Title: In Your Eyes

Authors: Raven Shadowrose/BeethovenRIP

Rating: M

Pairing: ?/?

Summary: A joint FanFic by Raven Shadowrose and BeethovenRIP based on Dixie and Jeff's conversation at the end of Series 26 Episode 36. We have rated it M as future chapters will contain adult themes. Dixie wants to be a mother and Jeff is all too willing to oblige, but, does their conversation in the ED have an unexpected effect on their relationship?

Disclaimer: The authors do not know or own any characters or content from Casualty, any original characters and the story are ours and we do not give permission for anyone to use the story or reproduce it.

Author's Note: Thank you to chan. nelson4444 for your review, we really appreciate it :)

Chapter Eleven.

Dixie always hated the night shift, they both did. It was especially hard when they had worked days the day before, finishing at 8pm but not starting work until 6pm the following day, the sleep and eating routines were thrown out of kilter. They were starting three days of night shifts, three lots of 12 hours, still, after that, they had 4 non-working days to make up for it. Dixie was looking forward to those; she planned on spending them with Jeff and no one else.

She looked over at her husband who had fallen asleep again, that was one of his many talents, the ability to just fall asleep. She often wondered how he did it, even before they started sharing a bed, he would be watching something on TV one minute, then the next he had fallen asleep. Dixie couldn't sleep any more; the adrenalin of their earlier activities had well and truly woken her up. She knew she should try and sleep a little more, but, she just couldn't. Slowly she moved off her bed so not to disturb Jeff, he had settled himself down and was obviously planning on being there for a little while. Dixie smiled as she wrapped him up in the duvet placing a light kiss on his forehead. She looked at the clock – 11.30, they had about five hours before they needed to be heading off to work. Dixie decided to have a shower and get dressed before she woke Jeff up.

A warm shower was just what she needed right about now; she was starting to feel a little under the weather. Her breasts were a little tender and the stomach cramps had started, this meant one thing, her period was on its way. As she stood under the shower, she worked out when her period was due; she still had another couple of days to wait. Dixie thought about all the things she could get up to with Jeff in that time, more love making was definitely going to be on the agenda along with a repeat of this morning if she was lucky.

Dixie lost herself in her thoughts of being pleasured by her husband once more when something occurred to her. It made her quite nervous. How would Jeff react to not being able to make love to her while she had her period? Would he hate me for it and go looking to be pleasured elsewhere? Dixie knew that Jeff had cheated on Lucy and found comfort from sleeping with other women. Would he do the same if I cannot pleasure him?

The thought of it was making her scared and nervous. Her confidence in the bedroom with Jeff was slowly growing and now it looked as if it would disappear in a matter of minutes just because of her monthlies. She didn't want to talk to Jeff about it, they had only just started to become a proper couple, and this could scare him away. Dixie didn't want that, she wanted to hang onto him.

Dixie shut off the shower and got out looking at herself in the mirror as she got dried. Jeff had now seen her in all her glory and he hadn't run a mile, or was he just being polite? Dixie was starting to doubt everything, why was her body doing this to her?

As she walked back into her bedroom she could see that Jeff was still asleep, she stood for a little while watching him. Dixie couldn't quite believe what had happened between them, she was enjoying it, she loved it, but, she was still insecure, still worried that Jeff was only being kind in his words and that he didn't really mean what he was saying. Her hormones were starting to play havoc with her; she wanted this period over quickly so Jeff wouldn't have too much time to play elsewhere.

Dixie got herself dressed and ready for the day with Jeff still asleep in her bed, the time had ticked on, she had to wake him up. Slowly she crept over to his side of the bed and placed a kiss upon his forehead stroking it lightly until he stirred. 'Time to get up Jeffrey.' Dixie softly whispered in his ear.

'Do I have to?'
'Yes love you do. Come on, go and have a shower while I make a tea.'
'Don't want to get up yet.' Jeff pouted at his wife before he pulled the duvet back over his head. Dixie laughed at her husband before she gave her duvet a massive yank pulling it clean off the bed laughing as a naked Jeff wriggled around throwing his arms about having a tantrum.
'Come on Handsome; get your behind into that shower.' Dixie giggled watching him behaving like a 5 year old.

'Are you going to join me?' Jeff asked, he had stopped squirming on the sheet and eyed Dixie seductively.

'No.'
'Awww, please.' Jeff gave her his best pout and puppy dog eyes.
'No, now get a wriggle on.' Dixie replied as she lightly slapped his bum before walking out of the bedroom to leave Jeff to it.

