Title: Wake up Call
Disclaimer: I don't own them, so please don't sue me, coz I'm skint and couldn't pay anyway
Rating: PG
Pairing: Maddy Young/ Dan Clifford
Summary: Maddy's been feeling unwell for a few weeks, and decides to finally do something about it, with a surprising outcome.
Chap 2: The Next Day
Its 6am and Dan is woken by the sound of somebody, namely Maddy being sick in the bathroom. So he gets out of bed and stumbles still half asleep into the bathroom to see the best friend in the entire world puking her guts up and it breaks his heart that she has to go through this.
He kneels down behind her and grabs her hair tying it into a pony tail then rubs her back as she continues to be sick.
Then once she's finished 25 minutes later she helps her up and back into bed then goes and gets her a drink and some crackers she has in her cupboard then returns to her room sitting down beside her.
"Uhhh I don't think I can Dan" Maddy says looking at the crackers
"You need to eat something, even if it's just 1 or 2" Dan says to her.
"Okay" Maddy says taking a couple of crackers
"What time is it?" she asks a few minutes later
"Nearly 7 darling"
"Crap I need to get ready for work and so do you we both are on at 8am" Maddy says
"Nope, iam calling us in sick today, you need to take it easy today"
"Dan iam pregnant not ill, ill be fine, I won't over do it today, plus were working together so you can make sure I do as iam told"
"You bet your pregnant ass you're going to take it easy today" Dan said
"Now that's settled, iam going to get ready" Maddy says before disappearing into the bathroom.
Dan goes into the kitchen and puts the coffee on for them both and is drinking his when 15 minutes later Maddy comes out of her bedroom in trousers and a top.
"Bathroom's all yours" she says
"Okay, your coffee's over there darling"
"You are a god Mr Clifford you know that" she says before taking a mouthful
"What the hell is this?" she says
"Decafe"
"DAN" She yells after him as he runs into her bathroom
"Its better for the baby" he yells
And she throws one of the cushions from the sofa at the door to the bathroom in frustration.
25 minutes later Dan comes out and Maddy is sitting on the sofa waiting for him.
"You ready Madds?" he asks
"Yeah lets go, separate cars or not?" She asks
"Nah! We can go together, seeing as we are having a baby together" he says hugging her.
"Thank you Dan, it means a lot to me you know"
"I know, you mean a lot to me Maddy, Never forget that"
"I know, you mean a lot to me too" She says before kissing him on the cheek.
20 minutes later at 7:45am they arrive at the hospital, and walk in together, Dan with an arm around Maddy's shoulders.
"Mr Clifford, Maddy" Donna says spotting them coming in together, along with Maria
"Nurse Jackson, don't you have any work to be doing?" Dan asks
"Iam on a break" she says.
Dan and Maddy carry on walking quickly stopping to get a coffee and a tea and muffin for Maddy.
"So are you going to be buying me a muffin every time I want a coffee for the next however many months Dan?"
"No only until your past 12 weeks then you'll be okay to have one or two a day, but no more"
"Yes Mr Clifford" Maddy says sarcastically rolling her eyes at him.
Throughout the course of the day Dan keeps an extra close eye on Maddy, making sure she does infact take it easy.
And gets her a drink or just a hug when she's not feeling great, which hasn't gone un-noticed by some of the staff, including Abra, Lola and Sam to name a few.
And later in the shift it's Lola who questions her first.
"Maddy what have I told you about coming in with a hangover?" she asks when she asks her coming out of the ladies after being sick, still looking pretty crappy.
"It's not a hangover" Maddy says
"Don't give me that! What else could it be, now sort yourself out Dr Young you have patients that need you 100"
"Well if you need me 100 it's gonna be a long wait" Maddy says storming off.
Dan had witnessed that little conversation and went after Maddy who had gone on her lunch break and had stormed out of the hospital.
