"What are you doing here..?!"

"Things didn't really work out for me in Michigan and well, I missed this place too much I guess!"

Zoe didn't know whether to just run over and hug him or to leave. It had been 2 years since she last saw Nick, 2 long years of her finally trying to get over him. She had just finally accepted that nothing would ever happen between them again, especially after Yvonne and sometimes she just had to be thankful for the time they did have together.

"Don't look so shocked Zoe! I thought you would have been pleased to see me!"

"I am... I am pleased, I just..."

"Being out in Michigan made me realise that life is too short to waste wondering how life could have been, how it could have been for us."

"Us? What are you talking about?!"

Just at that second, Tess burst into the office.

"Mr Jordan! It's lovely to see you again!" she said while hugging him. There was an obvious tension between Nick and Zoe.

"Zoe, we have another casualty from the RTC coming in, eta 2 minutes"

"Okay, thanks Tess I'll be right there"

Zoe just stood there looking at Nick. What did he mean? Did he want them to be together? After all this time? The man she loved, the man she had cried herself to sleep over was there, in front of her. He couldn't just walk back into her life after everything they had been through, she had moved on, at least she thought she had.

"I'd better go..."

"I'll wait here for you, we need to talk"

Zoe left the office and started to walk outside to wait for the incoming ambulance. How could this be happening? It was like a whole tsunami of emotions had just hit her and however hard she tried she couldn't help but fall under his spell as she had looked into his eyes.

Zoe had spent as long as she could trying to avoid going back into her office, it had been 2 hours since she last left, she had to face it sooner or later. Maybe he wouldn't even be there anymore. She stood at the door of her office and sure enough there he was, waiting. She took a deep breath and walked in.

"Nick, I'm sorry about earlier it was just a bit of a shock, of course I'm pleased to see you"

He smiled and walked over to hug her. His smell brought back so many memories, a sense of security, happiness.

They pulled apart, Zoe still unsure of why he was actually back.

"So why didn't it work out in Michigan?"

"When Yvonne died I just needed to get away from here, to forget about everything. The first few months I was there things were fine, we had already made good progress of the research project I was working on, but it made me realise that you can't run from your past forever. I missed Holby, I missed the adrenaline rush of working in the ED and I missed you."

Tears formed in Zoe's eyes, the day Nick left to go to Michigan it felt like a part of her heart had been ripped out, a feeling she would never forget.

"I love you Zoe."

A tear rolled down her face, she felt like the walls were closing in on her.

"I'm sorry...Nick..."

She turned and ran out of the office, she needed to be alone but one thing was for sure, Nick Jordan was back.

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