Chapter 1
Something is missing
Zoe and Max had been together for about 4 months now, they were inseparable and at work keeping their relationship a secret was proving difficult
Tess, who had known Zoe for such a long time that she knew her inside out. She could tell that something was up with Zoe, but she wasn't going to interfere because Zoe was so happy. It had been tough for Zoe, losing her position as clinical lead to Connie, but somehow she had managed to keep smiling the whole way through, and now she was happier than ever.
It was an early start for Zoe, whose shift started at 7am, but she didn't mind, Max was on the same shift so she would be able to keep herself going just by seeing his cheeky grin and hearing his cheesy jokes that were aimed just towards Zoe, although the ED didn't exactly know that.
In the past few weeks Robyn had also noticed a difference in Max, who seemed to always be in a good mood, even when she annoyed him, he would just shake it off as if he didn't have a care in the world. Robyn had seen him happy like this before and knew what it was, it was Max finding a girl he loved, and not only did he click with her, but she clicked with him and they made each other happy.
But this time Robyn noticed a difference, the happiness he always had in him was almost permanent, always there and it had been for much longer than she had ever experienced
It had been a few days after Zoe left on her long break, that Robyn noticed a difference in his behaviour again, he was always moping around like a little puppy taken away from his mum, Robyn suspected he'd had a fall out with his girlfriend or actually broken up with her.
Max was in a bad way, he missed Zoe so much, the way her beauty would send tingles down his spine, and how she would always laugh at his jokes, which he no longer kept going, as there wasn't much point without Zoe.
As much as Zoe missed Max while she was away, she knew it was for the best, after all, she was a lot older than him. But on the whole trip away from the ED, she felt something was different, like something was missing.