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Chapter 10
After having this conversation with Connie, Zoe went to talk to her manager about persuading him to offer Connie a part time job as she will going part time as she needs to look after her sick mother. Henrick Hansen tells Zoe he would consider it and wishes her mum and speedy recovery. Zoe then persuades Henrick that Connie is the best person for the job as her mum is seriously ill and she will need to take a lot of time of work due to her mum's illness so is offering to go straight on a part time contract due to this. Zoe then informs Henrick that Connie knows how the hospital works as she has previously worked here and is a great asset to the ED department. Henrick finally agrees to take Connie on part. Henrick agrees to take Connie on full time.
Shortly after this conversation Connie was called to Henrick Hansen's office. Zoe smiled to herself hoping no one would notice as she covered on the floor while Connie went into Henrick's office. Connie was nervous as she got outside Henrick's office she knocked on the door and opened after hearing come in. Connie shook Henrick's hand and then he told her to sit down. "Connie I am sure you are wondering why I have brought you to my office." Henrick says. Connie nods. "As you may be aware our clinical lead Zoe Hanna is going to need time of work due to her mother suddenly taken ill, Dr Hanna and I have decided that to offer you a part time job here as joint deputy clinical lead with Dr Ashford." Connie couldn't believe her luck and smiled. "It would be a pleasure to work at Holby again, thank you very much for this opportunity." Connie replied. Connie then shook Henrick's hand before going to make her way back to the ED.
As soon as Connie got back to the ED she went to look for Zoe. She saw that Zoe was in finishing up with a patient so went over to her when she was free. "Zoe I need to thank you for speaking to Mr Hansen about offering me a part time position." Connie says. "No worries you are a great Dr that I am glad to be welcoming to our team." Zoe and Connie then get back to work. Luckily they didn't have too many bad cases for the rest of the shift.
Connie had already contacted Sam if he could look after Grace longer as she was going out to celebrate being offered a part time job at Holby ED. Sam told Connie that of course he didn't mind looking after their daughter for longer and congratulated her on the job and telling her that it must weird working at Holby again. Connie then went to join the others as they walked to the pub.
The end of the shift came and Ash asked Zoe if she wanted to come for a drink to celebrate Connie being offered the part time job. Zoe informed him that she would come for a quick drink. Zoe sent a sneaky text to Nick, Nick I hope you don't mind me having a drink with everyone from work. I laughed when I received this text "course I don't mind Zo but just don't get to drunk" I replied. Zoe smiled when she read this text and thought to herself typical Nick. Ash had brought the first round of drink. Zoe had only originally planned to stay for one drink but once she had, had one drink she got persuaded to have more. By the time she left the pub she was fairly drunk.
Zoe got a cab home; she paid the driver and staggered into her house noisily. I sighed as I heard the door shut as Zoe had come in very noisily she obviously didn't listen to advice and go easy on the drink. Luckily Zoe didn't wake me as I was lying on the sofa watching TV. I go out into the hall and help Zoe into the lounge and put her on the sofa. I then go to make her a cup of coffee. I hand her the cup of coffee, Zoe thanks me. She then tells me it should be her looking after me as I am the patient not her. "Well you shouldn't of so drunk then" I tell her. This only makes Zoe giggle. I tell Zoe to drink her coffee. Once Zoe has drunk her coffee I help a drunk Zoe to bed.
As I am helping to undress a drunk Zoe she pulls me on to the bed. "Nick you know I have always loved you." As she says this I have a pang in my heart knowing I feel the same but then I feel guilty because of Yvonne. I pull back "Zo you know you have always been special to me but you know we can't do this because of Yvonne." As soon as I mention Yvonne's name Zoe snaps out of it "Sorry Nick I didn't mean to course I know nothing can happen I hope this doesn't make things awkward between." I smile at this "Zo course not." Zoe then gets into bed I say goodnight to her before heading to the spare room where I am sleeping. I make sure I take my painkillers before heading to bed.
I am lying there in bed I can't sleep because of what Zoe said to me. I know what Zoe said was true as the first person I wanted to be with once I found out my diagnosis was Zoe. I knew to myself that Zoe was the reason I came back to Holby and not that I wanted the same consultant as last time to treat me. When I admitted that to myself I felt a massive pang of guilt as I was still grieving for Yvonne. I was glad that Zoe understood that nothing can happen between us because of this. For this reason I knew that my relationship with Zoe wouldn't be awkward. I smiled to myself and thought of Yvonne before eventually going to sleep.
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