Max was in resus getting ready to transport a patient upstairs when the patient was sick all over him.

"Nice" he muttered under his breath.

"I'm so sorry" the female patient said as a nurse cleaned her up.

"Don't worry about it" he winked at her.

"Max, why don't you go and get yourself cleaned up" Rita said to him and he nodded, walking out of resus heading to the staff room.

He walked into the staff room where Zoe was sat in the corner drinking yet another coffee but they didn't notice each other.

Max went to his locker and pulled a spare shirt out, slamming the door shut in which Zoe looked up and saw him.

It was clear to her Max hadn't seen her so she was about to make her presence known but before she could he took his shirt off causing Zoe's jaw to promptly drop; he may just be a porter but he was fit.

"Shut your month Zoe, you're catching flies" Max spoke with his back to her; he had noticed her but he hadn't said anything, he just took this opportunity to show her want she was missing.

Zoe quickly got up and walked over to the counter; putting her mug in the sink she went to walk out of the staff room but Max who was right behind her stopped her and to make matters worse he was still shirtless.

"Max, put a shirt on" she said going to push him away.

Zoe stood their trapped between the counter and Max's body, her hands were placed on his chest as she tried to shove him away so she could leave.

"Am I making you uncomfortable?" he asked as he moved back a bit, seeing how uncomfortable she was getting, but he couldn't help but have a little fun still.

"I work out at the Gym you know, pretty good eh?" he asked clearly talking about his torso.

"Um, yeah" Zoe replied absentmindedly to which Max rose an eyebrow at her causing her to shake her head "Max..." she started to protest but Max quickly cut her off.

"If you like this wait until you see..."

"MAX" Zoe promptly cut him off causing him to chuckle to himself.

Leaning in he whispered seductively in her ear "Like you haven't dreamt about it" as he pulled away a shiver ran down Zoe's spine which Max noticed; he was rather pleased with himself.

"I... um, I... best be off, you know some people actually do work around her" Zoe tripped over her words as she made a quick exit but she couldn't resist making a little comment which she knew would wind him up.

"Hey, I do plenty of work" he shouted after her causing a small smirk to appear on her face.

"By the way, you stink of sick" Zoe said before leaving the staffroom, not giving him a chance to reply.

She walked to her office and entered only to find Connie sat at her desk on the phone to whom she presumed was Guy Self.

She gritted her teeth as Connie got up and walked past her still on the phone, she left the office leaving Zoe alone causing her to sigh in frustration.

Thoughts of Max and his great body filled her head; she shook her head of these thoughts and let out a long sigh; she couldn't fall for the porter, maybe she already had, no, no, no, no, what was she going to do? She could never and would never go there, well she knew she could never but she wasn't so certain about would never, maybe she would, but she would try damn hard not to.

As she was deep in thought someone knocked on her door.

"Come in" she shouted then the person walked in, handing her an envelope.

"What is it?" she asked.

"Dunno" the person shrugged "Max just gave it to me and said to give it to you"

Max; she should have known.

"Thanks" she said signalling for the man to leave.

Once he left she opened the envelope and found a cigarette and a note in there.

Told you I'd make it up to you ;)

She read the note and shook her head; Max was certainly some think.

She thought she might as well go outside for a break seems she had a cigarette in her hands; knowing full well Max would be there she smiled at the thought; she could be friends with him right?

Meanwhile outside Max was sitting on the bench across from the ED; he was thinking how much he enjoyed messing with Zoe plus she was easy on the eyes; he wasn't going to fall for her, it was just some harmless banter which he hoped would lead to her in his bed but that's it; nothing serious, right?

Max looked up and saw Zoe coming towards him with a smile on her face and he couldn't help the smile that found its way onto his lips.

"I see you got my gift" Max said as he eyed the cigarette she had in her hands.

"It's not a gift when you owned it to me anyway" Zoe replied matter-of-factly as she sat down beside him.

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