"I have it put the ED first Max, and my own, personal satisfaction, second." Zoe sighed, gesturing to the boxes of admin in her car. She could feel him inching closer, his face moving slowly towards hers.
"Just to clarify, this…personal satisfaction? We're talking about the filing, right?" He asked, his voice barely more than a whisper as his head cocked to the side and he moved closer towards her.
"Yeah" she agreed, with a nod. Her head titled to fit with his, their lips joining ever so briefly. She could feel the sparks fly as they kissed, it had been a long time since anyone had made her feel like that, she felt like a teenager again. He made her feel alive, she forgot all of her worries when he was around.
He stood up to walk away as their kiss ended. She was still determined to keep their relationship a secret, he didn't mind – the prospect of being caught added to their excitement. It was then he noticed that she was still bent over the boot of her car, securing the filing, his eyes were drawn automatically to her bum and he knew exactly what his next move would be. With a quick check to make sure there was no one around he drew his hand back and slapped her.
"No!" She called her body jerking forward slightly "Don't. Do. That." Her protests were futile, he never listened to a word she said anyway. It wasn't that she minded; she just wasn't used to men treating her like this, and as much as she would never admit it she enjoyed the different style of relationship that Max provided.
He turned around with a cheeky grin, raised an eyebrow and spoke quietly "Why? You enjoyed it last night" and with a chuckle he headed back into the ED leaving her blushing in the car park.
.
She barely seen him all day, the only times were to reprimand or send him on errands. She knew the rest of the ED were pissed off with her, they had all blown her off when she'd offered to take them out for breakfast. She noticed Max still hovering by his locker as the others left and she turned to him, hoping he'd take her up on the offer. "You know, someone once told me their favourite meal was breakfast" she spoke, her voice laden with suggestion.
He seemed not to notice the suggestion she posed to him, brushing past her "yeah…" He agreed walking to the door at the other side of the room. He wasn't happy with her, she blamed him for the patient going missing earlier even though it wasn't his fault. He couldn't lose his job.
"Max, wait!" She called after him, crossing the room in three strides to meet him. Her fingers closed around his bicep and she pulled him back, kissing him softly in the dim light of the staffroom. Their kiss was brief but it said all it needed to. "I'm sorry about earlier" she whispered her fingers still closed around his arm, the gentle pressure of her fingers made the entire situation real. "I shouldn't have snapped, I know it wasn't your fault. I could always make it up to you?" She teased, looking him up and down; the look in her eyes told him exactly what she was suggesting.
"I suppose" he conceded, glad he'd get to spend the night with her. They were both off tomorrow, there'd be nothing to worry about. "I'll meet you at your car" he whispered his hand smacking her for the second time that day as he walked passed.
Zoe only shook her head as she headed towards her office to collect her things.
"Robyn's out tonight" Max informed her as she let them both into her car. His house was much closer than hers, it would save them valuable time.
Zoe grinned to herself as she started the ignition and pulled out of the car park, turning left instead if her normal right and heading towards his house. She was definitely back in his good books.