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"Cal, I have a proposition for you" Zoe smiled as she sat down, totally ignoring max beside her
"Dr Hanna" Cal smiled, moving closer like a womanizing switch had just been flicked "may I say how magnificent you look"
"Cut the crap" Zoe smiled as she moved away, a frown quickly appearing on Cal's face
Max's childish laughter was ringing in Zoe's ears.
"Many have tried but many have also failed" max smiled at Cal
"And your one that's tried and miserably failed" Zoe was quick to fight back, not even giving Max a glance
"So, Dr Hanna what can I do for you" Cal's professionalism kicked in, as if nothing had ever happened
"Swap with Charlie" Zoe was quick off the mark
"And why would I do that?"
"Because if you don't I could and would make your work life a misery"
"Deal" Cal pushed his chair back, like a rabbit runny away from a fox
"How did you get him to move?" Charlie smiled as he took which was now his seat, beside Zoe
"I have my ways" Zoe smiled, taking a small sip of her wine
Charlie smiled as he glanced to his side where he saw lofty and max, people that he hadn't noticed when he first sat down.
"In case you haven't noticed I'm in the room beside you" Zoe smiled as she sipped her wine "hope you don't snore"
"Not that you'll be sleeping much tonight" only lofty didn't hear Max's sneaky comment as he reached for his pint
Zoe rolled her eyes, being the only woman at the table tonight was going to be hard. She was hoping and praying that someone would come and save her.
"How was LA" Charlie had been practicing his small talk all evening
"Good" Zoe smiled seeing Max's sunken face "I'm glad you brought it up, maybe you could come with me next time"
"I would but who knows, when I come back I might not even have a job" Charlie commented, raising his pint of beer to his mouth like he was drowning his sorrows "Connie and Tess have suggested retirement"
"Suggested?!" Zoe questioned "that doesn't sound like twiddle Dee and twiddle dumb, I'm sure they were more opinionated than that"
Charlie's face broke out in a full smile, one of the first of the night.
Zoe smiled into her glass of wine, her smile soon turning to a shocked frown when the shape of a hand was felt on her leg.
Acting as if everything was fine, Zoe set her glass down.
Max was lost in conversation with lofty while Zoe felt extremely uncomfortable, especially when she saw that Charlie had noticed the position of Max's hand.
Laughing with lofty and max, Charlie glanced at Zoe giving her a worrying frown.
"If you don't remove your hand from my leg right now you will be fishing it out of the sea for Connie to reattach!" Zoe's whisper was quiet but sharp
Max held Zoe's hand and slipped a note in to it when she had finally got fed up and decided to take matters into her own hands.
But what does the note say?
Will Charlie suspect that there is anything going on?
And is it safe for Charlie to have a room right next to Zoe's?
