As Nick began to awake from his deep sleep, he could sense Zoe also beginning to stir as she pulled the covers up closer to her neck to keep warm.
He rolled over and gently kissed her on the lips as she began to awake, "Happy Anniversary Zo" He whispered.
"Happy anniversary" Zoe mumbled in response, opening her eyes with a smile to see Nick leaning over her. She wrapped an arm around his neck, pulling him closer to her and returning his kiss but much more forceful and passionately.
"Do i get my surprise yet?" She asked with a cheeky grin on her face as she pulled away from him. She was so eager to find out what Nick had planned for her.
Nick smiled, shaking his head "You are just going to have to wait until after work" He teased, knowing how much this was going to frustrate her all day.
"Nick" Zoe groaned with emphasis "You can't expect me to wait all day" She sighed.
Nick chuckled, she was like a kid on Christmas morning whenever he had a surprise planned for her. "Well it'll motivate you through the shift" He said.
Zoe shook her head, with a smile tugging at the corner of her mouth, "Oh that's all you think about isn't it"
Nick moved closer to her so that his face was almost touching hers, "I might give you a little something special during shift" He teased in a seductive voice.
Zoe grinned in response, "Is that a promise?" She questioned.
Nick grinned to mirror hers, "Come here you" He said, playfully rolling her over so she was lying on top of him, "I do love you" He said, pressing a kiss on her forehead.
"I love you too" Zoe smiled, before kissing him with so much passion and showing him just how much she actually loved him.
After celebrating the morning of their anniversary in style with a special breakfast cooked entirely by Nick, they headed for their usual day of a shift in the ED. Zoe spent the entire shift thinking about what Nick could have planned for her tonight, he wasn't giving anything away what so ever and it was driving her mad trying to guess. Like she had thought, the shift seemed to drag, but after a hectic and busy day made that little bit easier by Nick's special anniversary treat for her, home time soon finally came around.
"Any clues yet?" Zoe asked once again, looking at Nick for the answer. She moved her hand and rested it on Nick's lap as he drove them home.
Nick hesitated about replying for a moment but simply replied with "when we get home, go and change into something special" He told her, not giving too much away still. He quickly turned his head to glance at Zoe, chuckling at the expression on her face as she groaned in frustration.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Zoe chuckled as they drove straight past Oliver and Phoebe's school, not stopping to pick them up.
"It's all arranged" Nick told her with calmness. Zoe smiled, he had organised everything so perfectly.
As soon as they pulled up on the driveway and went inside, Zoe wasted no time in going upstairs to have a shower and change into something amazing. She had decided to wear a deep plum tight fitting dress as it was the only maternity dress that she owned that made her look relatively nice. It fit her curves perfectly, complementing her in all the right places and showing just the right amount of cleavage without looking cheap. She still wanted to impress and tease Nick with her outfit even though she was now supporting a large baby bump. She completed her outfit with a small pair of black patent heels, not wanting to risk injury in her condition, but she couldn't resist wearing heels no matter what the occasion was.
"Wow" Nick gasped, his eyes wide as Zoe came downstairs from getting ready "You look amazing" He smiled in amazement as he caught sight of her. Pregnancy was definitely doing her positive favors, she was absolutely glowing.
"Don't look to bad yourself Mr Jordan" Zoe said as Nick straightened out his tie to finish getting ready. He had chosen to wear the most expensive suit he owned and Zoe knew this. It was black, completed with a crisp white shirt and a navy blue tie. She absolutely loved him wearing suits and even though he wore them every day for work, this one was most definitely her favorite.
When they were both fully ready, they got into the car and Nick began to drive to his mystery location, still not giving Zoe any indication yet as to where this was. She had guessed they would be going for a meal, but she didn't know where to.
Zoe smiled widely as she saw the destination they were pulling up at - it was the exact location that Nick had proposed to her over 8 years ago and they had not returned since that day.
They walked inside and was instantly greeted by a young waiter waiting at the door "Mr and Mrs Jordan?" She smiled as they entered, crossing them off the guest list as they nodded in response, "Please, follow me this way" She politely indicated for them to follow her to the other side of the restaurant floor.
As they sat down at the table, there was a large bunch of 50 red and white roses sitting at it along with a bottle of champagne on ice "Wow Nick" Zoe gasped as she picked the large bunch into her arms "they are absolutely gorgeous" She added.
"Champagne Mrs Jordan?" Nick smiled, picking up the bottle and beginning to pour it into her glass.
"I can't believe you've brought me back here" Zoe said, taking in her surroundings.
"It brings back memories doesn't it" Nick added.
"Definitely" Zoe smiled "If only we could do it all over again"
Nick decided that he was going to make her wait for her final and most important present until after they had eaten, he couldn't wait to give it her and see her face light up though.
After finishing their dinner, Nick couldn't wait any longer to give it to her, she thought that the restaurant was her surprise, he knew she would not be expecting anything else. He dived into the pocket of his suit blazer and pulled out a small black leather box, holding it across the table watching Zoe's face completely light up with excitement as she took it out of his hand.
"What's this?" She gasped in surprise as he gave it to her "Not a second proposal is it?" She joked, chuckling slightly as she began to open the box.
"Oh Nick, it's absolutely gorgeous" She gasped in amazement as she pulled the ring out of the box, it was an 18 carat white gold diamond ring.
Nick immediately took the ring out of her hand and slowly placed it onto her ring finger of the right hand. It looked perfect sitting on her well manicured fingers, complementing against her engagement and wedding ring which sat on her opposite hand.
Zoe smiled widely as she sat admiring the ring, she had never seen anything so impressive, it was almost as impressive as her engagement ring and it must have cost him a fortune, "you are amazing" She said, still admiring the diamond "Anymore surprises you've got hiding up your sleeve?" she joked.
Nick smiled, winking at her as she looked up, "Well there is one more surprise when you get home" He grinned, teasing her just that little bit more.
Zoe grinned at his response "Let's go home and see this surprise then"