Thank you WaterlooRoadSianandMadi for your suggestions on this story which I love getting. thank you for the lovely reviews too. I do apologise for mistake which I will try to sort out as soon as I can.

Linda stayed with Grace the whole time she needed her. Linda's mother stood by and watched them both bond. She smiled as she watched them both need each other and take comfort in each other. Linda's mother called Denise and told her what had happened and where she was and why she was there. Denise didn't need to hear anymore she told her mother she would be right over to make sure her niece was alright and that Linda wasn't poisoning her mind and taking her away from her family.

Denise called into the Ed and walked up to the desk eyeing people as she walked past them.

"Hello Love, I'm looking for Grace Andrews. I'm here aunt and these are her cousins" Denise pointed to Britney who had a sour face on her and Joe moved closer to his mother and hid behind her.

"she's just in resus with her Nan, just go through those double doors and then straight through the second set of double doors and your there" Noël said pointing at the doors.

"Thanks love" Denise said in her thick scouse accent as she took hold of Joe's had and lead the way with Britney following behind.

Denise burst through the double doors and looked round the room to see Linda with Grace and Grace smiling with Linda soothing her. Denise marched over to Grace's bed let go of Joe and shoved Linda out-of-the-way and hugged her niece gently seeing her pain and with lines in both arms. Joe rushed over to his Nan and threw his arms round her and hugged her tight. Britney watched her mother ignore her aunt completely.

"Oh, you clearly couldn't see me standing there" Linda said sarcastically

"How are you feeling sweetheart?" Denise said ignoring Linda completely

"I'm alright, I have a chest drain in so be careful" Grace said laughing.

"Kids say hello to your aunty Linda" Linda's mother said seeing Linda just standing there with Britney eyeing her up and down.

"Hi Auntie Linda" Joe said sweetly

"Hi" Britney said bluntly to Linda.

"Hi you 2" Linda said smiling at her niece and nephew.

"What the hell happened to you?" Denise asked as she turned to look at Linda before giving her a dirty look which made Linda storm off.

"Linda" Linda's mother called out rushing off after her.

"I miss you Grace" Britney said as she walked round to Grace.

"I miss you too and you too Joe" Joe smiled at Grace.

"Don't worry Kids she will be back home with us where she belongs" Denise said with an evil smile on her face.

Mean while outside in the Ed Linda went outside for fresh air but she was followed by her mother who caught up with her.

"Linda Love just ignore her"

"I can't mum, she still treats me like am the evil mother who is taking her niece away from her when really Grace should be with me anyway but well you know "

"I know love"

"I just can't believe she treats me like this I am her little sister who looked after her when she was still on drugs and I tried helping her get clean many times and those drugs in my room they were hers mum and you still believe they were mine. I have changed and she clearly hasn't mum" tears slipped slowly down Linda's pale face.

"I know I didn't believe you then but I do now Linda. Just give Denise time, look at you and Grace you are finally getting closer and it will be the same with Denise and yes it will take longer but it will get there ok?" Linda nodded and wiped away the tears. Linda's mother pulled Linda into an embrace and comforted her daughter and kissed the side of her head and held her close.

"How about we go back in there, because Grace needs you the most and just ignore Denise "Linda pulled out of the hug and walked back into the Ed with her mother.

"Couldn't take the fact that me and my niece are close hey Lind" Denise said bitterly as Linda walked back over to them.

"Whatever Denise" Linda retaliated back bitterly.

Britney walked over to her mother and hugged her and held her close. Denise looked over to Linda to see if she was watching this display of affection between mother and daughter. Linda caught Denise's eye but looked away.

"Mum, why are you and Auntie Linda angry with each other" Joe asked quietly

"Because Joe, your auntie is a horrible person and she doesn't deserve Grace and she deserved it when Grace was taken away from her by Nan and she got me on those magic pills that made me want more of them remember Joe"

"Denise just shut up, your still blaming your sister for things that happened in the past and she clearly has moved on then why can't you" Linda's mother barked back fed up with hearing Denise putting Linda down.

"That's it mum, stick up for precious Linda who can't do anything wrong in your eyes. I mean look at her with her perfect life, her perfect job when really she is just the same as the rest of us mum can't you see that and at least I still have my children living with me unlike perfect Linda here" Linda felt the warms tears slips down her cheeks once again.

"you are so Wrong Denise you were the favourite and I had to live in your shadow every day, hearing mum and dad praise you for getting good grades and then when your grades started slipping they blamed me saying I was they slipped and that I was the black sheep of the family. When they found your drugs in my room they didn't believe they were mine and I still don't think they believe it to this day"

"You always were jealous of me after I got clean and managed to pay for university and gotten a proper job. You are clearly still using Denise, look at you your off your face with dilated pupils and your twitching every 5 minutes and you can't stay still for 5 seconds and I mean look at yourself with your gaunt ghost like body and your clothes hanging off you" Linda snapped she had enough of Denise's attitude towards her.

"I am not using Linda, who the hell do you think you are?"

"Just go home Denise and get some help, just look at yourself"

"Auntie Denise, stop blaming my mum for things. I would see you in the lounge with my own eyes sitting down injecting yourself to get your fix and it would be me and Britney who would try to sober you up for when Nan came home. So just go away auntie Denise please" Denise looked round the room at her family who would not look her in the eyes. Britney looked at the floor and Joe hid behind Britney and Linda's mother stood open mouth shocked at what she just hear her 11-year-old granddaughter say.

"You've turn her against me just like you did with mum and dad" Denise ran off and left Holby hospital.

"I better take these 2 home" Linda and Grace said their goodbyes as Britney, Joe and Linda's mother leave the room.

"I want to thank you for what you said Grace, I know what it is like seeing her doing that to herself everyday and I am sorry you had to deal with it but, I thought choosing you to live with Nan you wouldn't have to see any of that"

" you know you can always tell me things that you are afraid of telling Nan, you know that right and I am always willing to listen and will be there for you Grace"

"It's ok, I couldn't stand Auntie Denise talking about you like that and whatever she says you are my mother and I can't change that" Linda walked over to Grace and kissed the top of her head. Grace thought about telling Linda what had been bothering her for a long time that she was afraid of telling her Nan.

Grace took a deep breath "You know I was always jealous of Britney and Denise because they had the real mother and daughter relationship that I always dreamt of having with you. I was jealous of Britney because she had a mum who cares about her even if she is was a drug addict"

"Oh Grace" Linda held Grace as she saws the tears slowly slide down her cheek and she began to sob. Only to feel Linda's strong and motherly grasp around her holding her tight.