“Kara, Doctor Hicks did Bethany’s surgery to fix her torn diaphragm. And he helped with the chest tubes, and stuff for her broken ribs.”“Sound...s like you’re in good hands, Jess,” Kara said.“Now I just have to make sure that I match with the University of Chicago, but there’s also Cook County, Northwestern, and Loyola, so I’ll end up in Chicago for sure. I just hope it works out the way Doctor Barton wants it to.”“Me, too!” I said. “I gave Doctor Barton’s name and number to my real estate agent. You can call me Coach, sir, or Jake", he said, "I will be coaching the football and basketball teams. Now do you have any questions?" Are you married?" "Are you single?" "Do you have kids?" "Can you shut these girls up?"They came out at every angle. I got so sick and asked if I could go to the bathroom. I went to the bathroom. When I came back he announced that we were going to have partners, and that he would choose and that we would have to be partners with them for the rest of the year.. She smiled briefly at him. ‘It was good to feel useful again, and to bring a little order to your chaos.’ She gave him a cheeky little grin before hiding behind her cup again. ‘Yes, well… the man who used to do all this for me… he fell ill just before Christmas and decided to retire. It’ll take a little while to find someone to replace him I suppose.’ ‘Well, if you file things away as you get them, and mark them on the spread sheet like I showed you, you should be able to keep on top of it,. Gently and carefully, he lay her limp body down on the bed. He brushed her curls from her face and ran to fetch a cloth from the bathroom, which he wetted. Dabbing the cool cloth to her forehead, his eyes ran along her form looking for evidence of any injuries. Finding none, he laid the cloth on her forehead then taking hold of her shoulders, he tenderly shook her."Christine? Ma chère? Christine? Please wake!"He lifted her hands into his and lovingly placed kisses on the inside of her wrists..