"Leave it with me, I'll talk to him tomorrow." Zoe told Rita as they both watched Dylan walk away from them.

"Can I steal my fiancé back?" Max asked, appearing at the pub door where their engagement party was taking place on the other side. Zoe stared at him for a second, still not quite believing that they'd taken the next step in their relationship the previous night, before putting out the cigarette that she'd barely taken two drags of.

"Of course you can, she's all yours. Congratulations again." Rita told Max, before she disappeared back inside the pub, leaving Max and Zoe outside the pub alone. He stepped closer towards her, and could instantly tell that something was wrong.

"What's up Zo? I know we said we weren't going to tell people but look how happy for us every single person in that room was, we have all the time in the world to get the details sorted but for now let's just enjoy being an engaged couple." Max explained, taking her hands in his as he spoke. There was no denying that he was the sweetest guy that she'd even been with, he could tell whenever something was even slightly wrong, even if he was wrong about what was causing it.

"I don't care that they know, they'd have found out at some point anyway. It's just something that's going on with Dylan, I'll tell you about it later. For now though Mr Walker, I think we should probably go back into our party, after all it isn't a party unless I'm there."

"I'd always heard rumours that Zoe Hanna was the life and soul of the party, never thought I'd see it though." Max teased as Zoe pressed herself up against Max, reaching up slightly to whisper in his ear.

"Well then you do have a lot to learn." She whispered and then pulled back slightly and took one of her hands out of his. "Let's get back in there."

"So how did he propose?" Robyn asked as she sat down with her step-brother and her future sister in law, while they all shared a bottle of champagne.

"It's not the romantic story you're wanting Robyn." Zoe warned, thinking back to the events off the previous day with meeting Max's mum and then storming off, ready to walk away from Max. "It wasn't a good day, let's just say Max's mum didn't approve of him dating me."

"Zoe was ready to walk away, until I stopped her and asked her to marry me while she cried, and of course she said yes." Max interrupted, as he saw his wife to be well up.

"The Walker charm always wears people down." Robyn laughed, topping up the three half empty glasses with champagne.

"Yeah, it doesn't feel real." Zoe spoke, still unable to believe that they were engaged, still not quite able to comprehend how far they'd come in just over a year of being together. She wasn't sure she'd ever get used to the happiness she felt whenever she even caught sight of Max, nor the way he made her heart skip a beat when he smiled at her. The music played in the background, going from sad song to sad song. "Can you play some happier music please? It's an engagement party, not a wake." She called over to the bar staff who immediately changed the music that was on to happier songs, causing Max to stand up next to her, take her hand and serenade her. For a second no one else seemed to exist, it was just them as he continued to sing to her, their eyes locked on one another's. A collective 'aww' from her friends and colleagues brought her somewhat back to reality as Max finished his song.

The party ended quite early to allow the medics to sleep before their shift in the morning. Max and Zoe walked into their flat, both having drunk slightly too much for the second night in a row. She was walking on a cloud nine and felt as if nothing could bring her down at that moment.

"Are you coming to bed baby?" Max asked Zoe, who was stood on the balcony looking over the bay that their flat overlooked.

"In a minute, I'm just thinking." Zoe replied, as she felt his arms wrap around her waist from behind her.

"Anything interesting?" He asked, a smile spreading across Zoe's face as she felt his breath on her cheek.

"I love you Max, this is the beginning of our lives together and I can't wait." Zoe told him, feeling safe and comfortable while in his arms.

"Our lives together started the moment you kissed me Zo', this is just another stone in the pavement. What was it that you wanted to talk to me about, Dylan wasn't it?" He asked, still concerned about her earlier problem despite being far from sober.

"It doesn't matter." She told him after a few seconds, having turned in his arms to kiss him. "Like I always say, you're too good to be true. You're too good to really be mine."