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"Thank you," the EMT said and took over, kneeling besideme questions while the other EMT applied a portable BP e any neurological impairment

"That's going to need stitches," the EMT said to me "If you were unconscious, you should come into the ER for assessment and observation"

I agreed and they brought over the gurney, assisting e for urney to become a patient instead of the one who treated the decisions about a patient's treat controlled and treated I tried to take a back seat and let them do their jobs

"Can you call Kate?" I asked John before the EMT closed the ambulance doors

"Will do, Dr Morgan I'll let Mike knoell"

John drove behind the aurney to the ER, waiting outside my room while I was examined by the ER nurse and doc They called in the neuro as on call, who luckily was in the hospital at the ti his white lab coat, his naarded lasses

"Dr Morgan," he said, a s you here"

I ree "Yeah, not my usual role in NYP"

He then did a full neuro exah what tests I'd have, he left the room and the nurses finished their own ministrations For the next hour, I spent ti blood work taken Finally, I waschecked over by the nurses there, I closed my eyes and tried to rest

So Beside me sat Kate, her face pale from worry, her eyes warm

Beautiful Kate

"You're here," I said when my vision cleared I reached outover to kiss ood cheek

"I am," she said, tears in her eyes

"How long have you been here?"

"Not long How are you feeling?"