Monday 9th December

9am

"You gonna be okay yeah?" Jonny asked as he pulled his coat on. He and Mo had a transplant lecture and for some reason he was a little worried about leaving Jac by herself. It was probably because she hadn't had an easy night; heartburn, a headache and back ache had prevented her from sleeping for more than an hour at a time, and even then it wasn't 'good' sleep. But Jonny being the caring person that he was, stayed awake with her and gave her numerous massages on her lower back and her temples.

Despite that, Jac was still up and she was slowly swimming lengths in the pool because when she was in the water, her back didn't hurt and she could relax in the water because it was a perfect temperature- not too hot nor too cold. Jonny was standing at the side of the pool as he zipped up his coat.

"Jonny, I'm fine, go." Jac ordered.

"Right, see you later, love you." Jonny said before he rushed to the door where Mo was because their the taxi was there.

Jonny jumped into the back of the taxi besides Mo who was obviously not her usual self because she had barely said anything all morning and she seemed distant from him.

"I know that face." Jonny said as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "You got a tummy ache?" Jonny asked quietly.

"Yup." Mo sighed.

"Do you want me to cook macaroni cheese for dinner tonight? I'm sure Mr T and Jac'll eat it too." He asked. When the pair lived together, or even once they had moved out to live on their own, Jonny always cooked a macaroni cheese when Mo was on and in pain, because it was her favourite dish, and it remained her favourite dish because Jonny kept the recipe a secret, and he only cooked it when she wasn't feeling well.

"Only if you put bacon in it too." Mo said sheepishly.

"Is the pain that bad?" Jonny laughed softly. He only ever put bacon in it if she was in agony, but she did appear rather distressed.

"Why don't I hit you really hard in the balls and see what you think?" Mo suggested sarcastically.

A few hours later, Jonny returned and paid for the taxi as he and Mo jumped out.

"Don't forget, I'm cooking dinner tonight." Jonny smiled as he opened the front door of the lodge for Mo who thanked him before she headed through to her bedroom.

Jonny hung his coat up before he looked around the lodge for Jac. He checked that the pool was empty, as was the living room and kitchen so he checked the bedroom. But it was also empty, he then pressed his ear to the ensuite bathroom door, and after a few moments, he heard the gentle sloshing of water so he knew it was safe to go in.

"Don't you knock?" Jac moaned as she moved some of the bubbles in the bath over her chest.

"Well it's not like I haven't seen it all before." Jonny stated as he knelt down besides the bath and tucked a bit of hair that had come loose from Jac's bun behind her ear. "What is it with you and water? You spend more time in it than you do out." Jonny smirked.

"It's relaxing, and it stops this little one from crushing my spine for a bit." Jac said as she held her bump with both hands.

"Aw, are you being a wee rascal?" Jonny cooed as he stared at Jac's bump.

"If you're gonna talk to her can you at least do it when I'm dressed? because I'm not sure where you're looking." Jac stated.

"Trust me, if I was looking where you're implying, you'd know about it." Jonny I'd as he patted his crotch.

"Hardly!" Jac snorted.

"Haha." He said sarcastically. "And if you'll excuse me, I need the loo." He stated as he stood up and walked over to the toilet.

"Jonny! I'm tryin' to relax here!" Jac protested as Jonny relieved himself in the toilet bowl.

"Well just close your eyes and pretend your listening to Niagara Falls." Jonny joked.

3:30pm

Jac and Zosia sat listening to a cardiology speaker in a lecture hall at the university of Aberdeen. They sat there silently listening but Jac knew there was something wrong with Zosia. And it wasn't until she noticed that the F1 was clutching her small hand bag and occasionally she rubbed her abdomen, that she worked out what it was.

"Come with me." Jac ordered in a whisper as she stood up and slipped out of the room and up the stairs to the exit, Zosia followed suit.

Zosia followed Jac to the toilets which thankfully were empty unlike the corridors which were dotted with either students, security or medical professionals waiting for the next lecture.

