When tess found out that she was pregnant she confided in zoe, told her everything like who the father was (fletch), but tess needed time to sort things out so she gathered up her leave and zoe let tess have 3 months off, 3 months away from holby.

Tess was nearly 4 months pregnate when she left, she covered her small bump up, and only zoe knew about it xause she hadnt told anyone else not even charlie or the father of her baby, fletch. Tess didn't even end things with fletch and she didn't even tell anyone except zoe that she was going away for 3 months and zoe was the one that had to break the news once tess left.

"wheres tess" charlie asked zoe the next day

"can everyone gather round" said zoe

All the doctors and nurses gathered round, charlie knew that this wasn't good

"tess has left us" said zoe " but only for 3 months so she will be back"

Zoe walked away to her office while everyone took in the news while charlie followed zoe into her office

"why had tess left us for 3 months, exactly?" said charlie to zoe

"sorry I cant really answer that" said zoe

"I knew that there was something wrong" said charlie

"I am sorry" said zoe "but when tess was here she told me not to tell anyone, so I can't really assume that she wants me to tell people now"

"ok I understand" said charlie

Charlie was just about to walk out of the office when he was stopped by zoe

"you can still contact her" said zoe

"thanks" said charlie

3 months later...

It was a saturday morning and tess was texting zoe.

"so when can I come back to work" tess texted zoe

"tess your 7 months pregnate your going to go off on maturnaty leave soon anyway" zoe text tess

"I am bored" tess text zoe

"ok monday then, but strictly paper work or small injuries" zoe text tess

"ok, thanks, see you on monday" tess text zoe

"see you then" zoe texted tess

Monday soon came, and tess wondered if zoe had told everyone that she was pregnate, tess had kept in regular contact with charlie by texting him.

Tess looked up at the E.D sign and slowly tess walked into the reception area, the E.D was quite busy but no one seamed to notice her, tess walked to her locker and opened the locker door, zoe had left new work clothes on top of her locker so tess got changed into then. Tess kept her locker door open and got her phone out.

"Just arrived" Tess texted to charlie and Zoe

"see you soon, I am in my office" zoe texted back

"meet you in staffroom" charlie texted back

Tess was still in her locker, she was sticking a picture of her latest scan on the inside door when charlie came in, charlie knew that tess was there but couldn't actually see her past her open locker door.

"so your back" said charlie

"yes" said tess

"for good" said charlie

"well I have no more leave left" said tess "and I missed you's all to much"

"well" said charlie "what can I say"

Tess and charlie laughed

"well I have to go and see zoe" said tess

Tess closed her locker door turned the key then turned around to charlie who looked like he had, had seen a ghost.