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, BeethovenRIP and olivia. c. king1 for your reviews and support, they really are appreciated. I hope you enjoy this chapter ladies :)

Chapter Twenty-Four.

Dixie stood nervously in Hannah's room, she'd stayed the night with Hannah so she could be there in time for Hannah's father arriving the next day. She'd watched Polly and Hannah playing the guitar together during Polly's lesson, Polly had learned a lot from Hannah and she was becoming a fluent guitar player herself. She was proud of Polly, the young woman had changed since Hannah joined the crew. Polly seemed more comfortable in her own skin now. Dixie felt differently too, she'd never met a woman like Hannah before. Hannah made her feel loved and cared for. She thought back to the days when Hannah had first arrived at the station, her first thought had been that Hannah was beautiful. Dixie had slowly fallen for Hannah as she worked with her, the day that Hannah stopped her getting hit by a brick had sent her into a complete spiral. She thought about how she had given in to her impulses that night and imagined Hannah being in her bed, she'd felt very guilty afterwards and found it hard to look Hannah in the eye the next day. Most of the time she would imagine Hannah coming to her and cuddling up to her all night, it helped her to feel less lonely. Dixie sometimes still had to convince herself that Hannah was hers, that Hannah wanted to be with her, she still couldn't believe that she had been so lucky.

Dixie had brought all of her things with her, she had used Hannah's shower and dressed and put a little bit of make up on. She felt the nerves get worse as it got closer and closer to the time that Hannah's father would arrive at the house. Dixie looked at herself in the mirror, she fiddled with her hair and straightened her clothes. She made sure the clasp on her necklace was at the back of her neck and checked her make up. Dixie turned as Hannah came into the room, she straightened her blouse and played with the hem as she waited for Hannah's assessment of her clothing, she hadn't worn a skirt in the longest time, but she wanted to make a good impression on Hannah's father.

Hannah looked at Dixie, she hadn't seen her wearing a skirt before; it fell to just below her knees and the pale blue blouse really suited her colouring. Her hair was neatly straightened and the little make up she had on brought out her eyes. 'What do you think?'

'Dixie, you look beautiful.'

'Do you think so?'

'Yes.' Hannah moved Dixie's hands away from her blouse and held them in her own. 'Don't be nervous, my dad will love you.'

'Are you sure?'

'Yes, I am, just be yourself.'

'I've never done this before.'

'Never? Nobody has ever asked you to meet their parents?'

'No, I am so out of my comfort zone here.'

'Dixie, you have nothing to worry about, I promise.' Hannah hugged Dixie close to her, she could see that Dixie's nerves were making her feel jumpy and hoped that the hug made her feel better.

Dixie relaxed and hugged Hannah back, she was feeling a bit better about the meeting that was to come. 'Hannah, do I really look okay?'

'Okay? You look wonderful, I've just noticed something about you Dixie.'

'Really, what is it?'

'You have very sexy legs Dixie Dixon, I've never seen them before as you always wear trousers.' Dixie smiled.

'Do you think that?'

'Yes, I do, you are a very attractive woman Dixie, and I can't believe that you don't think you are.'

'Sometimes I can't believe that you are mine.'

'I am yours, believe me, I don't want anyone else.' Dixie moved her arm around Hannah's waist and kissed her. She was pleasantly surprised that Hannah thought her legs were sexy, she was even more surprised that Hannah had told her. Dixie pulled away, she had to before she got carried away. 'Hannah, I want you, I need you, body and soul.'

'Saturday evening, I'm all yours, you can have me then.' Dixie just stared at Hannah, she was sure that her mouth had fallen open.

'What do you mean Hannah?'

'I want you in my bed for more than sleeping, you've already got my soul and on Saturday you can have my body too.'

'Hannah, are you sure?'

'Very, I want you too Dixie.' Dixie could hardly believe what she was hearing, Hannah wanted her, she had many thoughts running through her head and none of them were innocent. Dixie was going to make their first time making love together very memorable for Hannah.

Hannah hadn't thought about what she was saying to Dixie until the words were out there and she'd already said them. She meant what she said, she wanted Dixie to make love to her. Hannah knew that Dixie would take care of her and wouldn't force her into anything that she didn't want to do. Hannah felt Dixie grab her hands as the doorbell rang. 'Hannah, what if he doesn't like me?'

'He will, don't worry.' Hannah let Dixie hold her hand as they walked down the stairs, Dixie's nerves had disappeared for a while, but now they had returned. 'Remember what I said, just be yourself Dixie, you are wonderful as you are.'

'Thank you beautiful.'

'I mean it, go and sit down in the lounge and we will be in soon.'

'Okay.' Hannah kissed Dixie's hand and let her go into the living room, she felt sorry that Dixie was feeling so nervous about meeting her father.

Hannah opened the door to her father. 'Hello dad, it is nice to see you.'

'You too, my lovely girl.'

'Dad, go easy on Dixie, she's feeling a bit nervous about this meeting.'

'Okay, why is she nervous?'

'She just wants to make a good impression.'