"Call a taxi and go back, I'll be fine on my own and you don't really need to be here anyway." Jac ordered as she held out a £10 note.

"What?" Zosia queried confusedly.

"Look, I'm not stupid, I know you're in pain. Just go back to the lodge and curl up in bed with a hot water bottle or something." Jac ordered bluntly.

"Um... Thanks." Zosia smiled weakly. "And I've got money." Zosia stated so Jac put the money back in her handbag.

"And if the others ask, just tell them I snapped at you and told you to go home because you were being annoying." Jac smiled.

"But, you-"

"Seriously, say it. I can't have people think I'm going soft can it?" Jac joked.

"Thanks Jac." Zosia smiled.

"Oi, it's Miss Naylor." Jac joked as Zosia left. Jac then emptied her bladder for the umpteenth time that day before she returned to the lecture alone.

As Zosia slid out of the taxi, Jonny was just walking up to the lodge with the shopping he had gotten to make his own macaroni cheese recipe with bacon.

"Zosia?" Jonny queried worriedly. "Where's Jac?" He demanded.

"She um, she snapped at me, told me to go home." Zosia muttered as she entered and then hung her coat up by the door.

"So you left her by herself?" Jonny shrieked.

"She told me to!" Zosia protested.

"Brilliant, just brilliant." Jonny said sarcastically before he stormed off to the kitchen.

Zosia sighed before she went to her bedroom where her father was completing a puzzle book.

"You're back early." He stated confusedly.

"Mm, Jac snapped at me and told me to come home." Zosia replied before she got under her duvet, still in her clothes, and curled up as tightly as she could. Thankfully, her dad got the message so he spoke no more and he let her rest in peace.

If Zosia was back in Holby in her and Arthur's flat, she would've gotten comfortable on the sofa with Digby, put a good movie on, and he would've massaged her stomach for her. And no matter whether they had argued at work that day or not, he would always help her when it was her time of month because he knew that for Zosia March to cry it took a lot of pain, and it and been so bad a no couple of times that she had actually ended up crying uncontrollably because she was fed up of being in pain for hours on end.

5pm

Jonny was tapping his foot in the kitchen as he waited for Jac to come home. He had been tempted to text her to check if she was alright, but then if she had snapped at Zosia earlier, she obviously wasn't in a good mood so he decided against it. The macaroni cheese with crispy bacon was cooked, it was just being kept warm at a low temperature in the oven whilst Mo and Mr T sat in the living room cuddling each other whilst wrapped in a blanket. Guy sat near them because Zosia just wanted some time alone in their bedroom whilst she rested.

After what seemed like forever, the front door opened and Jac walked in. Jonny came out of the kitchen and cautiously approached Jac.

"Lecture any good?" He queried.

"Um, yeah. Although if that Scottish woman said 'wee' one more time, I was gonna wet myself." Jac laughed but she stopped as she noticed the sincere look on Jonny, Guy, Mr T and Mo's face. "What?" She queried worriedly.

"Why did you send Zosia back?" Guy asked sternly.

"Oh um, she... She kept on getting things confused so-"

"Cut the crap Jac, did you have a mood swing and direct your anger at an F1?" Guy queried harshly.

"No I... I-"

"Well why did she come back then?" Jonny asked angrily as he raised an eyebrow. Just as Zosia appeared in the doorway after hearing her name being mentioned, Jac's forehead creased and her lips quivered a little. "Oh no, no, no don't sweetheart, Jac it's okay." Jonny said softly as he pulled her into a hug so that she didn't go into a full on sob.

"I wasn't feeling well, Jac sent me home, she didn't snap. I just didn't want you lot to know I had a stomach ache." Zosia explained awkwardly. She knew everyone else had probably worked it out by then because of her behaviour all day, and she knew Jac's heart was in the right place as she was avoiding telling the others what really happened.

