Max was on his way back from taking Molly for a scan when he saw Zoe typing up patient notes.
"Mollie blacked out in the scanner and the surgeon took her straight to theatre. Turns out she has a clot on the brain or something. It had a long name but I can't remember it." Max said laughing.
"Subdural hematoma?" Zoe asked in a serious matter.
"Errr... Yeah I think that was it."
"Okay." Zoe said returning to the computer and typing away acting as if Max wasn't there. She could still feel his presence behind her so she exited the web page and then walked towards the door.

Max quickly walked over to Zoe who quickly turned the corner so that they could have a conversation with a bit of privacy.
"Is this the part where you say we need to talk?" Zoe said in an unfriendly manner accentuating her words by using apostrophes with her hands.
"No, this is the part where you avoid a difficult conversation by being unnecessarily hostile." Max replied waiting for her apology.
"Right well to be honest Max, I'm not in the mood to go through some petty argument so I'm going to check on Molly and when you're ready to be civil page me." Zoe said walking away.
"You're asking me to be civil? Zo, I'm the one that is being civil because I thought you'd like to know how Molly was but obviously I overstepped the mark." Max fought back causing Zoe to to whip her head round and face him. She wasn't in the mood, especially not today.
"Firstly, don't call me that and secondly I appreciate you informing me about Molly but seeing as that is in your job remit I don't understand what you expect me to say."
"Maybe a thank you wouldn't go a miss and maybe a sorry could have been thrown in there somewhere."
"Well thank you for informing me but as for the sorry, I have nothing to be sorry for."
"Try for not only walking out on me but for being a right cow about the whole situation." Max said as he looked at Zoe with tears in his eyes.
"Well that just about sums me up me doesn't it Max?" Zoe said as she began to walk away.
"Oh and happy birthday for what it's worth. I did get you a present but you didn't stay around for long enough to receive it." Max said as Zoe continued walking with tears in her eyes.

She didn't realise that Max knew when her birthday was and didn't realise that he had gone through the hassle of getting her a gift. Zoe rethought about her actions towards Max and realised that she was in fact being incredibly hostile. She thought about apologising but then again her head was still all over the place, contemplating her future and her past. Maybe Max had a place in her future but Zoe remembered her age compared to his and knew that is she stayed with him, she'd be holding him back and depriving him of a family.

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