Author's Notes : sorry everyone for the lack of updates but the charger for the computer was broken so I had to wait for the new one to arrive. Thank you for reviewing my story and for all you wonderful reviews about what you would like to see happen in the story and I will include them all. Like always all mistakes are my own well I hope you will enjoy this chapter.

As soon as Zoe felt Savannah fall into a deep sleep Zoe carefully let go of Savannah and crept out of the room and closed the door went back to sleep in her own bed and snuggled up to Nick who moan as he felt Zoe snuggle up close to him. Early hours of the morning Nick woke up with a terrible stomach pain and the need to be sick.

Nick felt the nausea wash over him so he pushed back the covers and rushed to the bathroom and threw up. Zoe heard a terrible noise coming from the bathroom so she got out of bed and walked to the sauce of the noise. Zoe walked into the bathroom to fined Nick kneeling over the toilet vomiting his guts up.

"Oh Nick" Zoe bent down to Nicks level and rubbed his back as he carried on vomiting. When the nausea disappeared Nick began to cry as he clearly couldn't bring else up and he was just now bringing up stomach acid that was burning his throat.

"He come on "Zoe soothed Nick as he began to cry.

"I can't bring anymore up Zoe "Nick just about managed to say through all the tears.

"I know, come on come back to bed" Zoe got up and held out her hand for Nick to take which he did. Zoe walled Nick over to Nick's side of the bed and placed Nick into bed and wrapped him up in the covers and Zoe got into bed herself and pulled the duvet up so only her head was poking out . Nick moved over to Zoe who opened her arms and Nick laid his head on her chest hearing her heart beat.

A few hours later poor Nick felt that nausea wash over him and once again he emptied his stomach yet again and like last time he had nothing to bring up so he was dry reaching and this carried on all through the early hours of the morning.

Zoe slowly opened her eyes and turned her head to face Nick who was fast asleep but looked rather pale and exhausted so Zoe slowly and quietly crept out of the room to see that Ella was up and already and eating her large bowl of coco pops as she watched the TV.

"Morning sweet heart, is Savannah up yet?" Zoe asked as she walked over to Ella and placed a kiss on the top of her head.

"Hi mum I don't think she is, who did I hear keep being Sick last night?" Ella asked before she took a large spoonful of coco pops before shoving them into her mouth.

"oh that was your father" Zoe said as she walked away from Ella and went to Savannah's room to find her sitting up in bed looking much better and back to her smiley cheerful self.

"Hey sweetheart how are you feeling?" Zoe asked as she sat on the edge of Savannah's bed.

"Hi mummy, I feel a lot better today and I can I go to school as I want to hand in my homework and plus I have science and maths today" Savannah said rather excited as those were her favourite subjects.

"Alright you can go to school but if you start to feel ill again then you are coming straight home understood"

"Yay thank you mummy" Savannah threw her arms around Zoe's neck and hugged her mother tight.

"Alright let's get you ready for school then come on "Zoe got up and left savannah's room and went to check on Nick.

Nick was awake and still looking rather pale and tired when Zoe wondered in and sat on the bed next to Nick and placed her hand on his forehead where she could feel that he had a slight fever.

"Oh Zoe, I think I am dying, everything aches "Nick said rather forcedly

"Oh Nick you are not dying and yes I know everything aches but our 6 year old daughter has hardly complained and your are a grown man " Zoe said as she shook her head.

"Right stay at home today Nick" Zoe said rather sternly as she know he was working his way to saying he was having today off.

"you are in charge of the ED today Zoe and don't let anyone take advantage of that because I am not there" Nick said weakly. Zoe placed a kiss on the top of Nick's forehead.

"Oh Zoe actually can't you stay here I need you, I don't feel well Zoe" Nick whined as he felt the sickness building up in his rather sore empty stomach.

"Oh my poor baby" Zoe said as she laid down on the bed next to Nick and held him in her arms.

"Mummy, what's wrong with dad?" Savannah asked as she walked into her parent's room.

"Daddy has the sickness bug sweetie "Zoe said tenderly to Savannah who climbed up on the bed and hugged her father.

"Oh poor daddy, you will get better won't you daddy?" savannah asked as she looked at her dad sitting in her mother's arms looking rather ill.

"Of course I will get better sweetheart" Nick lifted his head of Zoe's chest and placed a kiss on Savannah's cheek.

"I love you daddy" Savannah said as she kissed her father on the cheek and then jumped off the bed and left the room.

"Nick I have to get ready for work" Zoe got off the bed and started to get ready for work. An hour or so later Zoe and the girls were ready for school so Zoe and the girls said goodbye to Nick and kissed him goodbye and left the house.

Zoe walked in confidently into the ED and said a cheery hello to all her work colleges and then headed to the staffroom where she hung up her coat and bag and grabbed her stethoscope and began her day as acting clinical lead in Nick's absence.

"No sign of Mr J Today then " Big Mac said

"Hey Zoe, no Nick today then?" Noel said Zoe approached the reception desk and grabbed some notes and called out her patient.

"No, Nick's not very well, Mr Adam's Please" Zoe called out and a young tall dark hair and a rather handsome man answered Zoe's call.

"Oh I am so jealous can't I assist you on this one" Linda whispered in Zoe's ear which made Zoe smile but Zoe had to hide her smile as Mr Adams walked over and Zoe lead him to cubical 4.

"Please sit down , I will be back in a moment" Zoe told Mr Adams as she grabbed Linda and pulled her in to the cubical with her "Thank you" Linda whispered to Zoe as she shut the curtain and began the initial exam.

Sorry that was rather rubbish as I haven't written in a while and sort of hard getting back into the story after while away from it.