Bonnie Sveen Fan, thank you for your review. I wouldn't mind Cal rescuing me either - he's hot, he knows how to rescue people and if I'm lucky, he might introduce me to his brother. That probably would be a bit nicer than drowning. Don't worry about your language - you're quoting my story, after all!

Tanith Panic, I'm glad you like the Grease and Casualty mix - I'm actually surprised by how easy it is to follow the story whilst keeping everyone reasonably in character. How many characters have you spotted so far? I hope the non-Grease fans could enjoy this, but I doubt they'd read it. Thank you for your review.

westlife4ever80, I'm so glad you're enjoying this. I wish I was clever enough to rewrite the songs, but if you know where the songs are, at least you can still imagine them! Grease is a great musical and I'm not sure any other would fit quite so well with Casualty. Thank you for your review.

Alicia was smiling dreamily. "He's so gorgeous. I was sunbathing on the beach. He ran past and accidentally splashed water on me. He stopped to apologise – he's a real gentleman – and we started talking. He told me he was a doctor too."

Lily nodded in approval. "He sounds like excellent husband material."

"Yeah: I'm sure that was exactly what Alicia was thinking," said Zoe.

"What kind of car does he drive?" asked Rita quickly.

"A little two-seater," said Alicia. "Just right for the two of us."

"Yeah: two-seaters do tend to be just right for two people," said Louise. She half-glanced at Robyn. "Two normal-sized people anyway."

Luckily, Robyn was too fascinated by Alicia's boyfriend to hear. "What happened next?"

"He went to swim in the sea and he was showing off," said Alicia. "Lots of splashing. A bit of dancing. He's an amazing dancer. Diving under the sea and holding his breath almost long enough to make me wonder if I needed to rescue him. Then he came back and sat next to me and he looked into my eyes and… oh, it was so romantic."

"It was love at first sight!" said Honey, as delighted as she'd been the first time she'd heard the story.

Alicia nodded. "We went for a walk along the beach, then we stopped to have a drink – he paid. The time went so quickly. I thought it was about seven, but then we realised it was ten o'clock and I was working the next day! So he walked me back to the place where I was staying."

"He actually walked you home at ten o'clock?" said Zoe. "I quite often don't get in till 4. Then I'm up at 6… not fun, but it's usually worth it. This guy of yours sounds a bit boring if I'm honest."

Alicia was shocked, but everyone had different tastes, after all. "We held hands all the way home. Then he kissed me on the cheek and asked for my number. The next day, he took me for dinner at the most beautiful restaurant."

"Did he pay?" asked Lily.

"Of course he paid," said Alicia, smiling at the memory. "He wouldn't let me pay for anything. He was such a gentleman." Her smile faded. "I was so sad when his holiday ended and he told me he had to go back home. I don't know if I'm ever going to see him again." She blinked back tears. "But he promised he'd always love me and we'd find each other again one day."

"Aw, he sounds lovely," said Rita.

"Undeniably suitable husband material," said Lily.

"Any good in bed?" said Zoe.

Alicia giggled, slightly embarrassed. "He's very good at hugging."

Zoe looked stunned. "So you didn't…"

"I'd only known him a few days," explained Alicia.

"Alicia, this is the twenty-first century," said Zoe.

"I suppose I'm very old-fashioned," said Alicia. "But he liked that I was different from most girls."

Zoe still seemed confused. "I hate to say this, Alicia, but you were probably just a novelty."

"I believe that, much as men enjoy their fun, they are looking for something a little different when it comes to choosing a wife," said Lily.

"Newsflash, Lily," said Zoe. "Not everyone gets married anymore."

"What would you say if Max proposed to you?" asked Robyn eagerly.

Zoe laughed. "I really don't think Max is thinking about anything like that. He's usually only got one thing on his mind when he's with me."

"If you don't mind me saying so, I do not think you and Max should marry, Dr Hanna," said Lily. "It is important to match your husband intellectually."

"Look, just because he's a porter, that doesn't make him stupid," said Zoe. "And I do mind you saying that, Lily. Why not mind your own business in future, yeah? If you were such an expert on men, maybe you'd actually have one."

Lily looked away.

"I think Max is a much better choice than most of the doctors in the ED," said Rita. "Ethan would make a lovely husband if he ever got around to asking a girl out, but Dylan Keogh? Sebastian Grayling? Caleb Knight? Hardly great husband material."

Alicia stared at her in amazement. "You know Caleb Knight?"

"I think I might have met him once or twice," said Zoe.

Alicia wasn't surprised Zoe remembered him. "Isn't he amazing?"

"He's not my type," said Zoe.

Lily spoke quietly to Alicia. "Listen, Alicia. Cal might be a doctor, but he isn't the most focused or the most professional. I know a number of doctors who would make much better husbands. I'm sure you'll have the opportunity to work with them."

"I'm sure you will," said Zoe. "And as a consultant and former clinical lead, I'm the best person to introduce Alicia to them." She stood up. "Come on: time to get back to work."

"Speak of the devil!" said Louise.

"What did I tell you?" said Iain, grinning. "They're all after me."

"In your dreams," said Rita.

Iain looked at her hopefully. "How about in your dreams, Rita?"

Rita played it cool. "I don't think you're in my dreams at all, Iain."

