Maddy opened her eyes and sat up. It took her a moment to realise where she was - in the linen cupboard. Tom's body lay asleep next to her. What have I done? thought Maddy. I mean, I like Tom, he's one of my best friends. But sleeping with him never ever crossed my mind. And why did he have to make his move now? Just as Dan has finally returned just like I'd always wanted. Maddy broke from her train of thought and started rooting for her clothes. Everything was scattered everywhere so it took her a while to find them. When she eventually found them she pulled them on as quickly as she could and scarpered from the linen cupboard, leaving Tom undisturbed.
Dan was still in Maddy's flat. He'd cooked a beautiful candlelit dinner with Maddy's favourite food. At least he hoped it was still her favourite. He'd also added a string of rose petals leading from Maddy's front door to the kitchen, where he had prepared the meal. The only thing that was missing now was Maddy. She was supposed to finish work by six, it was now approaching ten o'clock. He had assumed that she would come straight home, or maybe it was naive to think that she would rush home for him. He felt terribly guilty for leaving her to go to Strasbourg and knew that he had broke her heart. Thats why he was back, he wanted to fix it. Of course he could just be being paranoid. Maybe it wasn't about him. Maddy liked to party, he knew that. He used to join her in the bar nearly every night after work when he was working at Holby. It was Maddy's way of unwinding after a hard day at work. He decided not to dwell on it anymore. All that mattered was that Maddy wasn't there and it was unlikely she would be home tonight. So he settled down on the sofa and eventually fell asleep.
Maddy was out walking. The night was bitter and frost began to cover the street. Maddy wasn't taking any notice of the weather. She was too busy trying to fight the confusion that took over her brain. She didn't know who she wanted to be with, Dan or Tom, but she felt like she had betrayed Dan somehow by sleeping with Tom. Maddy decided she needed a place to think and get her head straight so she turned and headed for the train station. when she got there it was quiet - that was how she had hoped it would be. She went over to the nearest bench and lay down. Thoughts swimming about in her mind. What was she going to do?