Zoe had just started her first day as a porter at Holby ED. It wasn't exactly what she had planned to do with her life but a job was a job. The morning went slowly pushing trolleys and getting annoyed by Big Mac. She was stood talking to Louise when a man caught her eye. He was tall with slightly shaggy brown hair, wearing a suit & tie and a stethoscope around his neck. Zoe watched him walk through the reception and outside pulling out a packet of cigarettes & a lighter.
"Who is he?" Zoe said still gobsmacked.
"Oh, that's Mr..."
"I shall find out for myself" giving Louise a cheeky wink before following him outside. Louise shook her head, rolled her eyes and answered the phone.
Zoe exited the front doors and looked for her mystery man. She saw him leant up by the ambulance bay.
"You don't have a lighter I could borrow do you?" She said. 'You idiot' she thought to herself 'you don't even have any fags on you'
The suited man smiled & passed her his lighter. She stood there for a moment working out what to do.
"You don't happen to have a space cig as well do you?" she looked up at him giving him her best puppy dog eyes. He smirked before passing her one. It had been ages since someone had given him normal human interaction and not seen him as an authority figure.
"You're new here aren't you?" He asked standing by her side looking out onto the car park.
"Yeah, it's my first day" she realised how excited & needed she sounded so decided to lower her tone. "First break as well actually so I'd better make it quick."
"So apart from your success of getting cigarettes off complete strangers how is your first day?"
Zoe stood in shock, she didn't expect him to have an actual conversation with her. "That's a good question..." she was trying the think of something to say to impress him.
"Is it too difficult?" he asked chuckling to himself looking at her from the corner of his eyes.
"Oh...No...I...Erm" she took a breath and gave him her cheekiest smile "It's too soon to tell, what do you do anyway?" He took a drag of his cigarette before replying, "Too difficult?" Zoe asked. He smiled, 'My god he has a gorgeous smile'
"Let me guess" she said "Something to do with pencil pushing?"
"Very funny" he replied "No I'm actually the lead consultant here, I'm Max...Well Dr Walker"
'Shit' Zoe thought. 'What the hell would a guy like him with looks like that & money see in a porter' She felt her hopes suddenly dwindle. "Really?" she didn't know what to say. "I'm Zoe, Well I'd best be getting back" Zoe suddenly felt very awkward. She stubbed her cigarette with her shoe and walked back into the ED.
'What a peculiar girl' Max thought. He was intrigued by her and wanted to know her better.