This is just a short one, I realize my chapters may have been getting a bit out of control. I apologize.. xx

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Max and Zoe finally working their first full shift together since his return. They walked hand in hand into the ED, at least until they got to the doors.

"Too much?"

"Mmm." Zoe let go of his hand, before going through the double doors.

Later that morning, Max was preparing resus while Zoe worked on a patient next to him. When Connie came in doing her once over with her clipboard.

"No, Max don't put that there put it on this side please."

Zoe looked up to see Connie scrutinizing him.

"Max, turn to the side again. Not that side the other side, oh for goodness sake it's like working with a couple of teenagers. Zoe take your boy and get him presentable please, this is a work place. You especially should be setting an example."

"What? I'm in the middle of something here, what is it now?"

"On his neck." Connie was now pointing.

There were some VERY faint marks but nothing noticeable, had they not been blatantly pointed out.

"Take him and cover it up or do something! Go on hurry up."

Zoe did a big hands up in the air dropping everything gesture as Max followed her out.

"Honestly those two." They heard Connie saying as they left the room.

Zoe took Max into the locker room, while she looked through the first aid kit. "I'd try and cover it with make-up but there's no point there's nothing there it will make it look like there is and anyway our skin tones don't match." As she picked out a band-aid from the box and started peeling it open.

"The last time you left marks was when I was leaving. The train station, I remember your horrified face." Max laughed reminiscing.

"There really is nothing there this time, Connie has just fixated on us for some reason." Zoe placed the band-aid on his neck and then kissed it. "Max." She took a deep breath. "I know about Birmingham."

"Birmingham? Oh crap, I'd forgotten. Connie told you?... Of course she did! Zoe I.. it was in the heat of the moment. It was after I'd dropped Serenna home after taking her to the zoo, I would never have made a decision like that without talking to you under any circumstance, I swear."

"Max I know, and you must still go."

"Absolutely not, not with the baby coming. That would be..." He did some rough calculations in his head. "Way too close."

"No it wouldn't, I want you to go. It would be better to get it out of the way before the baby comes anyway."

"I was planning on coming back every weekend for Serenna, Serenna and you." He kissed her sincerely.

Getting back into resus, Zoe went to claim back her position with her patient. "Thank you Connie, I've got this."

"Classy Max." Connie said but looked right at Zoe. Zoe just brushed past her and carried on.