Author's Note: Hey! This is my first fanfic kinda scary and don't really know where I'm going with this but will try to update every day, depends how much homework I get though! I Love Nick and Zoe and they just need to be together, love reading other fanfics bout them so thought I would write one. They all seem to be set a long time ago after the whole pregnancy thing but I thought I would set mine now. At the beginning Nick and Yvonne are still together and Zoe is still alone hopefully things can change though. If no one likes it I will delete it. Unfortunately all mistakes are mine. Please review; add to favourites, so on... God, I'm rambling now...ENJOY!

Disclaimer: I don't own Casualty or any of the characters or, trust me, Nick and Zoe would still be together and Ruth and Jay would have never left!

Chapter 1

There was a knock on the door

'Come in' sounded Nick's voice. He looked up, hoping it was Zoe; he always did, even so far on he longed for her to come through that door.

'Only me' said a familiar voice. Yvonne was standing at the door with a friendly look on her face.

'DCI Rippon, how can I help you?' asked Nick.

'We are just here to investigate the suspicious death of a patient of yours' said Yvonne.

'No one's fault I hope' said Nick worriedly.

'We don't know yet, but I hope not, for your sake' replied Yvonne.

'That aside I was just wondering if you were free tonight to go out for a drink?' She enquired with a glimmer of hope.

'Of course, pick you up at 8pm?' he asked.

'Fine' and with that she left.

Nick was left with a childish look on his face; he never thought he could be this happy again. He never thought he'd get that excited feeling within him after Zoe but it was happening. Was he really falling for this woman he knew so little about and who didn't know the one thing that set him apart, the fact that he wasn't going to be there for her for a lot longer.

He needed to tell her, he knew that. But how? He couldn't risk losing her, not now.

Nick left his office with a huge weight firmly placed on his broad shoulders and he made his way along the hall to the heart on Holby.

The doors of the ED crashed open and the first patient of the day came hurtling in.

End of first chapter, I do hope you like! Boring chapter I know, all this in English about gripping the reader on the first chapter, well I know I haven't done that but please carry on reading. It will get better, promise!