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Lila s me all too well, and said “She's your new intern, Dr Pierce”

“Oh, yeah Right I'uess I wasn't expecting a woman, that's all”

She raised an eyebrow atshe couldn't believe I'd just said that

“Morgan can be a guy's na “And in this field, well, since ith professional athletes, the field tends to be ize for the poor assumption on my part”

Morgan smiled “I understand, Dr Pierce I just want to thank you for the opportunity to train underneath you,” she said “Orthopedic surgery – especially in regard to athletic injuries – has always been an area of interest of mine”

“Oh really?” I asked

She was a curvy girl with a nice hourglass figure It was clear that she cared about her fitness, but I still wouldn’t have pegged her for a sports fan

“Yes,” she said, see to sense my doubt “My father was Theo Brooks,” she said “Quarterback for the – ”

“I knoho your father is,” I said “Quarterback for the USC Trojans Until he got injured, of course Could have gone pro if not for that”

“Exactly,” she said “And it's always killed hiive other athletes the opportunity to follow their dreams”

“Uh huh,” I said, turning to leave

Morgan followedto yap about how excited she was to work for ood she hoped to accomplish in the field I knew her dear old had dad passed away about two years ago, so I wanted to have soirl, I did But truth be told, I really wasn't sure Little Miss Sunshine could handle working with the Neanderthals that made up my daily schedule

Theseon their torn ligaments They wanted a fellow man Somebody who understood them No one wanted to look weak in front of an attractive woan – especially not athletes who relied on their machismo as much as their natural athleticism to excel

“Listen, Ms Brooks,” I said with a sigh “If that's ood I honestly couldn't care less who your father was or why you want to do this The truth of the le day, with injuries surpassing your dad's And let me tell you, it's not easy to do this job So, if you think it's going to be all sunshine and rainbows and helping people's drea field”

That shut her up right away, her jaw nearly hitting the floor she looked at ht cry If so, that would be enough proof for h and tumble athletes that came into my office day in and day out I waited for the tears to fall, but they never did