"I'm surprised he took you back" a deep voice behind Zoe called as she stood in the staffroom making coffee.
She whipped around instantly recognising the voice "so am I" she replied bluntly, raising her eyebrow at him before turning back to her coffee "what do you want?" She asked,taking a long drink of coffee and turning back around.
"You haven't been answering your phone" he sighed he had been trying to get hold of her for a month now, and then he had came to the ED, and he had seen her, in her car – with him. He had been strangely fixed on them, he wanted to turn away so badly, but he couldn't. He had watched as they kissed, pulling apart as she spoke, he had no idea what she was saying but they laughed together anyway. It was like watching a silent film, transfixing but strangely annoying, he watched as he mumbled something, pushing his hand under her skirt as her head lolled back into the head rest and her eyes closed. Her eyes opened quickly, as if sensing she was being watched but, thankfully, not seeing him. She leaned over and kissed him again before pushing him away lightly and swinging her legs, ever so gracefully, from her car.
"Yeah, well" she replied, looking him up and down "I've got a new phone now" she smiled ruefully, as she remembered how her phone had cracked as it bounced off the wall. "Can you just leave now? I'm happy, Nick" she sighed leaning back on the work top.
"Oh come on Zoe" he snorted, she could see the mirth between his eyes "he's barely a child" he moved closer to her like a predator stalking is prey "what can you possibly see in him"
Zoe pushed herself back against the work top, trying to put as much space as possible between them, she wasn't sure her willpower could take him being close to him "I don't think you want to know the answer to that" she grinned at him, trying to make him uncomfortable. She thought back to this morning in the car, she'd known all along her was watching her.
He moved closer again, until their bodies were touching "I really do" he whispered, brining her face level with hers.
Zoe turned her face away, she couldn't ever remember not liking the smell of Nicks aftershave but today, it made her feel nauseas. She took a deep breath and looked at him "there's just some things that should be kept between a couple Nick, but put it this way I'm a lot louder with him, that I ever was with you" she winked, not falling under his charms left her feeling strangely satisfied. She finished her coffee, noting that he hadn't moved from his position in front of her. "Can you let me past please?" She raised an eyebrow, raising a hand to his chest to push him away, noting Max standing behind him in the staffroom door.
"He'll never be able to give you what I can, Zoe" he hissed at her, grasping her wrist and pulling her body close to him.
"I don't care about that Nick" she replied looking at him in disgust, she pushed him again, more firmly this time and moved past him "goodbye Nick" she whispered, heading over to Max and taking his hand.
"I love you" he whispered as they walked down the corridor.
"I love you too" she smiled, pulling him into the store cupboard and backing him against the door.