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I walked to the locker room and almost fainted in relief as I was at the end of my first day. I'd had a great start with Nick Jordan. Not! And judging by the looks of things it was going to stay that way. Zoe, Adam, Jay and Kirsty seemed lovely and I liked that having only known me a few hours Jay had my back. I took the stethoscope from my neck and put it in my locker I took my pager and put that into my locker. I stood staring at my locker for ages just thinking about how things had gone today when Jay tapped me on the shoulder. I jumped.
"Woah, Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you."
"It's okay, I was day dreaming."
"Kirst, Adam and I were wondering if you fancied a drink."
"I don't know, I'm meant to be meeting my boyfriend."
"Surely one drink won't harm you."
"Ok, just the one, I'll text him and let him know."
"Great, everyone's waiting outside."
"I'm coming." I said as I grabbed my coat, handbag and umbrella. I took my phone out of my handbag and wrote a text saying Gone out for a drink with some people from work, so will be a little late, don't wait up, had a bad day today, the boss was a total prick! Hxx I then found his number and sent it. I left the locker room and met Jay, Zoe, Adam, Tess, Lenny, Kirsty, a porter whose name I wasn't sure of, Noel and two ambulance technicians. I received a prompt reply reading That's fine, I hope you teach this boss of yours a lesson, by the sounds of it he deserves it! Xx I smiled at the text and walked towards them.
"You ready?" Jay asks. I smile and then I nod.
I click on reply to message and I type Don't worry I will, He won't know what's hit him! The Hollinator is ready to pounce! Hxx I pressed send. And put my phone into my bag before walking from the hospital at Jay's side.
"Soooooo" Jay said.
"Sooooo." I replied raising my eyebrows.
"You're boyfriend?"
"What about him?"
"Name, Occupation, Age?"
I laughed at Jay.
"Seriously?" I asked.
"Yes, your new best friend has to know these things McD"
"Okay he's called Nicholas, he's a little older than me, he's a doctor too."
"How long have you both been dating?"
"3 Years on and off."
"And it's definitely on now?"
"Yep, on it is!"
"If he ever gives you any grief you come to your Uncle Jay and he'll sort him out."
"Aww thanks Jay; you're really sweet you know that?" I said all the while thinking if only you knew how much you'd done for me already.
"Yes I've been told before." He said as I linked on to him. We walked in a comfortable silence for what seemed like ages but was only a few minutes.
"Thanks Jay, for earlier, you know standing up for me with Mr Jordan."
"It's not a problem Hollie, Jordan was bang out of order, he shouldn't have spoken to you like that."
"Thanks anyway Jay, it was nice to see that you had my back, I just want you to know I have yours too."
Jay stopped in front of a pub and the others were alongside us. I looked up at the sign on the door.
"Jay, why'd you lot bring me here? It's like being on a busman's holiday!" I whined.
"Because it's our local. Why what's wrong with it?"
"I don't want to sound ungrateful but I've had a hell of a day, my boss is a grade A arsehole and the last thing I need is my mother giving me grief!" I stated.
"Your mother?"
"Yes she owns this place."
"Kate is your mother?"
"Yes, that's what I just said."
"We'll buy you extra drinks, get you drunk, it'll be ok."
"Just keep her away from me please. I don't want a headache."
"What do you want from the bar?"
"Just get me a pint of Carlsberg please. I'll give you the money when you get to the seats."
Tess and the two paramedics went in first; I crept in to a seat with Kirsty where my mother wouldn't be able to see me. Kirsty sat down next to me and Zoe came over sitting next to Kirsty, Jay came over with the drinks and sat on the other side of me, Adam sat next to Zoe, Lenny next to Adam, Tess next to Lenny and then Noel, the porter I found out was called Big Mac, then the two paramedics I learned were called Dixie and Jeff. We all had an amazing time and about 6 pints later my mother came over to clear the table.
"Your mum's coming over, hide!" Jay said rather loudly. I ducked under the table pretending to be looking for my handbag.
"Don't bother hiding Hollie, I bought you that coat for Christmas, I know it's you. Ignoring your Mum, what on earth would your Dad think of you?" Asked Mum as I pulled myself back up and looked at her with tears in my eyes.
"Mum, have you ever wondered why both Sam and I try to avoid you? Dad isn't here anymore, we all wish he was still with us, it hurts us all that he isn't coming back but it's not just you that's hurting, it's not just you that needs to grieve, we all do and it's so hard to be around you when you're wrapped up in the pain that you feel and you're constant complaining just gets on our nerves, we need support too. We've been there for you but you haven't for us. I'm so scared to cry in case I set you off and it's not worth letting the tears fall now mum. I'm sorry for the way I've behaved mum."
"Oh Hol, I didn't realise you felt that way." she said reaching over the table and putting her hand over mine. "I'm sorry Hol. Give your old mother a hug." She said as I stood up and leant over the table and hugged her before pulling away and grabbing my bag.
"I've had too much to drink; I'm going to head home. Make sure I'm fresh for work tomorrow. Who's on lates with me?" I asked as I yawned
"Me, Adam, Zoe, Nick, Tess, Mads, Jordan and you and then there'll be Caitlyn, Leah, Ant and John who you haven't met yet." Jay replied.
"Wonderful! Thanks for being the bearer of good news Jay! Just what I wanted to hear! I can't wait to spend another shift with the delightful Mr Jordan! I'm certainly looking forward to it!" I said with a small hint of sarcasm, okay so maybe I said it with a major amount of sarcasm. Everyone burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" I asked.
No one answered they were laughing too hard. I swear Jeff, Jay and Adam had tears in their eyes and Kirsty, Zoe and Dixie could barely breathe. I shook my head.
"Ok children, I'm off home. Bye."
They all kind of waved at me except for Tess.
"Good night Hollie."
"Good night Tess."
I left the pub and headed home. I put my key in the lock and turned it. I opened the door and could hear Gary Linekar talking. I knew then where I was going to find the boyfriend and the dog. On the couch snuggled in to each other. My assumption had been right. I walked over to the telly and turned it off. Both lamps were still on. I turned to look at their sleeping forms. I smiled. They were just too cute. Hari opened his eyes and looked at me.
"Come on Hari, time to go out." He gave me his best puppy dog eyes. It was heart breaking but only for a second. "Haribo, that is not going to work for me." He stood up on his dad's chest and hopped down from the couch. I heard a groan as the dogs feet were digging into the chest of my partner.
"Honey, you fell asleep with the dog again. I'm going to take him out. Get yourself up to bed and warm it up for me." I said. He sat up and rubbed his eyes before standing up and walking over to me leaning down to kiss my lips and pull me into a hug.
"You're freezing Hollie."
"I know, warm that bed up for me."
"I love you Hollie."
"I love you too."
He pulled away and made his way up the stairs. I heard a whimper come from the floor.
"Oh Hari, don't be so jealous. Come on then." I said and he wagged his tail. Hari really was a sweetie and thats why i gave him the nick name of Haribo. He's a dog that belongs to one of my favourite breeds the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, he's a beautiful tri-colour which is basically black, white and brown. I took him out and brought him back in. We then went up the stairs. I picked Hari up and put him on the bed, I stripped out of my clothes and put my pyjamas on and got into the bed. Hari curled up at the bottom of the bed next to my feet and I felt the strong arms of the man in the bed wrap around me. At that moment for the first time in my life I felt content.