Bonnie Sveen Fan, Ethan does look cute when he dances. He's improved since his salsa lessons, but my favourite Ethan dance moment is still when he danced with Honey at Zoe and Max's wedding. I think Cal will always embarrass Ethan if he can! Robyn is beautiful inside and out and I'm sure Cal's noticed because he would obviously have looked! Thank you for your review.

Tanith Panic, you're right about Robyn, Rita, Honey and Lofty - I knew you'd get there! Louise basically says all the Rizzo and Marty lines which Zoe and Rita are too nice to say. I'll email you about the other characters in case anyone else wants to guess. The boys in Grease aren't as clearly-defined as the girls, I agree. I'm glad you like the plot - it would be lovely if a non-Grease fan read and enjoyed this! Thank you for your review.

Zoe's eyes widened when she saw what Alicia was drinking. "You're having water?"

Alicia looked down into her glass. "I'm not really too good with alcohol."

"Neither am I if I have enough of it," said Zoe. "And I fully intend on having enough." She went up to the bar and returned with a tray of shots. "There you are."

"Oh, I don't know…" Alicia looked round the table in a panic.

"Look, Alicia." Zoe was getting tough now. "It's like I told Lily. There's more to working in the ED than doing your job. We have to trust each other and in order to do that, we have to get to know each other. And in order to do that, we need to socialise. So be sociable, okay?"

"Zoe, she doesn't have to drink if she-" began Rita.

"Go on, Alicia," said Zoe. "Trust me. A few of these and you won't even remember who Cal is."

Alicia obediently had a shot. She made a bit of a face, then she smiled and said it was lovely. She had another, then another.

"You know, we really should welcome Alicia properly," said Zoe. "I'll order a bottle of red. They'll go great with your shots, Alicia."

Ethan was relieved when Lofty said he was going to head off home. He'd only gone to the pub in the first place in the hope of seeing Honey, but she wasn't there.

Not that there would have been much point in his being here even if Honey had shown up. He might have managed a 'How are you?', but as for 'Would you like to go out on a date?' he'd never even come close to saying that.

And shouldn't he ask Noel's permission first?

"I'll come too," Ethan said to Lofty with a grateful smile. "I've got some studying to do."

Lofty smiled too and the two boys got up, but to Ethan's consternation, Cal got up too.

"Maybe I'm not in the mood for a drink either," he said.

Ethan looked at him in slight concern. Maybe Cal was coming down with something.

Or maybe he felt guilty for the way he'd treated Alicia, but Ethan had to admit that wasn't very likely.

Iain finished his drink and put it down on the table. "I'll come too. What about you, Jez?"

"Yeah, might as well. I'll text Max and tell him we're leaving." Jez finished his drink and put his glass back on the table. "Jack?"

"Oh, okay," said Jack. "I don't want to look like a complete loser sitting here on my own."

"So come and look like a complete loser with us instead," said Cal.

Jez looked annoyed. He looked like he wanted to defend Jack, but the closest he managed to get was: "How's he going to look like a loser if he's hanging out with you, Cal?"

Jack looked sad, clearly jumping to the conclusion that Jez fancied Cal. Jez just looked like he wished he'd dared say more.

Ethan hoped he'd defend Honey if anyone ever dared to call her a loser, which he really couldn't imagine anyone doing, but he knew it would take a lot of courage he wasn't at all sure he had.

"You're so pretty, Alicia," said Robyn enviously.

Some time had passed and they were all getting tipsy. Zoe had been flirting outrageously with the barman; Robyn had fallen over on her way back from the loo and Honey had giggled so hard, she'd given herself hiccups. As for Louise, she'd spent the last ten minutes hugging the others and telling them she loved him. It was clear to everyone she was pretty badly gone.

Alicia looked surprised but pleased. "Thank you, Robyn," she said with a drunken giggle. "You're very pretty too."

"Yeah, Robyn, you're gorgeous!" said Louise, giving her another hug. She sounded like she meant it too.

Rita decided Louise should get drunk more often.

"You need a makeover though," Honey told Alicia. "A bit of lipstick; a bit of blusher, a bit of eyeliner…" She stood up, used the table to steady herself, and reached for Alicia's hand. "Come on."

"Okay!" said Alicia happily, and the two girls laughed together as they disappeared into the loo.

"Yeah: there is a slight improvement when she's drunk," said Zoe. "Maybe we should spike Lily's drink sometime."

"You already have," Louise reminded her, and threw her arms around Zoe. "You're the best, Zoe! I love you!"

"I spiked Lily's drink?" said Zoe, pulling away from Louise's hug. "I don't remember. I'd better do it again. It's no fun doing something like that when you can't remember it. How long is Alicia going to be here for?"

"A few months, I think," said Rita. "But I like her. Maybe she is a bit wet behind the ears, but she'll soon learn. Robyn and Lofty did."

