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Chapter Two

Lily was pleased when her break finally rolled around.

It had been a long morning, with patients constantly getting admitted. There had been James, then a small boy with a broken arm, a pregnant lady who'd taken a fall down some stairs, a teenage girl who'd been starving herself, and twin sisters who'd been badly injured in a car crash. It had been a huge variety of injures and illnesses, and with Connie in meetings and Cal off sick, they'd been pretty short staffed.

Lily had taken what Alicia had said into account, but whilst she chose to talk to the patients, so that she could give them the correct treatment, she stayed completely silent when it came to her colleagues.

She was now stood at the entrance of the sexual health ward, a leaflet clutched between her fingers. All it took was one step, one word, but she couldn't. A teenage girl with short, blonde hair, and sad blue eyes walked past her. A lady, whom Lily assumed was her mum, had her arm around her shoulder and her eyes were also filled with sadness.

She couldn't do that to the people around her, it wasn't fair. Besides, she was sure to be in even more danger if she said anything.

Small tears pricked Lily's eyes and she stuffed the leaflet into the pocket of her black trousers, before hurrying back down the stairs. She made her way into the staffroom to see that Ethan, Iain, and Max were sprawled out on the sofas eating lunch. Opening up her locker, she grabbed a banana. She wasn't feeling that hungry.

"Hey Chuckles," Iain greeted, causing Lily to smile at his nickname for her. "I haven't seen you all day."

"Where were you this morning, Lily?" Ethan asked his best friend. "I waited for you in the car park."

Lily just shrugged her shoulders and took a seat on one of the stalls. Iain and Ethan exchanged glances with each other and Ethan stood up to try and talk to her.

"Have I done something wrong, Lily?" He questioned nervously.

Lily just shook her head, as she began to slowly peel her banana. She could feel Ethan's eyes on her and although she hated the thought of hurting and angering her friend, she really did not want to talk to him.

"Lily." Iain's voice appeared and he slowly made his way over. "Hey. Is everything okay?" Lily nodded, taking a small bite. "Okay," he sighed heavily. "Well, I was planning on visiting Gem later if you wanted to come. I'm sure she'd like to see you."

Gem had turned herself in at the police station, shortly after knocking Lily down with her car. Iain and Lily had both agreed to keep silent about it, but Gem had been wracked with guilt, and she knew that she had to do the right thing.

"Talk to me," Iain said, his voice calm and gentle.

Lily lifted her eyes and whispered, "No, thank you." She then turned to address Ethan and said to him, "You didn't do anything wrong."

"Alright," Iain sighed and a smile spread across his face. "I'll send her your love though. Maybe another time?"

All Lily could do was nod, as she tossed her banana peel into the bin and swiftly left the room. She didn't even turn back to see if Ethan and Iain were watching her, of course Max hadn't been bothered, but she was close to those two so of course they were bound to be worried.

She'd said what she needed to say though, she'd reassured them both and she'd eaten her lunch, so what was the point in staying in the staffroom? They'd just force her to talk, and she didn't want that.

She took a seat on the bench outside and looked around to see if anybody was watching her. They weren't. She reached inside her pocket and began to read the leaflet that she'd picked up.

"Did she say anything to you?" Ethan asked the paramedic, as the two of them headed back to work.

Their concerns for the registrar weren't going away anytime soon. Lily had hardly said a single word to them in the staffroom, and after eventually speaking she'd rushed out in a huge hurry. Lily was usually extremely talkative, often telling people that they were in the wrong, so the silence wasn't like her at all.

"What do you mean?" Iain sighed, stuffing his hands into his pockets.

"She seemed upset about something," Ethan observed. "And you two have grown a lot closer with each other. Has she said anything to you?"

"Not close enough to share secrets," Iain joked. "No, sorry mate, I mean if Lily was to tell anyone if something was wrong then surely it'd be you, right? She might just be tired, you know how she gets if she overworks herself."

"True," Ethan had to agree.

Lily did have a habit of doing too much, and she'd proved that many times in the past. Even though he was still concerned about her, Iain's words had given him a little bit of reassurance.

"Let's see how she is tomorrow," Iain suggested.

That was certainly one of his best ideas.

"Hey," Iain whispered and slapped a hand down onto Ethan's shoulder.

Ethan forced a smile and anxiously fiddled with his glasses. He knew how Iain felt about Lily, and he knew how Lily felt about Iain. He was pleased though, he remembered how awkward it had been when Lily had feelings for him once upon a time and how she'd always dreamed of meeting the perfect guy, so she deserved it.

He just wished that the two of them would tell each other how they felt though.

"I'll let you know if she tells me anything," Iain continued.

Ethan nodded. He was grateful for that.

Just a small filler chapter carrying on from the last chapter. You got to know a little bit about what happened to Lily though.

I hope you enjoyed the chapter anyway. This will become a Lily and Iain romance story, and there will be some Lily and Ethan friendship, as seen in this chapter, as I do love the friendship between those two.

I'll try and update soon. I'm off work next week because I'm off to Cardiff on Thursday. I'm hoping to update before I go though x