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 happens when Cyd is replaced by Hannah Darbyshire and Dixie takes a liking to her. Will she end up with even more of a broken heart or will she find the happiness that she has been searching for?

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

Author's Note: This story will contain will contain some femslash, if you do not wish to read it 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. nelson444 and beethovenRIP for your comments. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Please note that there is content in this chapter that may upset some people, consider yourself forewarned.

Chapter Forty-Four.

Dixie watched Hannah as she talked to Polly while they were sat on the back of their ambulance and waiting for a shout, it had been a bit of a quiet day and Dixie had done most of her paperwork in the hope that once the shift had ended she could go home with Hannah and spend some time with her. They had been experimenting in their sex life over the past few days, they'd shopped for a sex toy together and they'd used it a couple of times, she loved being inside Hannah and looking into her eyes as they made love. Dixie really liked that she had been the one that had taken Hannah's virginity, she was happy that Hannah had trusted her to make love to her in that way. Dixie hoped that Hannah would return the favour and she would get to feel Hannah inside her while they made love.

Hannah's mind drifted off and she thought of the experimenting that she had been doing with Dixie; she had been gentle with her and Hannah was looking forward to spending some more time with Dixie when they got home that evening. 'Hannah?'

'Yes Polly.'

'You look happy.'

'I am, I've been spending some time with Dixie lately.'

'I see, it is nice that you've been getting to spend some quality time with her.'

'True, we don't get a lot of time when we're working long shifts.'

'I bet, it is nice to cuddle up with someone at the end of the day though.'

'It is, I love being with her.'

'That is nice to hear Hannah, it makes me happy to see you two together.'

'Thanks Polly, it makes me happy to be with Dixie.' Hannah smiled, she was pleased that Polly was happy about her relationship with Dixie. Mostly people were okay with her and Dixie being together, the gossip had died down and the majority of the department had accepted that they were in a relationship. There were times when she saw the odd person staring at her and Dixie whenever they were together like they were going to suddenly start kissing and touching each other in the middle of the department but she ignored them, if they wanted to be bigoted then she wasn't going to stop them, she had better things to do.

Polly saw Hannah wave at Dixie as her and Jeff went out on a shout. 'How's Jeff these days, is he okay?'

'He's all right actually, I think he's got used to Dixie living somewhere else now. What about Dixie?'

'I think she's okay too, she was very happy when she came back from the coffee shop the other night. It was nice to see them chatting like old friends, I am happy that her being with me hasn't changed their friendship in any way. I don't want Dixie to stop seeing her friends, what type of person would I be if I told Dixie to stop seeing her friends and had to spend all of her time with me?'

'You're not that type of person Hannah, you could never be that person.'

'I know, I love the fact that Dixie has friends like you and Jeff.'

'You're a lovely woman Hannah, I know that Jeff loves you too.'

'I am glad that he does. I remember when we first got together, I always hoped that I was good enough for Dixie in his eyes.'

'Of course you are good enough, you make Dixie happy and that's all that Jeff has ever wanted.'

'I could tell that they were close from the minute that I met them.'

'Everyone says that, you'd find it very hard work to tear them apart.'

'I know and it is lovely.' Polly smiled at Hannah and stood up, she stretched and yawned.

'It has been a long day, I can't wait to get home and have a bath.'

'I know what you mean Pol, having a bath sounds like a very good idea.'

'I bet you won't be alone in your bath though, come on Hannah, let's start cleaning the ambulance out.' Polly chuckled at the look on Hannah's face and linked arms with her, it had been a long day and she wanted to get home and relax.

Dixie parked the ambulance in the bay, they'd just attended their last shout of the day and she just wanted to get home and spend some time with Hannah. 'Dix, you look tired.'

'I am a little bit, I am looking forward to getting home.'

'Are you spending some special time with Hannah?'

'Maybe, to be honest we'll probably just relax and then go to bed to cuddle.'

'Sounds nice princess.' Dixie saw Hannah and Polly finishing off the cleaning of their ambulance.

'Come on Jeff, let's get the cleaning done.'

'Do we have to?'

'Yes, we do, come on, if we work together then it won't take long.'

'All right, I suppose we should get it done.'

'Come on Jeffrey.' Dixie went to get the cleaning equipment and realised that Jeff wasn't following her, she looked back and saw he was staring out into the car park in front of the station. 'Jeff, what are you staring at?'

'There's a police car out there and they're coming in, what do they want?' Dixie saw that Jeff was right, she wondered why they were here, she went over to them and they stopped in front of her.

'I'm Sergeant Holmes and this is PC Thomas, are you in charge here?'

'Yes, I'm the duty manager, Kathleen Dixon.'

'We need to speak to a member of your staff, Hannah Darbyshire.' Dixie stared at the Sergeant, she wondered what was going on, why did he want to speak to Hannah, what was going on?

