Chapter 14- A Day On Darwin and Keller
A/N
So I've done something completely out of the water for this chapter! I hope you all enjoy! I'm not quite sure who is on which ward in Holby so I'm taking artistic licence and saying they're all on both! ;)
Oh and there's another note at the end of this chapter too, please read :-)
A few weeks later…
Zoe was seven and a half months pregnant, and was getting grumpier and more tired by the day.
Despite her best efforts, Rebecca had not managed to persuade her friend and colleague to take maternity leave early. She was worried about Zoe, the Clinical Lead seemed to get more stressed by the day.
"Zoe… I have an idea." Rebecca suggested to her boss. They had just come on shift, and Zoe was just about to get her team together and organize them.
"Okay…" the other woman answered suspiciously.
"You know how Guy Self is always going on about how different parts of the hospital being more interactive? Well, he's suggested that one of us spend a day on the Darwin and Keller ward, why don't you go up there today, have a break?" Rebecca suggested.
"Hmm… that would be okay…" the Clinical Lead mused.
"Would it?" Rebecca narrowed her eyes, she wasn't sure if Zoe was joking or not.
"Yes! You can manage for a day, right? And can Max come?" Zoe looked enthusiastic.
"I suppose, as long as Dylan behaves!" Rebecca replied.
"I'll get my scrubs on then!" Zoe replied.
"Alright…" Rebecca said, slightly dazed. She was surprised at Zoe's reaction.
"Zoe? Is that you?" Max asked his fiancée in surprise a while later.
"I'm in scrubs! Big deal! C'mon, we're off to Darwin and Keller for a day" Zoe dragged him off.
"Er, has she had a brain transplant?" Rita was shocked by Zoe's behaviour.
"She is human you know!" Charlie answered.
"I know, I'm just shocked, is all!" she answered.
"I'm looking forward to this, to be honest. It won't be as stressful as the ED" Zoe said as she and Max made their way up a flight of stairs.
"Operations? Transplants? Really?" Max wrinkled his nose.
"Yes! And stop being so adorable!" Zoe popped a kiss on his nose.
"You're the adorable one in this relationship!" he protested, putting his arm around her waist. Zoe wasn't fussed about people seeing them and disapproving of them, she didn't care anymore.
"Oh shut up" Zoe made her way to a ginger haired nurse.
"Hello, I'm Dr Zoe Hanna from the ED? Rebecca Parkerson sent me up to help out for the day" she said, smiling nervously.
"Ah, hello. I'm Mary-Claire, welcome to AAU." She smiled, shaking Zoe's hand.
"Hi, oh and this is Max, my fiancée" Zoe gestured to him.
"And I see you have a little one on the way? Have you had your usual checkups?" MC enquired.
"Yes, two actually" the other woman corrected.
"I'd better go and make my presence known, bye Zo" Max gave his partner a quick kiss.
"Dr Hanna?" Zoe turned around to see another woman in scrubs, her skin was pale and her hair was pulled up in a tight ponytail.
"Are you Jac Naylor? The Jac Naylor?" Zoe enquired, shaking her hand.
Jac smiled slightly. "I am. Welcome to Darwin and Keller. I'll take you to meet the rest of the team" she replied.
"She's a wee bit scary, be careful!" Mary Claire said into Zoe's ear.
"Thank you!" Zoe mouthed before catching Jac up.
"Am I walking a bit fast?" asked Jac.
"Just a bit, I am seven and a half months pregnant with twins!" Zoe snapped.
Jac decided not to reply, lest she got herself into an argument.
"I think Serena Campbell will want a word with you, and Ric Griffin will. I'll introduce you to the staff on both wards in a moment, I have something to see to first" Jac said, and then went off on the other direction.
"Okay…" Zoe sat down on a nearby chair, she was getting breathless.
"Are you okay?" someone asked.
Zoe looked into a pair of caring, chocolate coloured eyes, and felt at ease.
"Yes, just a little breathless. I'm Dr Zoe Hanna, I've come to help out on Darwin and Keller for a day" she replied.
"I'm Mo, Cardiothoracic Registrar, pleased to meet you" the other woman shook Zoe's hand.
"Hi" Zoe smiled.
She was introduced to the other staff by Mo.
"I think it's best if we keep you on cubicles, but if there's an urgent operation, would you be okay to assist?" Mo asked.
"Yeah, that's fine" Zoe said, who was eager to get her hands dirty, so to speak.
The day on Darwin and Keller went well, Zoe made lots of friends among the staff.
She was doing a patient's obs when Jac tapped her on the shoulder.
"You're needed in theatre, arterial bleed, nothing difficult" she said shortly, then hurried off.
A shiver of excitement shot down the Clinical Lead's spine.
"I'm off to scrub in, Max." Zoe informed him.
"Good luck, you'll be fine" Max gave her a peck on the lips.
Much to her surprise, Zoe was asked to lead the operation, with Mo and Arthur assisting.
The operation went well, with no problems whatsoever,
Zoe and Max's shift ended.
"Pub?" Mary-Claire asked.
"Er, maybe another time? I'm dead on my feet" Zoe apologized.
"That's quite all right, we've all enjoyed working with you, right Harry?" the other woman asked the trainee doctor.
He nodded, too busy playing on his phone to take much notice.
"Men! When your little ones are born, pop in to see us yeah?" she said.
"Of course" Zoe answered with a smile.
She made her way back to the ED, Max hot on her heels.
"I enjoyed that, helping out on operations… It's been nice to have a break from the ED" she said.
Max took her hand. "Good" he beamed.
"Jac said I'm more than welcome to come back… it's been odd, not being in charge, but nice." His partner answered.
"I've a feeling that's high praise from Miss Naylor"
"I agree!" she answered.
Zoe got back to her office, where Rebecca was waiting. "Good day?" she asked, looking up from her phone.
"Yes! I enjoyed it" Zoe filled her friend in on the day's goings on.
"Glad to hear it, was it a break for you?" Rebecca enquired.
Zoe nodded. "Definitely!" she said.
The two did some paperwork and went their separate ways.
"Zoe, I've just got a text through from Eva… we can officially move out of our house, the deal on it has been finalized." Max beamed at his fiancée.
"That's amazing!" Zoe grinned, surprising him by kissing him right there in the carpark.
They had already had decorators in on their new house, and almost everything had been moved out of their current one. The deal on their new house had gone through and the money had been exchanged, they were waiting for the deal on their current house to go through."It's our weekend off, right?" Zoe clarified.
He nodded. "That's right."
"Well… we can move our remaining stuff out and actually move, tomorrow if we wanted!" Zoe realized.
"We can! Let's do it tomorrow!" Max grinned.
A/N
So I know this is unrealistic in house terms but I didn't think all of the moving stuff would be worth writing, it's better to get straight to the point!
Laura xxx