Max looked at Molly. 'Thank you.'
'I haven't done anything.' Molly replied.
'You've done more than you'll know, here, let me call you a taxi.' Max offered.
'It's alright, I've got someone picking me up.' Molly told him.
'Aye, aye, this fella eh? Going well?' Max nudged her, luckily not on her bad arm.
'I'm happy, he's keeping me on the right track.' Molly smiled. 'Oh look he's here now.' She pointed to a black car pulling up.
'Take care Molly.' Max gave her a hug.
'You too, and make sure you look after Dr Hanna, she loves you, you know.'
Max waved her off and sighed. What was he going to do now? He needed to let Zoe know it would all be alright and that he was sorry for how he reacted. He couldn't lose her over this, he'd waited all this time for her, he couldn't let her go.
Back in the ED, Zoe had sorted herself out and gone back to treating patients. She knew Max didn't want to talk to her, she'd accepted it, she'd been alone for so long why would now make any difference?
She opened the curtain to her next patient. She had been brought in with severe vomiting, and she was also 13 weeks pregnant. Could this day get any worse? Dylan had offered to take the patient but Zoe needed to be strong.
'Hi there' said Zoe, plastering a smile on her face, 'I'm Dr Hanna, you must be Anna?'
'That's rig..' Anna tried to speak before throwing up into a bowl.
'It's alright sweetheart, get it all up,' Anna's husband was rubbing her back.
'There can't be anything left to get up!' Anna cried.
'Ok Anna, I just need you to try and relax for me as much as you can.' Zoe tried to reassure her.
'How long has you had this for?' She asked.
'Since about six weeks, it's literally all day everyday, I can't keep anything down and I can't sleep, I'm so tired of being pregnant!' Anna replied.
Zoe could feel her heart breaking more, what she'd do to even be in Anna's position.
'I'm going to need a urine and blood sample from you if that's ok Anna?'
'Yeah, of course, I'm sorry to be complaining, we went through so much to get pregnant, I sound so ungrateful.'
'Don't worry about it, it can't be easy being this sick all the time.' Zoe smiled at her 'lets get this sample.'
Anna returned within minutes with her sample which she passed to Robyn who helped her back to the cubicle.
'Dr Hanna?' Robyn called as Zoe neared her.
'Are you ok? I heard about what happened with Max? I've tried to call him but his phones off.'
'Yeah I'm fine Robyn, thank you, I don't know what's happening and I can't think about it right now.' Zoe was trying not to cry.
'You'll work it out, you'd better anyway, I don't want him back!' Robyn said.
Zoe smiled 'I don't think he'll want me after this. Anyway, is that Anna Davis's urine sample?'
'Yeah' replied Robyn.
'Hmm, I don't like the look of that' Zoe said and walked over to see Anna and her husband.
'Hi Anna, thank you for that, have you been struggling to pass water?' She asked.
'Yeah, I feel like I need to go but I can't.' Anna was starting to cry.
'Hey, it'll all be ok' Zoe said 'I think you're suffering from something called Hyperemesis gravidarum, or in English, severe morning sickness. You're very dehydrated so I'm going to get some fluids into you and give you some anti sickness tablets. You will need to be monitored so I'm going to admit you to a ward. You should be able to go home in a couple of days but that'll be up to the doctors upstairs. They'll take care of you and explain things further.'
'Thank you Doctor.' Anna's husband said to Zoe.
'No problem you came to the right place, I'll arrange the transfer, a porter will come and take you when a bed is available.' Porter, Zoe thought to herself, Max. I don't even know where he is.
Zoe went into Connie's office.
'Zoe..'
'I just wanted to tell you I'm going to my office to finish my admin before I leave, if you need me that's where I'll be.' Zoe told her.
'Why don't you go home?' Connie offered.
'Home?!' Zoe said, 'I don't even know where home is!'
'I'm sorry, again, I truly am' Connie grovelled.
'It's fine, lets just leave it yeah. I'll say my goodbyes now and see you tomorrow.' Zoe left the office and went upstairs to hers. She got her phone out and dialled Max's number, straight to voicemail, 'This is Max, leave your name and number, I'll think about ringing you back!'
Zoe smiled sadly, she loved his cheekiness and his happy go lucky attitude which she'd pretty much broken.
She tried to do her paperwork but couldn't concentrate. She would leave early, after all Connie had said she should go home. She grabbed her coat and bag and went to reception.
'Noel, have you seen Max?' She asked the receptionist.
'Max, yeah he left over an hour ago, looked a bit peaky.'
'Right, thanks, see you tomorrow.' Zoe walked out of the building over to her car, 'I guess I'll go back to the hotel, I need to get my stuff, Max has probably gone for his already.' She thought.
It was a ten minute drive to the hotel and she pulled up outside. She felt nervous, what if he had gone? What would she do? What if he's there, what will I say to him? Time to bite the bullet.
She got in the lift and pressed the 4th floor. The lift opened on the floor and Zoe went towards their room. She opened the door and was surprised at what she saw.
'Max!' She exclaimed, 'what the..?'