on her hips was just as Antiqutes Roadshow was about to strike a deal on, well, an antique. Yeah, admittingly, Maddie still liked to watch an episode or two occasionally.

"Sophie!"

Then she looked down at Sophie's attire. It was nothing sexy like you'd expect, It was a nurse suit she had managed to find in her size so when Jack wanted to play Doctors, she could dress up as well. Sophie was never the daring type but while Maddie had to be copped up for a little while, she was going to have some fun with it.

"What on earth are you wearing?" Maddie blinked, sitting up from her laying down position she'd got herself into comfortably.

"I told you, I'll be your nurse until you're better."

"So you waited until my birthday to dress up?"

"Yep."

Maddie giggled then shifted up the sofa when Sophie sat down next to her, pulling the quiff Maddie lay under up before she, too, cuddled into them. After her shower, Sophie had unfolded the blanket that sat on top of Jack's toy box and insisted Maddie make herself a little sofa bed like she had done for the last two weeks. As if it would make her any better, Maddie wasn't ill.

"How are you feeling today?" Sophie asked, pulling Maddie's legs up to sit on her own knees then placing her hands on top of them under the blanket.

"I have a slight headache but nothing a good cup of tea can't fix," Maddie smiled sweetly then it turned to a devilish smirk, "if you want to make yourself useful."

Sophie's mouth dropped, forming an 'O' shape. How dare the cheeky mare! She'd been nothing but helpful! Scoffing, she got up from the comforter and headed to the kitchen to make the order.

When she returned, Sophie placed the mug down on the coffee table in front then got back into the position she was in beforehand.

"You know," Sophie said lowly. "I know a cure for headaches that doesn't involve coffee—or in this case, tea."

If Maddie had been drinking her beverage, she would have spat it all over herself after Sophie's choice of words but she wasn't so instead, her eyes went wide and she chocked on air. This was second remark she'd made since the accident, what was going on?

"Where did you hear that?"

Sophie bit her lip, embarrassed by what she had said. "On an episode of Grey's Anatomy."

"You watch that show?"

"I've seen a few episodes," she shrugged.

"Can I make an appointment for later, please?"

Maddie couldn't remember a birthday were she had laughed so much. Sure, her ribs were tender but it was all worth it to see the smile on her girl's face. When afternoon came, they spend some time in the kitchen baking the cake mix box Sophie had brought yesterday. Sophie didn't let Maddie eat it raw but she did let her lick the spoon, a Nurse Sophie order she was okay with. Besides, it wasn't the same if Ben wasn't there. She still wasn't over the outfit. If their conversation was earlier meant anything, Maddie was never going to look at it the same way again when Jack wanted to play the game innocently. Sophie couldn't find eighteen candles so she made do with what she had. Out of tune, she sang "Happy Birthday" quickly to a bemused blonde. Maddie made a wish before blowing out the flames. Then Sophie served up a slice for each of them that they sat and ate at the table.

She asked what else Maddie wanted to do for her birthday, and seeing as the brunette wouldn't let her go to the pub and buy her first legal drink until Kevin got home—for whatever reason—Maddie really wanted to play the games she never really got to as a child. Sophie brought down every game from the cupboard upstairs and one by one, they worked their way through them.

Although her arm was broken, it was only her forearm in plaster so she had use of her elbow, and it didn't need to be held up by a sling 24/7, meaning she was able to play every game without limitation.

They worked their way through Mouse Trap, Snakes 'N' Ladders, Frustration, Scrabble, Guess Who and Connect 4. They thought about Monopoly but even with just the two of them, it would go on for too long, something that with a headache, Maddie really didn't want. There was even Twister in the mix but Maddie knew she couldn't play that, even if she really wanted to.

Now they were down to the card games and after three rounds of Uno—Maddie watched Sophie closely as the brunette's eyes darted between the cards in her hand, her poker face gave nothing away and that was how she was able to win two sets—they had moved onto the big card game of them all.

It was fast paced as Maddie turned over the card on top of her pile onto the deck in the middle. The only sounds in the room were the sounds of paper being slammed on the hard wood of the table and breathless sighs. Sophie's looked up at Maddie for a moment when she turned her card over and with a sharp intake of breath; she reached her arm out—

"Snap!" Maddie placed her bad arm on top of the tile and smirked.

Sophie hated this game. Maddie was too quick and every time there was a matching cards lying down, Maddie always used her right hand to win, an action that caused Sophie to draw back because she too frightened to hurt the younger girl.

"Ha!" Maddie sniggered, reeling in her prize. That was the tenth time she had won and Sophie was out of cards.

"You didn't play fair!" Sophie threw herself back in her chair.

"Don't hate the player, hate the game," Maddie smirked.

Sophie stuck her tongue out, mockingly. She looked up at the clock on the kitchen wall. Kevin would be home in an hour, she couldn't believe she'd spent the game playing silly games. It was step up from her eighteen either way.

Maddie caught Sophie looking at the clock and she fiddled with the Uno cards to level them up then put them back in their package before putting them with the other games they'd played.

"What time's my appointment? I want to see the nurse before the place closes," Maddie asked, aka, Kevin and Jack end their time together.

Sophie seemed pleased with what she had said and didn't say anything back. She pulled herself and Maddie away from the table, getting Maddie to hop on her back first before she took her patient upstairs.

You can write the rest out ;). Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this! If you're a fan of these two and have Tumblr and don't follow me already it's tina-bean. If you're wondering where a fandom is for these two cuties, it's building!