It was the usual time of the day when Zoe and Max took their break. Max, resting against the entrance of the hospital, saw her walking towards him looking exhausted as ever.
"Zo, you look exhausted! You okay?" Max asked, concerned.
"I feel exhausted! I'm just not sure whether I can cope with Connie on my back 24/7. She's been giving me sly looks all morning!"exclaimed Zoe.
Despite her ignoring what Connie had to say most of the time, this time she had got to Zoe. She was worried enough about what people would have to say about her relationship, and the fact that Connie was so hasty to have her say knocked her confidence a little. Max, however, was her rock and was always there to build her back up again.
"Oh Zo, come here" Max pulled Zoe into his warm chest. This was the one place where Zoe felt completely safe. He kissed her forehead as a small tear trickeled down her cheek. "Zo, don't cry! Don't let her get to you!"
"I'm sorry. I...I guess she just knows how to push my buttons. But thank you for standing by me, I guess I'm just being silly." answered Zoe, attempting to hold back her tears.
"I guess she does, but seriously, don't let her get to you! You're my beautiful silly princess and I won't let anyone upset you again. Understand?" said Max reassuringly, as he pulled her closer once more.
She kissed him passionately before she let go and headed back inside. Max stood there with the thought of her upset still wavering through his mind. 'How could someone be so selfish to make my Zoe upset?' he thought. He quickly put out his cigarette and headed back inside...with a plan.
"Ah Max, could you take this patient up to x-ray immediately please?" Connie ordered.
"Sorry, no can do." replied Max, pleased with what he had just said.
"Why on earth not? I don't pay you to just stand around all day and pull everyone of my staff. Now can you please take Mr Anderson up to x-ray" answered Connie, sounding fairly annoyed.
"Like I said before, no. No I can't." Max replied, simply ignoring her unrequired remark. 'Of course I don't pull all of her staff, Zoe is the one I love' Max thought, as he gave small smile to himself. As he turned around, he noticed Zoe smiling at him gleefully. Max gave her a cheeky wink which was followed by him signalling her to follow him. She quickly came up with an excuse to leave her patient and subtly followed Max.
"Max, where are we going?" Zoe exclaimed.
"Wait and see..." replied Max, mysteriously.
Soon enough, they found themselves in a familiar location – Max's 'office' – of course, neither of them were fully dressed soon after she locked the door.