"Right, sorry Jac, for snapping." Guy apologised to the pregnant woman who had only just pulled away from a warm, comforting hug from her partner. Thankfully, she had managed to keep the waterworks off. Jac managed a nod in acceptance.

"Cmon, you get comfy in your arm chair and I'll bring dinner out." Jonny smiled as he sat Jac down and pulled a blanket over her before he disappeared into the kitchen, reappeared with two plates for Mo and Mr T, and then he came out with another plate and a bowl for him and Jac, because he knew she preferred to eat most things out of a bowl rather than a plate- it was just one of her quirks.

Jonny sat on the carpet in front of Jac's armchair and leant against it as a back rest so that Mo could keep her feet up on the sofa, and then Zosia could sit down too.

"How do you lot fancy a surprise?" Jonny queried as he dug in to his delicious dinner.

"I hate surprises." Jac stated.

"How did I know that was coming?" Jonny said sarcastically. "Honestly, I know you'll like it Jac, you'll all like it, I'm sure. " Jonny concluded.

"What is is?" Jac asked sheepishly.

"Eat up, and we'll go there after dinner." Jonny replied.

"Go 'there'? Go where?" Mo queried. She wasn't really feeling up for long journeys anywhere, and neither was Zosia as they were both suffering from the same natural process.

"It's not far, we can get a taxi to make it even quicker if you want." Jonny smiled.

Jac, Jonny and Zosia got out of one taxi, and Mo, Mr T and Guy got out of the second at the bottom of a very steep cliff and it was already pitch black. The only light was coming from the street lights which were in Jac's opinion, too bright for night time. Before they left, he'd made sure that everyone had wrapped up to keep them warm, and he was so excited yet the others were so annoyed at the fact that they didn't know where they were going.

"Ah ha!" He exclaimed as he led the group around a corner to a public lift.

"Ugh, I am not going in that." Jac moaned. It looked old and smelt of stale urine and sweat, however it didn't seem to faze Jonny.

"C'mon, you'll be in it for thirty seconds tops." Jonny pleaded.

"Well if I puke, it's your fault." Jac grumbled before she waddled into the lift besides Jonny and the other four got in too. Combined with the menstrual cramps, the motion of the relatively quick lift, and the vision of Aberdeen soon disappearing below them made Zosia feel a little light headed and she accidentally fell back into her dad.

"Woah, you okay?" Guy asked concernedly.

"Fine just..." She mumbled before she swayed again, only this time it was swiftly into the side of the metal lift.

"Don't worry, there's plenty of places to sit down up here." Jonny said as the lift arrived at it's destination. Jonny carefully stood behind Jac and tied his scarf around her eyes. "Trust me." Jonny ordered. Mo and Mr T walked out of the lift first, only to gasp at the sight. Jac heard Guy and Zosia's footsteps head away from them too and she was sure she heard the F1 gasp too. "There's a path in front of you, it's flat so just walk until I say stop." Jonny said as he walked with his hands on Jac's hips to keep her walking straight.

"Jonny I don't like this." Jac stated as she stopped on the spot.

"Honestly, you're nearly there." Jonny smiled as he guided Jac and then pulled her backwards a little. "Right, sit down on my lap. That's it, now lie down, don't worry you're on a bench with me." Jonny explained softly. He was getting crushed a little by Jac's weight but he knew they wouldn't be there for very long so he'd manage. He was lying flat on the bench with Jac lying on top of his, facing the sky. "3, 2, 1" he said before he pulled the scarf off of Jac's face and her mouth fell open in awe.

"Jonny... It's beautiful!" She exclaimed as she put her hands on her bump where her daughter was then receiving her Mum's adrenaline from the journey there. Jonny slipped his hands around Jac's bump too as they both looked up at the sky that was glowing green, as waves of different shades billowed across the sky. They were so high up on the cliff that the light pollution was no longer an issue, and they could look out onto the sea where the amazing light show above was being reflected. Jac, of course, could explain why it was happening, but it still managed to amaze her.

