Nine

"You could get hurt in the process."

"I am willing to take that risk. She took a part of me that no one is able to fill or come close to filling. Ignoring the way I feel for her is not going to bring us any closer to knowing the truth, this is the only way."

Matron Wilson was so caught up in the conversation that her shift was over more than an hour, it was only when Matron Gibbs stepped into the office breathless, "Oh God I am so, so sorry. I had a crisis to deal with."

"Okay relax, it is alright. Doc here was keeping me company," Matron Wilson told her.

"Hi Doc, is there a reason for such sadness in your eyes?" Matron Gibbs asked Nathaniel after she looked at him.

"I am just tired, but I wanted you to know that you need to keep and eye on Mrs. Kathleen," Nathaniel said standing up, bid them a good night and left.