Robyn looked up sharply. "What about me and Lofty? There is no me and Lofty. There never will be a me and Lofty. Not that I'm saying I want there to be a me and Lofty."

"I just meant that you've learned a lot since I've been working here and I'm sure Alicia will too," said Rita.

"I love Alicia!" declared Louise. "It's not her fault if she hasn't been even halfway round the block."

"I never thought I'd say that about one of Cal's exes," said Zoe. "But seriously: did you see her at work today? 'Oh, yes, Dr Chao. No, Dr Chao. Yes, of course I'll wipe your bum for you, Dr Chao'. It's going to Lily's head and that girl's insufferable enough already." She looked up as Honey came running out of the loos. "What's she done now, Honey? Fainted at the sight of your bright red lipstick?"

"No, she threw up," said Honey. "I think it might be the alcohol. Can one of you medical people go see her?"

Rita got to her feet at once. "Of course I can."

Cal stopped walking suddenly and started to laugh. "What the hell is that?"

Lofty looked at it. "It's a car."

"You call that a car!" said Cal.

Ethan gave him a reproving look. "Of course it's a car, Cal. It's got wheels; it's got doors; it's got um… silver thingies…"

Iain looked at him in irritation. "Hub caps, Ethan. Hub caps."

"Oh, no, I know what hub caps are," said Ethan earnestly. "I meant those."

"Chrome plating," said Jez.

"Yes: chrome plating," said Ethan. "It's got chrome plating. Of course it's a car."

Cal reached off and pulled a piece off. "It hasn't got all its chrome plating now!"

Ethan watched in horror as Jez pulled off one of the hub caps. "No, you can't do that! It's stealing!"

"He is right you know, guys," said Lofty uneasily.

"No, it's not stealing," said Cal easily. "It's just a prank, that's all. We'll put them back."

Jack laughed and reached into the car. "I know what I'm going to steal! I mean borrow!"

Iain grabbed another hub cap. "Come on! Quick before the owner gets back!"

Alicia had just finished rinsing her mouth out when Rita arrived. "Rita, I'm so sorry."

"No. Don't be silly," said Rita. She gave Alicia a hug. "Everyone drinks too much sometimes. You shouldn't let Zoe push you into anything you don't want to, but I know it's hard to say no to her sometimes."

Alicia's eyes filled with tears. "I don't mind drinking, but I didn't mean to have this much. I was just so nervous about being here with everyone."

"It's easy to make mistakes," said Rita. "Don't worry." She looked at Alicia for a moment. "Okay, you still don't look very well, so I think you need to go home. Come on: I'll give you a lift. I only had one drink so I'm not over the limit."

Alicia sniffed and wiped her tears away. "Thanks, Rita. And I'm really sorry."

Rita gave her another hug. "It's really no problem at all."

"Hey, you guys, these hub caps haven't got a scratch on them," said Jez. "If we stick them on eBay, I reckon we could make loads of money!"

Lofty was almost sure they were joking, but Ethan looked really worried.

"I don't think we need to," he said. "We earn enough, don't we? I can lend you some money if you need some."

Iain laughed. "You're so missing the point of this, Ethan."

Jack ran over to them, swinging something round above his head. "How much do you think we can get for these fluffy dice?"

Iain looked at the dice. "50p. If you're lucky."

Jack pouted, then shrugged. "I don't want to sell them anyway. I like them. I might wear them to the awards dinner. And nothing else!"

Jez looked as though he liked that idea.

"Are admin staff even invited to the awards dinner?" asked Iain.

"Of course we are!" said Jack. "You can't have a party without admin staff. Who else would print the invites?"

"I wonder if we could sell them," said Iain, looking at a hub cap. "You know, just walk up to someone and ask how much they'd pay for them."

Ethan looked even more terrified.

"At 11pm?" said Cal. "Yeah, Iain, that's not going to look dodgy at all, is it? I know: let's go sell them at the police station."

"The police station?" said Jack disbelievingly. "Are you crazy? Everyone knows they don't have fluffy dice in police cars."

They all jumped as they heard a car horn.

"Oh damn: there's the car!" said Iain.

"Oh my goodness!" whimpered Ethan.

Jack looked around. "We've got to hide."

"I really think all we can do is be honest and give them back," said Lofty seriously. "And hope they don't report us. Otherwise, we'll all end up being arrested – we're probably on CCTV – and Mrs Beauchamp will find out and-"

The car drew up beside them and someone jumped out. "Right. Put all that stuff back on the car right now!"

"Max?!" said Ethan.

Lofty wasn't sure if he was shocked or relieved.

"Don't get your panties in a bunch!" said Iain. "We were only holding them for you so nobody would steal them."

"Yes, that's what we were doing," said Jez.

Ethan looked at his brother. "Cal, did you know this was Max's car?"

Cal shook his head pityingly. "Ethan, do you seriously think I'd steal hub caps from some stranger's car? I'm a doctor. A pillar of the community."

"More like a pillock of the community," said Iain.