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that would be amazing . '' |
`` anything for the woman who is willing to risk her life for me . '' |
megan laughed . |
`` it was nothing . '' |
`` what about your hand ? '' |
`` i 'm not going to lie . |
it hurts . |
i kinda forgot what punching someone felt like . '' |
pesh could n't help his brows from rising in surprise . |
`` have you done a lot of fighting ? '' |
she grinned . |
`` not exactly mma material , am i ? '' |
when he merely shook his head , she replied , `` i may have thrown a few punches in my early college partying days when a guy overstepped his bounds . '' |
with a smile , pesh said , `` good for you . '' |
`` yeah , my dad was really big on teaching me self-defense moves . |
you know , with him being ex-military . '' |
pesh could n't help liking megan 's strength and spunk . |
he had n't known a lot of women like her . |
in his world , women were bred to be demure and obedient . |
even though jade was n't indian , she would 've never dreamed of throwing a punch to defend him against dev . |
but megan , she was so refreshing with her ability to stand up for herself and others-to voice her mind whether it was good or bad . |
`` you would have made your father very proud today . '' |
`` thank you . |
i 'm sure later on today when my knuckles are bruising , he 'll want to know why . '' |
`` i 'm very sorry . '' |
he took her hand in his before bringing it to his lips . |
`` here 's a kiss to make any bruises go away . '' |
she gave him a teasing smile . |
`` is that the best medicine you can do , dr . |
nadeen ? '' |
his mind went wild with illicit images of all the `` medicine '' and `` healing '' he could give her . |
a chaste kiss to alleviate her pain was all he could really offer . |
his pager went off before he could reply . |
`` i better go . '' |
he hopped off the table and started for the door . |
as his hand hovered over the doorknob , there were so many things he wanted to say to her . |
but finally , he just said , `` thanks again for taking care of me . '' |
`` you 're welcome . '' |
`` and you should probably ice your hand during your break tonight . '' |
`` yes sir , '' she replied , with a mock salute . |
he shook his head at her with a smile before heading out the door . |
chapter twelve days melted into weeks as megan immersed herself in her clinicals . |
every day she found a new challenge to conquer . |
she had n't imagined how hard it would be , or how exhausted she would be most nights when she crawled into bed . |
but it was a thrilling exhaustion because she was doing what she felt like she was called to do . |
each day , she spent more and more time with pesh . |
she loved working beside him on cases . |
he had the best bedside manner of all the residents and interns . |
patients , both young and old , adored him . |
and the more she was with him , the more megan began to adore him as well . |
she had just left an examining room where he had charmed a little boy into finally letting them run the tests they needed when kristi beckoned her from down the hall . |
after hustling to join kristi , megan was quickly ushered inside one of the trauma rooms . |
immediately , her entire body switched gears as she prepared herself for what she might face . |
`` female , thirty , car accident , '' the paramedic began before rattling off her vitals and other information . |
after megan had absorbed the information , she turned to the patient . |
`` hi , i 'm megan . |
i 'm going to get your iv started . '' |
the woman gave megan a weak smile . |
`` i 'm mary . '' |
`` i guess it would be wrong to say it 's nice to meet you , huh ? '' |
megan said , trying to talk as normally as she could to put the patient at ease . |
`` yeah , i guess so , '' mary replied . |
when megan reached for mary 's arm to find a place for the needle , mary winced . |
`` ouch . '' |
as megan surveyed the forearm , she shook her head . |
`` looks like you 've got a break there . '' |
`` my arm is broken ? '' |
mary asked in a panic . |
`` we wo n't know until we get you into x-ray . |
i 'm going to try this vein here in your wrist . '' |
the needle slipped easily into the vein , and megan started the iv . |
pesh appeared in the doorway then . |
he smiled at mary on the gurney . |
`` hello , mary , i 'm dr. nadeen . |
i understand you had a little accident today ? '' |
she nodded . |
`` this car came out of nowhere and hit me head on . '' |
`` i 'm so sorry . |
why do n't we start by you telling me where it hurts ? '' |
`` my chest , '' she said , with a grimace . |
pesh pulled back the hospital gown . |
`` were you wearing your seat belt ? '' |
`` yes , i always do . '' |
`` from the dust in your hair , can i assume the airbag deployed ? '' |
`` yeah , it did . '' |
`` is this where it hurts ? '' |
he asked , running his fingers down an angry red whelp . |
it started at her neck and crossed over her chest . |
some of it was hidden by the many leads coming from the heart monitor . |
`` yeah . '' |
`` it looks like the seat belt and the airbag did a number on you . '' |
mary winced . |
`` i thought they were supposed to help you , not hurt you . '' |
pesh smiled . |
`` trust me . |
you 're much better off with a little burn than if you had n't been wearing it . '' |
after eyeing the monitors mary was hooked up to , he turned to megan . |
`` blood pressure is low . |
let 's administer some blood products to raise it . '' |
megan nodded . |
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