Dixie made her way downstairs to draw the curtains and get the kettle on before Jeff came down, she could hear him wandering about upstairs in his bedroom and the bathroom, she smiled to herself, maybe one day she would get in the shower with him, but, not today. Dixie let the dog out and stood by the back door taking in the warm afternoon breeze when something caught her eye. 'JEFFREY.' She yelled from the back door step. 'What?' He called from the top of the stairs as Dixie burst through the house.
'You didn't put the bins out and now we have missed the bin men. I asked you to do that last night when we got back.'
'Yeah, and if I recall correctly, as soon as we set foot inside the house, you pretty much jumped me.'
'I didn't jump you. You told me you would put the bins out and when I asked you again you told me you had.'
'No I didn't.'
'Yes you bloody did, don't lie to me Jeff.'
'Dix, it's only a few black sacks, don't get your knickers in a twist over them. They will be fine for next time.'

'In two weeks Jeff, I am not having them stink out the back garden for the next two weeks. You are so bloody useless sometimes.' Dixie spat as she headed back into the kitchen yelling at Abs to come back in before slamming the door.

Jeff stood on the landing not really understanding why he had just been told off for forgetting the bins, he had forgotten them before and it didn't cause this sort of reaction from her, why did it now? He decided it was best not to argue with her on the matter any more but carry on getting ready. He sat himself down on the end of his bed and proceeded to cut his toenails before he put his socks on. He could hear Dixie banging and crashing around downstairs muttering to herself, so, he knew he was safer out of the way. Jeff mentally calculated if it was coming up to her period, she always behaved a little irrationally around the time she was due on. Dixie never told him when her period was due, or even when she was on, but, he knew, like he had said to her before, it was a husbands job to know these things.

Jeff finished cutting his nails and left to go back into Dixie's bedroom, he figured making the bed and tidying up would score him some brownie points with her. Dixie came up the stairs holding a mug of tea for Jeff walking into his room expecting to see him there. She was a little bemused when he wasn't, but, it didn't bother her too much. She made her way around the bed to place his mug on the table. 'Ow, bloody hell what was that?' Dixie exclaimed as she rubbed the bottom of her bare foot.

Jeff heard her yell and came into his room to see her sat on his bed rubbing at her foot. Dixie saw him stood there, why was he getting on her nerves? Was this his way of saying he didn't want to be with her any more? 'Jeff have you just cut your nails?'
'Yeah.'
'So why didn't you pick them up off the floor? I have just trod on them bringing you up your tea?'
'I was going to…..'
'That is your answer for everything Jeffrey, I was going to do it later, it was next on my list of things to do.' Dixie retorted putting on her best Jeff accent. Jeff sighed as Dixie got up and left the room, it seemed he couldn't do right for doing wrong. He thought back to when they first woke up, she didn't mind him pleasuring her with his fingers, why the sudden change of attitude towards him? Jeff knew Dixie was worrying about something, he could tell. Whatever it was, he was sure she would come to him in her own time, for now, he would just lay low until they got to work.

Throughout the afternoon he stayed well clear before they left for work, Dixie had decided to drive them while Jeff held onto their bag so nothing fell over. He liked working nights with Dixie, she always made sure they had enough food to get them through the night, she had made some pasta for them, so, he was holding onto it for dear life, he loved her chilli spaghetti. On the way in he got another telling off for not getting fuel for the car, Dixie moaned because they didn't have enough and were now late for their shift. He left her to get changed while he sorted out their ambulance for the shift. 'I cannot believe you did that Jeffrey, you were meant to get fuel and you didn't.' Dixie said as she rounded the side of the ambulance. 'It was only fuel, Dix, we had enough to get us to and from work, you panic too much.'
'Panic too much. Are you out to piss me off tonight or something?' Jeff had now had enough of Dixie's mood towards him. He watched her turn to walk away as he shouted after her, his words echoing throughout the ambulance bay causing everyone, including Dixie, to stop dead in their tracks. 'WHY HAVE YOU GOT A COB ON WITH ME ALL OF A SUDDEN? I WAS THE BEST THING GOING LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING WHEN I MADE YOU COME THREE TIMES AND NOW YOU ARE BITTING MY HEAD OFF. WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU WOMAN?'

Dixie didn't know what to say, she didn't want to turn around, she was aware of everyone having their eyes on her, she could feel them all boring into her skin. She could feel her blood boiling, she was going to get him for that, how dare he announce their bedroom activities in front of everyone. Dixie shuffled herself so her posture was straight before walking passed a very shocked Norman. 'Good evening Norman, what time are you on until tonight then love?'
'Um…. Err… umm….. 10.'
'Good, enjoy the rest of your shift then won't you.' And with that Dixie scurried off to her office to calm herself down before she faced her husband again. She was going to kill him, bury him and dig him back up again so she could murder him once more.

In the meantime Jeff sat on the back step of the ambulance, various members of the team would walk passed him and let out small giggles, he couldn't believe that he had announced their sex life to their colleagues. He had told them all in that one sentence that he was shagging the boss. He knew he was for the high jump when Dixie got back; he was going to have to think of something extra amazing to make it up to her. Jeff hung his head, what have I done? Have I just destroyed the best thing in my life with my stupid gob? How am I going to make this right with her?