Chapter number 11. 2013
A year had passed in Summer bay and it was now the year 2013. Serena's Chemo had gone very well and Dr Simpson was very happy with her progress. Matt hadn't been seen or heard from since his appearance on the security cameras in the police station, he'd gone and done another runner after Jemma left him to make a fresh start. Dylan had turned four only a few weeks ago, and no longer visited his dad in jail, but Martha made sure that Jack received letters from her about Dylan, along with photo's of him. Rose had given birth to a baby girl called Isabel; Izzy for short, and she was now three and a half months old. Maddie and Lucas had gotten engaged six months ago and were planning their wedding for later that year.
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"Dr Simpson will be in here to see you shortly" the nurse told her writing something on her clip board before clipping it back to the end of the bed, "so take it easy ok".
"Ok, thanks" Serena smiled nervously.
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At the police station in Yabbie Creek the officers were all being run off their feet, and in the corner of the room full of mayhem, one Peter Baker sat at his desk, puzzled by a document that sat in front of him.
"Usually work gets done a little quicker if you're not in your own little world Peter" Lara commented looking over his shoulder at what was on his desk.
"Huh?" Peter asked sleepily looking up at her.
"Look you need some sleep, go home, your shifts nearly over anyway".
"I can't I've still got work to do" he told her focusing back on the document that was now sitting in his hands.
"And I can finish it, your no good to anyone here if your half asleep".
"Alright" he gave in getting up, "but if I'm needed-"
"I know I'll call" Lara reassured him.
"Ok, thanks".
"That's ok" she told him, sitting down at Peter's desk, "now go get some rest" she retold him, almost pushing him to leave.
"Alright already, see you later".
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Along the path at the edge of the beach Martha, Dylan, Rose, Boyd and little Izzy in her pram were strolling along.
"How cute were Maddie and Lucas last night, they couldn't keep smiling at each other" Rose smiled.
"Yeah, it's great news that their getting married" Boyd commented.
"It was about time it happened to, every one was literally dropping hints" Martha added.
Rose giggled, "especially Colleen".
Martha started laughing at this too, "yeah, she likes to think that she had a way of controlling some things".
"Mummy, can I go swim?" Dylan asked.
"Yes, but wait for me though, I don't want you going down there by yourself" she told him, "you guys going to come down too?" Martha asked Rose and Boyd.
"Nah, it'll be a bit hard to get the pram down there" Rose answered.
"We'll sit down and watch, Izzy was going to need a feed soon anyway" Boyd added.
"Come on Mum" Dylan called out from about ten meter's ahead of them.
"Alright I'm coming" Martha answered, running to keep up with him. She looked back for a minute at Rose and Boyd sitting down with Izzy, the way Boyd cared for Izzy was the way she wished Jack could care for Dylan, a fathers love was something he needed.
"Mum why are you always so slow" Dylan complained running back to his mum, interrupting her thoughts.
"Sorry sweety, I'm coming" Martha told him picking him up in her arms, trying to sound as cheerful as possible, covering up her misery.
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"Hey Serena, how are you feeling today?" Dr Simpson asked cheerfully as she came in the room.
"Quite good actually".
"Well that's fantastic, I've got some good news for you" Dr Simpson started.
"Really?" Serena asked nervously, she felt a lot better than she had since before she was diagnosed with Leukemia a year ago, but she still didn't know if it was really gone this time.
"There's no sign of any infected cells, so your in the all clear for now".
"For now?"
"There are chances that it may come back, you'll need to come in once every couple of months for a check up to make sure it hasn't redeveloped, we can't officially say you're free from the disease unless it's been clear of your system for five years".
"Ok, thank you so much, can I go home then?"
"We'll need to keep you in for observations for as long as we think is necessary, but if everything goes smoothly then you can definitely go home soon".
"Thank you so much Dr Simpson, if it wasn't for you then I might not be here today" Serena told her.
"Your more than welcome Serena, I'm just glad I could help, anyway I've got some more patients to visit so I'll see you later".
"Ok bye" she answered as Dr Simpson left the room.
After the door was closed Serena's smile grew bigger, "I'm going home!" she said excitedly to herself, "I'm not going to die".
Author note: thanks for the review guys, I'm glad some of you are taking the time to review. I'm going to do the same from now on, 2 reviews before I update again.