Once on the floor to their apartments the Divos started to head toward their own places. Carlos had the key in his door and looked down the hall. Tam was just standing outside Urs’ place. Lea had seen this as well and pulled on Seb’s sleeve as he was also placing the key in the lock. It was Lea who spoke. “Tam do you want to stay with us tonight? there’s plenty of room.”
Tam would have loved to but she also knew that Lea and Sebastien needed to spend time together. She shook her head. As much as she did not want to be in Urs’ place without him she did not want to impose on her friends.
David walked up to her and took her chin gently in his hand tilting her head slightly so he could look into her eyes. “ Urs would never forgive me if I did not look after you.” He looked to the others. “She’s staying with me tonight.” David looked back to Tam and took her hand. “I promise not to snore.” With that he guided her dawn the hall.
The all said good night to each other leaving a lone security guard at the lift.

It had been a long and emotionally exhausting day for all of them but Sebastien was worried about his friends and Lea and Tam. “Cherie... Please tell me the truth. Will Urs be okay?”
Lea sat down next to Sebastien on the sofa and kissed him on the forehead. “The truth. In time he will be physically. He’s going to be in pain for a while. I’m guessing he’ll have trouble singing for a while, or holding a note. He’ll probably get short of breathe and pains in his chest when he does try to sing until he is completely recovered. But eventually he will get better.”
Sebastien sighed. “But that is not all is it?”
Lea smiled weakly. “I don’t know how he will cope emotionally Sebastien. It’s the psychological trauma that can be the most crippling but different people react in different ways. David’s outburst was an indication of what you are all dealing with. The plane crash, you memory loss, Tam having to come back into the world. Any one of these on its own could be enough to try and handle.” She kissed him. “I think you are handling things very well, you are much stronger than people give you credit.”
“But you worry about us all don’t you Cherie?”
“It’s my job. I just want to try and have things in place so that if anything does happen we can be ready and there for each other.”
“And what about you my Florence Nightingale? You were there at the shooting and you looked after Urs. How are you coping?”
“I’m Okay Seb Really. I was Tra…….”
Lea stopped herself. She did not want to tell Sebastien about her past. Eventually, but this was too soon. She did not want to scare him away.
Sebastien held her hands. “You were trained to deal with traumatic situations weren’t you and not as a nurse. You and Rica worked together in the Navy before did you not.”
All Lea could do was nod and hope he did not ask anymore question but in her heart she knew he would.
Sebastien continued. If Lea had asked him to stop he would have so he took the opportunity to confirm what he thought he already knew. “You were a security soldier, but for the Navy? You had to fight.”
Lea could feel her throat tighten and the pain in her head begin. She did not like talking about her past but if she did not it would always be a wall between her and Sebastien and she did not want that. If once he heard the story and he needed to walk away she would let him. It would tear her apart she knew that but she would have to let him walk away.
“Are you very sure you want to hear this Sebastien. It’s much darker than you think. I am much darker than you could possibly know.”
“No Cherie, you are no darker than the rest of us. I have seen, your sweetness, your love, your care. You could not be the nurse that you are if these things were not in you also. I think maybe you have been through a…..how do you say.. enorme……a huge struggle of your own. It is because you have seen this darkness that you can help others overcome it. What ever happened Lea, who you are now is made up of all those parts and I love who you are now.”
“But Sebastien, I had to kill people, I was trained to kill people, quietly and quickly, Is that dark enough for you?”
Sebastien had not expected that reply and he tried very hard to hide his shock but Lea caught the slight change. She pulled away from him and went and stood at the window.
Sebastien walked up behind her and placed his hands lightly on her shoulders. “Please do not shut me out Môn Cherie. You have been there for me through all this, more I could not ask of you. I should want to be this person for you. I do not care that this is what you had to do. I care that you still want to be with me.” He pulled her around so that she was facing him. “I want to be with you forever Lea. We need to be honest with each other, no secrets, no matter how bad okay.”
