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‘Yes, unless you don’t want to’ Why wouldn’t she? It wasto a café or bar ‘What’s up?’
Anastasia straightened ‘Nothing I’ out in this, that’s all’
‘Would you prefer to go to a restaurant or bar?’
Her smile returned ‘No, not at all’
He could relax Flicking the u it above theo’
Keeping in step with hi—she leaned close, stayed close as they splashed through puddles along the footpath Then she hesitated ‘ThatHe looks’
‘Very unwell, like—’
‘He’s having a medical—’
‘Event Heart attack?’
They ran, stopped in front of thehis upper left arm
‘Sir? I’m Noah Kennedy, a doctor, and Stacey here’s a nurse Are you all right?’ The guy was grey and shaking
‘It’s my arm Pain’
‘He’s sweating profusely,’ Stacey noted ‘I’ll call an ambulance’
‘Can you get us a chair froet you sitting down What’s your name?’
‘Len’
‘Any history of heart disease?’
‘No The pain’s in my arm, not my chest’
Heart attacks often presented first as pain in the left ar?’
‘It feels strange, and so’
‘Here’ Stacey was back with so a chair ‘The ambulance is on its way’
Noah helped Len onto the chair and knelt beside him ‘Take it easy’ It’d be better to be inside, but he wasn’t having theup That it was a heart attack wasn’t in doubt, and all they could do was take obs and watch closely until the paramedics arrived, be prepared if Len’s heart stopped
Stacey had her phone on ti Len’s pulse rate ‘One twenty’ Then she was onto the respiration rate ‘Abnormal’
Noah nodded ‘Thanks’
Her slight nod told hinosis They worked as a tea of the other Could they work together as well in their private lives? So far they were in sync about s, so why not? Was that what real love was about? Having each other’s backs without being asked? Understanding where each was co with it? Sounded wonderful If it was true And so far it see siren reached his ears, and relief took over ‘That was quick’
Stacey was holding Len’s hand, her finger on his pulse again ‘It’s your lucky day, Len’
‘You think?’ Theme’
‘Not a problem,’ they said in unison
Noah laughed How like them
Within minutes they’d handed over to the paramedics and were on their way to his house
‘I’lad we noticed Len’s distress Most people wouldn’t have thought he was in difficulty,’ Stacey muttered