There was then a hint of red as it swept across the sky in a trail. Jonny just kept his hold on his partner and his unborn daughter as they stared at the wonders above.

"Are you crying?" Zosia asked her father as she saw his eyes glistening. The pair had taken up another bench, only this one was facing the sea as the looked out into the great unknown. She had recovered from her dizziness because the view had made up for the effort it took to get there.

"I proposed to your mother under the northern lights." He stated eventually. "She said she'd like to go on a hike when we were living in Poland so I organised for us to go on a little trek and we spent the night under the stars, and the northern lights, and I proposed." He explained.

"I miss her so much." Zosia admitted quietly as she looked up at the beautiful, spectacular lights.

"Me too darling, and you might think this sounds cheesy, but she would be so proud of you." He stated.

"Really?"

"Of course she would, Zosia you're practically a doctor! That's an amazing achievement, and you truly deserve it. Anyway, your mother would be proud of you, no matter what, as long as you're doing something that you enjoy." He stated.

Mo stood away from the cliff edge but she was facing out towards the rural landscape by the horizon where the lights met the hilly relief. Mr T stood behind her as he slipped his hands around her and into her coat pockets where he massaged her abdomen for her.

"Really makes you think what's out there doesn't it." Mo said as she looked at the dazzling waves and spirals of red and green light whilst they danced across the sky.

"Mm. I mean, we know what causes the northern lights but, we know so little about outer space." Mr T agreed. "Do you believe in God?" He asked curiously.

"I was brought up as a Christian, but now, I'm not really sure." Mo admitted.

"Me neither, I'm agnostic." Mr T stated.

"If we have any kids, we ain't bringing them up as hard core Christians." Mo stated firmly.

"Yeah, well we 'ain't' gonna bring them up using words like 'ain't' either." Mr T laughed.

"Well I know they aren't gonna be gynaecologists, that's for sure." Mo stated.

"What's wrong with being a gynaecologist? Besides, if I wasn't a gynaecologist, you'd have to have Dr Raymond performing a smear test for you normally instead of me and I can tell you now, everyone complains that his hands are massive and cold." Mr T stated.

"Your hands are cold too." Mo stated bluntly.

"Yeah but they aren't massive, the bloke's 6 foot 10 for god's sake!" Mr T protested.

After spending a while up on the cliff admiring the view, everyone decided to head back because it was getting cold which wasn't doing any favours for Jac's back, or for Mo and Zosia's cramps, and because it was beginning to go cloudy. They got a taxi back, and then they all settled down in the living room under blankets with the fire roaring to warm them up whilst they watched TV.

"Are you trying to make me over heat?" Jac moaned as she threw the blanket off of her that Jonny had just laid over her body.

"It's freezing, I don't want you getting cold." Jonny protested from the sofa whilst Jac was waving a magazine in her face to cool her down whilst she sat in her armchair.

"It's bloody boiling, who put ten tonnes of wood in the fire?" She moaned.

"Well take your hoodie off then!" Jonny shrieked.

"Ive only got a vest on underneath." Jac argued.

"Jac, nobody cares what your stomach looks like and anyway, there's nothing wrong with your body." Jonny stated and Jac rolled her eyes.

"I'm going to bed." Jac muttered as she heaved herself out of the armchair and onto her feet, before she waddled to their bedroom which was considerably colder because they didn't have a burning fire in there.

"Her hormones are on bloody fire today." Jonny stated. "She was nearly crying earlier, she was blissful and calm on the cliff, and now she's back to Miss stroppy-pants." Jonny stated and Mo smirked. "I dunno what you've got to laugh about, you were just as bad." He stated. "In fact, I'd say you were worse."

"What? No, I wasn't." Mo protested.

"Yes you were, you were fine during the day but in the mornings and evenings, you were bloody awful. Chocolate this, I hate you that, Jonny run me a bath, Jonny why did I do this, Jonny I need a foot massage, Jonny-" Jonny explained.

