The next morning Nick was in the kitchen cleaning up and making coffee and breakfast, he had a headache which either caused by his brain Tumor or by last night's binge drinking. He saw the empty bottles of wine on the floor and groaned heavily, picking them up and putting them in the bin. He carried on clearing up when Adam appeared in the doorway,"Alright, stranger?", he said in a husky voice. Nick nearly dropped one of the bottles in shock, he'd forgotten that Adam was there. "Jesus Christ Adam! You nearly gave me heart attack!" He said in an angry voice and Adam was taken aback. Then Nick took several deep breaths. "Look, I'll go and leave to get ready. See you later." Adam said awkwardly. Nick watched him go, his heart breaking.
Later that Day, Nick was dealing with a woman who sustained serious injuries in a joyride accident when Adam walked past, checking on a little girl who had just had her tonsils removed. Nick watched his every move, feeling guilty that he was hard on him that morning. He didn't regret last night, not one bit but he feared that if everyone else found out, their careers would be in tatters. "Hello? Earth to Nick." It was Zoe. Nick was brought out of his reverie. "Sorry Zoe. I was miles away." He said mumbled dreamily and Zoe rolled her eyes. "Yeah, well make sure that you keep an eye on your patient. She has had a very nasty accident and may need an operation to reduce the swelling in her brain." Nick closely examined his patient, she did need an operation and there was a lot of internal bleeding. Summoning Charlie and Lenny, they both took the patient into theatre while Nick went to check on an old man who had fallen down the stairs and dislocated his hips. He gave a small smile to Adam who smiled back.
It was an arousing sight.
"Hello Mr Fairbrother. Let's give you an examination shall we?", Nick was saying and Adam, who was now going for his break, watched him out of the corner of his eye. He was so intrigued by him.
When both their shifts had finished, Adam was changing in the locker rooms when Nick approached him. "Listen if last night was just a one night stand..." Adam had started to say but Nick cut him off. "I don't know what it was to be honest. Moment of madness or the start of something beautiful. I should be the one apologising because I took advantage of you." Adam took Nicks hand in his own. "You didn't take advantage of me. I kinda wanted to happen because recently I've been feeling confused about how I feel about you. Whether I want friendship or something more. Much more." He said softly and Nick looked really surprised. So adam had wanted what he wanted. He couldn't help but smile. "Adam, I have been thinking exactly the same. Well have to take things slowly, see where we go from there. And I know where to start." He added in an excited tone. "I checked when your next holiday is and its also when I'm of work. So, how about that week, we will get to know each other properly. What do you say?", Adam stared at him for a few moments then he grinned and nodded, "I'd like that."
As Adam went of to the pub Nick watched him go and couldn't wait for their holidays to come. He was going to enjoy them. For once.