"Cal?" said Zoe. "We've got a surprise for you."

"A surprise for me?" said Cal, slightly worried but trying to hide it. The last time someone had said they'd got a surprise for him, it had turned out to be a patient with a faecal impaction.

Zoe grabbed Alicia by the shoulders and spun her round.

"Cal?!" she gasped.

Cal's jaw dropped. "Alicia?"

"Oh my God!" screamed Alicia. She was jumping up and down in excitement.

"It's so good to see you!" said Cal, also jumping up and down, but he quickly stopped himself and looked back at the others. "Weird girl."

Ethan and Lofty looked slightly reproachful, but Max, Iain, Jack and Jez were nodding in agreement.

Cal turned back to Alicia and all of a sudden her hands were in his. "I thought you were going to work at that private hospital."

"I changed my plans!" said Alicia.

Cal remembered his friends were all watching and quickly let go of her. "Well, that's great, baby. I guess I'll see you around." He turned his back on her and went back to the others.

"Where do you know her from, Cal?" asked Lofty, who must have realised she wasn't Cal's usual type.

"Oh… just an old friend of the family," said Cal dismissively.

Ethan glared at him. "No, she's not. I'm a member of your family, Caleb, remember?"

"You're too young to remember," said Cal, even though Alicia was several years younger than Ethan.

"She's hot," said Iain, looking her up and down. "I reckon she fancies me."

Cal shoved him and hurried away from Alicia. He knew he'd hurt her and even though his image had to come first, he hated himself for it.

Honey saw tears forming in Alicia's eyes and quickly gave her a hug. "Don't worry about him, Alicia. He's just a twit. You can do much better."

"I don't get it," whispered Alicia. "He was so nice to me in Barbados. And what's he doing here? He told me he was clinical lead at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust hospital."

"Clinical lead?" said Zoe, laughing. "At the hospital that's supposed to be the best in the UK? As if."

Rita looked sympathetically at Alicia. "Cal works here, sweetheart."

"But he is clinical lead?" said Alicia. "Deputy clinical lead?"

"Actually, he's a senior registrar," said Robyn apologetically. "Though he would have been a consultant by now if he'd passed his FCEM."

A tear ran down Alicia's cheek.

"Aw, don't cry," said Honey, and looked round helplessly at the others.

Rita put her arm around Alicia. "I'll tell you what. Let's all go to the pub tonight and have a proper girly night out."

"Won't um, you know, he be at the pub?" said Robyn.

Zoe sighed. "Oh, come on, Robyn. You can say this name, you know."

"We'll go to a different pub," said Rita. "Just the six of us. No-one else."

Alicia sniffed and nodded. "Okay. Thank you."

"Those guys are all a bunch of twits anyway," said Robyn. "Not worth thinking about. Well, Max is great because he's my brother, and Lofty and Ethan are okay, but the rest of them are complete twits."

"I bet Ethan's telling Cal he's a complete twit right this minute!" said Honey. "Because that's what he is."

Zoe nodded. "Caleb Knight is a good doctor when it suits him, but he's a lying, cheating swine. You're better off without him, Alicia. Trust me. I know men."

Dylan was standing outside Resus, a frown on his face, when Lily passed. "Lily, have you seen Sebastian?"

"No, I have not seen him," said Lily. Although Sebastian was a doctor, she didn't see an F1 as potential husband material.

Dylan immediately lost interest in the conversation, but Lily wasn't about to let that put her off.

She moved closer to him. "Dr Keogh. Will you be attending the awards dinner next week?"

"With the greatest reluctance," said Dylan.

"It is exactly the same for me," said Lily. "I believe the time could be far more beneficially spent, but as a member of this hospital, I must fulfill my social obligations as well as my medical ones."

Dylan nodded distractedly and seemed about to move off. "If you see Sebastian…"

Lily stepped in front of him. "Dr Keogh. Do you have a date for the awards dinner?"

"I do not," said Dylan.

Lily smiled significantly. "Neither do I."

"I'm sure you'll find someone," said Dylan, and walked around her.

Lily was about to ask him to be her date when Sebastian suddenly appeared.

"I'm so sorry I'm late, Dylan," he said, staring at him.

"You may be sorry, but that doesn't alter the fact that you're late," said Dylan. "Do you have any idea how many patients might have died in that time?"

Lily made a rapid calculation in her head. "Assuming that your shift began at-"

Sebastian spoke over her. "Dylan, do you want to go for a drink after work?"

"I would not," said Dylan. "And you won't be able to do anything after work unless you actually do some. Follow me, please."

Sebastian gave Dylan puppy dog eyes – which Lily considered a rather intelligent move considering Dylan's fondness for dogs – but it had no effect whatsoever. Without so much as a glance at Sebastian or Lily, Dylan turned and walked into Resus, Sebastian at his heels.

Lily jumped as a hand touched her shoulder. She swung round to glare at David. "Yes?" she said icily.

David's hand fell from her shoulder at once and he addressed his next remark to her feet. "I was just wondering if you were okay, Lily."

"Is there a particular reason why I wouldn't be?"

"I just thought Dylan might have…" David found the courage to meet her eyes. Immediately, he looked away again. "I'm sorry. I made a mistake. I'll go now."