The next morning was quite hectic. The alarms went off and hour late because the clocks had moved forward the night before. Nick and Zoe dropped Jody off at school an hour and a half late, and then the two of them arrived at work, equally late.
"Finally!" Adam exclaimed sarcastically as they stumbled through the door at half ten.
"Actually no. Not finally, we have an appointment upstairs. Could be another hour." Nick replied as he and Zoe headed to the elevator. They travelled to the third floor and walked hand in hand to the maternity department.
"Nick Jordan." Nick said to the receptionist.
"Yep. Just take a seat in the reception area, someone will be with you shortly." They nodded and went to sit down. Nick noticed Zoe's hands were shaking.
"Are you all right?" He asked her.
"Yeah, just nervous, after... Well, there's just a high chance that something will be wrong..." She said.
"Don't worry, I'm sure everything will be fine." Zoe nodded just as their surname was called. They stood and followed the nurse.
"Okay Mrs Jordan, if you just want to lie up on the bed, Irene will be with you shortly to do your scan." Zoe nodded and the nurse left.
"Relax." Nick said, taking Zoe's hand and squeezing it reassuringly. At that moment, Irene walked in.
"Nick!" She exclaimed. Coming over and enveloping him in a friendly embrace.
"Irene! It's good to see you!" Nick said.
"Yes you too, but we're being rude. Hello Mrs Jordan. I'm Irene. I was Nick's boss when he did his maternity rotation all those years ago.
"Really? That's cool. By the way, call me Zoe." She replied.
"Okay sweetie. Now. Lets get started. I'm assuming you both know how all of this works so I'm not going to bore you with instructions. Just go with it!" She said smiling. Zoe rolled up her top and Irene tucked a paper towel into the top of her skirt to protect it from the gel.
"Okay sweetie, this will freeze you."
"Freeze me?"
"Ask me no questions. And I'll tell you no lies." Irene said squeezing the gel onto Zoe's stomach.
"Jeesh, okay, I believe you!" Nick and Irene smiled. Zoe lay her head back as Irene placed the ultrasound on her stomach and manoeuvred it around to find the baby.
"Here we are!" She announced, finally, turning the screen into nick and Zoe's view. Zoe fell silent and allowed many tears to stream her face. Nick took hold of her hand and squeezed it, telling her everything he was thinking through his touch.
"Steady heartbeat, no dilemma's, perfect size and length. You've got a beautiful little baby in there."
"Thank you." Nick said, as Zoe couldn't speak.
"Well then, I'll just print you out some pictures and then that's it." Irene said. Whilst she did that, Zoe turned to Nick and whispered,
"I love you."
"I love you too." He said and then kissed her softly on the lips.

Back down in the ED. things were starting to get mad. An old bridge going over the river had partially collapsed, sending 6 cars and 3 pedestrians tumbling into the water below. Holby ED was labelled the receiving hospital. In the maternity ward, nicks pager went into a frenzy. He turned to Irene with an apologetic look on his face.
"Duty calls, I'm afraid."
"Yep. It was good to see you." She said, hugging him quickly.
"Yes, you too."
"Oh, and, congratulations." She said to both nick and Zoe as they left the room and headed down to the ED. Mayhem embraced them as they stepped out of the elevator.
"Zoe! Nick! Thank God! Okay, Resus!" Adam shouted at them. They nodded, sanitised their hands on route and headed for resus. Two patients were cut and bleeding out, another 3 were intubated and under treatment for hypothermia. Ruth and Lily were desperately trying to control their patients bleeding and felt instant relief to see Nick and Zoe. Their medical training hit them and they instantly took control of the situation. They gowned up on seconds and moments later, both patients had had their arteries clipped and tied and their wounds stitched. Also Nick had managed t resuscitate Ruth's patient who had arrested before his eyes. They spent the rest of the day rushing around the department, treating various patients with a wide range of severities in their injuries. Before they knew it, it was 3:00 and their shifts had ended.
"Come on you," Nick said to Zoe. "Lets go pick up Jody." Zoe nodded. They drove to the school in silence, both enjoying a chance to wind down and relax after their rather hectic day. Once they got to the school, it was a five minute wait until the bell was due to go. They parked in their usual spot and waited.
"That was crazy!" Zoe said, breaking the silence.
"It was!"
"I'm actually exhausted." She added.
"I know. There's no way in hell you should've been doing so much today." Nick sighed.
"It wasn't by choice Nick."
"I know, I know. I've got to get the staff situation sorted. Tom and Sam get back from their honeymoon tomorrow... That should help. Even the nurses are out of it. Speaking of the nurses, do you know what the hell is going on with Fletch and Tess! There's a weird awkward tension around them and they won't go in the same room as each other! I don't know what it is. I'm going to have to have a word with Tess about it though because the department can't afford to be forced to deal with that!" Zoe averted her eyes from Nick's view. She'd have to have a word with Tess herself, find out what was going on and if Tess was okay.
"Yes, they do seem, slightly, off task. I'm sure they'll sort themselves out though." She said. Just as she finished, the car door opened and Jody jumped in. She kissed each parent on the cheek and then sat back and fastened her seat belt.
"Hey you two, how was work?" She asked, cheerfully.
"It was okay sweetie, how was school?" Zoe asked in return.
"Eh, school's school. I got my science test back today. You know, the human bio one?" Nick and Zoe both nodded.
"Yes, how did you go?" Nick asked.
"I got ninety three percent. Come on dad, as if I'd do badly in a human bio test. Jeesh, your staff helped me to study for it all week last week."
"Well done sweetheart. We're so proud of you!" Zoe said.
"Thanks mum. I'm so glad. That was the last test this term. We break up for summer next week. That reminds me, report cards come out on Monday. Parents Night is Tuesday. I've got a letter about it in my bag."
"Good girl. I want to hear a glowing report for you young lady!" Nick teased.
"Jeesh, no pressure or anything." She said, sarcastically, smiling at nick. They drive the rest of the way home just listening to the radio and chilling out.