Chapter 4-Chats and Plans
A few weeks later…
Zoe's dad had started his chemo, often he was too ill to have it at the hospital so Zoe and Tess administered it at Zoe and Max's house.
Zoe found it difficult, putting the drip into her father's arm or hand, she often collapsed into tears soon afterwards. But Max was always there with a hug, and a kiss.
"I feel so tired of this" Zoe stated one morning, she and Max were snuggled up on the sofa together.
"I know" Max said, rubbing her back gently.
"What's the time, by the way? We need to be in work for two" Zoe asked, snuggling into him.
"It's only 11" Max reassured her.
"Good, Tess is coming round with the next lot of chemo for Dad at 1:30, I'll help her with that and then we can go, Mum's going to look after Sophia and Ethan today, by the way" Zoe answered as Ethan began to wriggle around in her arms.
"What's up with you? Mr Wriggler!" Zoe asked her son. Ethan simply yawned at her.
"He's cheeky" Max laughed.
"He is!" Zoe agreed, placing a kiss on Ethan's cheek. "I wouldn't change the pair of them for the world, though"
"I wouldn't change you for the world either"
"Oh shut up" Zoe laughed.
At this, Sophia clapped her hands.
"Did she just?"
"She did! Come on Soph, do it again!" Zoe said, clapping her hands to see if the baby would imitate her.
"Ma-ma" said Sophia, then clapped her hands together,
Max cuddled his daughter close. "Clever girl!" he praised her.
"She is" Zoe agreed.
Sophia clapped her hands again, with what seemed a smug grin on her face.
"Yes, you're a clever girl!" Zoe grinned, she knew that Sophia knew that she was being talked about.
"We've come so far as a couple" Max reflected.
"How d'you mean?" Zoe asked.
"Well, I never thought that when I bought you those lilies I'd be engaged to you almost two years later"
"Me neither. Remember when Robyn nearly caught us the next day?"
"Yes, and our argument! I thought I'd lost you" Max said.
"You did, a few months later. But then I decided to come back and crash my car, and as they say, the rest is history!" Zoe laughed.
"Yep! Max agreed. "Anyway, I'm going to go and ask your parents what they want for lunch, d'you have any preference?"
"Anything apart from wholemeal bread, even the sight of it is making me feel sick at the moment!"
Max handed Ethan to Zoe and left the room. Zoe checked her phone.
"Oh my God!" she said, as she realized something, the date was February 27th, on February 28th last year Max had proposed to her. At that moment, her phone buzzed, indicating a text from Max.
"I hear you've remembered the date tomorrow? Well we might be going out for dinner! Xxx" it read.
"Ah okay, without the twins? :-/ you sure they'll be okay? Xxx"
"Yes! Your mum and dad are looking after them, I've just confirmed it! Anyway get that gorgeous bum of yours downstairs and talk to me instead of texting me! Xxx" he answered.
A/N
Any guesses as to why the 28th of February is special for Zax? Hint: A certain ep of Cas was aired on that day! Teehee :P
Oh and I'm not sure when I'm going to update next, I'm off on my holidays on Monday and I'm not back until next Sunday-I will try to update during the week though!
Reviews welcome,
Laura xxx