I know, they're short chapters. But this way we get to see the softer side of James. Enjoy

After a long and somewhat heated discussion with her doctor, James was finally able to secure M's release from medical but with some rather strict stipulations. She was not, under any circumstances, to be left alone.

"Well someone has to stay with her, Doctors orders" stated Tanner as he and Bond left the doctor's office on their way to M's room.

"Really?" said Bond clearly still irritated with Tanner

"Well I think you should stay with her, after all you're the one who found her"

"It's not a game of finders keepers Bill. This is M were talking about" he replied clearly not amused

"I know, but I can't stay with her. I have to be in the office early in the morning to orchestrate her little disappearing act." he said sounding a bit anxious.

"Yes, I know, and I'm depending on you. That's why I'm going to stay with her"

"We could call Eve?" said Tanner

"No. She doesn't know Eve right now. It would only frighten her more. I'm staying and that's final" said Bond Flatly

When they arrived at her room, M was sitting up on bed while the medical staff was disconnecting her from all of the equipment

"Well there...Are you almost ready to go young lady?" asked Bond as he stood at the foot of her bed

"Where are we going?" she asked cautiously

"I'm taking you home" he said "Tanner would you be so kind as to go get the car. We don't want to keep the lady waiting" he said with a slight smile

Tanner along with the rest of the medical staff disappeared out of the room leaving M and Bond alone.

"May I ask you a question Mr. Bond?" she asked hesitantly

"James...Please call me James" he said

"Alright then James, may I ask you a question?" she asked again

"Yes of course"

"How do I know you? I mean you're not my husband or you would have introduced yourself as such , you don't seem to be my son because you don't call me mum, and it would be ridiculous to think that you are my companion as I appear old enough to be your mother, so who are you to me and how is it you were at my flat when clearly you don't live there?"

"Well you could say that I'm a knight in shining armor rescuing a damsel In distress" he said with a wry smile

"Credit me with a bit of common sense. Memory or not I am not that gullible" she answered with a weak smile

"I suppose you're right. The truth is I work for you, but I suppose you could say that we are sort of friends as well" he said moving over to help her into the waiting wheelchair.

"And do friends always break into other friends flats?" she asked

"Well not generally, but in our case it's become a sort of tradition" he answered lightly squeezing her shoulder.

"And do I generally approve of this sort of behavior?" she asked turning to look up at him

"No, not as a general rule. In fact it usually irritates the hell out of you, but in this case it turned out to be a good thing all things considered" he said with a grin

"Yes, I suppose it did." she paused for a moment "But in the future I would refrain from such behavior if I were you or next time I'll have your head on a platter" she said almost matter of fact.

Her comment caught him off guard. She sounded almost like herself for a moment.

"M.. are you starting to remember?" he asked somewhat optimistically

"No. Not really." she replied " It just sounded like something I might say given what you said my position is here"

Tanner entered the room a few minutes later with a stack of papers in his hand.

"Are we ready to go" he asked as cheerfully as he could manage at this late hour

"Ready as we'll ever be" said James with a smile