(Okay, who was in tears at last nights casualty? Nick and Zoe at the end was so heartbreaking... I need them to get back together ASAP... Id like to answer a review first... Can I just say that to the guest that wrote 'That jess is really annoying. Let her die already." Jess is actually based on me, so I found that a little bit insulting... But you didn't know that. And, If Jess did die, you wouldn't want Zoe and Nick to feel bad would you? Jess is their daughter! So i'm not going to moderate the review. Okay, back to the story...)
"Zoe, I really think you should get something to eat or drink." Nick said. "You have been sitting there for hours now."
"Im not leaving her." Zoe said, shaking her head.
Zoe had been sat next to Jess ever since she woke up. It was now around lunch time, and Zoe hadn't eaten anything that day.
"Come on Zoe." Nick pleaded. "Let me buy you a coffee."
"Im fine Nick." Zoe said. "She will wake up soon, and if I leave, she will wake."
"Isn't that a good thing? She might wake quicker." Nick said.
"I want to be here when she wakes up." Zoe said. "If I leave and she wakes, I won't be there."
"Come with me." Nick said, standing infront of her. "This isn't good for you."
"What isn't?" Zoe asked.
"Not eating or drinking." He took hold of her hand and Zoe sighed.
"Fine." Zoe stood up and put her hand on his arm. "But quickly."
"Okay." Nick said, and they walked to the staff room cautiously, hand in hand.
People were still running in and out of the ED but no one had managed to unlock the staff room. They went in the back way, and Nick put the kettle on.
"So." Zoe said. "How's the riot?"
"Still going on full blast." Nick said. "They don't know how long its going to last."
"Great." Zoe rolled her eyes.
"All this over a protest." Nick sighed, as the kettle clicked off. Nick made the coffee and handed one to Zoe. She took a sip and relief took over her face.
"You make the best coffee, Mr Jordan." Zoe said, gulping more down.
"I know." He said.
After a few minutes, Zoe had finished her coffee and sat on the sofa, thinking about the days events.
"How is your head?" Nick asked her, sitting next to her.
"Fine." Zoe said, thoughts somewhere else. She was thinking about Jess and how much she had been through in the last few days.
"Are you alright?" Nick asked, seeing her eyes water a little. She took a beep breath and breathed out shakily.
"Not really, no." She said, running her hand through her hair.
"Whats the matter?" He asked, pulling her closer to him. She played with her hands in her lap as she spoke.
"Everything. This. The stupid riot. Look at what its done to Jess." Zoe said, her voice quivering. "She got hit in the head, she got a cut hand, and passed out, and she got stabbed!"
"I hate it too. Its too much for a fifteen year old to handle." Nick said, looking into Zoes eyes as tears slipped down her face.
"She must be in to much pain!" Zoe sobbed as Nick pulled her closer. She sobbed into his chest. "She has gone through more than me in my whole life in just twenty four hours! Ive never been stabbed."
"And I hope it stays that way." Nick said. "Jess is going to be fine, Zo. Stop worrying."
"It just kills me to see her like that." Zoe said, wiping her eyes. "I don't want her to suffer."
"Me either Zoe." Nick said, rubbing her back while the tears fell. "But we can't go back in time and change it."
"I wish we could." Zoe said, sniffing. She stood up and looked down at Nick. "Im going to go back and see her."
"Wait." Nick said, walking over to his locker and getting a bag of crisps. "Eat these?"
"But i'm not hungry." Zoe shook her head.
"You haven't eaten anything yet." Nick said. "You will ease my nerves if you eat something."
"Fine." Zoe walked over to the fruit bowl and picked up an apple. "But i'm not eating crisps." Nick laughed and they embraced again, rocking slightly. Neither wanted to let go, but Zoe needed to be with her daughter.
"I'll come with you." Nick said, and they walked into the Jess's room.
"Look at her." Zoe said, biting her finger.
"I know Zoe." Nick said, looking at the bruise on Jess's head and the bandage on her hand.
"I just want her to wake up so I know she is okay." Zoe said, walking over and taking her original seat. Nick sat next to her as they waited.
Meanwhile, Sam and Dylan met in the staff room after checking all the patients from yesterday as they had nothing new to do.
"Hows your leg?" Dylan asked.
"Better." Sam replied, smiling at him. "Look Dylan, about yesterday."
"Can I just say something?" Dylan asked.
"Um, sure." Sam replied, wonder about what he was going to say.
"I know I always moaned at you for the affair." Dylan began. "And I always told you that I couldn't forgive you."
"Yes." Sam confirmed.
"Yesterday gave me a completely different perspective." Dylan said.
"How so?"
"I've never seen you like that." Dylan said. "It generally scared me."
"And?"
"I was the only one that could calm you down." Dylan told her. "I was glad that I was useful to you."
"Oh." Sam said. "Right. Thats kind of what I wanted to talk to you about."
"It was?"
"Yeah." Sam said, and took a deep breath. "I know I've asked you a lot if we could get back together so I understand if you don't want to."
"No." Dylan said. "I want to..."
"Oh." Sam said, smiling at him. "I am sorry about the affair..."
"I know you are." Dylan said, stepping closer to her. Sam held out her hand and he took hold of it. The got closer, and Dylan leaned in to give her a kiss. She kissed him back, missing that feeling.
"I love you Dylan. Always have done." Sam whispered into his ear as they hugged.
"Me too Sam. Even if I didn't show it." He said, trying to hold on to the hug. He missed the contact with her over the past few years.
Sam was the one to pull away.
"I had better go and check see how Jess is doing." Sam said, pulling her emotions together.
"I'll come with you." Dylan said, following her out of the room.
They arrived at Jess's room and Sam knocked. She heard Nick say 'Come in.'
"Just coming to check and see how Jess is doing." Sam smiled as her a Dylan entered the room.
"Okay." Zoe said, stepping out of the way while the two doctors checked her over.
"You did a good job last night." Sam said to Dylan, as she changed the dressing's on the wound.
"So did you." Dylan said, putting his chin on Sam's shoulder, making her smile. He kissed her cheek.
"Um, are we missing something?" Zoe asked, watching them. Sam gasped, forgetting she was there.
"Oh." Sam went red.
"Ooooh." Zoe smirked, and Nick looked on in interest.
"Yes Zoe. Smirk all you want." Sam laughed awkwardly. Dylan found this all highly amusing.
"So are you guys together then?" Zoe asked.
"Noooo." Sam said sarcastically, laughing more, and Dylan took hold of her hand.
"Aw." Zoe said. "You're sweet."
"Thanks." Sam said. They stood in silence for a little while, until they heard rustling of bedsheets. Zoe gasped.
"She's waking up!"