He found her sitting in the gardens crying
"Hay shhhh come on, Maddy I think you need to tell Lola, and then she'll get off your case"
"I know, but Dan iam not even sure how far along iam exactly"
"Okay well let's go change that, ill get a portable ultrasound and meet you in the exam room next to my office okay"
"Okay, thanks"
"Just relax okay" he says squeezing her hand as they walk back into the hospital.
10 minutes Maddy's sitting on the couch with gel on her stomach as Dan performs an ultrasound.
"Okay from this I'd say you are about 10 weeks Maddy"
"Okay, right so the last bleed I had was just the spotting you can get when the embryo implants itself then!"
"Yeah iam guessing it was"
"Okay, I think I should tell Lola at least, and then maybe she'll stop having a go"
"Okay, good, do you want me there?"
"No ill be okay"
"You sure?"
"Yeah, ill call if I do"
"Okay, good luck darling" he says hugging her and kissing her head.
Maddy heads back down to AAU to speak to Lola
"Dr Young, hangover better I trust?"
"Lola can I talk to you please, in the office" Maddy says
"Sure, come on through"
"The reason ive been off colour today isn't down to a hangover, I wish it was"
"Then what?" Lola asks
"Id like for this to stay between us for a couple of weeks"
"Okay, what is it Maddy, your worrying me now"
"Iam pregnant, 10 weeks"
"Okay, firstly congratulations Maddy" Lola says hugging the SHO
"Thank you"
"Secondly, who else knows?"
"Just you and Dan"
"Okay, what about that father?"
"He umm, he… yeah he knows" Maddy says
"Okay, well take it easy, you know your own limits, if you start to feel tired tell me and ill sort it out, same goes for if you feel ill, okay"
"Yeah, and thanks Lola"
"Don't worry, and iam sorry for jumping to conclusions Maddy"
"No worries"
Maddy says leaving the office.
By the end of her shift at 8pm Maddy is ready to fall into bed, let alone go for drinks with the rest of the gang.
"Madds you ready?" Dan says
"Yeah, but can we just stay for 1 or 2 iam exhausted"
"Yeah, come on the sooner we go the sooner you're home in bed babe"
When they arrive there is quite a crowd there: Abra, Kyla, Lola, Mark, Ric, Thandie, Elliot, Connie, Sam, Donna, Maria, Chrissie and Faye as well as the 2 of them.
Dan gets Maddy an orange juice and himself a vodka and orange as Maddy goes and joins the others sitting next to Lola.
"You okay?" Lola asks quietly
"Yeah were only staying for a couple, im exhausted" Maddy says before yawning
A few seconds later Dan sits down next to her passing her the orange juice.
"So what's been up with you today?" Sam asks and everyone turns to look at Maddy
"Nothing… just wasn't feeling great is all" She says
"You sure?" Sam asks
"Yes, drop it Sam, there isn't anything wrong" she says snapping at him
"Sorry" he says holding up his hands.
Maddy looks at Dan who squeezes her knee under the table.
"You okay?" he asks in a whisper
"Yeah, this was harder then I first thought it would be Dan"
"You wanna go?"
"In a minute"
"Okay, you hungry?"
"Yeah"
"Okay come on were outta here, you need to eat something"
"Were going guy's we've got reservations at 9, so see you guys tomorrow" Dan says
Everyone says goodbye and Dan puts his hand on the small of Maddy's back as they walk out.
They go pick up a takeaway then head back to Dans making a quick stop at Maddy's to pick up some stuff.
Then once they get back to Dans, Maddy goes and changes while Dan dishes out their Chinese take out.
She comes back out in pink PJ bottoms and a white tank top that says 'I'm a doctor what about you!!!' in pink, which makes Dan laugh.
They sit on the couch eating their food and chatting then afterwards Maddy lays her head on Dan's shoulder and promptly falls asleep, and a while later he carries her up to bed then goes and cleans up dinner then decides to go to bed himself
"Good night to the 2 most important people in my life, I love you both" he says his hand resting on Maddy's stomach.