Back down in the ED, Zoe had the luxury of a quick, five minute break between the harassment of patients. Thinking to herself about the incident earlier, with Jody, she decided that, seeing as Jody had lied, which she had never done before, she'd better go see Tess. She knocked on the door and waited.
"Come in?" Came Tess' familiar, stressed voice. Fletch was in there too, Zoe decided she'd better leave it.
"Sorry." She muttered, going out again.
"No! Zoe. Fletch was just leaving." Tess called.
"Okay then." She walked back in and Fletch left.
"What can I do for you Zoe?" Tess asked, smiling.
"We'll, I just was wondering if you were okay?" She said.
"Yes, why wouldn't I be?" Tess answered, sounding confused.
"Well, Jody bumped into me on her way out of your office earlier. She had told me she was at the toilets. She then lied again, saying you gave her something for a headache. She's never lied to Nick of myself before, so there must of been a reason. If there isn't I'll be mad." She explained, staring at Tess. Zoe thought that a hint of guilt was seeping on to Tess' face.
"You're right. She was lying, and there was a reason. But I don't really want to discuss it..." Tess started, although, something about Zoe's body language was screaming at her she didn't much have a choice.
"Well, I've sort of, maybe... Been having... An affair." She whispered. "Jody witnessed it. She only came here to tell me, knowing that she couldn't keep her knew knowledge a secret from me. That is why she lied, to protect my reputation." Tess mumbled, staring down at the floor.
"Oh." Was all Zoe could manage, shocked that Tess could be the sort to have an affair. Then it something clicked. Fletch was never out of this office. Her eyes widened.
"What?" Tess asked, worriedly. Zoe was still shell shocked, so she just whispered one word.
"Fletch?" Tess' head fell further and tears came to her eyes. She looked up and nodded. "Oh Tess. You should have told me. Sorry about all of this. I won't tell anyone either." She bent and hugged her friend.
"Thank you." Tess whispered in her ear.
"That's okay, we'll, I'd better get going." Tess just nodded. "See you later."
"See you." With that, Zoe left. Still quite shocked at her knew knowledge.
She left the office and checked the time. 5:00 in the morning. She finished in an hour. She still had a few minutes left, especially as the department was so quiet, so she decided to go and see Nick and Jody. She knocked on the office door and went in it discover Nick and Jody, wrapped in a blanket on the couch, throwing smarties into each others mouths and giggling. They hadn't even heard her come in over the noise of the classical music that was coming through Nick's state of the art stereo system. She walked over and knelt down next to the couch.
"Hello." She said.
"Hi mum!" Jody exclaimed, excitedly.
"Hello sweetheart." Nick said, leaning over to kiss her. Jody looked away, feeling that she should give them a moment of privacy. The kiss ended very quickly however because Nick had been drinking Fanta. Zoe ran over to the bin and was violently sick in it, however, she positioned herself so that neither Nick or Jody had to watch, wen though they knew what was happening.
"Fanta, really?" She said sarcastically, wiping her mouth. "You know what that does to me."
"I know, I forgot. I'm sorry." Nick said as Zoe came back over and sat down. Suddenly, she felt a small kick inside her, now quite obvious, baby bump.
"Nick!" She exclaimed, grabbing his hand.
"Wow!" He said, enthralled as he felt he tiny nudges of the baby's foot.
"Jody, d'you want to feel?" Zoe asked and Jody beamed.
"Yes!"
"Come on then." Zoe took hold of her hand and placed it exactly where the kicking was coming from.
"That's unreal!" Jody said."
"It is, isn't it! That's your little brother or sister's way of making themselves known in a room." She said, making Jody chuckle a little. "Right, I'd better get down to the ED again. I'll get Big Mac to come up and sort the situation with the bin. I'll come back up here at the end of my shift." She said and then left. Jody turned to face Nick.
"I love you dad." She said.
"I love you too Jody." He smiled warmly, glad that Jody was happy and proud that he could call her his daughter.