Mara came in to see William after his surgery. She saw Magnus watching over him with a worried frown. She walked up to Magnus.

"How is he?" His wife questioned.

"I worried about his temperature. Its only been thirty minutes and his temperature as gone another point five degrees. To a hundred degrees at this rate we will lose him by morning. Oh by the way its best you call me doc she does."

"Doc?" She questioned.

"That's what she calls me.

"Do not worry he strong."

"As for William I hope your right?"

"I know I am right. I would not have married him other wise. I'll let know if his temperature starts to go up or down. And thank you for giving him a fighting chance. Doc." She bowed her head in thanks. Than turn walked to his bed and sat down.

Magnus began to under stand why William would risk all to save this woman. To bad it was not her in that seat. She left the infirmary and went to her office to work oh well. 'John had been like that at one time.' Helen thought.

The first time Magnus came back to the infirmary. She had not moved From his side.

Magnus checked his vital signs and had been four hours and his temperature had gone up point five degrees to a hundred point five.

"Well how is he Doctor?"

"His temperature has only gone up point five degrees. So not bad for now he's all right. I will have Henry bring by something in here for you to eat. If he has any questions send him to me."

"I will Doctor."

Then Magnus was gone.

'What a strange woman.' Mara thought.

Magnus set everything up for the both of them. First thing eight in the morning. Doc brought her a fresh change of clothes. Why she changed. Magnus checked on William. Every eight hours after that Doc checked on William. Doc had every meal brought to her and snacks.

Magnus answered the phone to a panicked voice. 'Magnus you half to come to the infirmary now! Its William. He's having trouble breathing?"

Magnus took one glance at the infirmary camera to see it was true. She was out of her office in a flash. She took the stairs instead of waiting for the elevator. She got down to the grabbed the endoscope and a plastic tube from the table. She pushed the panicked woman from Williams side. She bent over him and feed. The endoscope into his mouth and down his throat. Got a breathing tube and feed it in. With the way clear she pulled the scope out and hooked up the breathing machine to tube. Turn the breathing machine on and It was breathing for him.

"Thanks for calling me. You caught it before the alarms did thanks you. I thought you did not know how to use a phone?"

"I do not but this body does. When it came time to act it did so. That's all."

"Muscle memory. interesting."

"Muscle what?"

"It's when your body reacts without thinking about it."

"I see thanks again Magnus."

Being down their Magnus took His temperature it was Hundred and three-point five. "Bloody hell she whispered to her self."

"Whats wrong Magnus?"

"His temperature if it goes over a hundred four in his condition he may die."

"Are you say he's dieing?"

"No I am saying he may die."

"Do you have are wedding rings I gave you?"

"Yes."

"Give them to me. If he may die then let him do so knowing his wife is by his side. The rings." She stuck her right hand forward palm up.

Magnus put her hand in her pocket and pulled forth their rings and placed them in her right hand. She closed her fingers around her palm turn to her husband. She pulled forth the his ring and placed it on her husbands ring finger. She placed her ring on hers. Then went and sat down reaching up to interlace her fingers with his.

After seeing this she closed all the blinds to the infirmary then left. She gave instructions that no one was to go near the infirmary. She had the Big Guy enforce the order.

At the being of the third day Dr. Magnus came to the infirmary with fresh clothes for his wife. But she was not sitting in the seat next to him, instead she was asleep on the right beside him bed in the bed. They were sleeping peacefully. So she just went to check his temperature it was a hundred and four as she feared it would be but she decided to let them have this time to themself. She left leave orders no one was to go into the infirmary without her say so.

When she came back eight hours later she steeled herself for the worst but hoped for the best. She came in quietly. They where asleep she walked up to his bedside and took his temperature it was one hundred and three-point five. She could not believe her eyes so she took his temperature a second time it was the same. Then she looked up straight into Kate's open eyes. And smiled a great big smile.

They confused her. "Will he live doc?" She whispered.

Magnus nodded yes.

