Will's head still bobbed above the surface of the water. Magnus had fallen silent now, out of conversation she could go into without bringing Will to more of his questions. He watched her quietly, moving slowly, keeping the strokes of his limbs slow and long, to keep from being tired.

She looked tired. Like she really did need a break from work. While he didn't want her off with some Olaf guy, he had no place to say anything about it. Hell, if he had the balls, he might have taken her on vacation himself. Then again, it wasn't a lack of balls. She was his boss, and would have never gone for the idea.

She glanced at him, holding onto one of the kits, keeping her afloat. Her eyes betrayed that she wanted to speak, but couldn't or wouldn't find the words. He sighed.

"Thank you."

"For what?" her British accent played no surprise, but he could tell she didn't have a clue as to why.

"For making me come along." he said with a spurt of courage. If they were to be stuck in here together for a while, he might as well get some things said.

She smiled, "Oh come on William, you still don't want to be here."

"No, I don't really want to be floating endlessly, but I am glad I am here with you, and not in Iceland." he looked at her and kept a straight face.

He was serious, she could tell, and it bothered her, "Will, you've spent every minute since we left, telling me how amazing Iceland would be, begging me to go, and suddenly, you are happy to be here?"

"I know, but..." he trailed off, not sure how much he was actually willing to say.

"But?"

"Knowing why you wanted me to stay, well, it makes it easier to forgive you wanting me to stay. And besides, who needs a vacation?" At this, he smiled, trying his best to be joking, his courage slipping as she all too quickly saw through his facade.

She rose an eyebrow, but did not question him further.

"Anymore questions? Now would be the time, seeing as we are stranded."

Will chuckled at this, "Doesn't it seem anytime we go on a mission alone at sea, we somehow manage this? Remember what happened last time? I don't think we need a repeat."

She laughed as well, "It wasn't your endless questioning that caused our problems Will, and you know it."

"You have to admit, that was certainly an adventure."

"That it was."

Will's mind played back to that day, in the sub, Magnus's limbic system in overdrive because of the parasite. Luckily, Magnus didn't let him think on it too long, or he would have had trouble staying afloat, thinking of her crazy, him, tied up. A scene he played back in his memories when the time allowed.

"Do you need the case Will? Let you rest for a few minutes and let me swim."

Will shook his head. He wasn't that tired yet, and he couldn't take it from her anyway.

"Come on." she pushed it his way and he sighed, grabbing hold.

"Alright, but tell me when you need it again."

"Well, someone should be here soon if the flare was seen, so I shouldn't need it back." she swam a bit closer to him, and looked him in the eye.

"Will, are you really happy that you are here?"

"Magnus, I've been happy since you found me." he said without thought or hesitation. Both his and her eyes widened at his statement but neither tried to fix what had just been said.

A chopper overhead interrupted anything that might have been said.