Luka entered the staff room and immediately smiled when he saw Alex and Liana sitting together on the sofa.
"Hello you two, what are you up to?"
"Hey Luka can you take us across the street to play on some video games". Alex bounded over to Luka's side and tugged on his arm.
"Sorry Alex I have to work, hey there Liana."
Liana sat swinging her legs off the couch and giggled at the tall Croatian.
"You always say my name funny" she tried to impersonate his accent and giggled again at her attempt.
"Please Luka just for a while" Alex looked at him disappointed.
"Maybe in my break ok?" Luka hated to disappoint him and ruffled his hair.
Alex trudged back over to the sofa and Luka left them alone again, grabbing his lab coat from the locker.
"That's my mum's boyfriend" Alex boasted.
"He was my mum's boyfriend too a long time ago, I think" Liana said thoughtfully.
"Really" Alex whipped his head around immediately jealous by the conversation.
"I think we lived with him for a short time. I can't really remember as I was very young." Liana tugged on one of her curls and watched as it sprung back into place.
"We're living with him at the moment." Alex boasted once again, "I think Luka and my mum will get married th-"
Alex was interrupted as Susan and Carter emerged from the doors arguing over an ER case, they failed to notice the children in the corner. They filled their coffee mugs engrossed in conversation and left unaware Liana and Alex were listening.
"My mummy went out with him as well, that's Dr Carter." Liana smiled as she played with a thread which had come loose from her dress.
"Your mum's been out with everyone!" Alex said in total amazement.
"No she hasn't!" Liana cried defensively.
"You know Jerry who works at the front desk," Alex turned so he was facing her, "I bet your mum's going out with him and they kiss lots and lots."
"That's not true" she whined.
"Come on we'll go ask him."
"I can't leave here, I promised my mum I would be on my best behaviour."
"You always do everything your mummy says" Alex asked mocking her.
Liana reluctantly followed Alex to the door; he stopped her from going out as he inspected the surroundings making sure neither Abby nor Sam was in sight.
"Ok let's go" he whispered as if it were a secret mission. He grabbed hold of her arm and dragged her over to the main admin desk.
It was desolate as a recent trauma had caused all the doctors and nurses to be caught up in it. Only Jerry, sat by the computer consuming a large burger. Alex crept up behind him and poked him in the ribs causing him to choke on his mouthful.
"What the-"he spluttered and turned to see Alex grinning up at him.
"Oh no not you again, don't you have somewhere else to be?"
"Jerry, Liana wants to ask you something don't you Liana."
Liana shoved her hands behind her back and shook her head. She looked shyly down at her feet avoiding Jerry's stare.
"Well?"
"Hey Jerry can you show us that space game, where you have to kill all the aliens and collect points, we're bored."
"No Alex I have work to do, can't you go bug someone else?"
Alex racked his mind for something to do, "Ok Liana let's have a game of hide and seek in the hospital, but you can only stay in the ER."
Liana enthusiastically nodded her head she loved hide and seek it was her favourite game.
"Ok I want to hide first." She jumped up and down excitedly.
"Fine I'll give you one minute but remember only in the ER."
Liana scurried off as Alex hid under the desk and counted out loud. He emerged from under the desk to see Abby and Sam staring down at him with their arms folded.
"Where have you been?" Sam demanded. "One thing I asked you to do is stay in the staff area Alex I am so sick of you misbehaving."
"But mum- Jerry, he uhh" Alex protested and gestured towards Jerry.
"Hey don't look at me." Jerry held up his hands defending himself against Sam's evil glare.
"Where's Liana?" Abby rested her arm on the desk and raised her eyebrows in a questioning way.
"Oh I couldn't tell you" Alex shook his head.
"You mean you're not going to tell me or you just don't know."
"I don't know where she is, but if I did, I wouldn't tell you."
Abby rolled her eyes, however Sam's mouth fell open shocked by his rudeness.
"Alex that was so unbelievably rude, apologise now."
"Why?"
"Alex" she warned.
"Sorry Abby, I don't know where Liana is. We're playing a game of hide in seek."
"In the ER?" Abby asked
"Was this your idea Alex?" Sam uncrossed her arms and rested one of them on her hip.
"No it was Liana's; I didn't even want to play."
"Correction, it was not the little girl's idea, it was Alex's" Jerry turned back to the computer smug with himself.
"Right that's it Alex get in there now" Sam pushed him in the direction of the staff room. "Don't you ever lie to me again, ever heard of the boy who cried…"
Abby watched as they went into the staff room and yelled after them, "Hey someone needs to help me look for her, hello…Sam I need Alex's help."
"Abby your patient complaining of flu is asking for you again."
"Haleh how were you at hide and seek when you were younger?"
"Girl, you remember how big I used to be. I loathed hide and seek as a child, nothing hid me." Abby smiled and turned to Jerry.
"Don't look at me; I've actually lost weight since I was a child."
Abby laughed and groaned at the same time.
"Ahhh she could be anywhere!" Abby threw her hands up thinking this was the last thing she wanted to be doing.
"Abby your patient" Haleh reminded her again.
"Ok attention staff, if you see a little girl with brown hair and brown eyes about this height," Abby positioned her hand just below her chest, "Do not panic just send her in the direction of the main admin desk, or tell her to find me. Ok?" Abby looked around for reassurance, however rolled her eyes as no one seemed to of heard what she had said.
"Oh Alex you're going to pay for this" Abby muttered to herself as she walked towards curtain one.