I wasn't a fan of Linda when she was in the show, but I liked her scenes with Jessica when she and Adam sat by her bedside. I also liked the druggie storyline. I did a similar storyline where Linda asked Jessica to carry her a baby, but I deleted that as I didn't want to continue it. I'm also doing a similar one with Home And Away.
Adam: 44.
Jessica: 39.
Amelia: 12.
Lucas: 10.
I've never had anything to do with surrogacy, so I'm just going from the net and from what I remember from the Corrie storyline with Tina, who was my fave character, the mother who carries the child is the biological father.
The baby in this, has been modified from a story which I've since deleted.
Any spelling and grammar mistakes are mine. I don't own Adam, Jessica or the kids, they belong to the BBC. I own Lucy as I created her.
I wrote most of this during tonight's Holby.
I'm no doc or nurse, so I googled the BP.
The Secret Life Of Casualty.
Chapter 86.
Staff nurses Linda Andrews and Jessica Harrison were walking in to work, Linda had given Jessica a lift, as her car had broken down and Adam had taken his in to work as he had to be in a few hours earlier than the women as he had a meeting with Nick as the trust wanted to cut some members of the team. Adam just hoped him, and Jessica weren't about to lose their jobs, they had kids to support. How could they do that, with no job?
Adam took a seat next to Zoe as they both looked up at Henrik Hassen, who was overseeing this meeting.
Adam, left the office and pulled out his phone, selecting a new text to his wife. Zoe come and she stood next to Adam.
"Alright mate?" Zoe asked, the two were close friends, and apart from the one kiss when they had when they were both drunk, nothing had ever happened between them. Adam loved Jessica too much to betray her.
"Yeah" Adam smiled at Zoe.
"Good" Zoe replied as she headed off down the stairs, back in to the ED.
Linda had just given Jessica a lift home and was pulling on to the drive when Jessica noticed her children at the door. The childminder had to go early, after dropping the kids off at the house.
"Mum" Amelia smiled.
Jessica smiled back at her daughter as she hurried up the steps to the front door
"So what do you think?" Linda asked, waiting by the car.
"I don't know " Jessica replied, nervously.
"I want a kid" Linda said.
"I know" Jessica replied, as she got her keys out of her handbag and inserted them in to the lock. She turned them as she heard the click. She pushed open the door and walked in to the hallway. She shut the door behind them as she took off her coat and shoes and put them neatly in the cupboard.
She headed for the kitchen and opened the fridge, trying to find something healthy to give her kids for their tea. But, as it was Saturday night, she decided to let them have a treat. She picked up the leaflet that she kept in the draw and took it in to the living room where Amelia was reading a book and Lucas was playing on his x- box, a present from Sean when they were in Saudi.
"What's going on?" That's what Adam asked as he entered his house, much later that afternoon as he had been for a pint. He would have invited Jessica, but they both knew that she wasn't a big drinker.
Jessica looked at her husband. "It's ok "
"Jessica's going to carry my child" Linda said and Adam sighed, he didn't want Jessica to get hurt.
"Are you sure?" Adam asked, after kissing her cheek.
Jessica looked down, she knew he was referring to Harry and a tear slipped down her cheek. "I'm sure" She replied, wiping the tear away.
"Good" Adam replied, cheekily taking a piece of Lucas's pizza.
Jessica laughed as her son said.
"Hey"
Jessica laughed again.
Jessica had a meeting with the doctor to discuss her options, she knew that this was a big decision, and either way, she knew that Adam would support her as that was the type of man he was: funny, handsome and Jessica loved him.
The doctor was kind and reassured her that she could back out whenever she wanted to.
"I know" Jessica said.
Jessica was lay on a bed with Adam and Linda either side of her. She was going to have the procedure to see if she was suitable to carry Linda's kid.
"Jess" Adam smoothed her hair, noticing that she looked frightened, Jessica turned to him.
"It's going to be a- ok" Adam soothed, Jessica laughed quietly, she never wanted to hear them words again. She got off the bed as the procedure was over.
She wobbled.
"Whoa" Adam caught his wife in his arms. He kissed her on her forehead.
"I'm fine" she told him. Loving how he looked out for her.
It was a few weeks later and Jessica felt sick. She had She didn't dare get her hopes in, case she wasn't. She opened the cupboard above the sink and took out the spare pregnancy test that she kept in there for emergencies. Well, she'd used a lot of them over the years.
She sat on the toilet seat as she opened the box, her hands felt sweaty. She took a deep breath and followed the instructions, even know she knew how to do them she felt nervous because even know she knew it was a simple task she had done before, she had to remind herself: this wasn't her baby. She weed on the stick, put it on the side of the sink and waited.
She locked up at the clock and then she picked up the test. She sat down as she looked at the result.
Jessica was sat in Adam's office. she'd had another fainting episode but Adam had caught her in his arms and took her to his office.
"Nurse Andrews a word?" Adam asked, he had to remain professional because no - one else knew of Jessica's plans to carry Linda's kid.
Linda looked up at Adam. Zoe looked between them, wondering what Adam wanted with Linda. The doctor and the nurse travelled in to the lift.
He unlocked the door to his office and Linda saw Jessica sitting on Adam's desk.
She was anxious to find out whether Jessica was pregnant. Jessica looked down at the stick again. She simply handed it to Linda, who looked at it, then she looked like she was going to explode with happiness.
"4 months?" Linda asked, reading the thin writing.
"OK" Jessica replied, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
Off, Adam and Jessica went to talk to Tess about the baby, while Linda went back in to RESUS to help Kirsty treat a patient who had been involved in an accident.
Adam wanted Jessica on early maternity, after what had happened while she was pregnant with Harry. Zoe and Tess had agreed with him.
