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her leg amputated."
Emma lifted her head. "What? Your mom?"
"No, Linda . I went to check on her yesterday and her leg was gone. She cried again when she saw me. I brought her flowers, and she joked about getting a bionic leg.
His head dropped into his hands again, and this time Emma heard a strangled sob come from him.
"Oh Craig, it's OK."
Her heart broke open for Linda and for Craig and for Craig's mom. She put her head down on his again and cried silently into a tissue.
She felt a presence again and looked up. Dr. Morgan was there. "OK?" he mouthed.
She nodded and put her head back down.
Craig started to stir. They looked at each other and both smiled.
Emma felt as close to Craig as she felt to Jerry.
"That was nice of you to go visit her."
"Thanks."
They both looked around the room and saw people in various poses just like they had been in. Men hugging men, women hugging women, and the Fire Chief holding a burly man's hand whil e he talked.
"Anything else you want to share?" Emma asked quietly.
"Nah, that was the worst of it for me. I feel better now."
"Me too."
Dr. Morgan stood up from where he was and clapped his hands - break time everyone. Finish up and take a 30 minute break. We will all meet back here at 10:00.
***
There were more exercises after break, and Emma's good feelings towards Craig only intensified when he stood up and told the group the most "heroic act he witnessed" was the way Emma and Jerry pulled the whole scene together and got the seriously wounded out swiftly and expediently. She also learned that the man with the big slice in his throat actually lived and was awake and talking. She said a silent prayer of thanks to whoever was listening for helping her to make the right decision that day.
Instead of breaking for lunch and returning, they had a long second half and then everyone was released for the day. Jerry, seeing them in the hallway after finishing up with his group yelled "Emma, Craig, let's get some lu nch!"
"Ok, where?" Craig yelled back.
"Anywhere but Nan's!" came the reply.
***
Jerry finagled them all into walking to his favorite Italian place, 2 blocks away.
Sitting in the booth, waiting for their food to come, Jerry asked Emma "So what the hell ever happened to Dr. Jerk, anyway? I never saw him at the scene anywhere."
Emma knew this question was coming but she was still unprepared. She knew what Jerry was going to say when she told him.
"He wouldn't go to the scene," Emma said, looking him straight in the eye.
"What, he wouldn't go? What do you mean he wouldn't go?"
"I mean I pulled him that way and he said no and that's all I know. I went to the scene."
"That cowardly, no-good, piece of crap, jerkwater-"
Emma interrupted him. "Look Jerry, he's a surgeon, not a rescue worker, you can't expect him to respond like we do."
"He's a doctor, why are you defending him?" Jerry almost yelled.
"Who are we talking about here?" Craig asked.
"Some doctor who has the hots for Emma," Craig explained. "He was with us at Nan's when we heard the explosion but apparently he never came to the scene."
Craig sat back in his chair, big arms crossed, but he didn't comment.
"Are you defending him because he asked you out Emma? Why would you want to go out with him? He's a jerk! You deserve somebody better than that for sure." Jerry's volume went up with every word.
Emma's patience broke. It wasn't Jerry's business who she dated or was interested in. And he should know! He knew about the vision! He was supposed to be supportive o f her! "Yeah, like who Jerry? There's not a line of men around the corner waiting to date me in case you haven't noticed," she spit back.
Jerry's face was turning red. "Well how about Craig? He's a nice guy. He could date you."
"He doesn't want to date me Jerry!" Emma was mortified that he would even make that suggestion right in front of Craig.
Craig uncrossed his arms and sat forward, "Well, yes I do."
"What?" Emma and Jerry both turned towards
Emma lifted her head. "What? Your mom?"
"No, Linda . I went to check on her yesterday and her leg was gone. She cried again when she saw me. I brought her flowers, and she joked about getting a bionic leg.
His head dropped into his hands again, and this time Emma heard a strangled sob come from him.
"Oh Craig, it's OK."
Her heart broke open for Linda and for Craig and for Craig's mom. She put her head down on his again and cried silently into a tissue.
She felt a presence again and looked up. Dr. Morgan was there. "OK?" he mouthed.
She nodded and put her head back down.
Craig started to stir. They looked at each other and both smiled.
Emma felt as close to Craig as she felt to Jerry.
"That was nice of you to go visit her."
"Thanks."
They both looked around the room and saw people in various poses just like they had been in. Men hugging men, women hugging women, and the Fire Chief holding a burly man's hand whil e he talked.
"Anything else you want to share?" Emma asked quietly.
"Nah, that was the worst of it for me. I feel better now."
"Me too."
Dr. Morgan stood up from where he was and clapped his hands - break time everyone. Finish up and take a 30 minute break. We will all meet back here at 10:00.
***
There were more exercises after break, and Emma's good feelings towards Craig only intensified when he stood up and told the group the most "heroic act he witnessed" was the way Emma and Jerry pulled the whole scene together and got the seriously wounded out swiftly and expediently. She also learned that the man with the big slice in his throat actually lived and was awake and talking. She said a silent prayer of thanks to whoever was listening for helping her to make the right decision that day.
Instead of breaking for lunch and returning, they had a long second half and then everyone was released for the day. Jerry, seeing them in the hallway after finishing up with his group yelled "Emma, Craig, let's get some lu nch!"
"Ok, where?" Craig yelled back.
"Anywhere but Nan's!" came the reply.
***
Jerry finagled them all into walking to his favorite Italian place, 2 blocks away.
Sitting in the booth, waiting for their food to come, Jerry asked Emma "So what the hell ever happened to Dr. Jerk, anyway? I never saw him at the scene anywhere."
Emma knew this question was coming but she was still unprepared. She knew what Jerry was going to say when she told him.
"He wouldn't go to the scene," Emma said, looking him straight in the eye.
"What, he wouldn't go? What do you mean he wouldn't go?"
"I mean I pulled him that way and he said no and that's all I know. I went to the scene."
"That cowardly, no-good, piece of crap, jerkwater-"
Emma interrupted him. "Look Jerry, he's a surgeon, not a rescue worker, you can't expect him to respond like we do."
"He's a doctor, why are you defending him?" Jerry almost yelled.
"Who are we talking about here?" Craig asked.
"Some doctor who has the hots for Emma," Craig explained. "He was with us at Nan's when we heard the explosion but apparently he never came to the scene."
Craig sat back in his chair, big arms crossed, but he didn't comment.
"Are you defending him because he asked you out Emma? Why would you want to go out with him? He's a jerk! You deserve somebody better than that for sure." Jerry's volume went up with every word.
Emma's patience broke. It wasn't Jerry's business who she dated or was interested in. And he should know! He knew about the vision! He was supposed to be supportive o f her! "Yeah, like who Jerry? There's not a line of men around the corner waiting to date me in case you haven't noticed," she spit back.
Jerry's face was turning red. "Well how about Craig? He's a nice guy. He could date you."
"He doesn't want to date me Jerry!" Emma was mortified that he would even make that suggestion right in front of Craig.
Craig uncrossed his arms and sat forward, "Well, yes I do."
"What?" Emma and Jerry both turned towards
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