Woohoo, an update! Sorry that it took so long, but I have been busy... But I've got some messages from you guys that I should update, so I finally did. This is a bit shorter chapter, and not so good one, but I wrote it in a bit of a hurry... And it might take a while before the next update, I haven't even started the next chapter...

Chapter 25

Welsh found Doc Roe fast, and came back into the house with the medic soon after Heffron had gone look for Speirs. Doc did a fast check up on Livia, who was still unconscious, and when he didn't find anything alarming, Nixon carried the nurse to her room. Right after he had put Livia on her bed, she opened her eyes slowly and looked at him.

"Nix? What happened?"

"Thank God you woke up." Nixon sighed. "We aren't sure, but we think that you tripped on something and fell down the stairs."

"Yes..." Livia said quietly. "I remember. I took a step wrong and fell down."

Then she grimaced a little, and besides Nixon also Winters noticed it.

"Are you in pain?" The major asked.

"It's just my wrist... It hurts a little. And my head aches." Livia replied. "I fell sick... I'm going to throw up."

"Give her a bucket!" Nixon yelled and grasped the helmet that Shifty was holding.

"Sir, don't take that..." Shifty said with almost horrified tone of voice. He didn't want Livia to throw up on his helmet.

"Nix, take this." Winters gave a bucket from the table to Nixon, who gave it fast to Livia. He did it just in time and when the nurse had thrown up, she tilted her head up just to see Doc Roe, Shifty, Nixon and Winters watching her with worry.

"You might have a slight concussion, so you have to rest few days." Doc commented then. "But I doubt it is anything serious. Let me take a look on that wrist."

Livia gave her hand to Doc to look at, and moaned when the medic turned and twisted it.

"It seems like you have only twisted it." Doc commented when he was done. "Are you having pain anywhere else?"

"No." Livia replied quietly. Her head was aching, but like Doc had said; she probably had a slight concussion.

"You were in luck, Livia. You might have been hurt more seriously." Winters commented his face blank.

"I know." The nurse replied quietly.

"All right. I'm gonna put a bandage on your wrist. And you have to rest couple of days. But as a nurse you know that." Doc Roe said with a tone that took no objections. The medic knew that it would be hard for the nurse to stay put, but he knew also that as an experienced nurse, she knew that it was something she had to do.

Just when Livia gave her hand to Doc so that he could put a bandage on it, the room door was thrown open and Speirs practically ran in. He stood on the middle of the room breathing heavily when he noticed that Livia was awake and at least she seemed like she hadn't hurt herself badly.

"Livia, what happened? Are you hurt?" The captain yelled and Nixon and Winters changed amused glances.

"Ron, you don't have to yell. I have a headache." The nurse replied.

"I'm sorry." The captain kneeled next to Livia's bed and looked to Doc who was just wrapping the bandage around her wrist. "How is she?"

"I am perfectly capable of answering myself." Livia commented with a sarcastic tone of voice.

"She will be fine. I guess she has slight concussion and she twisted her wrist, but otherwise she seems to be fine. I'm sure that she has some bruises too, after all she did fell down the stairs." Doc replied ignoring the nurse.

"What happened, Livia?" Speirs turned back to the nurse. "Private Heffron told me that you were hurt..."

"I was just clumsy and tripped on the stairs. I guess I was lucky too..." Livia sighed.

"You were. You might have hurt yourself more seriously." Nixon intervened.

"We all should be happy that nothing more serious happened." Winters stated then. "Like Doc said, she should rest now. And we should all leave her in peace."

The truth was that Livia felt a little tired, maybe it was because of the slight concussion she had, and she was happy that the major took the charge. Nixon, Welsh and Shifty left the room when they realized that Livia needed the rest. Doc gathered his things and left the room too, but Speirs sat still by the nurse's bed.

"It means you too, Ron." Winters said with a gentler tone of voice. "Livia needs the rest and I'm sure she will be alright alone."

"Actually Ron..." The nurse said with a small voice. "Would you stay here with me until I fall asleep?"

"Are you sure?" The captain asked.

"Yes."

"All right, I'll stay here." Then he looked over to Winters. "In case there isn't anything you want me to do?"

"No, there isn't. You can stay here for a while if that is what Livia wants." The major replied.

"I do." The nurse said quietly.

"All right then." Winters stated leaving Livia and Speirs on the room.

"Are you having pain?" Speirs asked gently when the major was gone.

"Well, the pills Eugene gave me help, but I'm a little sore and my wrist hurts. And I guess I will get a knob on my head, after all I did hit it on the floor." Livia replied.

