CasualtyFanForever81: Thank you, for the review. I wasn't expecting any, since I'd left it for ages. I hope that you enjoy this chapter, as it is your prompt. Enjoy your holiday.

I actually liked Lily in last nights episode. In the last scene, I think she looked cute, dressed in her own clothes.

Some Ethan/ Lily. I want them to get together in the show, I think it would be cute.

I know it's a bit early to have this up, but knowing me, I will forget. So, hope you enjoy.


The Secret Life Of Casualty

Chapter 74.

Lily groaned as her alarm clock displayed 5:45. Time to get up and face another gruelling day at the ED. She sat up and reached for her glasses and put them on her face as she pulled back the covers and swung her legs over the side of the bed as she stood up, she felt light - headed. She waited for the lightness to go away, before she headed in to the bathroom. She shut the bathroom door and looked in the mirror. She had bags under her eyes, from the lack of sleep. She quickly jumped in to the shower, hoping the warm water would revive her from the tired feeling.

Wrapping a towel around her, she walked in to her bedroom.

Opening her wardrobe, she selected a pair of black skinny jeans, a slouchy jumper and a pair of black pumps.

Once, she was dressed, she headed in to the kitchen to grab something to eat on the way to work.

Lily locked her flat up as she turned and walked down the path as she noticed her moped. She would usually ride it to work, but it was out of battery. She started walking.


"Lily, your late" Consultant Connie barked at her, as she entered the ED.

Lily sighed, she had hoped, that she could have sneaked in to the ED, without sparking suspicion. She turned to face the consultant.

"Sorry, Mrs Beachump " Lily said, resisting the urge to roll her eyes. She walked in to the staff room to put on her scrubs. Opening her locker, she pulled on her top and reached inside, for her stephoscope which she put around her neck, shut the locker and headed out in to reception as she picked up her first patient case.

It was a 19 - year - old girl, called Alana, with plenty of attitude.

"Get off me!" Alana, screamed as Lily touched her.

"I need to treat you" She replied.

Lily sighed as she tried it examine her, but she kept snapping and for once, Lily could have done without the attitude. She patched Alana up and then went to get her next patient.

Fortunately, her next patient was easy, and after that she took a well - earned break.

Rubbing, her eyes, tiredly Lily took the chance to close her eyes for a brief moment.

She was exhausted and just wanted to go home and sleep for the next few days.

She remembered that Connie wanted a word, before she went home. She wasn't really in the mood, but she knew that she would have to face her colleague. She knocked on the door.

"Come in" Connie said.

Lily opened the door and stepped in.

Connie looked up. "Ah, Lily. Take a seat "

Lily dropped in to the seat that was empty in front of her and folded her arms.

"I'm exhausted " She told the consultant, as she challenged her. She shouldn't hZve tired staff working themselves in to the ground.

Connie folded her arms and glared back at her.

Connie stood, as did Lily and she knew she was free to go home. She headed in to the staff room. Opening her locker, she pulled out her bag and got changed, before she got the jacket and shrugged the jacket on, before flinging her bag over her shoulder and leaving the department for the night.

Before, she knew what was happening, in her exhausted state, she stepped out in to the road as horns beeped around her, before, crashing in to her. Lily flew over the top of a bonnet of one of the cars, before rolling and laying montionless on the ground, cuts and bruises on her face.

Iain Dean and Dixie Coilor were in the rec room when Iain got a call on his walkie talkie.

"26- year- old female, involved in an RTC, on Holby Road" The voice told him.

"Received and on our way" Iain replied.

Iain and Dixie attended an accident and were shocked to see Lily as one of the victims. Dixie took her medical pack off her shoulders as she unzipped it. She put the mask over her face.

"This is Lily Chao, 26, passenger involved in an RTC. Suspected fractured right leg. Head. Injury and possible broken wrist. BP 60/ 90. GCS 5. Sats 87% " Dixie said as she wheeled the stretcher along.

"RESUS"' Stated Zoe, as she looked around for a doctor to help with treating Lily. "Ethan, with me, please" She requested as she headed in to RESUS.

"On, 3, please, ladies and gents" Dixie said as she, Iain and Zoe all picked up a pice of the spinal board and pulled it across.

"OK" Ethan stuttered, aware that the girl he secretly loved, was lying on a bed, in front of her. "let's get a head CT. "

Robyn, who had walked in, to help, nodded and went to book it.

She was sent for a neck scan, to see if there was any damage to her neck. It was clear, which meant that Ethan could remove the neck brace.

When, Lily woke up, a bandage around her head, she was surprised to find Ethan sitting in the chair bedside her bed, her hand firmly clasped in his. His worried eyes met hers.

"What happened?" Lily asked, in a whisper.

Ethan pushed his glasses further up his nose as he answered. "You were involved in an RTC, don't you remember?" He questioned quitely, just as Zoe entered, she held an iPad in her hands.

Lily quickly shook her head.

