She awoke in a bedroom, it wasn't her own but it was one that over the past few months she'd come to know inside out, much like she had the owner of the room. His arms were around her waist as he spooned her. They'd been practically inseparable outside of work since they'd gotten together and even inside of work occasionally, every night they were either in his room or her flat.
The nature of their relationship was something that hadn't been discussed and no words shared which would indicate the seriousness of their relationship, or even that they were really in one. Something had changed between them, she could feel it and it was becoming more evident each day. A serious declaration was coming and although she enjoyed Max's company and felt something for him, the fact that they were about to get it out into the open terrified her. Zoe hadn't been in a serious relationship since Nick and her had split, actually she hadn't really had anything that could be construed as a relationship since then. She honestly thought that when she was in relationships, it was her who ruined them. Ever since commitment had terrified her, maybe that was why she'd failed as Clinical Lead.
This why she was up at 2:59AM, she was panicked so couldn't sleep so instead she chose to watch the clock tick as she thought. It wasn't as could just get out of bed, as one it wasn't her house to just wander around and two Robyn and Lofty shared a house with Max, and considering no one knew about her and Max, it might have appeared more than a little odd if they'd found her in their house at this hour. That could only lead to things getting worse, it could lead to things becoming even more serious way too soon.
She rolled over in Max's arms and watched as he instantly moved to accommodate her while still holding her in his sleep. He loved her, that was obvious to her even though he had yet to say it, she should have been thrilled considering that she had some strong feelings for him too, ones that she wasn't ready to admit to, however she was becoming more and more scared with every passing moment. She had a decision to make and it had to be done swiftly.