"Emmy, are you sure you should be in today?"

"Of course Professor!" I was trying to sound enthusiastic but ended up just sounding weak. "I'm your number one assistant, I'm not going to let a little cold drag me down!"

He placed his hand over my forehead. I guess one advantage was that he couldn't tell I was blushing since I was red anyway.

"You're burning up. Maybe you should lie down for a bit."

"Professor, I appreciate your concern but I'm fine, really." But then I started feeling dizzy, I held myself up with my hands on the desk and took a deep breath.

"Emmy, you really don't look well."

"I'm..." Then I collapsed. I was expecting to feel the impact of my body hitting the hard floor, but I didn't, I had a softer landing. I looked up, my vision slightly blurry.

He was holding me in his arms. He carried me over to the couch in his office and put me down.

"You lie down here, I will come back to check on you in a bit, okay?"

I nodded. He left the office and I closed my eyes. Perhaps having him look after me won't be too bad.


So I hope you liked this, it was a bit short but the next chapter should be longer