Enjolras came over to Ferre with a cup of steaming coffee, "You need to stay level headed my friend. Éponine will be out soon, they are just doing the routine checks."

Combeferre nodded solemnly and took the coffee before glancing down to Gavroche who lay on Courf's lap. Courfeyrac and Jehan had allowed him to come when they knew it was nothing too serious, it just looked it.

"I'm glad you two let him come," Combeferre said looking up to Courfeyrac.

Courfeyrac gave a faint ghost of his usually wide smile and replied, "He probably would have made himself sick through worrying if we hadn't. He idolises Éponine."

Courfeyrac lovingly stroked Gavroche's hair and added, "Jehan didn't want to come because the last time he came here, well you know."

Combeferre nodded, full well knowing what he meant. Jehan's sister had died here and he had been petrified of the place ever since.

There was nothing more to say really so they sat there in silence, Courfeyrac stroking Gavroche's hair, Combeferre sipping his coffee and Enjolras texting R.

Every time a nurse or doctor came into the waiting room Combeferre would look up, his eyes hopeful, but they would always reply with just a sad smile; none of them could tell him anything about Éponine.

When Ferre was half way through another strong cup of coffee one of the nurses came up to him. She was petite and smiling broadly, "Mr John Combeferre?"

"Yes, yes that's me. Is she alright?" Combeferre asked hurriedly, adjusting his glasses nervously.

"She's as well as she can be in the situation and asking for you," the nursed smiled.

"Can I come?" a now wide awake Gavroche asked almost bouncing off of Courfeyrac.

The nurse laughed, "I assume you are her brother Gavroche? I'm sorry but she is only allowed one visitor at a time. She will be coming home soon however, so don't worry. I am sure...?"

She paused gesturing to Courfeyrac so he could fill in the gap. "Courfeyrac, I'm basically his guardian," he stated wrapping his arms around Gavroche.

The nurse smiled again and turned to Gavroche before saying in a some what patronising voice, "You stay with your guardian whilst Mr Combeferre sees Miss Thénardier. She'll be out very soon."

Gavroche slumped into to Courfeyrac as the nurse gestured to Combeferre and started to walk towards double doors.

"You'll see her soon Gav, I'll be as quick as I can," Combeferre said standing up, feeling quite bad for Gavroche. He hardly knew Éponine.

As he started to walk away he was sure he heard Gavroche say, "No you'll be kissing her."

Then, Courfeyrac told him off softly, a hint of laughter in his voice. Combeferre could feel himself blushing slightly as he closed the heavy double doors behind him. As the door clicked shut Combeferre became aware of the eerie quiet.

In the waiting room it had been stuffy and noisy; there were children crying, angry mothers demanding their children need to be seen and the almost constant sound of coffee hitting the bottom of plastic cups. Here there was the sound of whirring machines, sliding doors and the nurse's heels rhythmically hitting the floor.

As he followed the nurse past various staff and through various corridors Combeferre thought.

He wasn't close to Éponine, so why would she ask for him? Of course she didn't know that Gavroche or Courfeyrac were there, but surely no one could have told her Grantaire had left? Grantaire was her best friend but perhaps she wanted to say thank you or something or oh he had no clue.

So when the nurse stopped in front of a door and turned to him with a beaming smile he took a sharp intake of breathe.

"She's just in here with the doctor," she smiled pushing open the door, "Here he is Miss Thénardier."

Éponine looked up. Her face, although bruised and her eyes puffy, lit up at Combeferre's entrance.

She opened her arms and gasped "Combeferre!"

He walked forward and tentatively wrapped his arms around her. She squeezed him with one arm and whispered in his ear, "Thank you so much Ferre you're truly brilliant."

Combeferre felt himself blush and whispered "You too."

He then became aware of the doctor and nurse also in the room and reluctantly leant back.

There was a few seconds of awkwardness before the doctor coughed and started, "Well Miss Thénardier has a minor concussion and various bruises and cuts all over, but none of them are too serious. However if she continues to have problems with her right ankle at the end of the week, take her to your GP. But yes she's a fighter! Just some rest and she'll be spit spot, you can go now."

"Thanks," Combeferre replied helping Éponine onto her feet and leading her out the door.

They followed the nurse down the halls in silence, not that it was uncomfortable there was simply too much to say, especially when the nurse was only a few paces in front of them. So he kept his arm securely around her waist and let her rest her head on his shoulder.

They were soon at the doors that lead into the waiting room. The nurse paused and said, "Just remember you need to rest."

Éponine nodded, she looked exhausted so Combeferre gave her a slight squeeze and said, "You've got someone waiting for you."

She looked puzzled but as she came through the door the whole room fell silent as Gavroche shouted "Éponine!"

The little boy leaped off of the chair next to Courfeyrac and ran full speed towards Éponine, wrapping his arms around her. Combeferre saw her flinch with pain but she returned the hug.

"I was so worried Éponine, I thought you were dead. Courfeyrac and Combeferre were so worried!" Gavroche cried into her shirt.

"Shush it's okay," Éponine whispered cradling his head to her chest but then looked up at Combeferre, "Oh were they really worried."

And Combeferre, for the umpteenth time that time, blushed deeply and awkwardly tried to hide his face with his hair.

A/N: Thank you for reading :D I'm sorry for any grammar mistakes because a. I don't have a Beta and b. I write on a tablet. I do try and check through, I promise!

But anyway yeah it's isn't fatal because they haven't even got together yet :')