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Chapter twenty-four

As soon as Zoe was in the ED she walked straight to the staffroom, there she could not hide but avoid the awkward questions, well most of them. Tess followed Zoe and ten minutes later they were sitting drinking large cups of coffee. It was at that moment that Zoe suddenly remembered max, she laughed to herself at first but then realized that he would personally make her life hell if she totally forgot about him.

"I just need to make a quick phone call" was Zoe's excuse to Tess

"Sure" said Tess "just promise that you will come and see me before you start your shift"

"Ok" agreed Zoe "but if there's an emergency..."

"I know the drill" said Tess as she watched one exit the staffroom

Zoe walked carefully through the ED making sure that she wouldn't bump into anyone, she was sure that if she did, it would be another question and answer session. Zoe stood outside the ED, she had lit up a cigarette which she was now smoking underneath the "no smoking" sign.

Five minutes and seven phone calls later, Zoe stood on his cigarette before sliding her phone back into her pocket. Zoe had phoned max seven times, but she hated leaving voicemails so she just gave up and headed back inside.

"Zoe?" said noel

"Noel?" said Zoe

"What are you doing here?" noel was the first to ask "I thought you would be taking some time off"

"Well I needed to take my mind off everything" said zoe "what about you?"

"Need the money" replied noel

"Just don't do yourself in" said Zoe "that's all we would need, another body for cubicals"

"Glad to know you care" said noel sarcastically

"Sorry, I've known nick Jordan too long" said Zoe "I mean knew"

"Zoe" called Ethan

"Yea" said Zoe transforming from the grieving window into doctor mode

"Patient in cubical three, only you can treat them apparently" said Ethan as him and Zoe met at reception

"Let me guess" began Zoe "it's a male under fifty"

"How do you know?" said Ethan handing Zoe the patients notes

"Because men that age always want women doctors" said zoe "it's a well-known fact"

"Actually there not wanting a woman doctor, there looking you" said Ethan

"Me?" said Zoe

"Oh, which one of your long string of men is he?" said noel

Noel was bombarded with dirty looks and was nudged by lofty and Ethan.

"Sorry" said noel to Zoe, shaking his head

"No, I'm glad you're acting normal towards me" said Zoe "it was two years ago, I have moved on"

Zoe looked up from the ground to see not only lofty, noel and Ethan crowed around him but a lot of other staff as well.

"Well I better go and see my admirer" said Zoe "I don't want to keep him waiting"