A few days later they brought Nate home with strict instructions from the hospital that he must not drink any alcohol have plenty of bed rest and take his pills. The team swore they would watch him like a hawk and he would do as he was told or they'd be hell to pay. The fussing off Sophie drove Nate nut's after a few days, he just wanted to get up and do another job and for the twentieth time he told her no he didn't want any more chicken soup. "What is it with the Brits and soup when you're ill anyway"? He asked on a few occasions. Sophie would always just smile at him and never gave him an answer, which made him wonder if it was a Brit thing or just a Sophie thing. Eliot, Hardison and Parker kept bringing him stuff to read, and kept him up to date on everything happening in the world. Eliot had heard on the grapevine that Sterling was well on the mend and was spending time with his daughter. Nate awoke one morning and was surprised to see Eliot sitting in the chair next to him. And he was even more surprised at the sentence that Eliot then spoke.
"I'm sorry Nate, I should of protected you they should never of had the opportunity to grab you. I failed in protecting you and you got hurt, I will never forgive myself for that". Nate stared at the hitter and was at a loss for words for a few moments and then said.
"Eliot Spencer, you have saved my ass countless times. There is never a moment that you've not moving heaven and earth to find me or any of the team if we need you. You have nothing to forgive yourself for; we are a family and family's stick together". They both just sat there in silence for a while both unsure what to say next. They both looked up as the bedroom door was pushed open and in walked Parker with breakfast.
"Nate, Sophie has told me that this is a Full English Breakfast and that you'd better eat every single bit or she'll be in here to feed it to you". Eliot looked at the plate full and looked at Nate and smiled.
"Good luck eating all that".
"Oh and don't forget the cup of tea" shouted Sophie from the other room. "Sophie" yelled Nate, "What you trying to do to me, I'll never eat all this". To which Sophie popped her head around the door and gave him a look that even Eliot flinched at.