Cold Kisses 3

"Where have you been?" Rita asked just over an hour later as Zoe seemed to come out of hiding and grace the nearly empty ED department with her presence.

"Here, there and everywhere. I'm a busy woman Rita." Zoe laughed and walked off towards cubicles to see the two patients that they had in. "Lisa, I'm here to check how Hettie's doing, while you're waiting would you like me to get you a cuppa?"

"I'd love a coffee please, will she be okay for a few minutes while I go and ring her dad?" Lisa asked.

"I'll get someone on it and yeah of course, I'll stay with her." Zoe smiled and set about taking the wriggling baby's temperature, which was steadily coming down.

"Did someone order a coffee?" Max asked, pulling back the cubicle curtains to see Zoe sitting on the chair with the young baby in her arms.

"Yeah, this one's mum, just put it on the side. Lisa's gone to phone Hettie's dad and asked me to watch her for a minute and it's hardly as if I'm rushed off my feet here."

"You have a point. I'd be surprised if she got any signal, the snow is coming down thick and fast out there, the back-up generator has already had to kick in here as the power in Holby has gone down."

"Great." Came Zoe's sarcastic reply.

"Damn you radio, if you're going to be my only company for a while, whilst I'm stuck then at least stop saying the same thing and repeating the same songs." Connie whispered, now questioning for the hundredth time why she had put the battery operated radio she kept in her car on. Her cold breath was visible even in the confines of her car, the blanket wrapped around her was doing little to warm her now and with the car heating not being on, to save her car battery, and she was now cursing herself for even leaving the house this morning. She'd been on of, what appeared to be, many motorists who had set off that day and found themselves stuck on the road with the snow getting thicker on the road surface.

"Holby is experiencing the worst snow storms it has seen it over 20 years, with most of the city now buried in 12 inches of snow. Many parts of the city are experiencing power outages, the advice is to stay in and keep warm. Holby Hospital ED has been shut due to the roads into it being closed, many other roads are also closed. Experts are warning people to stay indoors unless it's an absolute emergency." The radio spoke, again repeating something they had told her not half an hour before.

"You've said that 12 times since I got in the car." She sighed, getting ever more grumpy with every passing minute.

"Max is it just me or is it getting colder in here?" Rita asked as she sat in the staff room with a mug of coffee.

"I think it might be the junior ice queen over there." Max whispered cheekily, gesturing to Lily who was sat on the sofa.

"I'm serious Max." Rita emphasised, pulling her cardigan closer around her body.

"Maybe the door at the front is open, I'll check."

"Okay, if you see Zoe on your travels then tell her I've made her a drink." Rita called as he left.

"Oh don't worry, she's in with the baby and her mother." Max called back.

A/N I'm sorry for the awful chapter but I'd forgotten about this story until someone on Facebook reminded me about it, this is kind of building up to something, which you might of guessed. This chapter is short and probably not the best but I'm trying to get back into this story.

Beth x