Curled up in the small and rather uncomfortable armchair, Zoe slept lightly next to Max's bed. He'd been sedated for 24 hours, all of which Zoe was by his side faithfully, only ever leaving him for an hour tops and even then he wasn't alone, Robyn would sit with him. Fluttering her eyes, Zoe woke; stretching to release the kink that had formed in her neck. Connie had been surprisingly supportive of Zoe throughout this tough time, allowing her to take time off work to be with Max and, for when he recovers. Zoe's groans her coated in sleep as she cursed at her pager - deciding she wanted to go back to work for a break, she chastely kissed Max's bandaged head before nagging the nurses to contact her as soon as if he awoken or if his condition changed. Because she wasn't supposed to be working today, Zoe had opted for tight jeans, a cool blouse and, of course, a nude pair of heels.

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Squinting his eyes, he moaned as the hospital lights burnt his eyes. His vision blurred and his memory the same, he had no recollection of what had happened, or, how he ended up here. Clearing the gathered mucus from his throat, his eyes faintly scanned the room looking for the only woman on his mind. The crash hasn't served any long last brain damage, but it would take a few days still for him to recover and for things to get back to normal. Looking down at the cannula in his arm, he winced as he moved, his head feeling sore and heavy. Barely making it out, he saw a nurse enter the room, voices began to echo in his ears along with the sounds of the machinery around him as the nurse called for help.

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Sprinting into Resus, Tess called "Zoe!" catching her attention as Zoe's head shot up, "he's awake." Gasping, she glanced over to Connie who flashed her a permission wink as she took over the procedure Zoe was carrying out. Dropping everything, Zoe discarded of her gloves as she raced upstairs.

Entering his room, her stomach churned; Zoe had no idea what kind of state he'd be in, she hoped he'd still be the Max she fell in love with. His eyes immediately lit up as soon as he saw her - still beautiful as ever, he thought to himself. Taking a seat in the chair that she'd barely left, she spoke quietly, "hey, how you feeling?"

"Like I've done ten rounds with Muhammad Ali" he croaked, angling his head to see her more clearly. Zoe couldn't help but smile, considering everything he'd just been through, he still had a strong sense of humour - one trade of his that will never go away. "What happened?" he knew of what happened, but only slightly.

"You got hit by a car that was going probably about 80 miles per hour" she answered as he frowned, raking his brains as he tried to remember.

"Does everyone know about us?" Max asked weakly, his voice barely audible.

"Yeah" Zoe answered, nodding simultaneously.

"Sorry, it's my fault"

"Don't be stupid, it's not your fault, why would it be?" she replied, reaching her arm out as she grabbed his hand, gently intertwining her fingers with his, his pale skin contrasting with her tanned complexion. "Do you know what? I don't care what they say or think about us, because when I saw you lying there on the ground, not moving, I thought I'd lost you" she said, a tear strolling down her cheek.

"Zo" he sighed, squeezing her hand as he slowly sat up, "you'll always have me"

"I love you, Max. More than I ever thought I would" Zoe bravely declared, dropping her guard completely.

Weakly raising his free hand, he wiped her tears away as he confirmed "I love you too" allowing a tear to fall from his blood-shot eye. Zoe beamed as she leant forward, placing a tender kiss on his lips.

Sorry if this is cheesy but it had to be done, also for any mistakes as I didn't read through it! Thanks for reading, and please leave a review! X