Monday morning had soon come back around again and Maisie, Oliver and Phoebe were back in school and Nick and Zoe in the ED.
"How you feeling today Mr Jordan?" Was the first comment Nick heard as he walked hand in hand into work with Zoe.
He looked over to see Jay grinning at the achievement of getting his boss so drunk at the weekend, "I'm fine thanks Jay" Came Nick's simple reply. He was dreading coming into work today, he hated the fact that all of his staff had seen him in such a vulnerable state with his guard down.
"You are never getting him like that again" Zoe firmly said, chuckling with Jay at the same time who was trying his best not to laugh.
"Oh come on Zoe you were betting me on" Jay laughed, turning all the blame onto her.
"Now that wouldn't surprise me" Nick said, turning his eyes on Zoe who just laughed at his expense "Now come on we've got work to do" He ordered, getting back into his professional clinical lead mode as he marched off to his office, closely followed by Zoe.
"See you later darling" Nick said, kissing Zoe goodbye before they left his office for a busy day at work.
When Zoe's first break of the day eventually came around after her long exhausting morning in resus, she headed straight to Nick's office to pass a bit of time, considering she wasn't allowed to go outside and enjoy a much needed cigarette.
As she entered his office without knocking, Nick was sat at his desk working on the computer, "thought you might need this" She said, placing a coffee cup onto the side of his desk.
"What are you up to?" She smiled, noticing the mischievous look spread across Nick's face as he sat looking up from his computer screen.
He quickly closed down the page which he was currently looking at as Zoe made her way across to him "I've got a surprise for you" He told her, not wanting to give too much away but he knew she would love this.
Zoe sat herself on the edge of his desk so that her legs were either side of where he was sat "I like the sound of this" She grinned, "Any clues to what it is?" She asked, desperate to find out. She took hold of his tie in her hands and playfully toyed with it in an attempt to win him over.
Nick shook his head, chuckling at her "Nope, you are going to have to wait until tomorrow" He grinned, hoping she would soon click onto what the surprise was now for.
"Tomorrow" Zoe mouthed, trying to rack her brains on what day tomorrow was "Oh" She exclaimed as it finally clicked "Our anniversary" She smiled.
Nick smiled "Yeah, who would of thought we've been married 8 years" He said, entwining his fingers with hers as he sat rubbing the pad of his thumb across the back of her hand, simply admiring how lucky he was to have her for a wife.
"Who would of thought we would even get married in the first place" Zoe chuckled. They were both similar characters, before they met each other settling down was never an option, a new fling every week and quick office romances was all they needed. But they seemed to click from day one and marrying seemed like the right option to take next, especially after having their first child together.
"I deserve a medal for putting up with you for so long" Nick said, taking his chances of saying such a brave statement to her, watching the expression change on her face as he said this.
She playfully hit him on the arm "You need to watch yourself Jordan" She laughed.
He stood up and kissed her passionately on the lips, cupping her face in his hands as hers moved to his back and were finding their way up the back of his shirt, "This certainly brings back memories" He spoke against her lips, as she continued to return the kiss and move from his lips, to his neck and chest, kissing every little inch of this face.
"The best days" She breathed as her heart rate began to increase. They wasted no time in removing every inch of each others clothing and before they knew it they were both hurtling back down from an enormous high, holding onto each other as they attempted to get their breath back.
"You've still got it anyway Jordan" She turned around, grinning at him with a satisfied look upon her face as she straightened out her clothing which she had only just put back on.
"I'll add these to my collection" He grinned, holding up her underwear which she had not yet put back on, "I always did love to know you weren't wearing any underwear around my ED"
Zoe shook her head, trying not to laugh "I always knew you were stalking me from day one" She playfully joked.
"Oh of course, how else did I win you over?" He laughed, walking over and giving her one last kiss before they returned to their shifts.
"I hope this surprise is worth it tomorrow" She said before leaving the office, leaving him to continue to cook up his plan.