Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin but I can wish!

I know I said I would update every week or so but as it is -2 and snowing (don't even live near the ski fields) thought might get another chapter done.

Hope you enjoy and hope you are warmer than here right now!

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Chapter Four

After he had reported to the front desk of the medical flight and given his details of who he was, serial number, the reason he was there and he had had his observations taken. He sat in the waiting room and waited to be called. About twenty minutes later they called him in and took some x-rays.

Soon after his return to the waiting room he was the only person there an older man with glasses wearing a Squadron Leader's uniform came out. "Pilot Officer Pendragon?"

"Sir." Arthur said as he stood and went towards him, he was still hobbling a bit.

"I'm Squadron Leader Hughes the senior doctor on the base, please come this way." The Sqn Ldr said and turned back through the door into a ward were he showed Arthur to a bed.

"Now then it says here you sprained your ankle yesterday playing football with your crew is that correct? Let me have a look at it."

"Yes sir." Arthur took off his shoe and sock.

"It doesn't look to bad, what did you do to treat it?"

Arthur told him.

"Very good but how did you know what to do? Sqn Ldr Hughes asked.

"My navigator Pilot Officer Parker was studying medicine at Oxford so he told me what to do."

"Studying? How many years had he done?"

"He had six months to go before his finals when he joined up." Arthur told him.

"Well if he is as good at navigating as he is at doctoring he will always bring you home." Sqn Ldr Hughes said.

"It seems a bit weak sir, P/O Parker suggested I get it strapped for more support."

"He will be a good doctor, that's just what I was going to order." The Sqn Ldr said.

"Sir." Arthur asked "I think I'm going to be flying in the next day or so, will I be able to with this?"

"I don't see why not my boy, I'll just get one of the nurses to strap it for you, excuse me." He ducked out of the cubicle and called "Gwen."

Arthur heard it and wondered if he could be that lucky.

"Yea sir." Arthur heard footsteps coming closer.

"Could you strap the Pilot Officer's ankle please?" Sqn Ldr Hughes asked.

"Of course sir." Arthur was sure he was dreaming, he heard footsteps go away and then return, the curtain moved and then the nurse said "Which ankle is it?" she looked up and saw Arthur.

"Hello, your Elyan's skipper aren't you sir?" FLT Gwen Madden asked blushing slightly.

"Yes I am, Arthur Pendragon and your Guinevere aren't you?" Arthur inquired.

"Yes I am sir, but please call me Gwen." She said.

"Sorry but I can't do that it is such a lovely name for such a lovely girl." Arthur said without thinking, he thought "Oh hell may as well dive all the way in, the worst she can do is say no." "And seeing that I'm Arthur how could I call you anything but Guinevere?" he said with a smile that melted her heart.

"Alright enough for now sir, I really should get on and strap your ankle, which is it?" she asked all business.

"The left one." Arthur tells her and pulls his trouser leg up out of the way. "Can you please stop calling me "sir" Guinevere? It makes me feel old and I know we are the same age." Arthur asks.

Gwen looks at him "I can't sir."

Gwen soon cuts a couple of lengths of strapping off the roll and straps Arthur's ankle. Her gentle hands making sure there are no folds in it that could become uncomfortable in a shoe and sock. Arthur likes the feel of her hands on him and smiles.

As she is finishing putting the last piece on Arthur decides to ask her out.

"Guinevere I was wondering if you would like to go out with me the next night I have off, I don't know when that is yet – I think I might be flying in the next couple of days." (Dam I should not have said that but I feel I can trust her and also she is Elyan's sister) "What do you think?"

"Well yes alright then thankyou." Gwen ducks her head and smiles. "I think I'd like that, could you let me know when before though just to make sure I'm not working that night please sir?"

"Are you going to stop calling me "sir"?" Arthur asks again.

"Yes when we go out, but not here at work sir." Gwen says with a grin.

"Well thank God for that, and of course I will let you know before-hand." Arthur says and his hand reaches out and touches hers hand which is still placed on his ankle, they both feel a spark. "You have beautiful hands Guinevere." His voice lower and his blue eyes holding her in his gaze.

She cannot look away. "Please be careful Arthur." She says adding, "And bring Elyan back too."

"See that was not so hard was it?" he tells her he grins 'As you wish my lady." After one last caress he lets her hand go.

"Right put your shoe and sock on and let's see if the ankle feels any better." Gwen suggests.

Arthur grabs the sock and gently puts it on, then puts on the shoe, it feels good. He then stands up and slowly puts his weight more onto his left leg.

"That feels great thankyou Guinevere," he says as he takes a couple of tentative steps. "It feels more stable thankyou very much." He smiles at her again "What shifts are you working over the next couple of days?" he asks.

"Day duty," she says with a grin.

"Right then see you soon." Arthur says and quickly bends down and kisses her cheek, "I better go." He says and goes out of the cubicle leaving Gwen feeling flushed.

The curtain is pulled back and Morgana peers in, "Are you alright Gwen?" she asks.

"I'm fine." Gwen answers, "Pilot Officer Arthur Pendragon has asked me out on his next night off." Gwen is smiling.

"Well good for you." Morgana smiles at her friend. "If you could see your way clear to find out what you can about Gwaine I would appreciate it."

"Really? OK then." Gwen says.

Sqn Ldr Hughes steps up behind them, "Excuse me ladies but we have patients to see." He says with a smile, he has been working with the pair of them for six months now and has begun to see them more as daughters than nurses.

"Of course sir." They say in unison with smiles on their faces, they head off in opposite directions and get back to work, leaving Sqn Ldr Hughes smiling and shaking his head.