His peak had only lasted a few seconds when he saw that, a. she was awake and b. she was dressed. He had to give Dr. Samantha some props for getting Kat to feel even this much better. Normally with a condition like hers it would have taken forever for her to get up and about. Matching her smile he said, â€œIâ€™m good, they gave me some great drugs and Iâ€™m guessing a machine for a while.â€ He said thinking he might have said that wrong.  Shrugging it off he said, â€œI see youâ€™re up and about, Iâ€™m glad. I thought weâ€™d been here for days or something but Samantha said it was only overnight. She hadnâ€™t said anything about you and I was worried.â€ Babbling he was happy, though a slight blush touched his cheeks. She was well and he was well, he would have to send Samantha a fruit basket sometime.<br/><br/>Thinking of Samantha he said, â€œshe scolded me a bit because I asked how long we were here. I had forgotten about my technical time, diagnostics, reboots, rebuilds, and the like.â€ Pausing he thought maybe he should stop talking but he said, â€œSamantha really knows her stuffâ€¦â€<br/><br/>â€œWhy thank you.â€ The woman said walking into the room, her voice had caused Eric to jump some since he hadnâ€™t been paying attention to the door. He kicked himself for it too. Samantha had a pen resting on her ear and her arms behind her back, â€œif you like I could give you a prostate exam real quick, or you could take a seat as I look over Kat some.â€ She said somewhat teasing Eric. If anyone was almost as close to Eric it was Samantha, both of them had graduated at the same time from the academy but they never really talked either there or here. It was a bit of a shame but that was fine. Kat she had known in a shorter period of time but she had a pretty good idea of how she ticked, not so much her past but at the moment. Eric had always eluded her, he was always so technical.<br/><br/>Eric a little uncomfortable took a seat and crossed his legs. Samantha smiled and shook her head, â€œup on the bed missy, I still got things to do.â€ She said leading Kat back to the bed. She knew Kat was in a bad mood she didnâ€™t care right now she wanted to check things and then maybe one more round in the machine for Kat. â€œI will let you two play some more later but as of right now the sooner I can look you over the sooner you two can get back to work.â€ As she said this she looked in Kats eyes before turning and grabbing a heart monitor pump. Wrapping the velcroed part on Katâ€™s left arm above the elbow she began to pump and check both the readings on her watch and the way her heart pumped under the stethoscope.<br/><br/>â€œLooks alright to me.â€ She said checking a few more things. â€œIâ€™d say one more round in the machine and youâ€™ll be free to leave, if there is anything that you find difficult, do not,â€ she emphasized, â€œtry and handle it yourself. If I hear youâ€™ve opened up those stitches Iâ€™ll grab the guy they left on the planet to look you over, and no you wonâ€™t be able to deck him.â€ She paused before she said, â€œthatâ€™s not to say most of us never thought of it.â€ Smiling knowingly she finished, â€œyou will have to come in tomorrow and have a look up, after that it will only be once a week and then after that, nothing youâ€™d be done. After you two are finished talking let me know or I could go ahead and start your treatment right away, whatever you decide Kat.â€<br/><br/>Eric was relieved but still didnâ€™t uncross his legs, he was probably going to sit that way till Samantha left. He was about to say something when he heard Murdockâ€™s voice, â€œhow are my two First Lieutenants?â€ as soon as he took a step into the room Samantha said, â€œout, no one but Eric is allowed in here at the moment, out and Iâ€™ll call for you when you can visit.â€ Her voice was stern and authoritative, Eric was at first shocked at the way she spoke to the captain but it only grew when he obeyed. Murdock backed away and smiled closing the door behind him when he left.