She was laid on the bed with her hands by her sides as he gently lifted up her t-shirt. Her dark brown hair was fanned out on the crisp white pillow. He rubbed his hands together in an attempt to warm them before he gently began to touch her abdomen. He pressed gently around her lower abdomen when she began to wince. 'Here?' He asked as he moved his hand back to where he had it before. She nodded as tears rolled down her cheeks. He lifted his spare hand and brushed the tears from her face. 'Its okay. I'm not going to touch it again' he explained as he removed his hand from her stomach. He lifted the bed up so she was now upright. She smiled weakly. The patient was barely eighteen and was quite freaked out being in the hospital. 'We are going to need to take some bloods so we can be sure what is wrong' he stated. Ethan turned to Lofty who was assisting him. 'Can we arrange that and then I'd like to do an ultrasound to be sure' he instructed. He sat on the edge of the bed looking at his patient. 'I'm not sure what is wrong but I think it may be appendicitis, so I'd like to do some more tests before we make a diagnosis,' he murmured. Lofty soon returned with some equipment and Robyn followed with the ultrasound machine. 'Okay Emma, I need to take some bloods, are you okay with needles?' He asked. She shook her head gently before she spoke, 'I'm not a huge fan of them' she whispered. 'In that case, Robyn, could you comfort her, whilst I take the bloods' he instructed as he organised his equipment. Ethan knew that it would be better if he took the bloods because he was vey gentle and the patient seemed to trust him. Robyn sat on the bed beside Emma. 'Don't worry, Dr Hardy is the best, he will be incredibly gentle that you won't notice that he has taken the blood.' Robyn smiled at the patient. 'Okay then, can you just look away for me please' he asked as he tied a tourniquet around her arm and Lofty cleaned her upper arm with an antibacterial wipe. 'I'm just going to look for a vein,' he explained as he gently tapped her arm. He tried in several places and then decided that he should try the other arm. 'I'm sorry but we need to try the other arm. Its okay I won't get the needle until I am confident that I can get a sufficient vein,' he explained to Emma who had a look of worry etched on her face. Robyn placed a hand on her shoulder as Ethan applied the tourniquet to her other arm. Soon enough he found a vein. 'Okay, I'm just going to insert the needle, you will probably feel a sharp scratch but if it hurts please tell me' he said. He lifted the syringe from the tray that Lofty handed him and approached Emma. He steadily inserted the needle into her arm. Emma flinched as the needle pierced her pale skin. 'Its okay. I'm nearly done. You have been very brave' he murmured soothingly as he filled several small vials with her blood. 'Okay, just hold still a second' he said as he slowly removed the needle and placed a small piece of cotton wool on her arm. 'All done' he smiled as he handed the equipment to Lofty. Robyn took a small tissue from her pocket and handed it to Emma who was still crying. Ethan placed a hand on her arm. 'Its okay! I know how you feel, I don't like needles either but you were incredibly brave.' He said. 'Thank you' she replied trying to smile.