Many thanks for the lovely reviews I received for chapter one, they really do make me smile. Here's chapter two for you, written from Connie's POV this time. Enjoy.

I admit it, the phrase 'what on Earth are you thinking?' did enter my mind as I volunteered myself to work alongside registrar Jac Naylor for the day. As two very strong and passionate women, we've never exactly seen eye to eye. I think it's safe to say we've disagreed more times than I care to remember. But there's definitely something about her I admire. Maybe it's the fact that we share such a desire to succeed and a great passion for the work that we do? Although sometimes, some how, it can feel more than that.

I see a lot of myself in Jac. She's a very talented young woman, with the potential to definitely go far with her career. I respect the way she distances her personal life from her work, I believe it's very important to distinguish between the two. She does have a habit of grating on others around her though; she can come across as rude and abrupt with her cold exterior. I get the impression that she doesn't mean to present herself in that way, perhaps she's just so keen to develop her career? Or maybe that's just the way she is and always has been? Maybe I'll never know. I'll try damn hard to find out though.

In a way I can understand her behaviour after the situation with her mother. Before she arrived, not one person at Holby was aware of what had happened in her childhood, or about any of her past at all to be honest. I feel a little guilty that I haven't taken the time before now to try and get to know Jac on a personal level. Maybe if someone had listened and taken an interest in her past then perhaps it wouldn't have got to the point it did. I don't know the ins and outs of her relationship with her mother, all I hear is hospital gossip, but I do feel for her. She's an incredibly private and proud individual, as am I, and I know I wouldn't be happy with people knowing about my family through such petty gossip.

I think myself and Jac may actually have a fair amount in common. Not necessarily obvious aspects but I'd like to believe that we're fairly similar people. Granted she's not a consultant like myself with a young child at home, but we're both hard working and determined women. We share a strong passion for this hospital and a dislike for slackers and those who waste time. On the surface, we both come across as frosty and unapproachable, and as if we've both got our lives completely worked out. In reality, I'm almost certain Jac sits at home alone each night with a microwaveable meal for one, wishing she wasn't quite so lonely, exactly as I do. It seems almost ludicrous for us both to be just so alone every night.

Part of me thinks that the unusual decision to pair up with Jac today was an attempt to get to find out a little more about the so-called Queen of Mean. I don't believe she's as 'mean' as she's made out to be, it's simply others trying to judge a book by its cover. I think underneath all her cutting comments and often blatant rudeness there's a kind, caring woman. And I'm determined to find her.

So what do you think? Would you like to see Connie and Jac's relationship develop into maybe something more? Please review whether you enjoyed the chapter or not!