'Is something wrong?'

'We need to talk to her, is she here?'

'Yeah, follow me.' Dixie was worried, she wanted to know why the police wanted to talk to Hannah.

Hannah put the bucket down when she saw Dixie and two policemen coming towards her. 'Dixie, what's going on?'

'Hannah, the police want to speak to you.' Hannah looked at Dixie and then at the two officers, what did the police want with her?

'Are you Hannah Darbyshire?' Hannah looked at the taller policeman.

'Yes.'

'Can we talk in private?'

'Yes, Dixie can we use your office?'

'Of course you can, do you want me to come in with you?'

'Please.' Hannah didn't know what the police wanted with her, she knew that it must be bad if they wanted to talk to her in private. She followed them into Dixie's office and Dixie closed the door behind them all.

Polly and Jeff looked at each other, what did the police want with Hannah? 'Polly, did anything happen on your shouts today?'

'No, everything has been normal.'

'I wonder what the police want with Hannah.'

'I don't know Jeff, that's what scares me. Hannah looked scared too.'

'I know, so did Dixie.'

'I hope it isn't anything bad.'

'Me too.' Polly hugged Jeff, she hated not knowing what was going on in Dixie's office, it helped her to know that Hannah had Dixie with her and whatever it was Dixie would support her and help her get through it.

Hannah was sat next to Dixie on the sofa in her office, she was scared, the police only came to see people if they had a good reason to. 'Miss Darbyshire, you are related to Lawrence and Melissa Darbyshire, correct?'

'Yes, what's going on?'

'We were called to a domestic dispute at the house owned by your parents and when we got there we found your mother standing over your father with a knife. There's no easy way to break this news to you but she'd stabbed him three times; once in the arm, chest and stomach. He's currently undergoing emergency surgery to repair the damage from the knife.'

'And my mother, where is she?'

'She was arrested at the scene by our colleagues in Yorkshire and is being detained under the charge of GBH and attempted murder.'

'Which hospital is he in?'

'Whitby Community Hospital.'

'Why did she do it, do you know?'

'From the statement that was taken from your mother we believe that he'd told her that he'd organised a divorce. We have the number for the hospital here and they will be able to give you some more information.' Hannah took the number from the policeman and put it on the table, she wasn't aware that she was crying until Dixie wiped the tears from her face and hugged her.

'It's all right beautiful, I'm here.' Hannah rested her head on Dixie's shoulder, what was she going to do? What would happen if her father died?

Dixie turned to the policemen, Hannah was devastated and very upset. 'Is there anything else we need to know?'

'That's all the information we have, if you call the hospital then they will be able to tell you more. The house is being examined by forensic experts as we speak, when you arrive the police officers at the house will hand the keys over to Miss Darbyshire.'

'Thank you.'

'We'll show ourselves out.' Dixie waited until the police left and she hugged Hannah tight.

'Hannah, look at me beautiful.' She put her hands on Hannah's shoulders and gently tilted her head up so she could look at her.

'Dixie, I need to go, I need to be there for him, I need to go now.'

'Listen to me Hannah, you've just done a twelve hour shift and you're tired, you need to get some sleep before you go to Yorkshire.'

'I can't wait Dixie, please, I have to go.'

'Hannah, please hear me out, we'll phone the hospital and find out what is happening. Come home with me and we'll get some sleep then I will go with you in the morning. I'm not going to let you face this alone. I'll organise cover for us both and we'll take some compassionate leave.'

'Okay.'

'That's my beautiful girl.' Dixie wiped some more tears from Hannah's eyes and hugged her close.

'What if he dies Dixie, what will I do then?'

'He's not going to die sweetheart, he's strong like you.' Dixie stroked Hannah's hair and held her close, all she could do was be there for her. 'Come on beautiful, phone the hospital and find out what is happening, then we can decide what we're going to do.'

'Stay with me Dixie, I can't do this alone.'

'Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere.' Dixie handed Hannah the phone and squeezed her hand, she wasn't sure what was going to happen but she would be there for Hannah no matter what.

Jeff saw the police leave, he still wasn't sure what had happened in there or what the police had wanted with Hannah. He'd cleaned the ambulance while Dixie was in her office with Hannah, he had to do something to take his mind off worrying. Once he had finished he closed the doors and joined Polly where she was sat waiting. 'Polly, you look worried.'

'So do you Jeff.'

'I am, I can't help it.' He put his arm around Polly and they just sat there until Dixie came out of her office.

'Dixie?' Jeff saw that she looked upset. 'What's going on princess?'

'Hannah's mother has tried to kill Lawrence because he told her about the divorce.'

'Is he all right?'

