2 Months later...
Q was healed doing much better. The doctors had found out that indeed James was a match. James donated his right kidney to Q and now Q was on immunosuppresants and doing well. "The results came in the mail!" James said as he walked into Q's hospital room holding up a manilla envelope. Q had undergone some I.Q. Testing to make sure that it hadn't dropped. James opened the envelope and pulled out a sheet and began to read. "Dear, Mr. Bond... We regret to inform you...your intelligence level has slipped from 134 to 111. Most likely this is due to brain damage from your accident. We are so sorry. Thank you, Peter Vonle." James said. "No. How is that possible!? How am I going to work!? Oh, god. Oh, god!" Q said as he cried into the palms of his hands. "Q, look I don't care if you have an I.Q. of 2 million or 50, I love you either way and so does Evelyn. You still have a high I.Q. just it slipped. It is normal. And it's not your fault at all. You'll be okay." James said as he hugged Q. It had been a rough few months. Today was Q last day in the hospital they had packed and everything was set. James packed the car got Evelyn in and then wheeled Q out in a wheelchair. He then helped Q take his first steps outside since the accident. Q deeply inhaled and exhaled taking in the scent of summer. They drove home to their apartment and settled in. Q held Evelyn's hand and walked her to the flat and James hauled all of Q's stuff up. The apartment was clean and looked normal. James gave Q some time alone while James helped Evelyn into some play clothes and took her out to the park next door. Q was upset. He wasn't that much above average anymore. Everything that had once defined him was gone and now he felt like a nobody. He sat down in the comfy chair in the sitting room and turned on the television. He watched a Hallmark movie and then fell asleep. James came back with Evelyn a little while later and checked on Q who was still asleep. Eve dropped by to say hello and to finally meet Evelyn. Eve felt bad for James and Q. She adored Evelyn though and told James that if he ever needed help with her she would happily help. Then she left. James set up some decorations and then put Evelyn down for her nap. Then Q woke up. "James, I am going to take a shower." Q said as he went into the bathroom. Q looked at himself in the mirror for the first time since the accident and didn't see himself. He saw an imposter who had taken over his body, a weak, and depressed imposter. He removed the beanie cap that he always wore to hide the scars on his head. His hair was only an inch long and it irritated him so much. He looked at the big surgical scar on his head and scowled at it. It was perfectly visible. He knew that in around 2 months it would be covered by his wavy, thick hair and he wouldn't have to see it ever again. Behind his glasses were these vibrant green eyes that looked tired. This was the new him. He knew it would only take around 3 months to fully return to the way he looked before. He got into the shower and then tried to make himself become accustom to his new life. He cried a lot now, James had grown used to it. Almost every night it was the same routine, cry until he fell asleep, and then in the morning James would attempt to cheer him up. Life had gotten to the sad point for Q. What was he now? What would he do? After he got his I.Q. Results M called him and told him that unfortunately she thought it would be best for him if he quit. He did. He was no longer a quartermaster. He was going to tell James tonight, and request that he no longer called him Q and instead by his real name... Niel.
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