Sebastien took Lea back to the sofa and Lea began to tell him about her life in the Navy. She had started out as a nurse, that was true enough and she had worked her way up the ranks finding herself the medic for teams or squads because of her ability to work under extremes. At first she considered herself an add on to these teams not really a member until one day while they were on an operation things went very pear shaped and she found herself with a gun in her hand protecting those injured team members in her care. After this they had sent her off for intensive training which she found she had an aptitude for. She was now a fully fledged member of a team which is where she met Rica. They had been on many operations together both in and out of the country. Their last assignment together had been the last one for them both. Without going into the details Lea explained to Sebastien that they had been set up and only Rica and herself had survived. She had broken down and it had taken two years to get back on her feet. So she went back to what she knew, nursing.
“Now I try to help people Sebastien, not kill them.”
Sebastien pulled her close and kissed her tenderly. “Thank you my sweet for letting me into your life.”
“You are not scared of me?”
Sebastien smiled. “Scared that I may not be enough for you, scared that you may want to leave me but not of you my angel.”
Lea kissed Sebastien hard, strong and passionately to show him that she would not leave. Sebastien wrapped his arms around her and returned her kiss just a strong, slowly pushing her back on to the sofa.
Sebastien took off his shirt and helped Lea do the same. They spent several hours re affirming their commitment to each other. Sometime after midnight Sebastien carried Lea into the bedroom and they slept folded into each other until morning.
Carlos had spent the best part of fifteen minutes just staring out the window when he got home wondering whether he should call Felicity. He did not want to spend the night alone any more than Tam did. His mobile phone chimed and a text came in from Felicity. She wanted to know how he was doing, telling him to call if he wanted. Carlos smiled and called.
“Felicity my dear thank you for calling I am sorry that I had to cancel our dinner together.”
Carlos smiled as he listened to her sweet voice. His smile grew when she suggested that she would come over so they could spend time together.
Carlos asked her to call him when she got to the apartment building explaining their new security situation.
Carlos left his apartment to explain that Felicity would be coming to visit to the security guard at the elevator. “That is fine Mr Marin; we’ll make sure she arrives safe and sound.”
Carlos went back to his apartment to wait. He paced, he looked out the window even though he could not see if Felicity was coming or not and finally there was a knock at the door. Carlos bounded to the door but the smile disappeared from his face. It was only the security guard. “You guest has arrived Mr Marin.” He stepped aside and Felicity was outlined by the door frame. Carlos’ smile returned as he held out his hand for her to take. He pulled her inside and straight into his arms.
The security guard smiled as he heard Flea’s voice as the door began to close.
“Well, Carlos, you don’t waist any time do you.”

David sat with Tam on the sofa and tried to re assure her that Urs would be alright. He would pull through. She cried silently and his heart ached for her. He really did not know what more he could do. He put his arm around her and she laid her head on his chest. She had been there for him through his ordeal and he felt so inadequate, not strong enough to help her now when she needed someone.
David did not realise it but he had begun to hum one of the songs from La Boheme and stroke Tams hair. She finally fell asleep so David made her comfortable on the sofa, covering her with a blanket and took himself off to bed.
A few hours later Tam woke with a start at first not realising where she was. She took her blanket and went into David’s room, standing watching him sleep for a moment. He was so sweet and serene as he slept. She curled up next to him and instinctively David moved so she could sleep in his arm.
Tam did sleep curled up by David for a few hours until something woke her. At first she did not understand what it was but then she realised that David was trembling. He was dreaming and trembling and beginning to get restless. Tam sat up and watched him for a few seconds. She could tell that he was dreaming and it was not about something good. As David became more agitated she tried to shake him awake. It only seemed to make things worse and all of a sudden David sat bolt upright in bed and let out a scream.
He caught his breath and with wild eyes looked around the room. His gaze settled on Tam and David’s reality began to take shape and his breathing came back to normal.
Tam smiled at him. “You okay?”
