He had a lot of time to think in the helicopter, whilst watching over his girlfriend and maybe soon to be fiance.

Even if she was paralysed, it wouldn't stop him from asking her to marry her. Whatever the outcome of this, he would still love her with all his heart. He would look after her and be there for her every minute of everyday. He wanted to pick her up and hold her, but he knew he couldn't while she had a broken bone in her neck.

He looked at her body and smiled when he saw no blood anywhere. His staff did a great job at cleaning her up, especially since she was a great friend to most of them. He would have to go and see them and thank them all for everything. He realised how hard it must have been to treat Zoe without her being there to dish out instructions as per usual.

He turned to look out of the window for the first time in the flight and could already see the spinal unit in the distance. It took less time than he thought to fly there, and he was glad. He would have Zoe checked over quicker than he would anywhere else.

They soon reached their destination and they got Zoe off of the helicopter and onto a trolley. Nick helped to wheel her in, but he got stopped at the main desk.
"Nick Jordan?" The young woman said from beside it.
"Yes." He said. Nick got a closer look at her face. "I hope you don't mind me asking, but do I know you from somewhere? Your face looks familiar to me."
"You treated me two years ago. Sarah Cooper." She said to him. "Fell down the stairs and I broke my back."
"That was it." He said, nodding at the recollection. "How is everything?"
"Better." She nodded. "Thanks to your ED."
"Thats nice for you to say." He said. "But this place did more wonders than we did."
"This place really helped me. I loved what they did so much, that I managed to get this job." She explained. "I know i'm only a receptionist but I love seeing people walk out happy."
"I'd like that too."
"Can I ask who came in with you?" She asked.
"My partner. Zoe Hanna. She also treated you in the ED." He said, and saw her face. "She got stabbed, pushed down some stairs and fractured her neck." She brought up Zoe's medical record on the screen.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Sarah replied. "Do you know how bad it is?"
"No. Thats why we are here." Nick said. "We don't have all of the equipment at Holby."
"Oh right." She said.
"I'd better go." He said. "Got to see how she is."
"I wish her all the best." Sarah smiled, and Nick thanked her before walking off to find Zoe.

He found her room but she wasn't there. He sat in the chair and someone came to inform him where Zoe was. Nick wasn't worried as he knew that the staff here were very experienced.
"Where-"
"Another CT scan." He said, smiled. "We just want to make sure that the journey here did no more damage."
"Oh right, thank you."
"She will be back up here in about ten minutes." The man said, looking at his watch.
"Thank you." Nick said, and took out his phone. He had a text from Yvonne.

Journey go alright? Thinking of you. :)

He smiled. He still had a soft spot for Yvonne and they were still quite close, but not as they were before he got together with Zoe.

It went fine, thanks. She's having another CT. :)

He put his phone down and sighed. He ran his hand through his hair and it felt greasy to him. He would have to go home and get some thing for them both, have a shower, and go to tell the ED. He would wait until he had seen Zoe again before he even thought about leaving.

He sat there staring into space, and was brought out of his daze by the sound of wheels down the corridor. He looked at the door and it opened, and Zoe was wheeled in, still flat. The intubation tube had been removed though.
"We bring good news, Mr Jordan." The doctor said.
"Please, call me Nick." He said.
"Okay, Nick, the x-ray came back and we now know the extent of the injury."
"And..."
"It isn't a complex fracture so she will not be paralysed." Nick sighed in relief at this statement and he was glad that it wasn't any worse. "We will have to fit a halo device, and i'm sure you know what that is."
"Yes." He nodded. "When will it be fitted?"
"This afternoon." He explained. "We would prefer to do it before she wakes so then she won't do more damage."
"Okay." He nodded. He didn't want her to wake up and struggle, causing herself more problems. "What about her wrist?" He asked, seeing it still in the splint.
"We are still waiting for the x-ray." He said, as the door opened. "Ah, here they are."

They looked at the x-ray together and saw that it would require surgery to fix.
"We will book her in for surgery, and if we are not so busy, we can do both, fit the halo device and fix her wrist at the same time."
"That would be great." Nick said. "And the halo would be worn for.. is it 10-12 weeks?"
"Right." He said. "In Zoe's case, it would probably be around the ten week mark. She will have to stay here for a few weeks so we can observe her process."
"Alright." Nick said.
"Well, I will go down and organise theatre for her.
"Thank you, Dr..."
"Luke Smith. Dr Luke Smith."
"Thank you Dr Smith." Nick said, and sat down next to Zoe as he left. He looked at her peaceful face again, leaned over her and placed an extremely soft kiss on her lips as he didn't want to hurt her. He was glad that the intubation tube was gone, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to do that.

He let some tears fall down his face as he had been holding them back all day, and here there was no one to see them. Zoe was there but Nick was sure she couldn't hear him.
"I love you Zoe. I hope you know that." He said, and held her hand for a good half hour.

He was interrupted by Dr Luke coming back in, and Nick wiped his eyes quickly, hoping his eyes weren't red.
"Mr Jordan, Nick, we can fit her in theatre in half an hour." He smiled.
"Thank you." Nick said, and sat back down.
"Someone will be here to collect her in a little while." He said, and left the room.

Nick took this time to phone up the ED and inform them about Zoe. He knew that they were worried about her.
"Hello?" Charlie answered the phone.
"Hi Charlie its Nick." He said.
"Hi Nick. How is Zoe?" He asked.
"She's alright. The neck fracture isn't so bad."
"Thats great news. So she won't be paralysed?"
"Nope." Nick smiled as he told the news. "She needs to have a halo fitted and will need it for around ten weeks."
"Thats not as bad as we were all expecting." Charlie replied, and Nick heard cheers in the background.
"Am I on speaker phone?" He asked.
"Yeah!" He heard Scarlett shout from a different part of the room and he smiled again.
"Hi everyone."
"Hi!" He heard most of the ED shout back.
"I hope you can all come a visit some time. Im sure Zoe would like your company." He explained.
"Can I come later?" Scarlett asked.
"Sure." Nick said. "But I don't know when she will wake up."
"Can I come with you?" Sam asked, and Scarlett replied.
"You can all come, but I wouldn't all come at once." Nick said. "The room isn't too big. Don'tbe surprised if she is sleeping."
"We will come anyway. I'm sure you will want someone to talk to." Sam said, and Nick smiled again. He really loved his staff.
"Well, I will keep you updated on her progress and will hopefully see some of you soon." He said. "Bye guys."
"Bye Mr Jordan!" He heard before he clicked off his phone.