It was now approaching the end of the kids half term and unfortunately Nick and Zoe were unable to take any more days holiday off, so they had no other choice but to take Phoebe and Ollie into work with them for the day. They were both ecstatic about the idea of spending it in the hospital, they loved the excitement of it and neither of them had actually spent a whole day there before. Maisie had decided to spend the day at her friend Bella's house as she hated going into the ED for the day with nothing to do and nobody to talk to. Nick and Zoe both agreed that this was a good idea too as she was always getting into mischief around the hospital and they would only worry if she was there.
Like usual, the Jordan's were running late and all rushing around the house to get ready in time with only 15 minutes to spare before Nick and Zoe's shift started.
"Is Bella's mum picking you up?" Zoe asked Maisie as she quickly made her some toast for breakfast.
"Yeah she's on her way now" Maisie told her as she quickly tied her hair up in a pony tail before they arrived.
"Think she's here now" Zoe said as she heard the doorbell ring. She handed Maisie her breakfast and said goodbye to her as she left the house.
Nick then came downstairs still putting on his tie as he entered the kitchen "Has Maisie gone?" He asked Zoe who was sorting her things out.
"Yeah" Zoe nodded "Are Ollie and Phoebe ready?" She asked him, panicking incase they were late for work, but it didn't really matter seeing as she was arriving with the boss.
"Nearly I think, they're arguing already" He sighed.
At this point Zoe rushed out of the kitchen and upstairs to the bathroom as her morning sickness took control again. It was becoming quite severe now and Nick wasn't sure if she'd be able to handle treating patients feeling nauseous but Zoe repeatedly assured him that she was fine.
Phoebe and Ollie had now joined Nick in the kitchen with their coats and shoes on ready to go but Zoe was still upstairs being sick.
"You alright Zo?" Nick called upstairs to her.
Zoe didn't reply however and later emerged about 5 minutes later, "Sorry" She apologised as she joined them downstairs putting her coat on.
"are you going to be OK today?" He asked concerned about her as she was still looking slightly pale.
"Yes of course" She reassured him "Lets go before we're late" She said hurrying the kids outside to the car.
They all jumped into the car and headed to the hospital. When they arrived they were 10 minutes late which wasn't unusual, so Nick quickly pulled the car into his reserved parking space close to the ED entrance and they all hopped out.
"Right then you two" Nick said to Ollie and Phoebe as they all began to make their way across the car park to the ED " firstly, I want you to be good while you're in the hospital and no causing trouble, secondly, you only talk to people you know and finally, you don't go anywhere that me and your mum don't know about" He told them both firmly and they both nodded in agreement.
As they arrived inside it looked pretty quiet, they headed over to the reception where Tess was standing, "Hi Nick and Zoe" Tess greeted them, she then noticed Oliver and Phoebe with them "Hello you two" She smiled and they both politely said Hello in return.
"Sorry we're late" Nick apologised feeling bad for leaving his staff with all the work.
"It's been pretty quiet anyway" Tess told them. But it was the calm before the storm as Jeff and Dixie rushed in with another patient.
The patients leg had been badly injured and he was covered in blood. "Errr, that's disgusting" Oliver exclaimed loudly as he stood starting at the patient.
"Oliver" Zoe exclaimed in embarrassment, shooting him a disappointed look. She then raced over to join Jeff and Dixie followed by Tess.
Phoebe was also staring at him in shock with her eyes wide open as the patient was wheeled past them, "Dad I feel sick" She said pulling on Nick's jacket to grab his attention.
"Follow me both of you" He instructed as he led them both into the staff room, "Right you're both going to sit in here until me or your mum comes to get you, OK?" He made clear to them both and the nodded in agreement.
Noel was also sat in the staff room along with Jay and Big Mac, "Sorry to disturb your break" Nick apologised as he took the kids inside. They all assured him that it was OK however and would keep an eye on them for a while.
"Do you still feel sick Pheeb?" Nick asked making sure that she was OK before he left.
"No" Maisie shook her head "Can I have a biscuit?" She asked, looking at Nick with puppy dog eyes after catching sight of the biscuits Big Mac was currently eating.
Nick chuckled "I'm sure if you're good and ask Big Mac politely he might let you have one" He told her.
"Of course you can sweetie" Big Mac said seeing the look on Phoebe's face, he then handed the biscuits over to her and Ollie.
"I won't be long, so be good both of you" Nick said pointing at them both before leaving the room to get to work.
"Are you both on half term then?" Noel asked them making conversation as he felt sorry for them both having to spend their day in the staff room.
"Yeah" They both said as they munched on their biscuits.
"Were mummy and daddy late again this morning?" Jay asked them, curious as he always used this against them whenever he was late himself.
"Yeah" Ollie told them "Because mum was being sick all morning again"
"Sick?" Noel asked, raising his eyebrows as he looked from Jay to Big Mac, "Is she in today?" He continued to ask in curiosity.
"Yeah she's in, she's just sick in the morning" He told them.
Noel smiled as he began to have an idea of what they were hinting at, "Oh really" He muttered.
"yeah because mummy's having a baby" Phoebe excitedly told them not realising that it was suppose to be kept a secret for a while, she was just too excited not to tell anybody.
Jay, Big Mac and Noel all turned to look at each other in surprise.
"She's having a what?!" Jay exclaimed in shock, nearly spitting his coffee out at the same time.
"I'm going to have a brother" Ollie proudly beamed.
"No Ollie" Phoebe interrupted, turning to look at her brother in annoyance, "it's a sister because daddy told me he'll make sure his magic turns it into a girl" She proudly smiled.
Noel was trying his best not to laugh, "Daddy's magic?" He chuckled.
"Yeah because he has to use his magic to turn mummy's eggs into a baby" Phoebe informed them of the information that Nick had explained to them yesterday.
"Is that so?" Big Mac said, interested in her explanation while Jay and Noel just laughed hysterically.
"Well I was not expecting that" Jay exclaimed still in surprise with what they just told them.
"We best get back to work" Big Mac said not wanting to leave the conversation but their breaks had already ran over by about 10 minutes and Nick would soon be getting suspicious. So they all said goodbye to Ollie and Phoebe and headed back to work still trying to absorb this information.