Hi Guys!

Sorry it's been a while since I've updated, I've just started a new job but I promise to try and update a bit more regularly!

Hope you enjoy this update, not much drama but some fluffy friendship which everyone loves right?

SKB x

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"Oh for god sake. What's he doing here?"

Rita narrowed her eyes and glanced over in the direction that Connie was glaring. Stood just beside the entrance to the ED was Alex, smoking on a cigarette. Connie pressed her head against the steering wheel and took a large intake of breath.

"I suspect this has something to do with a certain male nurse…" Rita started. Connie lifted her head and looked at Rita bemused.

"I really have no idea what Nurse Chilton has to do with this…"

"Not Lofty! Charlie! He dropped Alex at his hotel last night. He must have picked him up this morning" Rita admitted as she bit down on the skin around her nail worriedly.

"Well I really wish he hadn't bothered. I was hoping he would be on the first plane home by now if I'm honest" Connie sighed.

"You're going to have to talk to him at some point" Rita spoke.

""Yes but not right now. Oh damn, he's spotted us" Connie groaned as she watched Alex move towards where she had just parked up her car.

"Play nicely!" Rita warned as Connie undid her seatbelt and reached for the car door handle.

"I'm making no promises" Connie said through gritted teeth before opening the car door and stepping out onto the tarmac.

"Connie" Alex called.

"Alex, your still here I see" Connie was practically biting down on her tongue, trying desperately not to lose her cool.

"Well I couldn't leave without knowing the full story. Are we going to get chance to talk?" Alex asked as he eyed up Rita who was climbing from the car carrying both her own bag and Connie's.

"Talk about what?" Connie scoffed as she tucked her hair over her left shoulder.

"The baby? I want to support it, and you"

"How? You can't even afford the child you've got. I mean what next, removing brains for the mafia? Don't be so ridiculous" Connie practically spat before stomping off into the ED. Rita stifled a giggle before sheepishly following after the older woman.

"…Connie! I told you to play nicely…!" Rita called after the brunette.

"Believe me Rita that was me playing nicely" Connie called back as she negotiated her way through patients and porters. Rita smiled to herself as Connie disappeared around a corner, the sound of her heels still echoing through the department.

"I see you two have managed to patch things up"

Rita turned her head as Charlie came up beside her, his face slightly less angry than it had been the day before.

"Better than patched, I'd say we've refurbished our mind sets" Rita beamed. Charlie rolled his eyes, a hint of a smile playing at the corner of his lips.

"Well I'm glad, but this doesn't rid us of Alex. He seems quite determined to stick around"

"Then it's time he realised he's not needed" Rita spoke, a sudden thought popping into her head.

"Actually Charlie, can you cover for me, just for half an hour or so? Please!" Rita begged.

"This better be for a good reason" Charlie warned.

"The best!"

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Connie suddenly sat up straight, her ears picking up on the sound of commotion within the department. In fact she was sure she could hear the protests of Alex. She narrowed her eyes before curiosity took hold. She found herself exiting her office and following the noise till she arrived in reception.

"What the hell is going on?" Connie barked as she moved around the crowd that had gathered.

"The man that was asking for you yesterday, he's being arrested" Noel informed his boss. Connie immediately barged through the crowd till she was just feet away from the father of her child. He was being placed in handcuffs whilst a police officer read him his rights.

"Excuse me but what on earth is going on?" Connie demanded.

"You are?" The officer grunted almost disinterested.

"Connie Beauchamp, Clinical Lead. Now can you please explain what is going on?"

"Connie…" The sound of Rita's small voice from behind caught the clinical leads attention. She turned to find Rita and Charlie stood side by side, a police officer was also present.

"Rita, what's going on?" Connie questioned as she moved back through the nosey crowd.

"Seems Alex is a wanted man, and not just in Romania" Charlie interrupted. Connie looked at the pair as if they had both completely lost their minds.

"I'm sorry, what?"

"The authorities have had a warrant out for his arrest for some time. It seems that it wasn't just Romania where he was carrying out illegal transplants…" Rita concluded as she watched Alex get led away by the security team and the police.

"So when I said he was probably doing brain transplants for the Mafia..." Connie started.

"You probably weren't far off" Charlie smiled. He watched as Connie's tired face relaxed finally. Alex was completely out of sight, on his way to the police station where he would probably find himself being extradited back to Romania where he would stand trial for his vile actions.

"Maybe now normal service can be resumed" Connie sighed as she watched the crowd finally disperse and staff return to their posts. Charlie gave Connie's shoulder a quick squeeze, a knowing look on his face.

"Nothing ever runs normally here Connie. You should know that by now"