"Lily, how are you feeling?" She asked, as she noticed Ethan keeping a hold of her hand. She raised her eye brows as the young blonde - haired doctor looked at her.

Zoe did, what she did best and that was diagnosing patients. She turned the iPad towards the doctor, that was lying in the bed.

She was going to be kept in for observation and then, because of her injuries, she would need someone to help her out, when she was discharged.

Zoe knew the perfect guy. "A word, please, Ethan?" She asked.

Ethan looked at her as he stood up. "Sure "

Zoe held the door open as the doctor looked back at the sleeping patient. "She'll need help"

"I know " He nodded, and turned back to the doors and walked through them.

Cal entered resus. He thought Ethan, or Nibbles, as he preferred to call him, could do with a drink. He set it down beside him, on the table.

She looked peaceful when she was sleeping and almost, vulnerable.

Ethan's heart ached for her. He drew circles on her hand.


"Ready?" Ethan asked, it was a few weeks later and Lily was getting discharged. He picked up his NHS hoodie off the bed and unzipped it, as he placed it around her shoulders to keep her warm for the jonery to his house, but first they were making a stop off at her flat, to get her the essitinals that she needed.

Ethan opened the door to the house, he'd brought with the money from his mums inheritance and Lily slowly stepped inside, marvling at how neat everything was. She had guessed that Ethan was a bit of a neat freak. She sat down in the living room.

Ethan was busy in the kitchen making both him and Lily a drink.

"Here you go " Ethan placed a mug of hot chocolate, in front of her, on the table.

"Thank you " The junior doctor whispered as she picked it up and took a sip.

"That's ok " Ethan said, just as softly as he took a sip of his own drink.

He could see that she was getting tired. He took her hand as he gently pulled her up off the couch as she yawned, he found himself smiling as he followed her out in to the hallway and up the stairs.

Opening the door, to one of the spare rooms, he allowed Lily to go in before him.

The spare room was a decent size with a bed, with a plain white duvet cover on, with two pillows. A chest of draws.

Lily looked up at him. She didn't deserve his kindness.

"Thank you" She whispered, letting him know that althrough, she felt she didn't deserve it, she was glad that she had it.

Ethan simply nodded as he left her to settle in.


"Good morning" Cal greeted his brother with a slap on the back as he spluttered, winded by the slap:

"M-morning " Ethan glared in his brothers direction.

Cal smirked.

Lily and Ethan broke apart quickly, but Ethan was positive Cal had seen them, and he knew that he wouldn't hear the end of it. He sighed as they headed in to the hospital to have the cast removed from Lily's arm.

"Hey, Lily, how you feeling?" Zoe greeted her.

Ethan had an idea. He wanted to take Lilly to meet someone who was very close to him. He held open the door for her as she got in and he shut the door, before heading to the drivers seat. Buckling up, he smiled at Lily, who smiled shyly back.

Ethan arrived at where he wanted to be. He turned off the engine and took off his seatbelt as he watched Lily do the same. He took her hand and give it a gently squeeze as they started walking through the gate.

"Hey, mum" Ethan said. He felt silly talking to a stone, it wasn't like his mum could hear him, but it brought him comfort to know that he could talk to her. He knew that Vera, was looking down on him and Cal. "I brought someone to meet you "

He pushed Lily forward gently. She felt embarrassed. "Hi, Mrs Hardy " she greeted, as if she could hear her, but her and Ethan both knew that she couldn't.

Ethan then lay the flowers down. He tried unsuccessfully to hide the tear that had fallen down his cheek. Lily squeezed his hand. Letting him know she was there for him.

Ethan striaghtened up and looked at Lily. They both started to walk out of the cemetery Ethan started the engine as Lily looked at him. Ethan did something that shocked even him. He leant forward and kissed her. Lily pulled back, shocked before she gently responded.

When, they got back to his house, he unlocked the door, and returned to the car just as Lily was getting out and stepping in to the house. He walked through the hallway to lock the car as he planned a night in with Lily, with a movie and some popcorn.

He headed in to the kitchen, opened a cupboard and got the popcorn, opening it, and pouring it in to two bowls. Picking the bowls up, he carried them in to the living room where he found Lily sitting on the couch, picking at a loose thread in her cardigan, which she was wearing layered over a black vest top and a pair of black pumps. He handed her a bowl and let her choose what DVD to watch. She choose 'The Black Widow'

Ethan nodded and put it in the machine, putting the case on the table as he joined lily on the sofa.

By, the end of the movie, Lily had moved closer to Ethan, and he was gently stroking her hair.

They were a cute couple.


Hope you enjoyed this. I enjoyed writing it. It was another long chapter.

There's no next chapter as that was my last prompt. I have come to the end of my prompt list. I do have one - idea for this. It includes Ethan and Cal, but also my favourite Home & Away couple. So I may possibly write it. I'm unsure as to weather I should now close this story down. I will let you guys decide, if I should.