"Hey, Keely! What are you doing down here?" Linda asked.

"I'm picking up a hours in the ER!"

"Maybe we'll have time to visit later. Take the patient in curtain 2!"

"No problem Linda!"

Keely Mc Daniels walked over to curtain 2 and did a work up on the patient. She filed her report for the doctor to see, moving on to her next patient. She'd been a flight nurse for the past five years for St. Vincent's hospital, occasional she'd pick up a shift or two in the ER. She made her way back to curtain 2 when she saw the doctor was ready to go in and see the patient.

She was sitting down to lunch when Linda walked in to join her. "It's been crazy today!"

"Day before the holiday usually is! What are your plans for tomorrow?" Linda asked.

"Curl up with mint chocolate chip ice cream, and chick flick movies."

"No family dinner?"

"No my brothers are out in California. I didn't have time to go out."

"Why don't you join us for dinner?"

"I don't want to intrude."

"Nonsense! Come on over to Frank's at eleven!"

"Are you sure?"

Positive!"

"I'll be there!"

Linda wrote down the address, handing it to Keely. "What can I bring?"

"Just you!"

They ate their lunch, catching up on their life and families.

XXX

Keely pulled up to the Reagan's house, at ten forty-five, there were two young boys and some men playing football in the yard. She got out of her jeep and walked towards the front door and rang the doorbell. Linda opened the door, letting her friend in the house.

"Happy Thanksgiving!" Linda hugged her friend.

"Happy Thanksgiving!"

"Come on back and meet some of the family."

She followed Linda back to the kitchen, there was an older gentlemen, a young teenage girl, and a women standing in the kitchen. "This is Keely, she's a flight nurse at St. Vincent's. This is Erin my sister in law, her daughter Nikki. and Henry Reagan."

"Nice to meet you. Thank you for having me over." She smiled at all of them.

Frank walked into the kitchen and Linda introduced him to Keely. "Nice to meet you, Sir."

"Please call me Frank!"

"Can I help you with anything?" Keely asked.

Linda handed her a glass of wine. "It's almost done. We are just sitting around talking!"

XXX

Jamie missed the pass his brother threw at him, he was distracted by the women getting out of the jeep in front of his dad's house. She was 5'5, with shoulder length dark hair, she was wearing black jeans, boots, and a read sweater. He couldn't help staring at her, he wondered who she was, and what she was doing here.

"How'd you miss that pass?" Donnie yelled at him. He came running across the yard to see what his younger brother was staring at. He caught a glimpse of the women walking to the front door.

"Who is that?"

"That must be Linda's friend."

Jamie nodded and picked up the football, he tossed it to one of his nephews. They continued their game until they were called in for dinner.

XXX

At dinner Jamie and Keely were seated next to each other, he sneak looks at her during the meal. She had light colored skin, her eyes were pale green, she had full lips, when she smiled, her whole face lit up, her eyes sparkled and appeared greener.

"You're a flight nurse?" Jamie asked.

"Yes. I specialize in pediatrics, but I usually fly for any cases. Occasionally I pick up a shift in the ER."

"Is that how you know Linda?"

"Yes."

"Where's your family?" Henry asked.

"My brothers live in Southern California."

"What about your parents?" He asked.

A range of emotions played in her eyes before she answered. "They passed away when I was young."

"I'm sorry."

She placed a hand on his and smiled. "It's okay, it was a long time ago."

"How'd you end up in New York?" Sean asked.

"What is this twenty questions?" Linda asked. "Leave the girl alone."

"It's okay, I don't mind. I came out here for a job."

She continued to eat her meal, taking in the family dynamics at the table. She knew from what Linda had told her that this was a family that's roots ran deep in law enforcement. They started talking about a long standing family feud with a family of firefighters, insults were thrown down about hose suckers. There was a break in the conversation.

Frank asked. "What do your brothers do for a living?"

Without missing a beat Keely answered. "They're firefighters." There was complete silence, before she started laughing. "I'm kidding! All three are doctors."

Jamie liked the sound of her laugh, he continued to sneak looks at her for the rest of the meal. Linda caught him doing it several times, so did the rest of the family. She helped clear the table after the meal, despite protests from Linda and Erin. She helped do the dishes and put away the left overs, she joined the family outside to watch the boys and men play football.

She was leaning against the house when the football rolled to her feet. She picked it up, and threw it back to Jamie across the yard, hitting her target. It knocked him back a little bit, he wasn't expecting her to throw that hard.

"Nice pass!" Erin said.

"Thanks, when you grow up with three football loving brothers, you learn how to throw a football."

"I never did!"

"Mine use to hide my dolls. So, I'd throw their balls on top of the house!" She watched them play, a little bit longer. "Thank you for having me over. I'm on tomorrow, so I need to get home and get ready!"

"You're welcome!"

"Nice meeting you!"

She walked towards her car, Jamie watched her walk away.

"I'll be right back!" He followed her to her car. "Hey Keely, wait!"

She stopped and looked up. "Yes?"

"I was wondering if we could have coffee sometime?"

"Sure. I"m working the next two days. I get off Sunday morning at 06:00...maybe Sunday or Monday?"

"Monday afternoon?"

She leaned into her car and pulled out a pen and small notebook, she wrote down her number. "Call me." She smiled at him, and got in her car and drove off.

He looked down at the paper, smiling, he shoved it in his jean pocket and ran back to join his family.