Chapter Thirty Seven- Back To Reality
"So Zosh, do you have any plans for how you want to tell people?" He asks as they are driving into work for their first day back after getting home from Mexico.
"We know from experience that news like this travels fast, we probably only have to say it once and then the entire hospital will know!"
"Very true. I think it would be so funny to not say anything and just wait and see how long it takes for someone to realise or see that." He nods in the direction of her ring.
"Can't exactly miss this beauty. Shame I am not allowed to have it on most of the time." She smiles looking down at it. "But let's do that. It won't take long for one of the Darwin Detectives to see it if I sneak it on for a bit."
"Okay so don't say anything, got it." He laughs.
"I don't know how I'll react when they do see it! I won't be able to contain my excitement! We have to make sure we are together when they do, I want you there with me!"
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"Oh wow look at the tan on you two! Have you had a nice time love birds?" Mo greets them as they exit the lift onto Darwin..
"We had a brilliant time! And I know, I have never tanned so well in my entire life!" Zosia replies smiling.
"You will have to tell me all about your luscious holiday a bit later, just got to go fix a broken heart. Welcome back to reality!" Mo laughs.
The pair nod as Mo goes into the lift.
"One person down and very much undetected." Ollie smirks. "We are such children finding this entertaining."
"Whatever is entertaining to the pair of you can wait. Holiday and entertainment time is most definitely over; it's back to work now you two!" Jac says as she walks straight past them.
"Maybe we could go undetected for quite a long time at this rate, everyone's very pre-occupied!" Ollie says looking at her and they start walking to the locker room.
"I'll pick my time when we are all at the station later, put it back on and I'll make my hand really obvious." She winks.
"I get worried when my fiancé winks." He then stops for a second thinking about what he had said. "I still haven't got used to saying that yet!" He chuckles.
"No I haven't either! But I love how it sounds. My fiancé." She says putting her hand up to his cheek and kissing him and then she wanders away smiling back at him.
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Zosia was sat at the station with Mo, telling her some of the things they had done and seen on their holiday, her ring now threaded onto her necklace and hidden.
"It was just so nice to have time away from everything, just us two."
"Aww how romantic." Mo replies but was slightly distracted by some paperwork.
"There was this beach where the water was so clear and blue, we walked out for ages and it still only got up to our knees. And we had little turtles and fish swimming around us." Zosia dares to bring up the topic of the beach where Ollie had proposed.
"I am super jealous of you Selfie J. You and Valentine have got it all."
"What do you mean Mo?" Zosia looks at her.
"You are the perfect couple, both doing well in your careers, have a lovely house, just had an amazing holiday, will one day get married and no doubt have the most beautiful kids. I mean, clearly it would be impossible for you two to have an ugly child, with your two's genes."
"You have our life planned out for us Mo. And thanks for the good genes comment." She smiles.
"I am hardly planning it for you, your nearly there anyway. It's only a matter of time before Ollie sees sense and pops the question and you do want kids eventually, don't you?" Mo says unaware of Zosia's current marital status.
Zosia silently panics but manages to nervously laugh and say "Yeah I suppose so."
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"Ollie, everyone is at the station, this could be our opportunity." Zosia approaches him.
"Okay." He says taking a deep breath, then smiling as they then go to the station. "We're doing this."
"I am glad that I have never been to Mexico if that's how tanned you get. I am a redhead, I would have burned to death." Jac says looking at the pair's skin complexion.
"We were probably relaxing in the sun a little too much, but we didn't care, did we Zosh? Happier than ever." Ollie says smiling and then winking at Zosia.
"Someone pass me a sick bucket." Jac mutters.
Zosia had picked up his cue, and placed her left hand boldly on his thigh, completely visible and she looks at him directly grinning. "Yes happier than ever!" She then leans across and kisses him. Ollie was a little surprised but went along.
"Oh will you two get a room." Jac says glancing at them and then looking away again.
Mo however was a little more transfixed. "What… what is that? Is that what I think it is?!"
"What are you so excited about Effanga?" Jac says as she turns round. "Oh." She says seeing Zosia's ring.
"So it's Mr and Mrs Valentine to be." Jac then adds in her usual tone.
"Argh can't believe you kept that quiet! Congratulations!" Mo says extremely excited.
"I can't believe we managed to keep our mouths shut today, especially me!" Zosia laughs.
"You didn't have it on earlier! And when I mentioned how he would probably propose soon as well, and you didn't even give it away in the slightest!" Mo exclaims.
"I've been wearing it on my necklace, I just put it on before we came over. And I didn't want to announce it when he wasn't here with me earlier." She smiled at Ollie.
"So when and where!? I want all the details!" Mo asks excitedly.
"Beach in Mexico." Ollie says.
"That beach I told you about!" Zosia replies excitedly.
"They are engaged, what does all the other stuff matter?" Jac states.
"Ooh out in the water, you old romantic Valentine!" Mo grins, completely ignoring Jac.
"I tried my best!" He chuckles.
"Valentine actually making a bold decision." Jac says abruptly and then walking away.
"Aren't you happy for them Jac?" Mo asks after her.
Jac continues walking away and simply does thumbs up in the air without even looking back.
"I think that went quite well to be honest." Ollie laughs.
"What's all the commotion guys?" Adele says wandering over.
None of them say anything.
"Wow look at that rock!" She stares. "Congrats!"
"There, that is all the announcing we needed to do Zosh, Adele here will no doubt do the rest!"
"Oh shut up, I aren't that bad Oliver!"
"So Adele, you are telling us, that the next person you approach, you will restrain from saying 'Ollie and Zosia are engaged!'" Ollie puts to her.
Adele gives a guilty expression.
"Hmm see we were right!" The pair laughs.
"Can I just clarify something?" Adele asks and they look at her confused.
"Does Mr Self know? I know he doesn't work here anymore, but I don't want to be the source of the information that leads to him nearly killing you again Ollie!"
"You are fine on that front this time Adele, he knows and it's all good!" Ollie says laughing.
"Wow, now that is the biggest shock of the day! I think that has surprised me more than finding out you had got engaged." Mo says behind them.
"Don't let my father finally being half decent take our limelight Mo!" Zosia quickly exclaims.