Any spelling or grammar mistakes are mine, I don't own Lenny and Linda, they belong to the BBC. But I do own Sarah - Louise and Father Bill.

Second update of the night.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 176.

"Adam's called me in to work, " He told his girlfriend.

Linda sighed, it was her only day off in ages and she had been looking forward to spending it in, with him. Lenny got dressed in his scrubs and walked out of the house. He got in to his car and drove down the road, as he headed to a new restaurant.

"Can I book a reservation, please?"

The manager nodded. "name?"

"Lenny Lyons " He told the manager, getting out his phone and texting Jessica.

"Can you babysit?"

"Sure " Jessica replied. Lenny walked out of the restaurant and went to the childminders to collect his daughter and then head back to the house to collect her things and then bring her to Jessica.

In a text, Lenny had told Linda to wear something nice and Linda was confused. But she went up to her wardrobe to look at her dresses and see what she had. She decided to wear her pink wrap top with a pair of jeans and a pair of pink heels. She reached for her make up bag and put on some foundation, lipstick and mascara. Once, she was ready, she took a selfie, pouting and placed her phone in her bag and then she left the flat.

Linda got a taxi, wondering where the taxi was heading. She walked in and an assistant took her to the table that Lenny was on.

Lenny kissed her cheek, pulling a chair out for her.

The couple ordered their food and when it arrived, Lenny whispered something in the waitresses ear.

"Of course, sir " She replied, hurrying away.

"What?" Linda asked. Lenny shook his head, he didn't want to ruin the surprise.

Music began to play from the speakers, it was a romantic song.

"Linda, will you marry me?" Lenny asked, getting down on one knee.

Linda stared at him, she hadn't been expecting that.

"Linda" Lenny gave a nervous laugh.

Linda nodded. "Yes"

Lenny spun her around, Linda laughed as Lenny put her down and placed the ring on her finger. Lenny kissed her as she smiled, was she about to get the happy ending she had always dreamed of since she was a little girl?


Jessica opened the door. "Are you OK?" She asked Linda.

Linda flashed her engagement ring in her friends face. "Lenny and I are getting married "

Jessica looked at the ring. It was on a silver band with a pink diamond. "Congratulations "

Jessica secretly wondered how Lenny could afford a ring like that, not because she was jealous, but because even though Lenny was a doctor, he earned less than Adam. Linda noticed Jessica's face.

"Are you happy for me?"

"Sure"

"I want you to be my maid of honour "

"OK" Jessica smiled, it seemed fitting, after all, Linda had been hers when she had married Sean when she had been pregnant with Amelia.

Linda walked back over to Lenny as Jessica shut the front door and Linda went to collect Sarah - Louise from the child - minders.


Linda was full of nerves. Why? It was the day of her wedding. In a few hours, she would be "Linda Lyons " She looked at the time on the clock on her phone, and saw it was 8 in the morning. Jessica would be here to help her in to her dress. Her eyes were drawn to the cover that was hanging up on the wardrobe handle.

Lenny had stayed the night at Jay's and Ruth's as it was bad luck to see each other before the wedding.

Jessica knocked on the front door. Linda headed to the door to answer it. Jessica smiled. She headed in to Linda's room, unzipping the cover. Linda took off her robe and stood up so that she could step in to the dress.

Linda stood up as Jessica was finished.

The gown, which was by Vera Wang, flowed elegantly down to the floor. Her hair was up in a bun. On her feet were a pair of white heels.

As the wedding car arrived, Linda got in and saw that the car was offering complimentary glasses of champagne, she took one and downed it to steady her nerves.

The car arrived at the church.

Jay, as Linda's escort was waiting outside for her. He kissed her on the cheek, and Linda took his arm.

Sarah - Louise was wearing a pink dress and blonde her hair was in curls, she was holding Jessica's hand.

As Linda reached the vicar, the ceremony started.

"Lenny and Linda, in your jounery of life together, remind yourselves often of the love that brought you together. Give the highest priority to your love. When challenges come remember to focus on what is right between you. In, this way, you can ride out the storms. And when clouds hide the sun in your lives - remember, even if you lose sight of that for a moment, the sun is always there "

"Can I have the rings please?" Asked Father Bill. Jessica stood up and handed Father Bill the rings.

Lenny placed Linda's ring on her third finger as he said "Just as this ring encircles your finger, so does my love encircle your heart. May this ring be a symbol of my growing love for you. With this I weed thee "

Linda picked up Lenny's ring and smiled, saying. "Just as this ring encircles your finger, so does my love encircle your heart. May this ring be a symbol of my growing love for you. With this I weed thee "

"Lenny and Linda, you have consented together in holy matrimony before God, have pledged, your vows to each other, and have exchanged rings as tokens of your love and commitment to each other. In accordance, with the laws of Connecticut, with the authority of God's word, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Congratulations Mr and Mrs Lyons. You may now kiss your bride. "

Behind them, they could hear the claps and cheers as Lenny kissed his new bride.

Lenny drove himself and Linda to the venue so they could sign the legal paper's.

After signing the papers, they hired Ricky Sharpe, to take their wedding photo's.

"That's it " Ricky encouraged, seeing Jessica hold Linda's dress as she put her arms around her new husband. She took pictures of the mother and daughter together, and Linda and her maid of honour.


Linda was surprised as Zoe and Jessica had led her to a house, that she hadn't seen before.

"What are we doing here?" She asked.

Jessica pretended she didn't know, while Zoe simply smiled. Zoe unlocked the door as Jessica led her in.

"It's our new home " Lenny told her.


Linda was taking Sarah - Louise to the shops as she wanted a couple of new tops.

Lenny was cooking a nice meal for Linda, as they weren't having a honey moon straight away as Lenny had to work.