'Understood.' Hannah went into the lounge and Dixie stood up immediately, she saw Dixie's hand stray to the edge of her blouse and then she stopped and put it back down by her side. 'Dixie, this is my dad, Lawrence Darbyshire.' Hannah squeezed Dixie's hand and smiled at her. 'Dad, this is Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon.'

'It is nice to meet you Dixie, can I call you Dixie?'

'Of course you can, it is nice to meet you too.' Hannah smiled as her dad and Dixie shook hands, everything was going well so far.

'I'm just going to make us some tea, I'll be back soon.' Hannah squeezed Dixie's hand again to reassure her and she went into the kitchen.

Dixie resisted the urge to straighten her clothes and hair as she sat on the sofa in front of Hannah's dad. 'Hannah tells me that you're the duty manager for the station.'

'I am, Hannah has been a wonderful asset to this station.'

'Thank you, it is nice to hear that. Do you enjoy your job?'

'I do, it can be stressful at times, but I love it. I mean it about Hannah, she's a fantastic paramedic.'

'She says the same about you, Hannah cares for you a lot.'

'I care for her too, she means the world to me.'

'I heard you stopped my wife from hitting Hannah, you are the first person that has had the courage to stand up to her.'

'I couldn't let her hurt Hannah, there is no way that I would let anyone hurt her, I love her.'

'I know that Hannah is happy, I hear it in her voice every time that she talks about you.'

'She makes me happy too.'

'I always used to worry that Hannah wouldn't find someone to be with, she's always been very shy and backward about her feelings. I suppose she takes after me in that respect, I've never been one for telling women how I feel. She works as hard as I do too.'

'I've noticed how hard Hannah works, it was her work ethic that impressed me first.'

'I am glad that Hannah has found someone like you Dixie, I can tell that you feel a lot of love for her.'

'I do love her.' Dixie breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Lawrence really liked her. She felt her nerves start to leave, this meeting wasn't going as bad as she thought it would.

Hannah listened to everything that her dad said to Dixie, she knew that he would like her. She had no idea that her dad had been so worried about her being alone. Hannah took the tray that she had prepared into the living room and she sat next to Dixie, she poured the tea into the cups and put some of the cake onto the plates. Hannah handed round the tea and cake to everyone and she sipped at her own tea. She was so pleased that Dixie and her dad were getting on well and that Dixie's nerves had all but gone.

Lawrence was pleased that his daughter had found someone to love her, he was in no doubt that Dixie loved Hannah and that Hannah loved her back. He had satisfied himself that Hannah was happy and that was good enough for him. He watched Hannah with Dixie, every so often their hands and arms would touch and they shared a smile, it was very clear that they were in love with each other. He didn't understand why his wife couldn't be happy that their daughter had found the person that completed her and made her happy.

Hannah sat with her dad while Dixie went upstairs to sort out her clothes for the shift ahead of them, Hannah suspected that Dixie was using it as an excuse to give her some time with her dad. 'Hannah, I can see that you're very happy with Dixie.'

'I am, I have never met anyone like her.'

'You're in love and I think it is wonderful.'

'Thank you dad.'

'What for?'

'For coming here and being so nice to Dixie.'

'She loves you, I don't claim to understand what it is like to love someone the same sex as yourself, but I know love when I see it.'

'Do you like her then?'

'I do, she protected you and helped you when your mother came to visit. I can't think of a better person for my beautiful daughter than the woman that protected her.' Hannah smiled and hugged her dad, she loved him dearly.

'Dad, what are you going to do about mother?'

'I don't know, she's becoming harder and harder to live with. I do not want to think that we will divorce, but it might end up being my only choice.' Hannah didn't know what to say, she knew that her dad wouldn't divorce her mother unless he had no choice in the matter. 'I know she doesn't love me Hannah. I know that she never has and only married me for my money.'

'Dad, I'm sorry.'

'Don't be, this isn't your fault.' Hannah tried to smile at her dad, what would she do if her parents divorced?

Dixie went back downstairs to find Hannah and her dad hugging, she'd heard the bit about the divorce, if her parents did divorce then Hannah would need all of the support she could get. 'Dixie, my dad would like to come to the station to see where I work and I thought he could meet Jeff and Polly too, is that all right?'

'Of course it is, are you sure he's ready for Jeff and his naff jokes?'

'They're not that bad, you love him really Dixie.'

'I know, he's my best friend after all.' Dixie laughed, it was true that she did love Jeff, no matter how many times he annoyed her and got on her nerves. 'Come on beautiful, I believe it is time for us to go to work.'

'I'll drop you off,' Lawrence said.

'Thank you.' Dixie linked arms with Hannah as they walked to Lawrence's car, she was so happy that meeting Hannah's dad had gone so well and that he liked her. She was looking forward to Saturday as well, her relationship with Hannah would go to the next stage, she couldn't wait to make love to her beautiful partner. Dixie was so happy that Hannah wanted to share her bed in that manner, that Hannah trusted her and wanted to be with her. Dixie squeezed Hannah's hand and kissed her cheek, she was looking forward to making the night very special for Hannah, she started formulating a plan in her mind, she would give Hannah a night to remember.