"Like Doc said, you should rest now. I'll be here until you fall asleep."

"Thanks, Ron." Livia gave the captain a weak smile.

Next couple of days Livia took easy, like Doc Roe had advised her to do, and she knew it herself too, she knew that when someone had a concussion, even the slight one, it was better to take things easy for couple of days. She did get up from the bed on the very next day though, and despite Nixon, Speirs and others gave her a little concerned looks, they knew that it wasn't point to tell her to go back to bed, the stubborn nurse wouldn't do it anyway.

Livia still had a slight head aches and her left wrist was twisted that badly that she couldn't do anything with her left hand for almost a week, so she was forced just to spend time with officers and other guys also came to see her from town. Especially Luz spent time with her. He tried to make up the fact that he had change to go to Eagle's Nest only on the very next day after the nurse had fell down the stairs, but Livia told him that he shouldn't be sorry about that. She knew that there was no chance for Luz to come to see her right after she had fallen the stairs. After all he was firstly the soldier, and only second Livia's good friend.

When the Company had spend three weeks in Berchtesgaden one group of guys were patrolling when they came across a farm house, which cellar was filled with finest wines and liqueurs. When Winters heard about it, he told Livia not to tell anyone, specially not to Nixon about it. He wanted to surprise the captain when they would get news that German's had surrendered. The major knew that it might happen any day, at least judging the news they kept having.

Livia had gone down to Berchtesgaden to see the other guys and was just walking back to the Eagle's Nest, when she heard a jeep driving behind her. She knew that someone could have given her a lift, but she wanted to walk. She had healed well, and it seemed like her wrist would be fine soon, but still she couldn't do her job properly, because it did still hurt a little when she used her left hand. She didn't have head aches anymore, but when she got to stand up fast, she felt a little dizzy, but as a nurse she knew that it was because of the knob she had had to the head after the fall.

Livia turned to look beck and saw Winters pulling right beside her.

"Do you want a lift?" The major asked.

"Actually I prefer walking." The nurse smiled. "It's beautiful weather and its not so long way. But thanks anyway, Dick."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I am. Don't worry, I won't faint or anything on the way. I'm feeling fine already." Livia smiled to the major knowing that her little fall on the stairs still caused concern in some of the guys despite even Doc Roe had assured that she was all right already, or almost all right at least.

"All right then. But come see me when you are up there." Winters signed towards Eagle's Nest. "I have news."

Livia just nodded wondering what news the major might have. He seemed cheerful, so she thought that it was good news.

Livia walked back to Eagle's Nest deep in her thoughts. Livia had written a letter to home and told what was going on there. Or she didn't tell everything, she knew that the letters sent from the front were still censored and she couldn't tell everything, but she told everything what she knew she could tell. She knew that her parents waited for her to get back home already, but the fact was that no one knew when they would get back home.

When Livia got to the Eagle's Nest, she popped in her room, and recalled then that Winters had asked her to see him. She found the major out from the balcony with Lipton, Nixon, Welsh and Speirs and got there just to see Welsh giving a hug to Winters.

"Aawww, how sweet." Livia grinned when she approached the officers.

"I can give you a hug too, kid." Welsh grinned back.

Livia just laughed shortly and put her arms around the lieutenant.

"Well, there is a lot of love in the air, isn't there?" Nixon laughed from his divan and when Livia pulled back from Welsh's embrace, she turned to Nixon and Speirs, who were sitting on the divan.

"Yeah, but it's nice. Finally I get some love around here." The nurse grinned.

"Ron, you should look after your gal. In case she gets too much love around here." Nixon commented and all the officers, even Speirs burst on laugher.

Livia watched Nixon and Speirs for a moment, then she turned to look at Welsh and a smile came to her face.

"You are all drunk."

"Yes, I think we are." Welsh grinned.

"What I'm gonna do with you guys?" Livia sighed pretending to be desperate, but she didn't succeed on in. Everyone knew that she wasn't really serious, and she wasn't an absolutist herself either.

"Want some wine?" Welsh grinned giving the bottle for her.

"No thanks, Harry. It's too early for that." She replied turning to Winters. "Dick, you told me that you have some news."

"Oh yes. Like I just told these guys here, German's have surrender. It seems like the war in Europe is over." The major said.

Livia was silent for a moment. Then she felt how Speirs gripped her arm and pulled her to sit on his lap.

"Are you happy?" He whispered on her ear.

"Yes. But does this mean that we get back home?" The nurse replied.

"Unfortunately no. We will move to Austria." Winters replied.

