Ethan woke the next morning, rubbing his eyes and wondering where he was. Suddenly it all came back: the kiss(es), his confession, Lily's declaration and staying the night.

"Morning Ethan", Lily called as she wandered into the kitchenette.

"Is toast okay?"

"Sure, I'll give you a hand."

Later when they were sat eating toast, Ethan took a deep breath and asked quickly,

"Lily will-you-go-out-with-me?"

"Sorry, I didn't quite catch that", she giggled.

Ethan glared, before repeating more slowly,

"Lily Chao, will you go out with me?"

"Ethan Hardy", Lily replied with mock seriousness, "It would be an honour."

Laughing, Ethan kissed her before Lily broke apart to speak.

"Just, emmm, one thing, could we not tell everyone yet?"

"Why Lily?", Ethan asked perplexed.

"It's just that at work, I'm... not very popular and I don't want people to think I'm dating you so people like me or that people ignore you because of me." Lily was more worried about the latter; she had learnt to deal with the cuts and the blocks but Ethan didn't deserve any of it, especially not because of her.

"Lily, you're my girlfriend. I don't care what they say; I want to tell the world that the amazing Lily Chao agreed to go out with me." Ethan swung Lily round as he said that, leaving her giggly and dizzy.

"If you're sure Ethan..."

"I've never been so certain!"

"When shall we tell them?"

"At lunchtime, over the tanoy, I don't care. But how about...?"

"I've got an idea. We just become a couple. Save the hassle of explaining to everyone."

"Have you got a camera ready for Robyn's face?"

Laughing Lily grabbed her bag and they walked over to Ethan's apartment a few streets away. Once he had his stuff for work, they walked back to Holby.

As they walked through the ambulance bay, Lily remembered something.

"I need to go ask Dr Hanna a few things, I'll see you later?"

"Sure, catch you a break" Lily gave Ethan a quick peck on the cheek before walking towards Dr Hanna's office.

"Earth to Ethan. Earth to Ethan."

"Sorry Robyn, what did you say?"

"Doesn't matter", Robyn told him before continuing excitedly. "How was last night? Did you kiss? Have you asked her out yet? How come you come you came in together? Did you stay the night?"

"Woah, slow down."

Ethan thought quickly before deciding that although Robyn was a bit of a exaggerating gossip, it would be the fastest way besides the tanoy of telling everyone. Taking a deep breath he answered her questions in quick succession.

"You know we kissed," he started making Robyn look a little shame-faced.

"Cal's idea", she mumbled confirming Ethan's thoughts.

"And I did ask her out and she actually said yes!" Ethan explained happily, still not over that. "We came in together because I stayed the night."

Despite wanted to jump up and down, squealing like a schoolgirl, Robyn managed to remain calm and persist with her questioning.

"Why were you at her flat? When did you go there? Whose idea was it? Did you, you know...?", Robyn's voice faded as she saw Ethan's face darken and the smile of moments before slide from his face.

"No, Robyn, we didn't and anyway it's none of your business", Ethan continued in a curiously flat tone before turning quickly into the locker room. Lofty, having watched the short exchange, strolled over. He tried, and failed, not to laugh at the expression of bewilderment on Robyn's face.

Meanwhile outside Zoe's office, Lily was enduring much the same kind of conversation, except with Caleb. Having started innocently, "You waiting for Zoe too?", Lily was now holding back the urge to slap him across the face. Realising she must look more than a little weird just staring down like that, Lily started listening again. Unfortunately she zoned back in as Cal asked her if her and Ethan had 'done the dirty' yet, although he doubted it as Ethan had, ummm, never as it were... Caleb strategically trailed off to try and place that doubt in her mind.

"Next time you want something like that, well you've got my number." Caleb smirked at Lily, enjoying her embarrassment. Lily however could not believe her ears, (not about Ethan), but could you be any more cocky? Caleb seemed to have no knowledge that two people can be happy together without... Lily left the final thought mid-sentence as Caleb started talking again.

"Or how about you and I meet tonight at the pub, say around half eight?"

"I'd love to", Lily began sarcastically, scarcely able to believe the sheer arrogance of Caleb, "but I've got a date with my boyfriend." She stared wide-eyed at a chuckling Caleb, whose jaw dropped in shock.

"You weren't joking?"

"No, I wasn't." Lily spoke coldly glaring at Caleb, who felt an irrational feeling of terror due to nothing but the sheer ferocity of her gaze. "In fact there he is now!", Lily continued in a happier tone.

"Ethan?", asked Caleb mockingly.

"Yes. Do you have a problem with that?", asked Lily slightly threateningly, with the accompanying glare. The kind of glare that reduces grown men to shaking school-boys.

She stood up quickly and walked over to where Ethan was talking to Charlie. As Charlie turned to Tess, Lily kissed Ethan on the cheek, causing his face to split into a smile.

Caleb's jaw not only hit the floor, but went most of the way to Australia. Zoe, opening the door behind him, saw what he was staring at and laughed.

"You knew it was going to happen right?"

"Ye-es", Caleb bluffed.

Beside the desk, the couple laughed at the look of shock on Cal's face.

"I'm sorry, but I should have filmed that", Ethan joked.

"He doesn't look much more confused than normal", teased Lily.

Indignantly, Caleb called across the room, "I heard that Nibbles and you too, 'Ice Princess'!"

Voila! the seventh and final chapter!

i have just finished my first ever fanfic! *squeals*

planning on doing a series of one-shots with the ED's reactions. Any ideas, please PM me or leave in the review box or just y'know review it

I'll add the title of the 'sequel' when i think of one!- its called "They're Dating?" and is a series of one shots about the ED's reaction to them dating from different POVs