Timeless .•:Doctor Who:•.

Chapter Two

Chapter Two: The doctors

Maybe it was because she went to bed only three hours ago or maybe it was because she had some very dodgy smelling left overs for dinner. It could've even been because of that random person she walked past yesterday that coughed into his hand.

Maybe it was a combination of all three.

But whatever the reason, it didn't matter.

Because Eloise was sick.

And Eloise hates being sick.

"Eloise, what are you doing?"

She looked up from her work and her eyebrows creased in confusion.

"Studying."

Cameron shook his head and sighed.

"I mean, what are you doing here?"

"Studying?"

It sounded more like a question than an answer.

He frowned at her in disapproval.

"Here. As in at the University."

She frowned and sniffled, pushing past her funding brain to think for a moment.

"I am," she started hesitantly. "Using the application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge by reading, as a personal effort to gain knowledge through research or a detailed examination and analysis of a subject?"

He frown morphed into a deadpan glare whereas the uncertain crease of her eyebrows relaxed as her face broke into a smile and she laughed.

Though it quickly turned into a chest hacking cough.

"Yes, but why?" Cameron question, his anger melting away so that only concern remained. "You're sick, you should be at home. Resting. Asleep."

She smiled at him weakly, trying and failing to assure him of her 'good' health.

"Look, I don't understand why you're so worked up about. It's ju-"

She broke off into another deep, chesty coughing fit that left head head aching and her throat raw.

Cameron immediately guessed what she was going to say.

"Just a little cough?" He finished dryly.

Eloise lifted her arm away from her face.

"Yes. I'm f-fine, really."

"Ah, yes. I see now." He said sarcastically.

She rolled her eyes as he exaggeratively searched around and under the table.

"What are you doing?"

He looked up in faux confusion.

"I'm looking for the lung that you just coughed up."

She once again rolled her eyes.

"I'm fine Cameron."