"Guys don't want to leave Berchtesgaden. Specially when we're not going home." Livia sighed.

"We can't decide that. The headquarters decided to sent us to Austria." Winters commented and looked then to Nixon. "Nix, I have a present for you."

Livia knew what the present was, and she suspected Winters to drive Nixon to the farm house where the big wine cellar was. She didn't bother to mention about Nixon's drinking problem, because she knew that there was no point of doing it. And she knew that Nixon couldn't drink all by himself. Winters had told her that the bottles would be loaded on trucks and transported away they wouldn't leave those behind.

When Nixon and Winters were gone, Livia got up and looked to Speirs.

"I'll leave you guys drinking, there is something I have to do…" The truth was that there wasn't anything she actually had to do, but she got the feeling that the officers wanted to socialize without her being around.

"You can stay here if you want." Speirs commented.

"Nah, I'll go to my room."

"All right then. See you soon." Speirs grinned slightly.

Livia just flashed him a smile blushing slightly when Welsh and Lipton burst on laugher. She was going to show them some rude gestures, but instead that she just sighed and got back inside.

When Nixon and Winters came back from the farm house where the major had taken Nixon, the captain knocked on Livia's door and entered her room. The nurse turned smiling to captain, when he closed the door behind him.

"So, did you like the present Dick gave you?" She asked.

"Oh yes, I did. You knew about it?"

"Yes. Dick told me about it and said that I could take something from there to take to my parents when we get back to England." Livia replied.

"Well, there are plenty of bottles to share." Nixon grinned. "Where's Ron, by the way? I expected to find him here."

"I think he is still drinking with Harry and Lip. I left them bonding on the balcony." Livia giggled.

"Speaking about bonding…" Nixon said thoughtfully. "Are you going to move to States with Ron?"

"You know about that?" Livia sighed, though it didn't come as a surprise to her.

"Of course I knew. And I'm just amazed that I didn't hear it from you, kid." Nixon said his eyes wide and Livia couldn't help laughing.

"I'm sorry, Nix. I should have told you first."

"Yes you should have." Nixon grinned. "But you didn't answer my question, Livia."

"The truth is that I don't know." Livia gave out a sigh. "I don't want to leave my family and friends, but I can't image the life without Ron being around either."

"You will do like you think is best for you." Nixon said looking straight to Livia's eyes. "And I know you love each others."

"Yes… Why life is so difficult, Nix?" Livia gave out a desperate sigh.

"Believe me, I'm not the right person to answer that." Nixon said serious expression on his face. He recalled the marriage with Cathy, the marriage that now seemed to be over and Livia, who knew him well, seemed to guess his thoughts.

"What about you and Cathy?" She asked.

"What about us?" Nixon raised his eyebrows.

"You should write to her, Nix." Livia stated knowing how hard the captain had taken the news that Cathy was leaving him and taking their daughter and his dog with her.

"I don't want to write to her. Only one who I want to write is my dog, and for my knowledge he can't read."

"Nix." Livia sighed and again she sounded just like major Winters.

"Let it go, Livia." Nixon sighed.

"I guess it's no point to nag to you." Livia let out a sigh, but then a smile came to her lips. "You wouldn't listen to me anyway."

"I always listen to you." Nixon grinned slightly.

"Yeah, right." Livia sounded sarcastic. "But as much I love to talk with you, could you leave now? I have to change my clothes."

"You can change when I'm here." The captain grinned, but got up from the couch.

"Shoo Nix." Livia tried to push the captain out of the room, but he didn't budge, instead his amused brown eyes looked down to the nurse.

"Did you just shoo me?" He asked trying not to laugh.

"I'm not changing when you are present."

"Why not?" The captain grinned.

"Gee, would you just go, Nix? Isn't Dick waiting for you, or something?" Livia sighed.

"Actually... No, he isn't." Nixon grinned.

"Well, don't you have to polish your medals then?" Livia asked.

"Oh, you are so merciless, kid." Nixon laughed. "But I got the hint, I'll leave you."

"I wasn't giving hints, Nix. I told straight to your face that I want you to leave me change in peace."

"Well, yeah. And I wouldn't expect anything less from you." The captain grinned and left the room just before Livia threw the brush that she had been holding towards him. The brush hit the door and Nixon smiled by himself when she heard the furious scream of the nurse when she let out the disappointment that she hadn't hit Nixon with it.

Livia had been right when she said that guys didn't want to leave Berchtesgaden, but when the battalion entered Austria, everyone changed their minds, when they saw the beautiful scenery.