'We've just called the hospital, he's still in theatre and will be for some time as they need to repair some extensive damage to his stomach and chest. They have Hannah's number and are going to call us if anything changes and when he's out of theatre.'

'How's Hannah taking it?'

'She's upset, I've convinced her to wait until morning to go to Yorkshire and to try and get some sleep.'

'That's for the best, what are you going to do Dixie?'

'I've already talked to the trust and organised compassionate leave for us until the beginning of next week, the agency will send someone to cover Hannah and I've asked Patrick to cover me.' Jeff and Polly hugged Dixie, he knew that she was upset too, he could hear it in her voice.

Dixie let Jeff and Polly hug her, she had been strong for Hannah but Jeff and Polly hugging her gave her some much needed strength. 'There's so much to do, I've got to organise travel and then getting to the hospital once we get to Yorkshire.'

'Take the car Dixie,' Jeff said. 'I'll drop you off home tonight and leave the car with you so you can get to Yorkshire as quick as possible.'

'Thanks Jeff, you're a good man.'

'Anything for you my princess.'

'I need to get Hannah's things and then we can go.'

'Go on princess.'

'Can you go and sit with Hannah while I get our things?'

'Sure thing Dix.' Dixie tried her best to smile at Jeff and Polly, they would look after Hannah while she picked up all of their things from the locker room.

Hannah sat on the sofa in Dixie's office, she closed her eyes and thought about how everything had changed in such a short space of time. One minute she was looking forward to spending the evening with Dixie, and now she was thinking about how her father was on the operating table undergoing major surgery to repair the stab wounds that her mother had inflicted on him. Hannah heard the door open and saw Jeff and Polly come in, Polly sat next to her and hugged her. 'Dixie told us everything, I'm so sorry Hannah, he'll be all right.'

'I hope he will be Pol, I don't know what I will do if he isn't.' Hannah felt Jeff hug her too, she took comfort from them being there and hugging her, she really needed them right now.

Dixie quickly picked up her own things and then Hannah's, she locked their lockers and went to her office. She found Jeff and Polly hugging Hannah and she saw Jeff look up when she came in, Polly looked up too and they moved away from Hannah so she could sit by her. 'Come on beautiful, let's go home.' Dixie put her arm around Hannah and kissed her head, she kept her arm around Hannah all the way to car and sat in the back with her as Jeff drove them home. Hannah remained silent all the way back, Dixie feared that she was going into delayed shock from finding out the news that her father had been stabbed. She held Hannah's hand and whispered comforting things into her ear and when the car stopped she helped her out of it and into the house. 'Sit there for a minute beautiful and I will be back.' Dixie took the keys to the car from Jeff and he phoned a taxi for himself and Polly. 'Thanks for lending me the car Jeff.'

'No worries princess, just keep us informed, let us know what is happening.'

'I will. I am worried Jeff, Hannah is so upset, I've never seen her like this.'

'All she needs is you princess, go to her, hold her close and comfort her.'

'You think so?'

'Yes, you are what she needs right now. I'll leave my phone on all night, let me know if anything happens.'

'I will.' Dixie found herself drawn into a hug and she hugged Jeff back, his hugs had the power to make everyone feel better. She hugged Polly too and watched them both get into the taxi that arrived for them. Dixie hoped that Jeff was right and that she was what Hannah needed.

Dixie went back into the lounge and took Hannah's hands in her own. 'Come on sweetheart, let's get you into bed.' She knew that Hannah understood and had heard her because Hannah stood up and followed her upstairs. Dixie got changed out of her uniform and into her pyjamas, now she could deal with Hannah. She took off Hannah's boots and the rest of her uniform and helped her dress in a pair of warm pyjamas. Dixie put their uniforms in the washing basket and then went back to Hannah. 'Come on my love, you need to sleep.' Dixie lay back in the covers and held Hannah in her arms, she stroked her hair and kissed her head. 'I love you Hannah.'

'Love you Dixie.' Dixie heard the tears clouding Hannah's voice as she spoke.

'It's all right beautiful, cry as much as you need to.' Dixie held Hannah tightly as she cried, she needed to cry, it would help her feel better in the long run. 'Just hold me Dixie, don't let me go.'

'I won't, I'm not going anywhere beautiful.' She kept her arms wrapped around Hannah, she meant it, she wouldn't let her go. Dixie felt Hannah relax in her arms and she looked at her. 'Hannah,' she said quietly but Hannah didn't answer. Dixie realised that Hannah had fallen asleep, the shock from finding out the news about her father had obviously tired her out. Dixie kissed Hannah gently on the head and then closed her eyes, she'd set the alarm for early tomorrow morning and checked that Hannah's phone was on, there wasn't anything else she could do for tonight, she just hoped that the hospital wouldn't phone with any bad news.

Don't kill me :)