"Yeah, we get the point Jonny Mac." Mo huffed.

"You've had a baby?" Guy queried. Jonny looked at Mo's face as she looked at her best friend back for support, so he answered for her.

"She was a surrogate, last year, for a friend." Jonny explained.

"Oh, right." Guy concluded awkwardly.

"C'mon, shall we go and get into bed and warm up?" Mr T queried quietly. Mo nodded in response so the pair headed off and Jonny also went to bed where he found Jac splashing her face with water in the bathroom over the sink.

"You know, this is probably the coldest it's been since we've gotten here, and now you're hot." Jonny laughed as he handed Jac the hand towel for her to dry her face.

"It's just a hot flush, I've had them before." Jac stated before she's chucked the towel back at Jonny and then splashed her face with cold water once again. Jonny hung the towel up and then pulled Jac's hair behind her shoulders for her to keep it out of her face.

"And you're sure it's nothing to worry about?" Jonny queried.

"It will be if you don't cool me down and stop bothering me." Jac snapped.

"Right well, just change into a pair of shorts and keep your top off, lie down in bed and relax." Jonny ordered.

"Keep my top off? You're having a laugh right?"

Mo slid into bed wearing warm pyjamas and thick socks and pulled the duvet up to her chin. Mr T did the same only he snuggled up to Mo and wrapped his arms around her. Accidentally, he squeezed her a little too much and she groaned from the stomach ache.

"Sorry... Y'know, going on the pill would probably help a bit with the menstrual cramps. And it could make your period lighter too." Mr T stated kindly. In Mo's opinion, there was a huge benefit of having a gynaecologist as a partner: he was more understanding (rather than Jonny who would sometimes joke and tell her to man up) and it was easy to talk to him about women's problems.

"My mum, auntie, nan and sister all had breast cancer... I'd rather not take the risk however small it is." Mo admitted.

"You know that using the contraceptive pill isn't likely to increase the risk in women who already have close relatives with breast cancer." Mr T stated.

"I know but... Look, I can live with periods pains once a month, besides it's only for the first day or two and they're nowhere near as bad as what Jac goes through. I just don't want to take the risk." Mo repeated.

"Okay, sorry I didn't mean to push you-"

"No, no, it's fine." Mo smiled. "Thanks for your concern." She added before she pecked him on the lips and then snuggled back under the duvet again. Mr T turned the bedside lamp off, leaving them in a dark room before he too settled down for the night.

Zosia got changed whilst her father was already in bed checking his phone.

"According to my sources, Serena Campbell is managing to run my hospital without burning it down." Guy chuckled whilst Zosia pulled her pyjama top over her head.

"And who are your sources?" She raised an eyebrow.

"There's a nurse on each ward that I offered a bonus to." Guy stated.

"Dad! You've got them spying on Miss Campbell!" Zosia protested as she was more cautious of her dad being in the room. She slipped her trousers off and quickly pulled her black pyjama trousers on- she didn't want to take a risk with lighter colours after what had happened the other day with her white shorts when she was ill.

"It's not spying, it's just keeping an eye on things while I'm away." Guy stated sheepishly.

"And I take it the board know about the bonuses then? Nope, didn't think so." Zosia concluded. "Ah." She groaned as she brought a hand to her abdomen because a contraction swept across her uterus and it was lasting for almost a minute. Guy slid out of bed and put a comforting hand on her back. "I um..I'm gonna go for a swim." Zosia stated.

"Are you kidding me?!" Guy laughed.

"Well I'm not really that tired and as much as it pains me to admit it, swimming did help the other day." Zosia grumbled as she pulled a bikini along with a few other things out of her wardrobe and headed for the bathroom. She hated admitting that her father was right, but she didn't really have an option because painkillers were a no-no, and she didn't fancy trying to sleep whilst her abdomen was causing a constant discomfort for her. She got changed in the bathroom, before she headed to the indoor heated pool to do some lengths until she felt better.

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