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“You don’t say”

“Save the sarcasm for when I have time, Hannah Can you helpa pain in the ass as humanly possible, and Hannah did her job beautifully

“We both know I can help Just tell me what you need, exactly, and—”

I shook my head as the ambulance came into view “No time, Sis Handle it, please and thank you Love you,” I shouted, ending the call before shoving my phone in the pocket of my scrubs

The ambulance pulled into the lot and orated me, that satisfied me more than any romantic relationship ever could This hat I was meant to do with my life, and I did it better than damn near anybody else On the worst day of someone’s life, I was there to make it better Most days, anyway Some injuries or traumas were too severe, and some required a specialist, but it was h to be passed on to one of ues That was my passion and I loved it

“Name?” I liked to knoas on my table Some doctors preferred the distance of anonymity, but not me

“Charlie Gray”

Charlie had a crushed leg, broken ribs, a broken nose, and a possible concussion

“Get ortho on the phone and keep the my assessment

“Yes, Doctor”

That never got old, either What man wouldn’t love a job where he said what needed to be done and everyone—for the ?

“Thank you Now, let’s get Charlie patched up” He had a long road to recovery ahead of him Broken bones healed quickly, but not easily, which meant lots of time laid up followed by tons of physical therapy “You with me, Charlie?”

He nodded, which was all he could do at the moment

I s here that can’t be fixed”

He nodded again, giving , having people you didn’t really know have such blind trust in you It was an honor and a privilege that I didn’t take lightly I did for Charlie what I did for all ofI had, every chance to make it out of the ER better than when they entered it