Lily's POV

When we broke apart, I licked my bottom lip and smoothed down my coat. "I want to get drunk." I found myself saying.

Ethan sighed and looked behind us where I heard a couple of people cheer as they entered the pub. "Not here." he said, grabbing my hand and hailing for a cab.

We found one and got in before Connie could spot me and I quickly told the driver to step on it, watching as Connie's flustered figure tossed and turned - as she tried to look for me - shrinking the further we got away.

We had ended up in a pub out of town and Ethan paid the driver as I got out of the cab and headed inside. I immediately went to the bar and ordered a white wine for myself and a beer for Ethan.

Ethan came in and sat down, smiling his thanks as he sipped on his beer. "Are you going to think about St. James?" he finally asked after finishing half of his beer.

I ordered for another wine and shrugged. "Maybe. I still want to go and try something new and it's close to Holby, I'm bound to get noticed." I replied.

I took a sip of my new wine and sighed, rubbing my head as a headache crept its way onto my head.

Ethan stroked my cheek gently as I smiled thankfully. "Lily, you're a great doctor and any hospital will be at a lost without you. Please, don't waste your godsend talent on just a little blow up."

I gulped the rest of my wine down and bit my lip before answering. "I'll think about it, Ethan. But I'm not making any promises." I whispered. I turned to the barman and gave him my best flirtatious smile. "Got any spare rooms?"

He smirked and winked, totally disregarding Ethan's glare. "Only the best for a pretty girl like you. Single? Double?"

I turned to face Ethan with a smirk playing on my lips. "Double, please."

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General POV

Connie entered her office with a sigh of relief. She sat down and noticed something shimmering in the dim light. Picking it up, she saw her name written beautifully in cursive.

She rolled her eyes, thinking it was a 'love' note from Jacob from his recovery upstairs. Nonetheless, she opened the letter and skimmed through it to the end where it was signed by 'Lillian Chao'.

A gasp escaped her lips as she quickly threw the letter in the bin and rushed out of her office as fast as her heels could take her. She exited the ED and searched for Lily but she found some of the workers entering the pub and a departing cab. Sighing, she made her way back to her office and slammed the door, making people jump.

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Lily's POV

I woke up and winced as my head pounded. I turned to the side and saw that it was 4 AM in the morning. Where the hell was I?

I heard a quiet moan and gasped when I saw it was Ethan. I then realised our lack of clothing and blushed furiously, thanking God that he couldn't see, especially in the darkness.

I turned on my lamp and breathed a sigh of relief when Ethan only turned his head to stop the light from getting to his face.

Quietly, I got out of the bed, holding one of the covers around my torso and searched for my clothes. I found a couple of condom wrappers and blushed even more, tearing my embarrassed gaze away from them to continue my search.

Within five minutes, I had found and worn my clothes. Ethan had woken up and sighed as he realised what we did.

"Sorry." he mumbled, blushing.

I looked at him through the mirror and smiled gently. "It's okay. Trust me, it's... okay." I whispered back. "Let's not make it any more awkward than it already-"

"I don't regret it." he told me, starting to get dressed.

"I don't either." I replied, fixing up my hair. "But... I can't..." The words disappeared from my mind but he seemed to catch on.

"I'm not doing this for you to stay. You are still entitled to your decisions, Lily. I just want you to know that I've always had a thing for you."

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "Same here. I've always had a thing for you, too."

When I opened my eyes, I saw Ethan standing behind me, his shirt still on the floor. He slipped his arms around my waist and I clutched his hands tightly.

"You illuminate my heart." he said.

"No, you're the one who illuminates my heart, soul and world." I told him.