Title: Moving On

Author: Raven Shadowrose

Rating: M

Pairing: ?/?

Summary: Dixie has been left broken hearted by Cyd's departure from the Holby team, what will happen when Cyd is replaced by Hannah Darbyshire and Dixie takes a liking to her? Will she find the happiness that she has been searching for, or will she end up with even more of a broken heart?

Disclaimer: I do not know or own any of the characters from Casualty, any original characters and the story are my property and I do not give permission for anyone to use this story.

A/N: This story will contain some femslash, if you do not wish to read then, by all means, back away slowly the way you came, other than that, enjoy the story and reviews are appreciated.

Thank you to chan. nelson4444 and BeethovenRIP for your reviews, I hope you enjoy this chapter, Jeff is being a bad boy :)

Chapter Sixteen.

Dixie woke up wondering where she was, the room she was in wasn't hers, the scent of citrus filled her nose and then she realised that someone was lying on her. She looked down at the still sleeping Hannah and her memories from last night came back. Telling Hannah about her dad and then Hannah asking her to stay the night drifted through her mind, it was nice to know that Hannah trusted her. Dixie was glad that Hannah had let her stay, she felt so much better now that her past was out in the open. She stroked Hannah's hair, it was so soft and wavy. Dixie looked at the clock and checked the alarm, it was due to go off in ten minutes, she switched it off and looked at Hannah. She kissed Hannah's forehead and lightly traced her features. Hannah stirred in Dixie's arms, she was slowly waking up. 'Morning beautiful.'

'Morning Dixie.' Dixie smiled at Hannah's sleepy voice, she wouldn't mind waking up to it every morning.

'As much as I want to stay here, we have to get up for work.'

'I know, I'd like to stay too though.' Dixie reluctantly let Hannah go, she had hoped that it wouldn't be awkward when they woke up, but everything seemed to be okay.

Hannah went to her bathroom and took a quick shower, waking up in Dixie's arms was something that she wouldn't mind doing every morning, it was a bit early for them to be moving in together though. She was glad that they were taking things slowly, she didn't want anything to happen to spoil what was happening with Dixie, they were growing closer as time went on. She liked how Dixie would sometimes catch her eye and smile and how sometimes she would just come over during the workday for a hug or a kiss. She wasn't sure how many people on the team knew that she was dating Dixie, she didn't care, they were professional at work and that's all that should matter to everyone else. Jeff and Polly were very supportive, they had both mentioned how much happier Dixie was now, they seemed really glad that she had found someone.

Dixie stood up when Hannah came back into her bedroom. 'Can I use your shower?'

'Of course you can, I'll get some breakfast sorted, how do you feel about a bacon butty?'

'That is music to my ears. Hannah, how do you eat so much and stay slim?'

'Natural talent.'

'I am really quite jealous.' Dixie laughed and gave Hannah a quick kiss. 'I'll see you soon.'

'See you soon, I'll put the coffee on too.'

'Good woman.' Dixie closed the bathroom door behind her, she wanted to bring up the subject of making the relationship she had with Hannah more serious, she wanted to ask her about it, but wasn't sure how to. Was she too old to have a girlfriend? Would the word partner be more accurate? Then there were other things to consider, how much experience did Hannah have? Dixie was quite sure that Hannah hadn't dated a lot of people before. She wouldn't go so far as to call Hannah a virgin, but Dixie didn't think that she'd had many partners in her life. She was going to have to ask her these questions before she even attempted anything. It would probably mean Hannah would blush, but, she had to know, she didn't want to do something that Hannah wasn't ready for.

Hannah carefully took the bacon off the grill and put it onto the muffins. 'That smells wonderful.' Hannah heard Dixie's voice behind her.

'You're just in time.' Hannah handed Dixie a coffee and one of the muffins.

'Do you have brown sauce?'

