It was Eleanor's last week at home before her first term at University started, "Please mum," Eleanor begged hands held together, "Ava will look after me."
"Eleanor," Serena slammed the cupboard shut, "You are not going to a nightclub…where there's all those men and perverts and drug takers."
"I'm going to be with Ava please mum," Eleanor decided to do her trick, "Please mummy."
"Don't you mummy me," Serena said strictly, "No Eleanor…I do not agree with nightclubs why do you think AAU is backed up half the time?" that wasn't technically true AAU wasn't always backed up with night clubbers that was usually the A&E department.
"Oh but I'll be fine," Eleanor wasn't going to give up, "Pleeease mum…mum please."
"Fine," Serena gave in she had had a bad day at work, Michael Spence had taken time off because he was apparently 'ill', Ric was still off with the flu that had turned into a chest infection and it was only her, the junior doctors, Mary-Claire, Sacha and Edward on AAU, and to make it worse she had to commute between Keller and AAU which meant spending hours with Arthur Digby and the newly Consultant Malik who was taking great pleasure in his new position; he had bossed pretty much everyone apart from herself around, "Go… just be careful."
"Thank you," Eleanor hugged her and went on to her phone, "Ava it's fine we can go," so much for wine and a few movies Serena thought to herself.
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"Make sure you both stick together," Serena said to the two girls stood in front of her, "And come straight back here once you're done… sofa bed is made up in case you can't get up the stairs and," she handed Ava ten pounds, "This is for when you want to go into town and get some late night food, but have some money spare for a taxi."
"Thanks," Ava took the money and smiled, "She'll be looked after," Ava reassured her godmother, "It's fine."
"Yeah what can go wrong?" Eleanor asking grinning.
"A number of things," Serena opened the door for them to walk out, "Keep your phones handy, do not leave a drink on the bar and if you do-"
"Don't drink it because someone might have spiked it," Eleanor finished before Serena could continue, "And don't go home with anyone because I could get seriously hurt I know, OK, OK can I go now?"
"You sound like Kiara from The Lion King Two," Ava said laughing, "She'll be fine Serena… it's me what could go wrong?"
"Oh why do I feel I'm making a massive mistake?" Serena asked she tilted her head back then the taxi beeped, "Right…make sure you come home," she said to her daughter and goddaughter, "And if I don't see you on that sofa or in your bedroom tomorrow morning…they'll be trouble."
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The Shell Nightclub was popular among youngsters it had fit good looking barmen, "Right let's get drinks," Ava said walking over, "Two vodka and cokes please."
"Let's dance," Eleanor shouted as the music was deafening loud there was a remix of Avvici's Level's was blaring out, she grabbed hold of Ava's hand and led her onto the dance floor.
The nightclub had massive bright colourful lights shining and what looked like a huge tiled paddling pool in the middle of the floor, white sofas and it was crammed.
"Drink this," Ava said, "It'll get you hyper for the night."
"What V and coke?" Eleanor asked.
"Yeah," Ava said she began to spin around and move her hips, the song changed to Rhythm Is A Dancer, "Oh I love this song!" Ava shouted.
"Same," the two girls began to dance together hips moving, arms up in the air and looked very appealing if someone was watching.
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Two hours later, one too many and some drunken moves later both girls were in stitches.
"Oh sorry," Eleanor bumped into Harry! Not good.
"No I'm sorry," Harry didn't recognize Eleanor because one he had never really met her and two she looked very different; her long hair was tied up in a large bun, she was wearing a white crop top, black leather look skater skirt and a denim jacket and purple pump shoes, "I'm Harry."
"I'm Ellie," Eleanor didn't recognize Harry either he was wearing a denim jacket, white shirt and denim jeans with black Vanns shoes, "Want to dance?" Eleanor shouted to Harry.
"Yeah go on," Harry grabbed her hand Ava felt Eleanor pull away, "So how old are you?"
"Eighteen," Eleanor answered whilst keeping hold of his hand, "You?" she asked giggling.
"Twenty-eight," Harry answered, "Think I'm a little old for you."
"Only by ten years," Eleanor said grinning then she felt a grasp on her wrist, "Hey," Eleanor said to Ava.
"Oh no, no, no," Ava said, "Sorry fitty but she's too young for you."
"By ten years," Eleanor argued she pulled away from Ava's grasp.
"He's still too old," Ava said protectively but Eleanor walked back to Harry, "Ellie come back," Ava groaned and went to grab her closest friend who was like a sister back, "He's too old for you."
"You're just jealous," Eleanor spat now a little angry at Ava, "Because he likes me…and not you."
"No he wants your body," Ava grabbed her back, "We're going home."
"Get off!" Eleanor shouted, "Fine you go…I'm staying with Harry here."
"Fine," Ava argued forgetting her agreement with Serena, "Shag him then," she walked off leaving Eleanor with Harry.
