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Chapter 6

Iain was left kneeling on the floor in the middle of reception. A wave of disappointment and embarrassment washed over him as he looked round at all the people staring down at him. He felt a hand grip onto his shoulder.

"I'm so sorry pal," Dixie whispered softly. "Do you want me to speak to her?"

"No," Iain snapped. He pulled himself up from the floor and made his way to her office. He knocked on the door gently but there was no response. He pushed the handle down and opened the door to find Rita sitting at her desk with her head in her hands.

"Rita," he whispered.

She shot a look at him, "I don't want to have this conversation now; can't we wait unti…"

Rita was cut off by Iain's voice, "What and are we just going to keep putting it off? No. We are having this conversation now Rita because I need to know what happened. I thought we were good together. I thought we worked. You were happy."

Rita shook her head, the tears falling down her cheeks again, "I can't. I'm so sorry. I really like you Iain, I really do. I haven't liked someone this much since…well…since Mark."

"So why did you say no?"

"Because I'm scared."

"What do you mean you're scared? I'm not going to hurt you."

"You don't know that. In a couple of years' time we could be really unhappy and I don't want that," Rita took a deep breath. "I'm sorry but I can't be with you."

Iain took hold of Rita's hands and squeezed them tightly.

"We can try; whatever it takes. I promise to make you happy and to never hurt because I…I am in love with you Rita and I don't think I'm going to cope without you in my life."

"We haven't been together that long, how can you say you love me?"

"Because I know that these feelings I get in the pit of my stomach whenever I see you are real and they are telling me that I love you Rita Freeman." Iain let go of her hands and cupped her face, leaning his forehead on hers. He had tears streaming down his face.

She shook her head again, "I'm sorry but I don't love you." She lied. She did love him. She loved that he waits for her after work so they can walk home together. She loves that he waits until she is asleep before he goes to sleep. She loves the way he makes every kiss they share passionate as if it is their last. But most of all she loved him. Rita took hold of his hands and pulled them away from her cheeks. "Please don't make this any harder." She straightened her scrubs and made her way outside to go help Connie with a patient. She could hear Iain calling her name but she chose to ignore it.

Iain walked back into the ambulance station a feeling of anger surging through him. Dixie was startled when she heard him throwing some boxes around. She ran out of the kitchen and over to him.

"Iain mate you need to calm down," She shouted over the noise.

"Calm down?" He snapped. "The woman I love just turned me down and told me that she doesn't love me and you're telling me to calm down? Are you out of your mind?"

"All right I know that it must be hard and you want to shout at everyone but please. Not here. Go home."

"You what?"

"You heard me," Dixie replied sternly. "Go home."

"I don't believe this," Iain stormed off to get his clothes. On his way back he was faced by Dixie again.

"What did she say?" She asked.

"So now you want to know?" Iain answered sarcastically. "Sorry Dix got to go; my boss has told me to go home."

"Fine. Be like that, I'm only trying to help."

Iain looked down at his shoes, trying to hold back his tears. "She told me she was scared," he started. "And that she wasn't ready and she doesn't love me."

"I'm sure that isn't true." Dixie responded.

"Well it seemed pretty clear to me," Iain sighed.

"Do you want me to speak to her?"

"No leave her alone, she deserves to be alone."

"Right Iain I know you're hurt but that's just out of order."

"What and humiliating me in front of everyone isn't? I'm going home." Iain walked out of the station.

He started walking home but changed his mind when he seen the pub. When he walked in it was fairly empty but he knew that as soon as everyone finished at work it would be full.

Iain spent the next couple of hours in there drowning his sorrows. He was finishing pint after pint after pint and by now he could barely walk. That's when all the staff started swarming in. He'd seen Zoe coming in followed by Rita. She glanced over at him but looked back at Zoe not wanting to cause a fuss.

"Can't bear to look at me now?" He called out at her.

She turned to him confused, "What?"

"You embarrassed by me?"

She made her over to him, "Go home Iain, you're drunk."

"No, you have no power over me," he slurred. "Not since you humiliated me in front of everyone." His voice was getting louder and louder and as it did more people turned to watch the pair. "Now it's time for me to embarrass you."

"Iain stop," Rita shouted.

"Oh but the fun is only beginning," Iain was getting closer and closer to her. "Why don't you tell everyone about your husband Rita, what was is it that he done again? Oh yeah, he slept with his pupil because you weren't giving it to him. I don't blame him, I would've done the same but now I've had my lucky escape…"

"Right Iain that's enough," Cal stepped in taking hold of Iain's arm. "I think it's time you went home."

"You want a bit of her? Well you can have her she's nothing but a piece of scum," he spat as both Cal and Ethan pulled him out of the door.

Zoe looked back at Rita who was crying by now; she tried to place a hand on her shoulder but Rita flinched away.

"No," Rita snapped. "I'm just going to go home."

"I can come with you." Zoe offered.

She shook her head, "I'll be fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes." Rita replied sharply. She got outside to find Iain slamming his fist into the wall. Taking a deep breath she went over to him.

"You're going to hurt yourself doing that," She spoke softly.

"Like you care,"

"I do care; I won't stop caring about you."

"Just go away." He replied.

Rita nodded and walked away not wanting to upset him anymore.