The end of the shift came around fairly quickly and Max and Zoe had been stealing glances at one another the whole time, but now as the end of the shift came Zoe left her office heading outside for a quick smoke before heading to the pub.
While she was smoking she looked around wondering where Max was; she hadn't seen him leave yet so she was curious.
"Coming to the pub" Robyn called as she walked out of the ED with Fletch.
"Yeah" Zoe replied as she finished her cigarette and stomped in out on the ground.
Making her way to the pub she followed Robyn and Fletch in, making her way to the bar as soon as she walked in the door.
At the bar she saw Max standing there with his back to her, but he had seen her walk in from the corner of his eye.
"Beer please and whatever she's having" Max said as he indicated to her.
"White wine please" Zoe told the barman before coming to a stop beside Max and smiling at him.
"Hey you"
"Hey" Max grinned as their drinks came.
"How did you get here so fast?" Zoe wondered aloud.
"Oh, you know me..."Max trailed off.
"Oh, I certainly do" Zoe said with a chuckle as she shook her head at him; he was so happy-go-lucky which was a nice change if she was being honest.
Zoe walked over to the table where the rest of the staff where sitting and took a seat next to Charlie.
As Zoe was about to join in the current conversation her and Max's eyes connected and instantly the spark between them came apparent; something which Charlie noticed.
With another quick glance Zoe looked away and joined in with the mindless banter currently going on around the table.
"I saw that" Charlie said as he raised his eyebrows at her.
"What?" Zoe asked.
"You and Max" he answered.
"There is no me and Max, I'm his boss" Zoe said as she brought her drink to her lips to hide the small smile that was forming there.
"Yes you are and don't forget it Zoe" Charlie said in his serious tone which caused Zoe to roll her eyes.
"Charlie..." she shouted in a hushed tone so attention wasn't drawn to them "He's a porter, I'm clinical lead, I would never go there, and definitely not with him, he's too..." she glanced up at Max who was still stood at the bar chatting to a girl "He's too immature and the way he treats girls..."
Charlie cut her off "Okay, I'm just looking out for you"
"Well I'm off for a ciggy" Zoe said before downing what was left of her wine and heading towards the door which Max noticed and was soon following behind her; Charlie noticed this and frowned, this was bound to end in disaster, right?