There was a loud bang and Lenny was thrown by the force of the explosion on to his back, he hit his head as he fell.


Linda was walking up the path, holding Sarah - Louise's hand so she didn't run off. She could see a thick black cloud coming out of the chimney. Smoke. She dropped the bags and ran towards the door, trying but failing to open it.

"Lenny!" Linda screamed, tears falling down her cheeks. How was this fair? They had only got married a few days ago and now she faced potentially loosing him.

Adam held Linda back.

"Get off " Linda told him.

Adam shook his head. "I've got you, " He whispered as Linda strained against him.

"Where's Sarah - Louise?" She asked, she had been put her in Jessica's car, she was playing with her doll, Britany to distract her.

"She's fine " Jessica replied, unlocking her car, she was going to take Linda to the hospital.

"This is Lenny Lyons, 31, involved in a fire. possible smoke inhalation, BP 60/ 90. GSC 3 " Jeff said.

"RESUS " Zoe said.

The stretcher was wheeled in and Lenny was moved on to the other bed, while Adam put an oxygen mask on him, while Zoe tended to his burns. She dressed his burns. She left RESUS, as Adam was monitoring him. He was responding well to the treatment, until the monitor gave off a low, beep.

Zoe rushed in. "What happened?"

"Come on, Lenny " Adam mutters as he prepared to put the gel pads on his chest as he prepared to shock him. "Oxygen away, clear "

Lenny's body gave a jerk on the bed. Then nothing. Adam shocked him again. Zoe felt for a pulse.

"Adam, he's gone " Said Zoe. "Time of death: 19: 00 "

"Sorry mate " Adam said, ripping off his gloves, it reminded him of his own wedding day. He pushed through the RESUS doors and walked down the corridor.


Linda and Jessica were both sat in the staff room, Jessica was comforting her. Adam walked in, he had been involved in Lenny's treatment. Jessica looked at him, he knelt down in front of Linda.

"I'm sorry Linda, we did all we could " Adam hated saying those words, not only because it made him feel like he had failed, but because he had heard the same words when his and Jess's baby son, Harry had died.

For Linda, it seemed like everything was a blur; she didn't feel Jessica put her arm around her as they headed out in to the car park with Adam unlocking the car doors.


Unlocking the front door Jessica stepped aside so Linda could walk in.

Jessica bent down to Sarah - Louise's level as she knew from her experience as a Paediatric Nurse that it was important to reassure the child.

"Mummy, upset?" She questioned, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"It's ok" She spoke quietly, watching as she looked over at Linda, who was staring in to space.

Jessica knew herself what grief could do, it could make you act irrational. She had believed that Harry was still alive, she made him bottles and expected to find him in his cot.


Linda woke up in her room in Jess's house. She didn't want to face today, but she knew that she had to. For Lenny.

Jessica had let Linda borrow a simple black dress and a pair of her heels. Linda walked down the stairs and looked at herself in the hallway mirror: the black dress was teamed with a simple belt around the waist, she didn't put any make up on as she didn't feel the need too. She put the heels on which were slightly too small for her, but she managed to squeeze in to them.

"Ready?"Adam asked, as the hearse pulled up outside the house.

Father Bill met Linda at the door. Jay, Adam and Yuki were carrying Lenny in. "I'm sorry for your loss, Mrs Lyons "

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies,' says the Lord

'For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.'

'Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.'

"We now commit his body to the ground;

earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust:

in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life…"

As Lenny's coffin was lowered in to the ground, Linda sobbed and Jessica looked at Adam, she had known Linda for 10 years and hadn't once seen her cry.

Jessica bit her lip, she wanted to help Linda, she really did, but Adam put a hand on her shoulder and gave her a warning look. "Jess, don't "

"OK"

"Come on" Adam said, knowing that Linda needed time to herself.

"Sure" Jessica agreed as they left the cemetery. She wanted to go and see Harry but she knew that Linda needed time to grieve.


Linda knew that she would have to leave Adam and Jess's house one day.

Linda and Jessica went to look at some flats, Jessica's old flat was unoccupied.

"I'll take it " Linda tearfully told the estate agent.

Jessica rubbed Linda's shoulder.

Adam was helping Linda move in to the flat, she needed a fresh start.

Adam put his hand on his wife's friends shoulder. "It'll be alright. "

Linda was in a state of shock and in a state of shockness, she kissed her best friends husband.

"Linda, don't " Adam pushed her off him, he knew she was grieving, but he would still have to tell Jess, the couple didn't have any secrets between them.

Adam returned home to Jessica who was reading a magazine. "Jess?"

Jessica put down her magazine.

"Linda kissed me"

Jessica was silent.

Talk to me "

Jessica stood up. "Jessica, wait " Adam called after her.

He heard the door open.

"It's fine " She told him, she knew forgiving him would be the best thing.

As a surprise for Linda Jessica decided to get the wedding photo's developed from Ricky.

She knocked on Ricky's front door, she was staying on Farmead, until she had to go back to Australia.

"I edited them for her " Smiled Ricky, as she handed Jessica an envelope.

Jessica nodded. "Thanks Ricky "

Ricky nodded as Jessica left the flat.

Jessica got in to the car, started the engine and drove away back to her house, before heading to the estate. She parked up

She put them down on the table, leaving them there until Linda wanted to look at them.

Linda reached for the envelope and ran her finger under the seal, carefully pulling out the photo's, the first one was of her and Lenny, looking handsome in his suit. Tears fell down her face.

"Mummy?" Sarah - Louise frowned, walking in to the living room.

Linda wiped away her tears, she didn't want to upset her daughter. Sarah - Louise climbed on to her lap and Linda hugged her, burying her face in her daughters blonde curls.

It would be hard without Lenny but at least he was at peace now.


Really enjoyed writing this one.