She was wearing a lab coat, but you could still tell that she had a banging body under it."Don't bother even thinking about that one," Scruffy said as...the two of you watched her walk down the hall. "That one's an ice queen, she is. That's Dr. McKenzie and if Scruffy can't get her to warm up then you certainly aren't going to get anywhere with her." The old man followed up this comment by coughing a wad of phlegm into his hanky. As he tucked the hanky back into his pocket, he told you your first. Once again strong arms helped her up."I don't think im going to take 'no' for an answer' he said as he helped her up onto his horse. She patted the horses short, brown mane as it flicked it's head in approval. When they got back to the station, she said thanks and quickly hobbled off. He watched her as she hobbled past her horses stable and up the stairs into the tiny bedroom. Little did she know that his was next door...As morning broke, and the suns rays were shining in through the cracks in. I also broke my lower arm in the fall. The French Dr spoke to my consultant over here and it was decided to amputate both my legs above the knee and my arm above the elbow. I’ve been sat in a French hospital ever since waiting until I was strong enough to fly home.’‘I’m sorry Sophie.’ I said as I cuddled her tighter.‘Could be worse, I’m still only a triple amputee not a quad. I’ve still got one useful limb!’ she said trying to sound upbeat. ‘You can lift the blanket up if you want to see what’s. Damn it.His eyes found their way up to her face, finding she was staring right back at him. It was as if they looked right into each other’s souls, finding their emotions mirroring in the other and slowly coming to terms with that. Clara whipped her head to the side, motioning to the terrace and putting her fingers to her lips to signal she wanted to smoke. Neither of them smoked - much - and yet it was just what they needed now. A little time alone together, but with the fresh air that would.