'Of course I do, it would be a crime against bacon if I didn't.' Hannah laughed and handed Dixie the bottle of sauce, she was quite happy that everything felt so relaxed between them. She was afraid that she had pushed it by asking Dixie to stay, but, if anything, it had brought them closer together. Hannah quickly put the mugs and plates in the sink and washed them while Dixie got her stuff from upstairs. Once she was done with the washing up, Hannah ran upstairs and cleaned her teeth. She realised that the bathroom smelled of Dixie's shower gel, something that she could definitely get used to. It would be nice to share her life with someone again.

Dixie and Hannah took the bus into work together, she wondered if anyone would notice that she had come in with Hannah rather than Jeff as she usually did. She didn't mind, it wasn't any of their business what she did in her spare time. Dixie followed Hannah into the locker room and got changed into her uniform, as she turned to look in her bag she caught a brief glimpse of the tattoos on Hannah's back when she was pulling her shirt on. She made a mental note to ask Hannah if she could see them, only when she was ready to show them to her of course. Dixie buckled her belt and laced up her shoes, she put everything else in her locker and then went over to Hannah. 'You will be careful out there today, won't you?'

'Of course I will, don't worry, just make sure that you are careful too.'

'I will.' Dixie hugged Hannah, she didn't want anything to happen to her when she was out on duty.

Hannah shared Dixie's worries, they did a very dangerous job and it was hard when you had someone out there that you cared about. Hannah sensed that Dixie needed another hug so she pulled her close and hugged her again. 'I promise you that I'll be sensible.'

'I know you will be.' Hannah felt Dixie's hand move down her back and settle at the base of her spine, Hannah smiled and then closed her eyes as Dixie kissed her. Hannah knew that Dixie worried about her when she was out on duty, but she hoped that if she promised to be sensible then it would set Dixie's mind at rest. Hannah felt Dixie's fingers tangle in her belt loop at her back and pull her closer, she had found their kissing sessions to be lasting longer these days and Dixie's hands were starting to travel a little bit. Hannah didn't mind, in fact she quite liked it, she just wished she had the confidence to touch Dixie.

Dixie was getting quite into kissing Hannah, she knew that she was at work and should probably put her down, but, there was something about Hannah that made Dixie want to kiss her and hold her. Dixie came to her senses when she heard someone clear their throat behind them, she turned to see Jeff stood by the door. 'You know, I could make a fortune on the internet if you would let me record you two kissing.'

'Jeffrey Collier, I hope you are joking.'

'Come on Dixie, I'll share the profits.' Dixie glared at Jeff. 'I'm joking, really, please don't do anything unnatural to me.'

'I'll show you unnatural one day.'

'I'll buy you chocolate, a big bar.'

'Nope, that won't work, I'll tell you what I want you to do soon enough.'

'Dixie, you're mean.'

'What do you think Hannah, what should I make him do?'

'I think we can come up with something.' Dixie laughed at the look on Hannah's face, it was a look that said she was planning something.

'Don't let her loose on me Dixie, she dressed as a gorilla and tickled me the last time someone asked Hannah to help them think up a punishment for me.'

'You should have thought about that earlier. You can start with cleaning out the ambulance tonight.'

'It isn't my turn.'

'Consider it the first part of your punishment.' Dixie laughed, she was going to have some fun thinking up a punishment for Jeff, she would make him sweat before she told him what she wanted him to do.

Hannah hugged Dixie one last time and went to see Polly. 'Hello Hannah, I saw you arrive with Dixie this morning while I was checking the ambulance.'

'She stayed at mine last night.' Polly squealed and hugged Hannah.

'You have to tell me everything.'

'It's not like that, it was innocent. Dixie told me about her father.'

'I do not want to talk about that man, I have many words for him and none of them are nice.'

'I understand, I just didn't want Dixie to be alone after she told me all of the things he said. He made her feel like she'd never have someone to love her, that she'd be alone forever. I didn't want to let her go home when she was feeling so bad about everything.'

'You're so sweet Hannah, I am so glad that Dixie has someone like you.'

'Actually, you might be able to help me, I need to ask Dixie something.'

