I'm thinking of stopping this story as i'm not getting many reviews and on the last chapter i didn't get any at all.. if you enjoy this chapter please review! (Please can you review as i have an idea but due to the lack of reviews im thinking of finishing this story all together!)

It had been a week since Rita's turn of staff of Holby ED have started to agree that how they reacted was inappropriate and selfish. Rita had risen above it anyway and decided that there is no point in having enemies so she accepted all apologies. There was one thing she hadn't stopped, that was the drinking. She relied on alcohol so much that she went through 2 bottles of cheap vodka a night. She hid it well though, coming in to work an hour earlier, hooking herself to a drip, hiding everything from Ash. When one morning Ash decided to go into work early to sort out some paperwork and do some overtime. As deputy clinical lead he had to pay his role to help Connie out.

'Ash, this is Mia, she's 12, she has a deep laceration to her right leg, apparently she caught it on barbed wire. Not k.o'ed at the scene but gave 5ml of morphine to ease the pain. All obs fine' Jeff informed him, whilst pushing the wheelchair. 'Where do you want her?'

'Cubicle one please Jeff' Ash replied whilst itching his cheek. As he opened the curtain to cubicle one he immediately noticed Rita. 'Oh, someone must have just gone into that cubicle, cubicle 5 instead please' he spoke trying to cover up for Rita.

Instead of shouting at Rita, he asked her what was wrong. There was no point in shouting as it would just make her worse and he was slightly biased towards her. 'What's up Rita? I thought we was passed all this.' As he neared her, putting his hand out infront of her.

'Nothing, i just had a little drink that's all' she lied, but not even a fool could tell that this was the truth, her eyes said it all.

'Okay, well, do you want to come to mine after the shift?' Ash had gone around the ED asking nurses who are on shift an hour before their shift if she had been coming in early and all nurses had confirmed that, so he was going to take her back to his; giving her a night off the booze.

'Ermm.. well.. ermmm' Rita hesitated, she didn't know what to say, she didn't want to go, she wanted to confide in alcohol - again.

'I wasn't asking, i'm telling you' Ash informed Rita whilst she was looking very nervous. 'Now, let's go back to work, people will get ever so suspicious' he smiled as his eye was twitching constantly annoying him so he didn't want to get agitated with her.

Rita scurried off, she couldn't get out Connie and Zoe's office quick enough, she was scared in case Zoe or Connie walked in, hearing everything. She ran into the staff room, locked both doors, curled into a ball and wept. She had now been found out about the alcohol and Ash won't let this go- not for a long time. Suddenly the door opened wide, Fletch came in laughing his head off. Luckily for Rita she had reacted quick to the sound of the door, stood up, dried her lovely, brown eyes and acted like she had just finished having a brew. She then ran out.

'Whats up?' Fletch asked her as she ran past him, a breeze cooling him down from his walk to the ED. 'Nothing Fletch, thanks for asking' he sarcastically remarked to himself.

Rita was really annoyed. She couldn't get any privacy anywhere. If it wasn't for Ash coming in early, she would not be in this awful, depressed mood. She was nearing to alcohol again when a patient brought some in. However, Ash was treating that patient and hid it from Rita, especially under the circumstances.

The shift had finished and Rita tried her best to run away quickly so that meant she didn't have to face Ash. She wasn't scared of facing Ash she was scared of how she felt and seeking comfort in a man. After all, this situation occurred because of a male she thought she loved when she didn't, obviously as she wouldn't be filing for divorce otherwise. What made it worse is that she was falling for Ash yet she wouldn't confide in him, more so he wouldn't be put off her. The truth is Ash has been falling for Rita for months and the pair of them just cant get the kiss they passionately shared out of their caring minds.
Rita believed she had got away from Ash so he wouldn't find her and make her say at his house. Much to her surprise, he was already outside waiting for her at her house. She rolled her eyes. All she wanted was a night in with her vodka, drinking herself away, like every night, was that too much too ask for?

'What are you doing here?' Rita falsely smiled, pretending she was okay with him being here, but she was falling for him, so she couldn't hep but care and be nice.

'Well, i did say that you was stopping at mine tonight. I've got a special night planned for you...' He let out, waving his hand, hinting her to come to him.

'Ah, well i guess i'll have to come then. Let me get some stuff first?' Rita grinned, trying to hide the annoyance she felt but she was just being selfish. He only cared for her.

Running up the stairs to grab some pajamas, she sighed, had he really got a special night planned for her? Or was it to lure her to his house so she wouldn't drink? Rita had already got a bottle of cheap, lousy vodka in the fridge, so she slyly sneaked it into her bag. Smiling at herself as if to say 'Perfect night, i can still drink without him knowing'

They arrived at Ash's vast house. He jumped out of the car and ran round to open Rita's door.

'Oohh what a gentleman you are' She winked.

'I'm full of surprises' They both giggled. 'You know what you really do have a gorgeous smile, you should smile way more often' Ash held his arm bent but open. 'Link?'

'Link.' Rita skipped off to his front door with him.

When they got inside there was a meal pre-made, by Ash, for them. Steak, mash, peas and gravy with a glass of wine. Candles lit around the table and a nice napkin so Rita wouldn't get filthy. There was a rose sitting lonely on the table, waiting to be occupied by the pair of them.

'You could've told me ey, i would have dressed more presentable' Rita joked, gobsmacked by the effort Ash went too. She ran her fingers through her perfectly straight, short-cut hair, rubbed her cheeks and sat down as Ash pulled her chair open and took her brown, slick leather jacket off her and hung it up. He smiled warmingly to her and she got butterflies in her stomach. This is when she knew... Knew that she loved him.

She had finished her dinner and was amazed by his wasted skills as a cook.

'You should have a career change, that was beautiful' She said, washing down her food with her glass of wine. Ash didn't know whether to put wine or water out as of her vodka addiction, but wine is different to vodka so he decided to treat her to blood red, sweet wine.

'Well, i did consider, but gotta go where the money is. Dessert?' He politely ask, wondering whether she understood that it was a joke.

'I can give you some of my dessert if you want?' Rita joked before kissing him. She knew it was right, she felt ever so in love with this man and he felt the same.

Ash chased Rita up the stairs, both laughing and giggling away. Rita was happy for once, happier than ever, she had put everything behind her and focused on the future, her future lay with Ash.

They both shared a night of passion when before they went to sleep Ash said:

'I love you more than ever Rita Freeman'

'I love you too'

Sharing a kiss, they both dazed off to sleep.

Sorry if i ended it rubbish, but i made it so i could either end the story, or carry on.. Please let me know what you think! Please review if you think i should carry it on!