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“I’ to need to step out and have a look at your chest X-ray,” she announced “At the least you’ve broken a few ribs but I need to make sure there isn’t more Unfortunately, there isn’t much we can do for broken ribs They’ll have to heal on their own You can take an anti-inflammatory for the pain”
They rejoined Elijah as he was saying, “Okay, Louis, I need to have a look at your leg I see the nurse has already done her worst with your pants”
Thethe leg There was a large bu around it
“Yep, that looks like a broken leg You and your father sure kno to have a good time in the snow”
The boy gave Elijah a weak smile “He fell on me but I know he didn’t mean to”
Elijah patted him on the shoulder and winked “I’m sure he didn’t Maybe next time you can save him”
The boy’s shter this time
Good with kids, Elijah would ood” oreat husband Fortunately, that wasn’t an issue He’d never approached her and that suited her fine Just watching hih for her to knoasn’t what she was looking for in a man
Elijah gave a reassuring sy should have sent the pictures over by now Let us review them Dr Tate and I’ll be back in soon”
“Thanks” The father looked at her and then at Elijah “To both of you”
On their way back to the unit desk Elijah was stopped by one of the nurses with a question Helena didn’t wait on him At the desk, she pulled up the X-ray for Mr Kakasides His eight, nine and tenth ribs were cracked He would be in pain for a feeeks but would recover She had the X-ray Elijah needed to review up on the screen by the time he arrived He slid into the chair beside her
“Thanks, Helena”
“No problem As maid of honor, I think it’s part of et out of here as soon as possible”
He studied the computer screen “Well, Louis has a break to his femur”
“His father is going to take it hard He feels bad enough as it is” Helena stood and checked her watch again “I’et ready for a wedding You need to do the same”
Elijah rolled back his chair “Yes, Doctor I’ht behind you First, I need to call Lloyd up in Ped Ortho and have hiery to put a rod in”
“Then I’ll let the father know you’ll be in to speak to him I’ll see you in the park”
“Yeah, in the park” There was a dry note in Elijah’s voice
“Don’t sound so excited” Helena grinned back at him as she circled the desk and headed down the hall “Reious”
Elijah sure hope they weren’t He wanted nothing to do with one
Forty-five minutes later, he left the unit desk and headed down the hall toward the locker room He had plenty of time to shower, put on his tux and make it to the park At least the hospital was just across the street, but Central Park was a huge space Just to walk to the Shakespeare Garden would take time
Charles would never let hiet it if he was late to the cere Elijah said would make that okay in Charles’s eyes The ER had been so busy Elijah had seen two more patients before he’d felt he could call his shift done It had then taken another fifteenover for hi seen
Elijah ad his feet about the whole wedding thing It wasn’t that he didn’t want to be there for Charles or that he didn’t like Grace He did He wished them both the best Was truly happy for them It was just that the “wedded bliss” idea didn’t appeal to hie Kneouldn’t be good at it
He was halfway down the hall when one of the tinging doors at the end opened Helena came toward hi
m Elijah stopped dead in his tracks She was a vision of loveliness like he’d never seen Her curly, shoulder-length auburn-colored hair was now pinned up, the waves flowing randoht ear She wore a long forest green dress that hugged womanly curves usually hidden by loose scrub shirts The top of the dress dipped, giving hie that only made him want to see more Short sleeves cupped her creas as she ca his attention to her hips
His heart picked up a beat Not tosouth of his beltline Heaven help hi Why hadn’t he noticed before?
They had been working together for a couple of years More than once she and a few other of the staff had gone out to eat as a group after a shift but he’d never thought of her in any way except as a colleague She’d always been pleasant but seeave off the vibe that she wasn’t someone who played around With her wholesoentle save hi about her said serious, down-to-earth, love me forever That was the type he stayed clear of Maybe that’s why it had never registered that Helena could be so co
Whatever the cause, it had been lifted fro time
He needed to snap out of it Had Helena said so to him? He blinked
“Elijah, are you only now going to get dressed? You have less than an hour before we’re supposed to be walking down the aisle Grace is going to have your hide” She stepped closer
Her wonderful aro like the antiseptic s He was acting like a fool Working to get a grip on hirinned He focused on a point just over her shoulder to get beyond how enchanting she looked “It’s a good thing you’re a doctor At least you’ll be able to patch me up”