Just a series of zax one-shots about Zoe leaving and the effect it has on max, enjoy and it would be great if u could leave a reviewJ

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Max slammed his money down on the bar, waiting for the bar man to serve him the alcohol her longed for.

Lofty slowly rise from his chair only to be beaten by Robyn. Lofty sat down again as Robyn made her way to the bar, all eyes diverted from max as she looked over at the table that she had come from.

"Max" Robyn placed her hand on max's back, making him turn round "hard shift?"

Robyn glanced back at the staff, clearing her throught. Max downed the first of his shots, making a go on gabbing the second one until Charlie moved it away from him "I think that's enough, don't you?"

"No" max snatched the shot off Charlie "I intend to get absolutely bladdered"

"Max, you never get drunk"

"I've been trying a lot of new things recently, sis" max winced as the strong liquid hit the back of his mouth "some more successful than others"

Robyn sighed, turning and taking a step forward before turning back, signaling Charlie to follow her back down to the window table the rest of the staff occupied.

"Are you not stopping him?" asked lofty as Robyn took her seat beside him

"Hard day probably" Robyn took a sip of her wine, glancing at her crumbling brother

"Where's zoe?" asked Ethan as he sat down beside lily

"I believe that r her black louboutins I hear coming now" cal smiled as Zoe walked into the pub only a mere second after he had finished his sentence

Zoe suddenly stopped as if a solid brink wall had been built in front of her, when she saw max sat at the bar with shots waiting to be downed.

Zoe caught Robyn's eye as she passed the staffs table, instead walking over to max, stealing one of his shots and downing it.

"God, zo!" max spoke loud enough that most, if not all of the staff turned round staring at the pair

"Zo?" cal laughed as him and all of the staff turned round, we'll all accept Charlie who kept his eye on Zoe and max for a split second longer

"A bit of Dutch courage, here it goes"

"I just came over to say goodbye" Zoe turned round, making sure no one saw that her hand was entwined with max's, behind her back

"Goodbye?"

"Yes, I going away for a while" Zoe couldn't bring herself to tell the staff that she had given up and handed in her resignation letter this morning

"She's resigned" max slide his hand out of Zoe's and instead turned his head to see the confused faces of staff members

"Yes...anyway I just didn't want you to hate me for not saying goodbye so..." Zoe pushed max away when he tried to hold her hand again and instead headed for the door

"Don't worry, she'll be back" Charlie glanced at Tess who now realized how big of a friend she had lost

Max dashed out the door leaving a tray of shots on the bar, all of which he would down after watching the love all his life walk away from the hospital.

"Zoe" max ran out the door stopping when Zoe turned round

"Max" Zoe lent up kissing max on the cheek only to be pulled into max's arms again, this time she let him kiss her under the moonlight

"Zoe" max tried to get his breath back as his forehead was leant against hers "I love you, you know"

"I know" zoe roughly kissed max, a kiss that only lasted a split second, a kiss that reminded her of the one nick had given her before he left holby.

Zoe walked off again, only turning back to wink at Charlie who was sat in the window, witnessing the heartbreak.

"Zoe Hanna could never leave without breaking a few hearts"