NICK: Hello stranger

KATH: Hello.how are you.it's good to see you.wh...what are you doing back here?

NICK: I'm fine.I'm here for a while until they find a replacement for..er.Mr Campbell-Gore

KATH: Yeah, Tom.he died.I heard they had found someone to cover, but didn't know it was you

Ed walked down the corridor. He took a deep breath

ED: Kath.can we talk

KATH: Ed, yeah, sorry, this is Nick. Nick Jordan.he's covering Tom's patients till they find someone more permanent.

ED: Hi.Kath

KATH: Nick used to work here.oh.must have been what.three, four years ago

NICK: Yeah, it's about that

Nick's pager bleeped

NICK: Sorry.I've got to go.we'll catch up later though, yeah? The pub across the road after work?

KATH: Yeah, I'll look forward to it.

She stared down the corridor after Nick with a smile on her face

ED: Kath.Kath.

KATH: Sorry Ed, what was it?

ED: About.er.Kath about..

KATH: Last night?

ED: yeah.I er.

KATH: It's ok, nothing happened.you had too much to drink so decided to stay in the spare room

A look of relief appeared on his face

ED: So.Nick.you two seemed to be getting on well

KATH: Yeah, we were good.mates

ED: Is that all you were?

KATH: Oh, come on Ed

Kath walked away. Ed looking down the corridor after her wondering if there is something about Nick Jordan she is not telling him. He went in to see Diane.

ED: Hello. How you feeling?

KATH: I'm ok

ED: Well that's good because I have some excellent news for you.it looks like you can go home this afternoon

Diane smiled

DIANE: Can you let Alex know for me?

ED: Sure

He turned to walk out

DIANE: Ed.

He turned back

DIANE: Are you ok.you look a little.well.puzzled

ED: Do you know anything about Nick Jordan?

DIANE: Err.didn't he used to work here as a cardio-thoracic registrar?.Why?

ED: No reason

He walked out, still thinking about the way Kath was with Nick.