David took hold of her hand. “Bad dream.”
“I can see that. You want to share?”
David shook his head and swung his legs out of the bed. “No, may be a hot chocolate.”
“I’ll make it for you”
They both went out into the lounge room, Tam moving into the kitchen to make the chocolate and David to the window to look out into then night. While the milk was simmering Tam went and stood next to him, taking his hand. “Was it about the crash?”
David just nodded and Tam gave him time to answer. “No matter how hard I try I can’t seem to shake this dream. It is always the same.”
Tam knew full well what he was trying to deal with, it had taken her a long time to dream about anything else after her own ordeal.
David looked down at her. “You had bad dreams too, didn’t you?”
Tam nodded.
“How long before they stopped?”
Tam bit her lip. David needed no other answer but she gave him one. “It was a while David, but you have to remember I was on my own, no one to talk to, in a strange place. You have us, you have me.”
David hugged her and she went back into the kitchen to finish the chocolate.
They stood at the window in silence drinking.
David put his mug on the table and turned to Tam who was still looking out the window. She watched his reflection as he spoke. “Tam, come back to bed with me. I don’t want to go back to sleep alone.”
Tam turned and put her on mug on the table next to David’s, taking his hand guided him back to his bed. She tucked him in as if he was her child and kissed him on the nose and then curled up beside him gently combing her hands through his hair. David drifted off into a peaceful sleep feeling Tam’s body up against his. He had wondered if it was so wrong of him to ask her to stay. He had feelings for her, not the same kind as Urs had for her but all the same he loved her in is own way. No lust, no sexual overtones just a pure love that she seemed to be able to pull out of him. He was not sure if it was because she had been with him the night he had taken that dark journey but for what it was worth he actually felt safe, he felt he belonged when she was around. He knew he would die for her. It was like she gave him a glimpse of what it could really be like when he did find that someone.

In the small hours of the morning Urs struggled to wake. The nurses who were also Diva had done a commendable job of re arranging the roster so that one of them was with him at all times.
Over the past few hours Urs had almost made it through to consciousness but as the nurses watched him struggle with the pain they had given him more morphine. He would be awake soon enough, having to deal with the pain and more. However this time the nurse let him wake wanting to make sure that he could cope. If not she could also give him more medication. The fog that had wrapped itself around his mind lifted slightly as he woke. Not completely, but enough for Urs to know where he was and what had happened. He moved and the pain shot through his body. He winced and the nurse touched his arm gently. “Hey, try not to move too much, it’s going to hurt.”
Urs went to pull the oxygen tubes out of his nose but again the nurse stopped him.
“No pulling anything out until I say so. That’s what I get paid for?”
Urs went to talk and coughed. This sent pain thundering thorough his chest and he groaned, grimacing and closing his eyes. He thought the pain in his head had been bad. This was so much worse.
“I can give you more pain killers Mr Buhler, You just say the word.”
Urs shook his head. He wanted some answers before they put him back to sleep. In a weak voice he spoke. “My friends.”
The nurse smiled. “They are all okay Mr Buhler. The Boss sent them home to get some rest. They’ll be back at breakfast as far as I know.”
He coughed and again the pain gripped his body. “Tam?”
The nurse was well aware of the charade in regards to Tam being Urs’ wife and was playing along with it. She did not want anyone finding out the truth. “You wife is just fine too. Mr Buhler. She’ll be back with the others.”
Urs was confused. “I don’t have a wife.”
“Yes you do. Now be a good boy and go back to sleep.”
Urs saw the nurse adjust his drip and felt the smooth warmth as the river of pain killers seeped into his blood. “No wait, I don’t want to get married. I want to, I have to.” The morphine was taking him back into a deep sleep. “I want Tam. Marry her.”
The nurse smiled. “And I am sure you will my Swiss Rock God. I am sure you will” With that she kissed him on the forehead and brushed some of his curls back behind his ears. She was a nurse but she was an Uber.