Twenty minutes later Guy had finished what he needed to do, and he was glad that the day was finally over with, he was just putting on his coat and scarf when the door opened and it revealed Colette. She looked at Guy carefully. "Someone looks happy, "she commented and Guy nodded.
"How is it, that you know me so well" he asked. "I've been around long enough to know you Guy and I'm guessing it's got something do with your daughter?" Colette asked. "Is it that obvious?" Guy asked narrowly. And Colette nodded. "It's taken you long enough "She said and Guy sighed. "I'm just worried Colette, what if I screw up this only chance. I don't want to blow it" he admitted. Colette sighed. "Guy you will be fine and I'm sure you won't blow it" Colette said. "I better be off. I've kept her waiting long enough" Guy said and Colette nodded. Guy said his goodbyes and caught the lift down to the entrance. "You took your time" Zosia scowled looking at her father.
"Sorry about that something came up..." Guy said. And Zosia raised an eyebrow, "why am I not surprised. Of course work always comes first" Zosia exclaimed. Her tone changing to anger once more. Exactly like it had on New Years Eve.
"If you would let me finish" Guy interrupted and Zosia scowled again at her father. "What's so important then spending time with your own daughter. Oh wait being the superhero surgeon" Zosia retorted. "What I was going to say was, would you mind stopping at a restaurant first because I don't know about you. But I could do with some food" Guy said and Zosia sighed.
She'd jumped to conclusions about her father. She had expected him to say that he would have to cancel the plan. But otherwise hadn't. "I don't mind as long you do me one favour in return" Zosia said and Guy raised an eyebrow. "Anything you want" he said simply. "Turn off your work phone and pager. And just let it be us spending time together" Zosia asked, Guy took a deep breath in. "if that's what you want then I'll do it." Guy said as he took out his phone along with his pager and Zosia watched as he turned them both off.
"I'll keep hold of those" Zosia said, as she held out her hand and Guy placed them into her palm. "Don't worry you'll get them back its just so your not tempted" she added and Guy nodded. "Now can we please go and find somewhere to eat?" Guy said and Zosia nodded.
They walked out of the hospital together, and somehow walked over to Guy's car. "I take it I'll drive?" he said and Zosia nodded. "I don't need a car seeing as I live within walking distance of the hospital" she said simply. "So you live in Holby?" Guy asked curiously. Zosia raised an eyebrow. "Just because I'm giving you this evening doesn't mean you can know everything about my life, you can easily drop me in Holby and I'll walk home afterwards" Zosia said and Guy sighed. "Fine, if that's what you want" he said as his daughter nodded.
Guy started the ignition of the car and the drive to the restaurant was a quiet one. They found a small one just on the outskirts of Holby and Guy cut the ignition of the car. Zosia got out first followed by Guy, he soon locked up and they walked in together.
"A table for two please" Guy asked the waiter and he showed them to a table near the back. Zosia took the seat next to the window. She was quick to pick up the menu. While Guy took off his coat and sat down on the chair opposite his daughter. "See anything you fancy? Have whatever you want, it's on me" Guy said and Zosia sighed.
"I'm not a little girl anymore. I can pay for my half of the bill" she said and Guy shook his head. "This is my treat. Please let me pay" Guy said and Zosia sighed. "Fine. Only this once" she said just as a waiter arrived. "Are you ready to order, would you like any drinks?" the waiter asked taking out his notepad. "I'll have an orange juice and Zosia?" Guy asked looking at his daughter. "Just a glass of water will be fine" she asked. And the waiter wrote it down. "Just give us a shout when you're ready to order your food" he said as he walked away to fetch they're drinks.
"So, managed to kick the drink habit then?" Zosia asked as she heard her father's request of an orange juice. Guy nodded. "I packed in drinking after I realised the impact it was having, especially on you, don't think I don't remember the hurt look you used to have when you looked after me, pulling me onto my side so I wouldn't choke on my own vomit. Zosia I haven't forgotten" Guy said simply.
"No, you just forgot to mention how bad mama's cancer was when I was studying for my exams" Zosia said scowling at her father. "Zosia. I don't want us to fight." Guy said he really wanted to repair the cracks in they're relationship.
"I just want to know why, why you never told me how bad it had got, or why you never told me it had returned" Zosia said. "I know I made a mistake keeping it from you, and I made a mistake by not letting you see her. But it was her request, she didn't want you to see her as ill as she was not when you were busy with your exams, she didn't want that" Guy said.
"So you chose to keep it from me, is that it?" Zosia exclaimed. "I hoped in time that you would realise why I chose to keep it from you. But now I realise that it was stupid to keep a daughter from her mother. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I wasn't there for you and wasn't the father that I should have been and I'm sorry. But I want to put that right. if you would just give me a chance" Guy pleaded. Zosia looked at her father. She could see it in his eyes that he meant every word. "I can't. I can't do this" Zosia said getting to her feet and reaching for her coat. Guy frowned.
"At least let me drive you home" he suggested and Zosia shook her head. "No I can walk home" she said simply. Guy watched helpless as his daughter left the restaurant, into the darkness of the street. As she walked. She allowed a few tears to slip down her cheeks.