Chapter Nine- Birthday Plans

Idea for this was inspired by Tuesday's (02/02/16) wonderful episode with so much Zollie! OMG real Zollie, waited so long! There are quite a few scenes from the episode in the first half of this chapter setting up the story. Those I can't take credit for (BBC to thank for them). But then I thought it would be good to continue Zosia's Birthday evening story seen as all the seeds were planted!

THEREFORE, LOTS OF SPOILERS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS CHAPTER IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT EPISODE :)

"Ollie have you booked anywhere for tonight? Dad seems to think you haven't and now wants to take me out for a birthday meal." Zosia said hesitantly.

"You said you weren't bothered for going out Zosh, so I was going to cook." He smiled at her hoping.

"Really!?" Zosia is shocked about the cooking.

"Yes 'Spaghetti Alle Vongole', I have bought Clams, and I have learnt how to make Pasta from scratch, I have been practising, got one of those rolly out pasta things." He says really smug and proud of himself.

"My favourite! And you bought Clams?" Zosia is beaming at him shocked at the effort he has gone to and then she giggles.

"What?!" Ollie looks at her completely serious.

"Nothing" She replies still laughing.

"Look if you want to hang out with your Dad then that's fine, we can do it another time." Ollie gives her the choice; he smiles and wanders off to check on his patient.

Zosia just stands there thinking; does she spend the evening with her Dad or Ollie? Her Dad is lonely, but has spent the entire day laying into Ollie. And Ollie had gone to so much effort, planning to cook for her and he has given her the choice.

She has made her decision.

She approaches her Father's office, knocking on the door. "Hi" She says as she enters "Ollie had planned something, so I will be spending the evening with him."

"I have already booked the table." Guy replies as if there is no negotiating.

"Cancel it. I thought we had got all this sorted dad, let me be happy or back off please!" She says leaving, her dad looking less than impressed.

Zosia then searches around the ward in the hope of finding Ollie before he goes home alone, thinking she had picked her Dad's birthday plans. She realised that it might have upset Ollie more than he let on that she might go out with her Dad. She finally found him in the locker room, putting his coat on ready to go.

"There you are. Are we going then?" She asks Ollie.

"I thought you had plans?" He seems shocked.

"Yes I do, watching you making pasta and then having to order pizza when you get it wrong." She says sarcastically.

"O ye of little faith." Ollie says kissing her and then they start to head to the door.

"Hang on, I was going to give you this later but you can have it now." He says handing her a wrapped box.

She opens it staring at a Stethoscope and then looks up to him. "A Stethoscope."

"It's not just any stethoscope. This is the Ferrari of Cardiology Stethoscopes, trust me." Ollie replied.

"What's this?" She asks looking at some foreign writing engraved on it.

"Oh I had it engraved. It means 'My heart is in your hands.'" He says pointing to each word as he translated.

"It's beautiful, thank you." She kisses him.

As they then made their way into the lift, knowing her Dad was watching, Zosia decided to wind him up.

"So spaghetti for dinner; what is for pudding?" she smirks and passionately kisses Ollie as the doors of the lift close and Guy just blankly stares at them.


Their kiss continues until they reach the ground floor. "I hope that was a sneak peek of pudding and not just to wind your dad up!" Ollie says as they break apart.

"Can't it be both?" She smiles mischievously.

"I like the sound of that birthday girl." He grabs her hand as they exit the hospital.

"I have never really liked the fuss of birthdays. Especially the extent my Dad goes to. All those bloody balloons in the staff room! What a waste of..."

"A waste of helium" Ollie said in sync with Zosia. "I may have told him that the helium would be better used for MRI Machines."

"I bet he loved you saying that to him!" She looked at him.

"Yeah he twanged a balloon in my face." Ollie admitted reluctantly.

"I am secretly really happy you picked spending your birthday with me; likely blowing up the kitchen instead of some posh meal at The Olive Garden with your Dad." Ollie says.

"I would make the same decision every time."

"Well that is a real confidence booster!" Ollie laughs.

"Right then I shall be reminding you of my loyalty to you later on if that's the case." She gives him that usual expression he can't mistake.

"You are insatiable today Zosh, I have lost count of the snogs we've had. Possibly broken records."

"Not complaining are you Oliver?"

"No of course not my dear Zosia, I love it."

"And my excuse is that it is my birthday."

"…And" he looks at her questioning how that can be an excuse.

"Come on! You know what happens on a birthday?"

Ollie just smirks at his girlfriend, knowing exactly what she is meaning.

"Birthday sex is always that little bit more, I don't know, special I suppose." She says once they are in the privacy of Ollie's car.

"So that's the reason why you were steered into spending the evening with me." Ollie says part sarcasm part seriously.

"No that's an added bonus. With or without, I know I will have a far better time with you than I would if I was sat in some posh restaurant trying to think of what to talk to my Dad about. I am so relaxed and happy to just be me when I am with you and I never tire of your company. That and there is no doubt that you'll have me in hysterics all evening attempting to cook."

He briefly looks at her beaming before focusing back on the road. "I feel the same way Zosh, I don't think I have ever been so open, relaxed and yeah, myself with anyone before. And why is my cooking on the receiving end of all the abuse today?" Ollie replies.

"Because I have never seen you cook without some aspect of it going wrong, even if it turns out okay in the end." She teases him.

"That is going to be the case today. It will be fine in the end! I don't deny I'll probably cock it up at some point in the middle." Ollie chuckles.

"Well at least you're honest!" Zosia laughs at him.

"What can I say? I am a heart surgeon, that's how I work; I have to just dive in, make a mess and quite a lot of the time there is a problem to face, but I sort it most the time don't I?" He says not actually attempting to be funny.

Zosia bursts into laughter.

"What?" Ollie questions what has tickled her.

"That is one of the best things I have ever heard Ollie!" Zosia giggles.

To be continued! :)