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Chapter twenty-five

Zoe took a deep breath before coming face to face with the patient, she guessed it was a drunk or a face from the past, both were unwelcome. But instead Zoe was face with someone that she was glad to see, max.

"What the hell?" said Zoe as she shut the curtain

"Finally" said max as if he had been waiting all day

"What the hell happened?" said zoe "you were in my house, how are you here?"

Zoe looked up in the air, placed her hands on her hips and then froze when she saw Charlie.

"So that's what you were doing in my garden then" said Zoe

"Blame Charlie" began max "he told me to jump out the window"

"You jumped out my bloody window!" said Zoe angrily

"Well, yea" said max "I think I have dislocated my shoulder"

"That's will be the least serious of your injuries if you ever try that again" said Zoe

"And, by the way I didn't tell you to jump, I told you to climb" said Charlie

"Did it ever cross your mind to use the door?" said Zoe "or is that too difficult to find?"

"Don't blame me" said max

"So, let me get this straight" began Zoe "while you and char lie were playing bloody batman and robin in my garden, I had Tess, Robyn and Rita in my house?"

"Yes" said max "but, just out of interest, am I batman or robin?"

"Shut up" said Zoe as she went to examine max's shoulder

"Jesus Zoe, be careful" said max as Zoe examined his shoulder

"Aww shut up" said Zoe which stopped all max's moaning

"Do you talk all your patients like this?" said max

"Only the idiots" said Zoe

"I have a funny feeling that you're angry with me" said max

"Whatever gave you that idea?" said Zoe sarcastically

Charlie smiled and laughed but stopped as Zoe shot him a dirty look.

"And you're not off the hook" said zoe to Charlie which made max smile "oh and max, thanks for making it obvious by telling Ethan that you wanted me"

"Well if you don't ask, you don't get" said max smiling

"Seriously, could you not have asked for lily or someone?" said Zoe

"Well I thought that you would be more gentle" said max "but I stand corrected"

"You're just a bad patient" complained Zoe