"You're just jealous," Eleanor shouted again, "Jealous cow."
Ava walked back angrily, "No… I just know when someone's taking advantage," Ava looked at Eleanor smirked and walked away. Once outside she took a few moments to calm down.
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"Serena they'll be fine," Edward saw that she was sat on the windowsill, "OK they're both sensible girls."
"I just can't help worrying," Serena felt Edward's warm body wrap around her, "You're warm."
"Because I haven't been sat by a freezing cold window," Edward grabbed her dressing gown "At least keep warm," he wrapped it round her, "Or come back to bed they'll be fine."
"No I'm staying here," Serena placed her arms in the sleeves and leant her head against the window, and sighed.
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"We could go back to mine," Harry offered, "It's a bit crowded here."
Eleanor was still very drunk her mind wasn't thinking straight, "Yeah go on," she found two texts off Ava, "Fuck her."
"She only cares," Harry said.
"No she's just jealous are we going or not?" Eleanor asked Harry impatiently.
Ava calmed down and realised she had left Eleanor in there with a gagging Harry, him and Gemma had a huge argument earlier so he was looking for it somewhere else, "Shit," Ava saw Eleanor getting in a taxi with Harry, "Ellie!" she ran over but the taxi drove off, "IDIOT!" she screamed attracting attention, "Ellie pick up now," she said whilst placing her phone to her ear.
'Welcome to Orange answer phone I'm sorry but the person you've called is not available-"
…
"It's three in the morning Edward something is wrong," Serena could sense it, again the feeling in the pit of her stomach was tugging at her, "I can feel it."
"Do you want me to call her?" Edward asked, "She'll probably answer me more than she'd answer you… Serena come under the covers," Edward ordered, "You look freezing."
"Our daughter is missing and all you can think of is me getting warm?" Serena asked him frantic, "Arghh."
"It's gone to answer phone," Edward said him and Serena locked eyes, "Look she's probably just lost signal."
"Oh yeah," Serena got off the windowsill and tried not to panic, "I can feel it Edward… it's hard to explain."
"Tugging feeling there?" He pointed to her womb.
"Yeah," Serena answered, "And it's telling me something… something's wrong," Edward noticed the thinking look in her eyes she dashed out the bedroom.
"Serena," Edward tried to catch Serena as she walked out the door, "Serena," he finally caught her, "We should stay here in case she comes back."
"It's three in the morning Edward," Serena pulled away, "She should be back by now."
"Look it's a normal time to still be out," Edward tried to reassure Serena, "OK sometimes people don't come back till five….OK."
"I knew I shouldn't have allowed them to go out," Serena kicked herself for not listening to her instinct, "My, our daughter is out there somewhere…and I have no idea where."
"Look she'll turn up here about six, looking like death warmed up and feeling very sorry for herself," Edward said gently his voice was soft and he put his arm around Serena, "And she'll be begging for forgiveness."
"Then why do I feel like there's something wrong?" Serena choked out.
"Because," he pulled her into a hug, "You're her mother… it's a natural instinct right?"
"I guess," she held him close to her, "Yeah it is."
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"Where's the bedroom?" Eleanor asked whilst holding Harry to her close.
"Turn left," he said and wobbled a bit which caused them to fall onto the bed, minutes later clothes were turned off and sounds of giggles and kisses were coming from under the covers.
…
"Come on Ellie," Ava tried to ring her again but it went back to answer phone, "Fucking hell."
"Chill out love," a leaving clubber said.
"You wouldn't be saying that if your best friend just went away with a total stranger," Ava said in one go, "Oh god her mum's going to kill me."
"Look just wait here unless she comes back," the passer said, "What she look like? I'll keep an eye out."
"Long dark blonde hair, blue eyes, she's wearing a white crop top with a leather look black skirt and purple pumps," Ava described.
"I'll keep a look out," The passer said and he stumbled a bit, Ava had the feeling he couldn't keep an eye out for himself let alone a stranger.
"Yeah thanks," Ava hit her phone on her forehead in frustration, "Shit."
…
Soon after both Harry and Eleanor were asleep together and were going to both regret this when they woke up.
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"Eleanor please just come home," Serena said down her fifth answer phone message, "OK I just need to know you're OK," Edward had told Serena to be calm down messages, so she wouldn't scare her away.
"You've left her enough messages," Edward took her phone away and put it on charge, "Come on if we're going to be up all night might as well," he stretched, "Might as well make coffee."
"Oh where is she?" Serena asked desperately, "What is she playing at?"
"She's a teenager well legally an adult, but still in her teen years," Edward filled up the kettle and flicked it to boil.
"I knew I shouldn't have allowed her to go…why didn't I listen to myself?" Serena tilted her head down, she was tired but frantic.