She smiled. "Go on tell everyone. I will make sure to hide the rings doc. Go on."

Magnus got up and ran out of the infirmary and almost jumped for joy. 'That cheeky monkey did it again.'

When Henry was the first one to show up. "Is it true? Is Will going to make it Kate."

"It's true Henry."

"Yes. Way to go Will." He got on his tablet and let everyone know that Will was going to make it. As he was tapping on his tablet. He left the infirmary.

Kate looked at Wills face. "You have a lot of people and abnormals pulling for you. And I am always here for you."

The others both abnormal and humans came by to see how Will was doing.

After eight hours had gone by. Magnus came to check Wills temperature it gone down five tenths of a degree. The next eight hours it went down another five tenths of a degree.

The next time Magnus came in eight hours later his temperature had dropped five tenth of a degree to a hundred and two point five degrees.

She still sat next to him when Magnus came the next time. Magnus took his temperature it was one hundred and two degrees. He started to choke Magnus reacted. She unhooked the breathing machine. Then drew forth the breathing tube. He was now breathing on his own.

"How is he doc?"

"Better. Now that he is breathing on his own. All he needs to do next is wake up. Till then we can only wait." They sat as the doc left.

When the doc came in eight hours later to take his temperature again. She asked the doc to stay so she could leave and take and quick shower and change her clothes. Magnus said yes.

So she went to her room. She showered and changes clothes quickly. And got back to the infirmary in less than fifteen minutes. When she got there no one was there. The doc or anyone but Will. "Damn it." They cursed. Magnus gave her word. She went over and sat down next to Will.

When Magnus came in eight hours later to take his temperature like before it had gone down five tenths of a degree. Magnus got to leave and found her way to the door blocked by Kate with Mara's memories.

"Kate?"

"You gave your word that you would be here until I got back. I came back with in fifteen minutes. When I came back you weren't here." She growled.

"I got called away Kate."

"Than you should have waited for someone to take your place." Their voice got low and very menacing.

"Do not take that tone with me young woman." Magnus voice was just as menacing. As two looked eyes trying to stare one another down. A faint voice stop them in their tracks.

"No fighting Ladies. Let me sleep." Will awoke to the voices of Kate and Magnus getting ready for a cat fight.

"William? Awake at last." Kate's head turned and asked.

"William? Your awake finally." Magnus head turned and asked at same time.

Will could only look at Kate his mouth hanging open stunned. As they both ran over to Wills bedside. 'What do I do now?' Will thought. Then he looked at his left hand ring finger. Were his ghostly golden ring had been and now their was none.

Magnus beat her to Williams side. She looked in his eyes first. Then checked the feeling in his feet, toes. His right hand, and fingers and arm. Checked his breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.

"Okay he's all yours." Magnus then she was gone.

Kate followed her to lock the door behind her. "Well Will?" They turned around only to find him asleep. "Well when your better maybe." She gave a sly smile.

She was awaken eight hours later by a rattle of the door lock.

"Hello Magnus time for his temperature?" She said as they opened the door.

"Yep."

"Go a head than."

She look at the thermometer. "Down point five more degrees."

When she got up she told them. "I Will be back to take Wills temperature Four more times. By then it should have returned to normal. Till then Kate."

Those four times came and went as Will temperature fell back to normal. Afterwards Magnus, William and Kate sat in the infirmary by themselves.

1

Magnus came and sat with an awake William. Why Kate showered and changed clothes.

"Well William what now?" Magnus asked.

"Well the best would be to put my legs back together. Then work on my right shoulder and my right arm."

"What about Kate?" Magnus asked.

"She can make her own decision."

"You sure?"

"Yes"

Kate what now?

"I will stay with Will. Till he can walk out of here own his own two legs."

"No. You must help Magnus and abnormals at any time."

"Will?"

"No. When I'm well enough to leave on my own two legs. You are ready to help Magnus if she needs it.

"But?"

"No if, and's or but about. Understand."

"Yes Sir."

Magnus only watched. She had never seen William so commanding.

Review