"Fancy seeing you out here" Max said with a grin on his face.

"You just followed me out here" Zoe said as she rolled her eyes at him and his immature behavior.

"So I did" Max replied as he pulled a cigarette out and lit it up, glancing at Zoe out of the corner of his eyes.

He watched Zoe as she began smoking "What?" Zoe said as she felt slightly self-conscious under his gaze.

"Nothing" he smiled sweetly at her but his gaze did not waver in the slightest.

"Max, seriously, have I got something on my face..." she said as she finished her cigarette and felt her face for anything that wasn't meant to be there.

"No, just admiring the view" Max told her causing her to laugh.

"Seriously Zo, you're beautiful..." he said as he walked closer to her, disregarding his cigarette on the floor he put his arms on the wall either side of her head.

Now barely any space between them Zoe could feel herself slowly falling for his charms.

"Max..." she whispered.

"Hmm" was his only response as he closed the small distance between their bodies.

"Max, you can't..."

"Can't what?

"You can't kiss me" Zoe pleaded.

"Why not?" he said as the full length of his body was touching hers; he just had to move his head slightly forward then they would be kissing.

"Because I'm your boss, and..."

"That's your only reason isn't it" Max smiled as her finally closed the gap between their lips so he was finally kissing her.

He could feel Zoe freeze but it didn't take long for her to respond, as Max pushed her up against the wall he heard the small moans that escaped her lips.

He felt Zoe open her month against his so he took the opportunity to push his tongue it, he moved his hands down her body but suddenly Zoe grabbed them and pushed him away.

"We can't do this" she said then she walked back into the pub with a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach; she was falling for him a little more each day.

Charlie noticed her come in and walk straight to the bathroom, he stared at her trying to decide if anything had happened, but eventually he gave up and went back to his conversation with Tess.

Zoe walked in the toilet, shutting and locking the door she slid down it; what was she going to do?

As Zoe redid her makeup she made her way out of the ladies passing Max on the way, she felt her stomach drop again because she really did like him, but nothing could happen between them, not again, not ever.

As she went to grab the door handle of the door that led back to the bar she felt a hand grab her arm; she felt the familiar spark that she always felt when she was this close to him.

"Max" Zoe breathed.

"I like you Zoe, I really like you" Max told her before dropping her arm and letting her go.

Zoe stared after him with a sad smile before heading back to the others.

"Everything Okay?" Charlie asked her quietly.

"Yep, anyway I'm going to call it a night" she said standing up "I'm off now guys" she told everyone around the table before grabbing her handbag and leaving the pub.

Zoe got home and went to bed, thoughts of Max and their kiss filling her mind as she drifted to sleep.