This was a Tam prompt and the prompt was: After hitting his wife Tom knows he's not fully forgiven, but he hopes that a few surprises might help him win back her trust. Was requested by Tam Jaspie.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 37

"Good morning " Tom smiled to his wife as he stood at the changing mat that was in the corner of the bedroom where he was changing Lily. Ben was in his bouncer in the living room.

"Morning " Sam mumbled, blinking to get the sleep out of her eyes. She walked over to him as he lifted Lily off the mat and handed her to her, the little girl falling asleep in her mothers arms. She walked down the hallway to the living room and suddenly realized that their Farmead Flat (which was in Tom's name) was too small. They needed something bigger, especially as the twins were growing up fast.

"Sam?" Tom called as he too, come down the hallway checking she wasn't in the living room as the first of the two surprises he'd brought her would be arriving soon.

"I'll get it" Tom called as he headed towards the door and unlocked the chain and pulling the door open.

"Mr Kent?" A man asked, looking at his clipboard to check that he was at the right address.

"Sure " Tom replied, as he watched the man head to the back of his van and open the doors. He came back carrying a small puppy. It was a golden retriever with adorable brown eyes, Tom had already been out to buy it some of the essentials it would need, and that included a dog bed, (Well, really it was a cardboard box for now) water bowels (One for food, the other for water) a collar for if and when Sam wanted to take it out. And a cage for when they went away as a family and wanted to take the dog. He'd also brought a few cheap blankets to be put in the bed so the dog was comfortable. Chew toys.

"Turn around?" Tom ordered her lightly as she did. She opened her eyes and looked at the floor.

She squealed, throwing her arms around Tom as she picked it up.

"Any names?" He asked, later that day when the family were sitting down to dinner.

Sam shook her head, she wasn't sure.

"What about Samantha Kent?" Tom suggested, before she glared at him, and got up from the table walking out of the kitchen.

Concerned, Tom followed her as he knocked on the door.

"Leave me alone " She told him from her place on their bed, where she was lying curled up, trying to block out the memories of what he'd done to her.

"Let me in Sam" Tom said, wanting to help her. He heard her get up from the bed and soon she was facing him.

"What?" She asked.

"Shh, shh, it's OK " He tried to soothe her but she pulled herself from his grasp.

"No it's not!" She shouted, shocking him.

"Let me help" He told her.

Sam sighed, sitting back on the bed. "Today was the day my father raped me Tom" She admitted, trying to be strong but Tom could see she was hurting. He pulled her in to his arms, kissing the top of her head and told her she was safe.

Feeling her go limp he'd come to the conclusion that she'd fallen asleep, gently shifting her to the other side of him he covered her with the duvet, kissed her forehead, walked out the door, shutting it behind them as he then went to settle the kids.

Settling the kids, was exhausting but after doing so, he joined Sam in their room, striping down to his Calvin Klein boxers and sitting down before he swnug is legs in the bed, kissed Sam's forehead again, and turned out the light.

The reason he'd brought a dog was because he knew Sam wanted one and Tom wanted to make her happy and the golden retriever was a good family pet so it meant that the whole family could get involved in looking after it.


Next prompt: Simon Linda's ex returns as she recovers from surgery, but when Jessica visits her friend, she finds its her that reveals a secret. But will Linda say she might already know? Was wrote for Casualty3000. I'm also thinking of giving the prompts chapter titles, what do you think?