Extreme Takeover, Holby Edition

Their parents ran the hospital during their life, and now that they're older, it's their turn.

Pairings are Jac/Joseph, Maddy/Linden, Connie/Sam, Diane/Ric and Chrissie/Olly.

He planted a small kiss on the hand that he held, and squeezed it gently once more. A few seconds later, he received a small squeeze in reply.

'Erin!' he exclaimed. 'Come on little sis, do this for your big bro, if you can hear me, open your eyes.'

Erin's eye lids began to flutter gently, and slowly lifted open.

'Erin!' said Fin with a sigh of relief. 'You're okay.'

Taking her oxygen mask off, she said, 'What happened?'

'Sis, put your mask back on, it's there for a reason,' replied Fin. 'I promise that I'll tell you everything, I just have to get Helena to check you out.'

'Great,' she replied sarcastically.

'Mask,' he said, slightly scolding her as he left the room to find Helena.

'Helena,' he said, catching her attention at reception.

'What's wrong Fin?' asked Helena. 'Is Erin worsening?'

'No,' replied Fin breathlessly. 'She's awake! I've got to ring mum and dad.'

Taking out his phone, he dialled his mum's mobile, and when she picked up, he simply said, 'She's awake,' and put the phone down.

Following Helena, Fin broke into a jog back to resus, where Erin was now lying with a bemused smile on her face.

'What's so funny?' asked Fin.

'You run like a duck,' remarked Erin.

'Charming,' replied Fin.

As Helena checked her over, Erin said, 'So are you going to tell me what happened now?'

'Well, you're stable and holding, so take it easy, no stress, and call me if you need anything,' said Helena. 'I'll leave Fin to explain what happened.'

'Thanks Helena,' said Fin as she left.

'So, tell me what happened,' said Erin sternly. 'I honestly don't remember a thing.'

'Nothing?' asked Fin.

'Nope,' replied Erin.

'What's the last thing you remember?' asked Fin.

'Ummm, my birthday party,' said Erin after some thought.

'Eri, that was 5 months ago,' said Fin quietly.

'Oh God,' said Erin emotionally, rubbing the tears from her eyes. 'What's happened to me?'

'You were brought in with alcohol poisoning,' said Fin gravely.

'Dear God,' replied Erin. 'But I can hold my drink!'

'Not this time,' said Fin. 'This isn't going to make any sense to you, so I'm going to have to explain what has happened in the last 5 months.'

'Please do,' replied Erin.

'Jay went away again,' said Fin. 'It really hit you this time. You started drinking alone, not eating, smoking again, losing weight.'

'I can't have done!' exclaimed Erin. 'I don't like Jay going away, but it doesn't hurt me that much! And I'm the same size as I've been since I was about 15.'

'You're not,' replied Fin. 'Feel yourself, your ribs.'

Slipping her hands under the covers and feeling her ribs, Erin said, 'Oh my God!'

'I guess that you've lost about 2 stone,' said Fin. 'You were slim to start with, you're skeletal now.'

'Tell me about it,' said Erin. 'What else happened?'

'You fell pregnant,' replied Fin. 'By someone who wasn't Jay. None of us knew.'

'I would never cheat on Jay!' exclaimed Erin. 'I love him. And if none of you knew, how do you know now?'

'You were 8 weeks pregnant,' said Fin. 'When they brought you in here 12 hours ago. You miscarried Eri.'

The tears flowing from her eyes, Erin said, 'I lost my baby?'

Fin nodded solemnly.

'Do you know who the father is?' asked Erin.

Shaking his head, Fin said, 'No, I don't. I thought you'd have known when you woke up.'

Thinking hard about it, Erin said, 'I can't remember! Where's Jay?'

'He's gone,' said Fin quietly. 'Eri, do you trust me to tell you the truth?'

'More than anyone,' declared Erin.

'Jay was here, but he was removed,' said Fin. 'He said the most awful things.'

'Like what?' asked Erin.

'He brought up things like your drug problem in your teens, your relationship with Mr Potts, your abortion, how you tried to kill yourself. He said that you weren't the picture of mental health, that you were holding onto your marbles by a fine thread, that you were overbearing,' said Fin, trying not to get angry.

'Oh,' said Erin quietly. 'He does that sometimes. Sometimes he's the perfect gentleman, a cheeky chappie, but others, he can be really mean. Did someone hit him?'

Chuckling slightly, Fin said, 'Both Dad and I did.'

'Good,' replied Erin. 'Because he's never gone that far before. I bet that once he hears of my little memory loss, he'll deny everything and try to crawl back into my life, I know him too well. And God knows that I trust you more than him. I believe you Fin.'

'Thanks Eri,' he said softly. 'You really scared us there.'

'I scared myself,' she replied. 'But hopefully, everything will be okay.'

The doors flew open as Maddy and Linden stormed in to hug Erin.

'My baby,' said Maddy tearfully. 'I'm so glad that you're better.'

'Thank God,' said Linden, looking to the ceiling.

'Oit,' said Erin. 'Don't give God the credit for this, I did it on my own like a good little atheist.'

Chuckling, Linden said, 'She's back.'

'Although not 100%,' said Erin. 'The last 5 months are a blur, Fin's filled me in a little bit, but the rest is shady. It should only be temporary though, which is good, because I would like my memories back.'

'And the baby?' asked Maddy.

'I've been told,' replied Erin. 'But I can't feel distraught for something I didn't know was there, that I can't remember conceiving, that I can't remember losing. It's sad, but it's just the way things go.'

'My baby's growing up,' said Maddy gently.

'It's been a long time coming,' replied Erin.