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"Right, Zara, this is Lofty who is also a staff nurse here. He will show you the ropes, and by the end of the day you'll know the place like the back of your hand!" Rita smiled, her hand resting on her newly found sister-in-laws shoulder.

Lofty smiled briefly at the young nurse, trying to work out why she looked so familiar. Her long dark hair, freckles that ran across her nose, and the biggest pair of dark green eyes he had seen in his life. He was smitten already.

"Hiya… Lofty's just my nickname, but it's what everyone calls me" Lofty informed the nurse just in case she was confused by the oddity of his name.

"Well it's nice to meet you Lofty…" Zara smiled as she extended her hand, Lofty nervously took it and the pair shook hands.

"Well now you pair are acquainted, I shall leave you to it. See you later" Rita ended, her hand placing a tap on Zara's shoulder before her figure began to retreat into the distance. Lofty looked awkwardly at his new work companion before Zara broke the silence.

"Do you want to show me around then? Tell me the ins and outs, who's sleeping with who… you know, the gossip!" Zara winked.

"Urm, well why don't you come and meet some of them" Lofty looked around the department, his eyes falling immediately on Max, Robyn and Zoe who were stood in a huddle around the nurses station, all eyes wide and expectant.

"So, who's this then?" Max stood up straight as Zara neared.

"This is Zara, our new nurse. Zara, meet some of the team" Lofty introduced.

"Hiya, I'm Robyn! Obviously I'm a nurse too!" Robyn giggled as she pointed to her own set of scrubs which were identical in colour to Lofty's and Zara's. Robyn wrapped her arms around Zara who was taken aback slightly by the nurses forwardness but realised it was her way of greeting her.

"I'm Zoe, Zoe Hanna. I'm a consultant, and this is Max…" Zoe started as Robyn released her grip of Zara, meaning that the young nurse could finally shake Zoe's own.

"I'm just a porter. I don't really do much" Max added. Zoe rolled her dark eyes before shaking her head slightly.

"Just ignore him. He's a bit sore after a run in with her ladyship!" Zoe nodded in the direction of Connie's office.

"What you do? Breathe?" Zara joked knowing full well just how icy Connie was. She relished in her post as clinical lead, and lived up to her title as 'the ice queen'. Zara knew better than anyone just how temperamental the older woman could be. It had taken till Zara's 12th birthday for Connie to even acknowledge her existence. To be fair though, to be 23 and find out that your 55 year old Father had been sleeping with a 21 year old and managed to get her pregnant, Zara was pretty sure she would be pretty pissed off. To make it worst though, Connie had soon realised that Zara's mother wasn't the only woman her Father had been sleeping with. Neither women spoke of it, but both knew that there was probably more siblings. Who knew? Connie had taken it all badly, she was still raw after the suicide of her own Mother, something she had blamed her Father for.

"You've met her then?" Max asked surprised that the new nurse had the clinical lead so well worked out.

"Ice glare? Hands on her hips as though she owns the place? I've seen it all so many times" Zara joked before realising that she had just let on the pair were related. She could sense Zoe's eyes boring into her whilst Robyn gazed at her questioningly. It was Max who got the first words in.

"Wait, you know Beauchamp? I mean, like from before you got here?"

Zara groaned inwardly. It was the porter that was brave enough to speak up, obviously he didn't find Connie as intimidating as the other two nurses who at the mere mention of Connie's name froze like rabbits caught in the headlights. She wondered whether Rita got this kind of grilling when they found out she was sleeping with the boss.

Zara bit down on her lip, scolding herself for being so big mouthed. She was going to have to pass on an answer. She reasoned with herself, knowing soon enough the team would work out their connection.

"She's my sister" Zara mumbled. She looked up and watched as Zoe and Max both looked at each other, mouths agape. They soon came to reality and looked back to Zara, straightening their shocked look.

"Right…Ok. Well nice to meet you" Zoe smiled before nudging Max in the side signalling for them to vacate the area. Zara sighed. She had half expected people to immediately run, after all she would be it the other way round.

"I'm not a bitch like her…" Zara announced. She didn't notice the shadow that loomed over her from behind. She didn't notice the mortified faces of the team who all winced as soon as the shadow approached.

"Oh really. So it was me that punched their brother-in-law" Zara cringed, the sound of her sister's voice making her want to be swallowed up by the world. At least then there would be less pain. Connie was sure to create some form of revenge.

"I. Well. I… Connie... I'm sorry" Zara resigned to the fact that she was probably about to get a complete dressing down.

"I know you are, otherwise you'd be out of this department before this lot can get you drunk" Connie smiled sickly, her eye lashes battering as though she were sweetness and light.

With a quick knowing grin and the shrug of her shoulders, Connie was gone, along with the rest of the team who were still yet to decide which side Zara's bread was buttered.