'Will I need a new hat?'

'No, my friend James has invited me to his wedding next year and he says I can bring a guest, I want to take Dixie, but I don't know whether to ask her or not. Do you think she would want to go to something like that?'

'I think she would want to go, she'd be with you.'

'Do you really think so?'

'Yes, anyone can see that she cares for you. Just ask her.'

'You're right, thanks Polly.'

'No problem, I just want you both happy.' Hannah hugged Polly, she was right, she just had to find the right time to ask Dixie.

'Are you still coming for your lesson tonight?'

'Yes, definitely, I'm looking forward to it.'

'Good.' Hannah and Polly closed the ambulance doors and waited for a shout to come in.

Dixie sat in the rec room, it was turning out to be a slow day on the job, she hated slow days as they always left too much time for thinking. 'Jeff.' Dixie smiled as Jeff jumped, she was deliberately not telling him what punishment she had in mind for him for his comments earlier. 'What is it Dixie?'

'I want to ask Hannah if she'll consider being my partner.'

'Wait a minute, you want to work with her instead of me? I know I said that thing about recording you kissing Hannah and selling it on the internet, but, is that really a reason to kick me out of the ambulance?'

'No Jeff,' Dixie laughed. 'I still want to work with you. What I mean is I've been dating Hannah for a month, I want to ask her if she wants to be my partner, or my girlfriend, I'm not sure which yet.'

'So you want to make it official?'

'Yeah, I want her to be with me. Do you think I should ask her to be my partner or my girlfriend?'

'Partner is more mature sounding, but girlfriend is less confusing.'

'Good point.'

'When are you going to ask her?'

'I don't know. Maybe on our next date.'

'Just ask her, I don't think that she will say no.'

'Really?'

'Really, she likes you Dixie. Think about it, she invited you to her house and let you stay over, would she have done that if she didn't care about you?'

'You're right.'

'Does that mean I'm off the hook for what I said earlier?'

'Nope, I have decided what I want you to do though.'

'Which is?'

'Buy all my coffee and walk Little Abs every day for the next week.'

'It wasn't that bad what I said, do I have to clean the ambulance then?'

'Yes, you're not getting out of it Jeff, maybe it will teach you to keep quiet in future. Put it this way I could always let Hannah decide your punishment.'

'No, I'll buy the coffee, walk the dog and clean the ambulance.'

'Good, I'll take the chocolate too.' Dixie gave Jeff a very smug smile and chuckled at his expression, she loved her best friend, but there were times when he didn't know when to shut up. Perhaps this time he would learn to stay quiet to avoid her punishments.

Hannah went to find Dixie, she wanted to know if Dixie had told Jeff about his punishment yet. She found Dixie in her office and leaned against the door. 'Hi.'

'Hello, you've experienced one of our rare quiet days, how did you find it?'

'I am glad that every day isn't like today, I might just go out of my mind with boredom.'

'I'm sure I could find a way to make you not so bored.' Hannah smiled and felt a blush tinge her cheeks, she wasn't sure if she was reading more into Dixie's comment than was there, but, she was surprised that her mind had headed in that direction. 'Did you tell Jeff what you want him to do?'

'I did.'

'What did he say?'

'He agreed, once I threatened him with letting you decide what he had to do.' Hannah laughed.

'I hope you asked him for chocolate.'

'I did. Hannah, are you free Sunday?'

'Yes, I'm not doing anything.'

'Do you want to meet with me?'

'Sure, I'd love to.'

'Excellent, I'll come to yours and pick you up.'

'Where are we going?'

'You'll see.'

'Okay, Polly is coming to mine tonight for her lesson so I'll see you later.'

'I still have work to do, I'll call you later.'

'Looking forward to it.' Hannah gave Dixie a kiss and then left her office, she was looking forward to seeing Polly tonight and Dixie on Sunday. She hoped that Dixie would want to come to James' wedding, it would be nice to spend time with her away from Holby, maybe they could make a weekend of it and just have some fun.