I just thought of this chapter and wrote it really quickly, I hope it turn out like I plan!

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NATANI'S POV

I felt like I was an absolutely disgusting mass of aches and pains, high temperature and cold sweats. Oh wait…I WAS! I tossed and turned under my blankets and shivered despite my raging temperature. Fevers are miserable. I had been in a state of absolute delusion for the past few days and I had just begun to come back to reality. My brain felt like it was under water.

I rolled onto my left side and my eyes landed on a beautiful sight. Edmund was sitting beside my bed, I could tell he had been there for a long time because he had fallen asleep with his arms crossed on the bed, head resting on them. I smiled, but I was concerned for him being so close to me in such a contagious state. Not to mention disgusting.

"Edmund," I whispered, shaking him gently. Normally, I realized, this would not even make him twitch but this time he sat up in a flash, his eyes full of concern.

"Natani, are you alright?" he scanned his eyes over me, apparently checking for any problems.

"How long have I been like this?" I mumbled, my voice weak from lack of use.

His eyes softened and he took my hands in his, they felt cold in comparison to my blazing skin.

"It's been about four days since you went into that…sleeping death-like state," he said darkly, I saw something in his eyes that scared me, fear. His voice lowered into a pained whisper, "Natani, I thought I was going to lose you."

I saw tears forming in his eyes and I wanted so badly to give him a hug or a kiss or something but I didn't want to expose him to any more germs than he already allowed himself to be. My brain was screaming for him to get as far away from me as possible because I didn't want him sick like this too.

"Oh, Ed," I whispered quietly, patting his hand tiredly, "How long have you been sitting here?"

He smiled sheepishly.

"Four days."

I fell silent again and just looked at him. What had I ever done right to deserve this man?

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The next morning, I woke up feeling warm. I hadn't felt warm for a few days and so I sighed happily and snuggled deeply into whatever was causing this lovely feeling. Whatever it was, it was firm.

I turned my head and found my face only inches from my husband's. His dark eyelashes twitched as my movement disturbed him, I very carefully turned over to face him and draped an arm over his shoulder and wiggled my whole body right up to him and a little twitch of a smile appeared in the corners of his mouth and eyes. I loved how his smile always managed to reach his eyes, it was one of those tiny things most people wouldn't notice, but I adored the tiny little lines that showed in the skin there. Laugh lines…they would be so distinctive when we got old. Oh gosh…stop thinking like that, enjoy the here and now.

I kissed him gently on his forehead right between his eyebrows and nuzzled my face into his chest, enjoying the mere feel of the warmth that emanated from him.

"Mmmm, Natani are you awake?" I heard his voice, just barely a whisper.

"Mhmm," I replied, nuzzling him with my nose. "Ed, you shouldn't be sleeping with me. I don't want you catching this…whatever this is."

"Does it look like I care?" Edmund mumbled, kissing the top of my head.

We laid there happily for some time until he suddenly sat up and got out of bed. I smiled at sight of his bare torso as he walked out of the room. I wondered vaguely where he was going. Finally, he came back in carrying a tray with a silver covering over it.

"Can you sit up, Tani?" he asked, sitting down next to me. I nodded and weakly tried to lift my body into a sitting position and his strong hands gripped my shoulders and helped me along.

When I was satisfactorily upright, he produced a bowl of soup from under the covered tray he had brought in. My stomach made a loud gurgling noise at the sight of it and I realized how ravenous I was. Edmund laughed slightly and scooted closer as he raised a spoonful to my lips. I looked at him in amazement.

"Natani, don't balk," he said sternly. "You haven't eaten in four days!"

I wasn't really opposed to him feeding me like this but I had never had this gesture made for me before. I looked back at him with tears in my eyes but opened my mouth to accept the soup. And I was so glad I did because I recognized it as Mr. Tumnus' very special winter soup that he usually only made around Christmas. I made quick work of the rest of the soup and laid my head back happily at the feeling of a full stomach.

Edmund brushed my hair away from my face and kissed my forehead. I wanted to say something to him that would maybe even let him know a speck of how much I appreciated him but my mind just wouldn't work with my tongue.

"Come on," Edmund suddenly stood up and offered me his hand, "Sit up on the edge, please.

I looked at him like he was crazy, I could barely move. He didn't seem perturbed because he just waggled his fingers, encouraging me to take hold. I finally sighed and tried my hardest to get up and sit on the edge of the bed. He helped me and I finally did but, as soon as I was up, he then put one arm around my shoulders and the other behind my knees and lifted me without an effort. I wondered where we were going but then he kicked open the door to the adjoining room and I knew.

I eyed the bathtub full of steaming hot water with happiness and squeezed Edmund's neck tightly. Then I became acutely aware of how terrible I smelled after four days of sweating and rolling around in dirty sheets, I didn't even want to know the details of those four days.

Setting me down carefully to my feet, he supported me with one arm while his other hand loosened the ties of my light nightdress. He maneuvered me carefully to slip it all the way off me, and I shivered from the cold stone floor at my feet and from nerves because I felt completely helpless and I didn't like it and I was sure Edmund felt obligated to do these things for me.

He helped me very gently into the water and I slipped into it with a huge sigh of bliss as the hot water soaked into my weary body. I felt slightly self conscious as he continued to sit at the foot of the tub and watch me with calculating eyes. I could tell he wasn't going to leave my side.

We made small talk for a while until I began to yawn and the steam from the tub had disappeared. Edmund stood and came over to the side of the tub and knelt down beside me. I looked at him with apprehension, although I have no clue why. He smiled and grabbed a cloth from beside him and then the soap off the table and lathered it up good, he then lifted my arm and ran it from my shoulder to my elbow in a scrubby motion. I blushed when I realized he was going to wash every inch of me, not out of modesty, but out of a feeling of completely weak inability.

"Edmund," I whispered, tracing lines on the skin of his chest, "I love you so much."

"I love you too." He smiled and grabbed hold of my wrists, which he raised to his lips and kissed gently. "In sickness and in health."

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ONE WEEK LATER, EDMUND'S POV

I felt like I was an absolutely disgusting mass of aches and pains, high temperature and cold sweats. Oh wait…I WAS! I felt miserable and I groaned as I rolled onto my side. My eyes widened when I came face to face with the smiling face of Natani who was leaning on the edge of the bed.

"How long have you been there?" I asked weakly.

"Four days."

I smiled as she brushed the sweaty strands of hair off my forehead and I knew that everything was going to be just fine.

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Awww man that is cute! You know what inspired this chapter? The scene in the movie Fireproof when the wife is sick and he's all "Here have some soup" and "Let me take your temperature"…*Squee* That part makes me cry! If you've never seen that movie, you are missing out on a BEAUTIFUL story about true love!

Anyway, reviews rock!