Chapter 4

Ryan arrived at the hospital in the ambulance and Zoë pulled up in the hummer. She got out and saw Ryan as he was being wheeled into the entrance. She walked over to him.

"Hey, how're you feeling?" She said as she placed a gentle hand on his shoulder as they walked in with him.

"Fine, just wet" he said looking up to her with a small chuckle.

"Yeah, well I just wanted you to get checked out. You weren't breathing for a moment back there." Ryan looked up at her serious face. They walked into the hospital where Nathan met with them.

"Not you again?" Nathan said to Zoë.

"I'm afraid so, I can't be that bad, can I?" Nathan looked her up and down.

"No, I'm only joking." Nathan replied with a gentle smile before the paramedics then updated him.

"Through to that cubicle please." He directed them as they wheeled Ryan through to the cubical and helped him on to the bed. Nathan walked in followed by Zoë as the paramedics left. Nathan gave Ryan a check over. Ryan only had symptoms of a very mild concussion, Nathan then checked his lungs. He moved his stethoscope around Ryan's chest as he asked Ryan to take deep breaths.

"Your lungs sound clear, but I'm going to send you for an x-ray anyway, just to be sure." Nathan said as he wrote on a slip for the x-ray. He gave the slip to Ryan and directed him and Zoë to x-ray. Zoë and Ryan walked over to x-ray and gave the slip to one of the technicians. Ryan went in for the x-ray and then came out 5 minutes later. They walked back to the cubical where Nathan met with them again as Ryan sat on the bed.

"Why are you wet Zoë? You didn't fall in as well, did you?" Nathan asked standing at the end of the bed.

"Oh no, I jumped in after Ryan." She said with a smile.

"Ah, okay. Do you guys want to come through to this room?" Nathan showed them in to another room where he sat at the desk and logged on to look at Ryan's x-ray.

"It looks completely clear; I think I can discharge you now." Nathan said as he turned to look at Ryan.

"I told you I was fine." Ryan said as he turned to Zoë.

"I wanted to make sure, you almost died Ryan." She looked at him, hugging Horatio's jacket to try and keep warm, as the air con was making her cold.

"You can go home now, but you're to rest for the day, no working today." He said to Ryan and Ryan nodded at him.

"Thank you Nathan." Zoë said with a smile.

"Not a problem. Ryan, if you have any problems or queries, please ring or pop back." Ryan gave him a nod and shook his hand as they stood. Zoë shook his hand too and they both left.

"Come on, I'll drive you home." Zoë said as she put her hand on Ryan's damp back as he carried his jacket.

"My car is at MDPD, could you give me a lift there please?" Ryan asked as they walked out of the hospital.

"If you're sure you're okay to drive?" Zoë questioned

"I'm positive that I'm okay." Ryan said with a raised eyebrow and a smile.

"Okay then pretty boy."

"Pretty boy, again?" Ryan chuckled a little.

"Well, you need to sort your hair out and then you'll be pretty boy again." Zoë said with a smile as they walked over to her hummer. They got to the front when Ryan stopped.

"You okay?" Zoë questioned looking at him concerned.

"Yeah, I just didn't say thank you to you. Thank you Zoë, you saved my life." He said with a shy smile.

"Not a problem honey." She said with a wide smile as she rubbed his arm. They got into the hummer and Zoë drove to the lab, Zoë pulled into the car park.

"If you need anything, give me a ring okay? And you're sure you're okay?" Zoë asked.

"Will do thank you. Yes, I'm fine." Ryan looked over into her chocolate brown eyes.