Title: Wake Up Call
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters they belong to someone else, namely the beeb (BBC)
Rating: PG
Pairing: Dan Clifford/ Maddy Young
Summary: Maddy's not been feeling well for a few weeks and finally decides to do something about it.
Chapter 3: 16 weeks
Its 6 weeks later and Maddy is now 16 weeks and has started to show, most of that staff at holby city know that she is pregnant, and as agreed Maddy and Dan have told people he is the father. Maddy moved into Dan's apartment pretty shortly after the ultrasound Dan performed.
Maddy is finding it harder and harder to be around Dan so much, because of her growing feelings for him, but what she doesn't realise is that he feels the same way, but neither of them suspect the others feelings for them.
And because of this they have been arguing a lot more then usual, infact more then they ever have throughout their friendship.
Maddy's in the kitchen making something to eat, its her day off, and they were suppose to be going shopping, as hardly none of Maddy's clothes fit her anymore due to the bump.
But Dan had been called into work telling her he would be back ASAP, but its 1pm and he's been gone 5 hours and Maddy's starting to get annoyed.
"That's it iam going on my bloody own" she says to herself.
She goes into the living room grabbing her bag and walks out the door and out of the house.
She unlocks her car and gets in starting it and putting her ipod in the dock and turning it on, and putting it on full blast.
Just as she was about to pull out of the drive Dan pulls in.
He gets out of his car and locks it then saunters across to Maddy.
"Were are you off too Madds?" he asks
"Shopping, I got bored of waiting for you so decided to go on my own" she says
"Well I am home, do you want me to come or do you still want to go alone?" he asks
"Ummm… Come with me" she says shooting him a grin
"Okay-dokie" he says walking round to the passenger side and getting into Maddy's car.
"So let's go shopping for new clothes then darling" Dan says to Maddy
"Okay…Hay im sorry for being a bitch lately" Maddy says at the same time as biting her bottom lip.
Dan leans across and takes her head in-between both of his hands
"Hey, listen to me Maddy, you've got nothing to apologise for, do you hear me, im the one that should be apologising" and with that they share a hug letting everything that's happened in the last few weeks just disappear.
"Come on lets go spend a fortune on maternity clothes" Dan said.
And with that they set off towards the town centre to buy Maddy new clothes.
They are in Dorothy Perkins, in the maternity section, Maddy has already choose a few outfits, and it currently looking at a knee length pink dress top, it is an empire line dress flowing from under her breasts to just above her knee.
"I could wear it as a dress as well, and it would do me all the way through the pregnancy" Maddy says holding the dress up against her
"I like it, you should get the black one as well Madds" he says holding up the black version.
"Okay then, I think I need to go try this all on" Maddy said
"Okay" Dan says carrying some of Maddy's clothes over to the changing rooms.
"Wait here, because ill want to show you it all" Maddy says so Dan sits down on a chair outside Maddy's room.
Maddy changes into grey jeans and the pink dress top then opens the curtain
"What do you think?" She asks Dan
"Wow! You look great" Dan says in a little shock as to how good she does look in the outfit.
"Thanks" Maddy says
She goes back in and tries on the rest of her clothes then once she's done they go and pay for them all.
"You hungry?" Dan asks as they walk down the road arm in arm
"Yeah I am" Maddy says
"What do you fancy?" he asks
"How about subway?" Maddy asked Dan
"Sounds good to me darling" Dan says.
So they walk down to subway and order their lunches then decide to walk up and sit down by the canal.
They are lying on a grass bank, having just finished their lunches, Maddy lying down looking up at he clouds and Dan lying on his side watching Maddy.
They both go to say something at the same time and both laugh
"You go first" Dan says
"No, you go" Maddy says
"Okay, Madds I think…. God why is this so hard for me to say, you're my best friend, it should be easy, but I guess I am scared about ruining everything by telling you"
Maddy looks up at him
"Dan, just tell me, whatever it is it will be okay" she says
"I am…I am falling in love with you Maddy" he says
Maddy doesn't say anything for a few minutes then looks at him
"I… your… me too" she says simply.
"REALLY?" Dan says smiling down at her
"yeah, that's why ive been really bitchy these last few weeks, I realised how I felt, but never dreamt you felt the same, so I tried to push you away to stop myself getting hurt in the future" she said.
"We really are stupid, I should of just told you how I felt" Dan said
"Yeah we are, but now we have where does it leave us?" Maddy asked
"Here" Dan said before leaning down and capturing Maddy's lips in his own and kissing her passionately, conveying all the love he feels in one kiss.
As they are kissing Maddy wraps her arms around him pulling him down next to her as they continue to explore this new twist in their friendship and now their new relationship.