Slowly, Zoe peeled her eyelids apart and was met with the blinding light in cubicles.
"Zoe!" She heard Nick gasp. She turned her head, gently, to face him.
"What happened?" She asked.
"You collapsed, you got too stressed and collapsed. I should have been down here more today! This is the last I let the department get this understaffed." He said, tears in his eyes. Zoe took hold of his hand.
"You couldn't have avoided the board meetings and you can't control when staff get sick. This wasn't your fault." She said. Then Jody piped up.
"Are you all right Mum?" She asked.
"Yes sweetheart, I'm fine. Nick, when can we go home?" She asked.
"Not yet I'm afraid. Probably in about an hour or two. You're on half hourly obs." Just as he said that, Tess came in to do the obs.
"Hi Zoe, nice to see you with some colour in your cheeks!" Tess said, cheerily.
"Nice to feel well enough to have some!" Zoe replied. She looked at Jody, noticed the tears and worry in her eyes and took hold of her hand. She gave it a squeeze, Jody smiled at her.
Two hours after Zoe fainted, Adam and Tess discharged her.
"I'm so glad to be getting out of there, that was so embarrassing. Oh! Nick, this whole ordeal reminded me. I'm 14 weeks, we need to get that scan booked!" She said, as they walked out of the door.
"Very true, hold on." He said. Zoe raised her eyebrows and shared a quick, confused glance with Jody as Nick winked and whipped out his mobile.
"Hello, Irene?" They heard him say. "Yes, it's good to hear from you too!...yes, I need a favour...my wife...fourteen weeks now...you can! Brilliant...got that...thank you so much!...yes, see you!" He hung up. "Irene can fit you in tomorrow at eleven." He smiled.
"Do you just know everyone?" Zoe said, pretending to be shocked. They laughed as they got into the car and drove home.
"Jody sweetheart, I got you something today, so you won't get frightened." Nick said, holding up a carrier bag. He handed it to her.
"A night light." Jody said back to him.
"Yes, so your room won't be as dark."
"Thank you dad." She hugged him tightly and he patted her on the head affectionately in return.
"That's all right princess. Goodnight."
"Goodnight dad, goodnight mum." She quickly gave them each a kiss and then headed upstairs to bed.
"Well mrs Jordan, a moment to ourselves at last!" Nick said wrapping his arms around Zoe's waste.
"At last." She repeated, seductively. "I love you." she whispered. Nick placed a quick, loving kiss on her lips and then whispered,
"I love you too, and I can't wait to have this baby with you, our perfect little family. You, me, Jody and a new baby. I can't tell you how happy you've made me Zoe."
"Don't worry, you don't have too, Nick Jordan."
"Oh but I do!"
"No, I can see it in your eyes." She whispered. Nick beamed back at her and then began to kiss her passionately. They only broke apart when they heard a loud scream from upstairs.
"Jody!" They both yelled, simultaneously. Together, they bounded up to her bedroom and threw themselves in the door. Jody was curled in a ball on the floor, sobbing her heart out.
"Jody!" Zoe cried as she raced over and wrapped her daughter in a loving embrace.
"It w-was just the w-wardrobe door! It banged shut s-suddenly! I'm s-sorry to frighten you!" She wailed into Zoe's chest.
"Sh, baby it's okay, come on, come and sleep with us tonight. Come on sweetheart." She helped Jody up and the three of them walked to Nick and Zoe's bedroom. Jody lay down in the centre of the bed whilst Nick and Jody got into their pyjamas and then joined her. The three of them fell asleep holding hands, Jody happily avoided another nightmare thanks to the security gained from her parents.