After a long shift, Connie quickly went up to see Grace to check on her.

'Mummy?'

'Yes Darling?'

'Who's the man that's always with you?'

Connie knew this was the right time to tell Grace about Cal. 'Grace, This is Cal. Cal and I are in a relationship, he would like to meet you if that's okay?'

Grace Nodded excitedly 'You mean he could be my Daddy? If you get married?'

Connie Smiled 'he would be your step-daddy, but yes I suppose so. Do you want him to come in?'

Grace Nodded. Connie gestured to cal to come in.

'Is everything okay baby?' Cal asked worried

'Yes everything is fine, Grace would like to meet you. Is that okay?'

Connie and Cal sat at the end of Grace's hospital bed hand in hand.

'Hi Grace I'm Cal your Mummy's boyfriend. I've been looking forward to meeting you.'

'Hi. I've always wanted mummy to meet someone!'

'Awwh I'm glad, I want us to get along Grace. So if there's anything you ever need to talk about I'm always here for you and if there's anything you don't want me to do for example be to much like a dad just say.'

Grace nodded 'Cal I've never known my daddy so I want you to be like my daddy whilst you're with mum.'

'Okay. Should I ask your mum to come back in?'

'yes okay, but you'll stay as well?'

'Of course I can.'

Cal went outside to go and find Connie but Connie was no where to be found.

Connie had gone down to the office to have some alone time. She sat down and burst into tears, Connie hadn't been this vulnerable in a long time. She looked down at her phone when it buzzed. There was a message from Cal saying:

'Baby where are you? Xx'

Connie simply replied 'Office' Connie then put her head in her arms on the desk on front of her and sobbed uncontrollably

Cal knew by this that something was definitely wrong and he said to grace that he and Connie had been called to an emergency meeting. He pushed the buttons on the lift about 50 times and it still didn't come so he ran down the 5 flights of stairs to the ground floor and ran through the ED quicker than a bull in a china shop. He burst into the office to see connie with her head on the desk crying.

'Baby, tell me what's going on?'

Connie couldn't reply she was crying to much. This was the worst cal had ever seen Connie, yes she'd been upset about grace but not as bad as she was right now.

'Connie baby, I'm right here for you.'

She still couldn't reply to him, she was a mess. Cal approached her slowly so he didn't make her uncomfortable. Cal picked Connie up and cradled her in his arms like a baby and went over to the sofa and sat down with Connie still in his arms. Connie didn't say anything and neither did Cal but he knew he'd done the right thing when Connie's tiny frame was curled up in his arms with her her head resting on his chest.

Cal stroked his hands through her hair and kissed the top of her head 'I love you so much'

Connie looked up at him, makeup down her face she had stopped crying. She leant up and kissed him deeply and cal returning the kiss to her. She pointed over to her 2nd draw down to indicate to cal to go over and get something out of there.

Cal slid connie of his lap and opened the bottom drawer down to reveal pretty much every beauty product and makeup product going. He was confused until he saw a packet of makeup wipes and knew this is what she wants.

Connie nodded as he brought them over and he started wiping the makeup of her face until she had just her beautiful pore-less natural skin. Cal placed the wipe I'm the bin and took them back to the drawer. He also decided to get Connie's hairbrush out along with a hair band and brushed her hair and put it up in a messy bun. He loved doing this at the end of each day and Connie loved Cal doing it to her. It was always the best way for her to unwind after a busy day.

Connie climbed back onto Cal's lap and sat there in his arms silently for a while whilst Cal stroked her hair and occasionally kissed her head. Not letting go of Connie's hand that was tightly gripping his. 10 minutes later and Connie had calmed down.

She looked up at him with that a Connie sparkle in her eyes 'thank you baby'

Cal replied with 'you don't need to thank me. Anything for my gorgeous queen bee.'