Jessica was at home, lying on the couch, she was now on maternity leave and Linda had been round with some magazines for her to read. She had offered to stay, but Jessica was getting tired, as carrying a baby was hard work: as was the back ache, tender breasts, being sick and tired. She eased herself slowly off the couch, and headed in to the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea. She opened the fridge door when she remembered something. She put down the mug and headed in to the hallway.
She started to climb the stairs keeping a hand on her belly, when she swore she felt the baby stop moving.
She felt dizzy, she took a deep breath to try to combat the feeling. She fell backwards, grabbing the banister to try to pull herself forward.
She lost her footing and slipped on one of Amelia's old toys. Lying lifeless, a small wound opening at the back of her head.
Adam went home on his break as he forgot his wallet, when he noticed something that was like deju vu for him.
"Jessica, can you hear me?" He requested, the doctor side of him, coming out.
She didn't respond. Adam felt for a pulse, it was weak. He stroked her hair as her eyelids fluttered softly open.
"Hey, it's ok" Adam soothed as he opened the door to Dixie and Jeff. Dixie knelt down next to Jessica. Slipping an oxygen mask over her face and checking her BP. It was low at 30/60.
Jeff wrote her BP down as Dixie eased her in to a chair and wheeled her out of the house. Adam followed as Dixie opened the back doors to the ambulance. They pushed the chair in to the ambulance as Adam put his arm around her. Jeff started the ambulance and drove down the road.
The ambulance soon pulled up in the bay.
"Zoe, it's Jessica" Jeff told the clinical lead.
"Okay" Zoe nodded and headed to cubicle 2. She pulled back the curtain as Dixie wheeled her in.
"Sweetheart, can you get on the bed for me please?" Dixie asked.
"Sure" Jessica whispered as she grabbed Adam's hand as he supported her on to the bed. Zoe went to get a doppler. Adam kissed her hand.
Jessica was outside Tess and Zoe had checked her over after her minor fall, and Tess had given her a scan. She was relieved the baby was ok, because she knew that Linda wouldn't forgive her if she lost it.
A tightening of a twinge in her stomach, caused her to put a hand on her belly.
"Oh, God " Jessica muttered, as she watched the line of wee trickle down her leg. She knew she should get Zoe, Tess or Adam to come and help her.
"It hurts" Jessica cried, no matter how many times she had given birth, she always found it incredibly painful. The doctor had examined her and found that she was in transion labour, which meant she was in the second stage of labour, Adam went to get her a drink and a few mags.
She panted, and squeezed Adam's hand in pain.
Adam gritted his teeth. "Ow, Jess"
Tess came in to the cubicle."Push, Jessica" she smiled, putting a pair of latex gloves on.
Adam squeezed her hand. "Come on, Jess, it's going to be fine. "
"I know" She cried as Lucy looked between her legs.
"One more push" Lucy smiled.
Jessica looked up as this tiny baby was wrapped in a blanket.
"It's a girl" Lucy, Jessica's, midwife, announced as she held the baby up so a tired Jessica could see her.
"Do you want a hold?" Lucy asked.
Jessica knew that she did, but she now had to accept that her part in the deal was over. "It's okay" She told the midwife, who nodded and put the baby in the plastic cot.
Because Linda wasn't the one, who had given birth, she was allowed to go home. But Jessica and the baby were being kept in for observation. Adam stayed with her while Tess looked after Lucas and Amelia.
Adam and Jess, took Lucas and Amelia, to visit Harry. They seen Linda pushing a pram. The pram looked like it had been brought from the charity shop. Jessica knew Linda had little money, and in charity shops, you could get things cheap.
"Are you ok?" Adam asked, he knew how much she had wanted to keep the baby but it wouldn't have been fair to Linda.
"Sure" Jessica whispered as Linda stood in front of Harry's grave.
"Come here" Adam whispered as he pulled his wife in for a hug as he kissed her head.
"Sarah Louise Andrews?"
"What?" Adam asked, a frown on his forehead.
"That's what I'm calling her" Linda told them.
"OK" Jessica said as she looked at the stone again. She'd do anything to hold Harry again.
"Come on, kids " Adam called as he put an arm around Jessica and they began walking out of the cemetery.
He opened the door and the family walked in to the house and Adam locked up behind them.
The next day, Linda came round with a document for Jessica to sign. She put it on the coffee table.
Adam walked out after her. "Come on"
"I don't know..." She muttered, Adam knew that this was hard for her.
He pressed a hand to her shoulder.
"Please?" Adam said, wiping away the tear that had fallen down her cheek, away.
"Fine" She said as she walked back in to the living room and picked up the pen as she signed her name. After, the contract had been signed, Linda left with the baby and Jessica curled up on couch as Adam switched on the TV as there was a football match on, he was supporting Holby United.
Jessica laughed, her husband knew how to cheer her up. She wrapped her arms around herself.
Linda headed back to her Farmead flat, she had no choice, but to struggle up the stairs, to her flat, which was on the first block, because the lift was broken and it stank of pee.
She looked around the small flat and sighed as she lowered the baby, Sarah, in to a Moses basket, that Jessica had gave her from when Amelia was a baby, she'd also given her some of Harry's baby- grows, after he'd died, she had thrown out: his toys, clothes and books, but Adam had found some of his clothes after she'd left for America and had boxed them up, in the hope that if they had another child, they could wear them. But it wasn't to be, and Jessica knew that she and Adam were doing the right thing by giving some of their sons clothes to Linda's child. It didn't mean he was being forgotten about, it was just time for his parents to move on. Remember the good times they had with him.
Linda kept looking at this tiny baby, it was a mircle that she was here and she would forever be in Jessica's debt for her carrying Sarah.
The baby whimpered and Linda picked up her blanket and wrapped her in it and then she gently lay her in the basket as she put the dummy in her mouth.
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