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Eddie and Luc hadn't spoken since their last fight. She was feeling terribly and was going to be stuck with him all day, she really had to struggle to get out of bed and was even grumpier than usual. She definitely wasn't a morning person and already her day was off to a bad start. She ached all over and couldn't get rid of that horrible cough.

As she stormed through the doors she could see Luc sitting at the desk with a cup of coffee. Eddie planned to avoid him as much as possible today. Luc had gotten the same idea but there was only a few people working so he knew that would realistically wouldn't work. He was about to make some sarcastic remark when he took in her appearance and decided to behave,

"Rough night?" he asked with a smirk.

"Oh get to hell Luc" she snapped. She suddenly turned even paler at the smell od his coffee and rushed to the nearest bin. Luc frowned as he watched and casually strolled over to her. Luc cared a lot about Eddie but he was also stubborn and didn't want to crack first.

"Are you okay" he asked.

"Why do you care"

"Well, you could infect patients" he replied. He wouldn't tell her the real reason. She could never feel the same way.

"Should have guessed that's what you care about" he desperately wanted to say "I care about you" but he wasn't brave enough.

Later on during the shift Luc noticed Eddie kept rubbing at her shoulder, as if it was causing her pain. He had kept a careful eye on her though he would never admit it.

"Nurse McKee, is there a problem?" he asked without a hint of emotion.

"Why would there be?" she asked in return.

"You look like you're in pain" his voice softened. He was sick of fighting and just wanted to make sure she was okay. He saw her crack as her shoulders slumped and she relaxed.

"My shoulders killing me" she confessed. He took her arm and gently led her to the office.

"Sit" he ordered. He put one hand on her shoulder and could immediately feel the tense muscles. He sighed.

"Eddie, what aren't you telling me?" he asked as she began coughing. He became more concerned as he waited on her finishing.

"I've been ill for the past few days but it's just the flu"

"Oh Eddie, why didn't you come to me"

"We were fighting, I'm sorry Luc"

"Forget about it but let me examine you" . He was expecting her to protest but she just took the stethoscope from around his neck and held it against her chest, all fights long forgotten. He frowned as he heard her short breathes. He got a thermometer and instructed her to hold it under her tongue. He swore under his breath as he saw the number.

"Luc?" she asked.

"It's 38 degrees. Muscle pain, cough, fever and let me guess headaches?" She nodded confused.

"Eddie I'm going to admit you and take some blood, I don't think this is the flu"

"What else could it be?" she asked puzzled.

"Lets not guess just now". But in his head Luc could only think of one answer: Legionnaires. He gripped her hand tightly and paged Sasha.

To be continued