"If you hadn't she would've gone anyway…she knows how to do these things," Edward got out two mugs and filled them with coffee and sugar, "She'll be fine Serena."
"She's not I can sense it," Serena felt her eyes watering up from; tiredness, worry and stress, "You don't understand…it's just a feeling I get."
"Yeah I know but you just need to stay calm," the kettle finished boiling and he poured the water in and then added the milk, "OK so drink this," he placed the mug in front of her, "And we wait."
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As the sun started to arise and the birds were cheeping, Eleanor woke up and shot up.
"Oh god," she got out of bed and noticed she was not fully clothed at all, "Oh god no."
Harry being a light sleeper due to work routine shot up too, "Oh my god you're Edward's daughter," he immediately recognized her she was the spit of him, "Oh shit… oh shit… oh shit."
Eleanor turned on her phone and came through about twenty missed calls off Ava, thirty off Serena and Edward and one hundred messages, "I am so dead," Eleanor grabbed her clothes got dressed.
"Well this is awkward," Harry said whilst jumping out of bed, "I've shagged my kind of boss's daughter."
"You think you've got problems," she showed him her phone.
"Oh good luck… I've been in trouble with your mum be prepared to change your underwear," Harry was regretting this so much, "Great I've shagged the kind of boss's daughter and cheated."
"Yeah I've shagged my mum's colleague and your good friend's with my dad," Eleanor said, "Look this never happened OK."
"Agreed," Harry was red in the face, "Look it's best you just go."
"Ya think?" Eleanor ran out and immediately dialled Ava's number.
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Ava was asleep outside the night club and she woke up to her phone ringing, "Where on Christ on earth have you been? You stupid little girl… your parents have phoned me about fifty times I've had to ignore the calls, so where the FUCK have you been?"
"I've done something really stupid," Eleanor said she was stood outside Harry's flat, her hands shaking.
"Spit it out then," Ava ordered.
"I've… I've slept with Doctor Tressler," Eleanor revealed, "Ava?"
"Wait, wait, wait, as in the doctor you drool over?" Ava rubbed hit her hand on the wall, "Oh you stupid cow."
"Don't be mad," Eleanor said now she was crying.
"First thing where are you?" Ava asked.
"I'm… I'm somewhere just near Holby," Eleanor answered, "Ava…come find me."
"Alright moron stay where you are I'll get a taxi…your mum is going to nuts absolutely nuts," Ava stopped the taxi, "What's the road or street called?"
"Urmm Wyvern Road," Eleanor read the sign, "Please come find me."
"I'm coming stay calm OK…Wyvern Road please," Ava said, "OK I'm coming… stay calm OK."
"I best phone my mum and dad see you soon," Eleanor said she then held her thumb shakily over her mum's number.
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Serena jumped when her phone vibrated, "Where the hell have you been?" Serena snapped harshly down the phone, "Where have you been?"
"Mum…"
"Where have you been?" Serena asked angrily she was shaking with rage.
"I was…lost," Eleanor lied, "OK I got separated from Ava and my phone turned off and I'm sorry," Eleanor felt ashamed of herself.
"Right well the pair of you come back here now," Serena ordered, "And I want a full explanation and the truth."
"OK," Eleanor cut the call off and fell to the pavement.
"Urmm mini Campbell," Harry said, "You left your jacket."
"Oh," Eleanor took it and sighed heavily, "Thanks…I won't say anything."
"I've learnt that truth always comes out in the end," Harry walked away feeling ashamed of himself, "I'm so dead."
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"Alright moron get in," Ava helped Eleanor into the taxi, "What are we telling Serena and Edward?"
"That we got separated and our phones switched off," Eleanor rested her head against the window, "Oh Ava I am so dead…so, so, dead."
"Not as dead as me," Ava looked at Eleanor, "I was supposed to look after you…and your mum's colleague Ellie."
"I know," Eleanor held her face in her hands, "Don't remind me."
"Well that's one way to suck up," Ava tried to make light of the situation, "Get yourself down a clinic as well…to get checked out."
"No I'll be fine," Eleanor then saw her house, "Stop there."
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Serena and Edward saw the taxi pull up outside, they saw Eleanor and Ava come out, they watched them join hands as they walked to the door and they walked in looking very sheepish, "Right," Serena walked forward arms folded, "Where shall we start?" she asked smiling sweetly the smile usually juniors feared.
A/N: Another cliffhanger for you so how do you think Serena's going to react? Do you think it's going to be a full blown Serena rage or the calm before the storm? If you wanna find out leave me reviews the more I get the quicker I will update ;) if I get 60 I'll update once I'm back from classes *wink, wink.* Anyway thanks again to those who have reviewed before! Oh I've made Harry seem like a right baddie but oh I do love him they should have him singing or something in the show going off track… 60 or more reviews says I update after my classes.