The day of Arthur's funeral had quickly arrived and as Zosia and Oliver approached the church Zosia felt a cold shiver down her spine. Taking Oliver's hand, she squeezed it tightly hoping she would keep it together. Greeting a sensitive Morven as they waited for the coffin to be brought to the front of the church tears began to fill Zosia's eyes. Breaking away from Oliver she walked to the side of the church and leaned her back against the wall placing a hand on her seemingly large bump. "Hey you, you telling mummy to be strong?" She smiled weakly as a tear slipped through her eye. She closed her eyes and counted to ten before reopening her eyes. When she opened them Jac was stood in front of her. "Come on, they are about to start." Jac said plainly taking Zosia's arm walking her back to the front of the church.
Arthurs coffin was carried by Dom, Ric, Hanssen and Sacha. Morven walked behind them and everyone else followed before taking a seat inside. The service began and Zosia began to find it hard to keep everything together. Burring her head into Oliver's shoulder, she sought comfort for the remaining duration of the service in which Dom talked about their friendship and how Arthur had impacted everyone's lives in some way or form.
From the service everyone headed to Albies for the wake. "Just one, you need to rest, you look shattered." Oliver sighed at the sight of his tired girlfriend. Zosia nodded in agreement.
A while had passed and Oliver and Zosia were still in Albies, Morven had got ridiculously drunk in a bid to forget the pain of the day. The pair were about to leave when Colette entered. Scanning the room, the news of Arthur's death hit her at once. Her eyes found guy before she headed towards him at the bar. "Why on earth didn't you tell me?" She growled. Guy looked up "Why? What good would it have done? Zosia handled it well, she's got Oliver, Colette." He hissed. Jac rolled her eyes "He's been like this for a while ignore him. She's been okay really though, Ollie's really looked after her and the baby. And I've kept a close eye on her. She'll be glad to see you none the less though." Jac smiled. "Zosia tried to get hold of you but nothing got through to you?" Jac questioned. "Signal, it's crap. But an email wouldn't have gone a miss." Colette sighed. "You're here now that's all that matters." Jac reassured.
Colette spotted Oliver and Zosia leaving and followed them out the door. "Zosh- "she called as she caught up to them. "I'm so sorry I wasn't here." She began. Zosia hugged the older woman tightly. "You couldn't have done anything, it's okay, no one could have been able to tell when it was going to happen, it was so fast." Zosia explained. They headed back to Oliver and Zosia's house where Zosia snuggled on the couch after changing into her pj's. "So, not long to go now Zosh." Colette smiled signalling to Zosia's bump. "Oh I know! I can't wait to meet this little one already." She smiled back. "Are you not nervous?" Colette asked. "of course but I'll have you, and Oliver so what do I really have to worry about?" Zosia replied being strangely positive about giving birth.
A few days had passed and work was a hectic as ever for Zosia who was rushed off her feet with patients as Jac and Oliver were both booked into theatre all day. Exhaling sharply, she leaned against the desk at the nurse's station. "You okay?" Mo asked hearing the loud exhale. "I'm fine just tired and want my bed." Zosia sighed. "little one giving you grief again?" Mo laughed. "something like that." Zosia sighed again. Before anymore conversation could take place Mo got called into theatre leaving Zosia to deal with even more patients. Colette later joined the Darwin team as they needed some extra nurses.
"Zosia? Are you okay? You look really pale?" Colette asked. "yeah I'm just fine, I'll be even better when this shift is over though." Zosia replied exhaling again this time wrinkling up her face. "Zosia?" Colette asked concerned. "baby's just lying funny and it hurts, it's nothing." Zosia smiled as the pain subsided. Colette nodded still worried before heading off to get things done.
An hour or so passed and Zosia was on her break. Sat in the staff room she felt a pain shoot across her stomach. Colette walked in to see the young girl double over in pain. "Zosia what happened?" Colette asked. "I don't know it just hurts." Zosia explained before getting another shooting pain. Colette looked down at the floor before realising something. "Zosia, you're waters just broke. We need to get you to maternity now." She said calmly trying not to panic Zosia.
"No! it's too early and Oliver's not here." Zosia argued. Colette shouted for a wheelchair and helped Zosia into it before wheeling her though Darwin to the lift to head to maternity. "Mo, can you get Oliver out of theatre asap, Zosia's gone into labour and this baby isn't waiting for anyone by the looks of things." Colette asked as they passed mo. "on it, Good luck selfie junior." She called as the headed into the lift. "I'm scared Col, I don't know what's going on." Zosia cried as the lift stopped at maternity. "you're doing fine, everything is going to be fine, Oliver's going to be here soon you have nothing to be scared of. Trust me." Colette reassured.