Zoe had packed her bags after Nick and Zoe split up and was going to go to Australia for a year. She had her ticket in her bag and her coach ticket and was ready to go. She came out and saw Linda who walked over to her, they hugged and then looked at each other before Linda started talking.
"I'm not going to cry, if you get bitten by a shark or stung by a jellyfish, remember you can always come home...I'm gonna cry", Linda said.
Linda began to cry and Zoe hugged her. Unsure whether Nick was going to call or not she turned her phone off. Zoe set off and Linda went to work. She sighed and sat in her car for a while and then put her scrubs on. She went up to Nick's office while no one was looking and entered.
"She's my best friend", Linda said.
"What are you on about", Nick asked.
"Zoe's going to Australia", Linda replied.
"Not now Linda", Nick said not really taking much interest.
"Not now, not now, my best friend is leaving because of you and all you can say is not now", Linda replied.
"I tried to stop her", Nick said.
Linda didn't listen she stormed out of Nick's office and past Tess who was concerned about Linda. She looked at Nick and then followed her to the toilets. Tess knocked on the only closed door and waited for a response.
"Linda", Tess said.
"Go away", Linda replied crying.
Tess just stood there, she wanted to help Linda but that was impossible if Linda wouldn't accept it. Tess could hear Linda crying and it upset her to know one of her nurses was quite upset. Sam entered the toilets as Tess was needed. Tess left and swapped with Sam. Sam sat outside beside the door.
"Linda it's Sam", Sam said.
"What you doing here", Linda asked crying.
"Tess was needed", Linda replied.
Linda didn't reply, she was too upset about Zoe leaving for Australia, Sam continued to sit outside the door while In the ED everyone was working. Nick looked around his staff and noticed two people were missing.
"Where's Linda and Sam", Nick asked.
"Linda's crying in the toilets and Sam's keeping her company", Tess replied.
"Why's she crying", Nick asked sounding annoyed.
"Zoe has left for Australia", Charlie replied.
Nick thought for a moment, he knew he still loved Zoe. He ran into the girls toilets and knocked on the door while Sam just stood there.
"Linda", Nick said.
Linda didn't answer, she just sat there crying. This annoyed Nick a little but he really needed to talk to her as he knew she could help. Linda finally opened the cubicle door and her mascara was everywhere. Nick looked at Linda who just looked up at him.
"I told her not to go at the door, it was shut but I still told her", Nick said.
"She wouldn't have heard you if the door was shut", Sam replied.
Nick got his phone out to text Zoe but then Linda told him what she had done to her mobile before she left to get the taxi.
"She switched it off", Linda said.
Nick took Linda's wrist and they went to his car, Nick unlocked it and Linda got in and put her seatbelt on and looked at her wrist as Nick had just hurt it. Nick drove to where the coaches leave and saw one leave. He tried to stop it but it didn't work. Nick looked upset and he looked in his car to see Linda crying thinking Zoe had gone. At the corner of his eye he saw Zoe and ran over.
"Zoe", Nick said.
"Nick", Zoe replied.
"Don't go", Nick replied.
"Nick", Zoe answered.
"I love you and Linda, she hasn't stopped crying", Nick said.
Zoe got on the coach and Nick tried his best to persuade her to get off and live with him. It worked, Zoe got off the coach and hugged Nick and then they kissed with everyone watching. Linda had stopped crying. Zoe and Nick went back to his car. Linda smiled to see Zoe and Zoe smiled back.
"Sorry I upset you", Zoe said.
"It's ok", Linda replied.
Zoe and Nick were now back together after Nick managed to persuade her not to go to Australia. They live in his house and are both happy.
