Thank God the E.R. was slow, we didn't even have to wait the usual few hours.

Lucky for Eversman, Sanderson had only gotten a hold of a bat. At most he'd need a few stitches and maybe a cat scan.

The look on Diana's face was priceless when she walked into the exam room, clipboard in hand she glanced once at Eversman, then twice at me and closed the exam room door.

She then so eloquently tossed the clipboard across the room, it landed on the counter/sink/storage area. Next to the red biohazard trash bin. Then accusingly she looked to me, "You beat this poor man up? With a baseball bat?"

"No! Sanderson did," I told her.

Diana lifted both her eyebrows, then walked over to Eversman, she motioned for him to take his shirt off, "Is that true Mr. Eversman?"

He nodded, I glanced over from where I was seated to see the two bruises on his bare back. Diana caught both bruises quickly, "Turn and sit sideways, facing Hoot, please."

Eversman listened, she put the stethoscope things in her ears and the other end on his back, "Breathe in for me…..breath out……take a deep breath and hold it……..ok."

Diana pulled the things from her ears and asked, "Why did he attack you?"

"I don't know," Eversman told her, wincing as she began to press on the bruises with two fingers. Checking for broken ribs. Which hurt like a bitch, I knew. Diana looked to me as if I would know. So I told her, "He's datin Jamie."

Diana rolled her eyes and sighed, "Why can't you boys just get along?"

Eversman winced again, but he wasn't in near enough pain for broken ribs.

Diana then asked, "Does anything hurt other then your back?" She pulled out that blood pressure arm cuff and began to strap that on his arm. He shook his head, "No. I just have a little headache."

A look of concern came over Diana's face, "Did he hit you on the head with the bat?"

Eversman shook his head, "No. He threw someone's purse at me."

I swear she rolled her eyes.

After she did a few more medical things she stuck her head out of the exam room and yelled for someone named Bob. Diana then rubbed the back of her neck, "Did you want to press charges?"

Smartly Eversman shook his head, "No."

"Fantastic," she muttered, she then began to pop her fingers. Something she did when she was tired. Not bored, Diana loved to work in the E.R. she lived for blood and guts. She was just sleepy.

Diana flipped to the next page on the chart, then looked up at Eversman, "You live on base?"

He nodded.

Diana then looked to me, "Does he have the same insurance as you do?" Which we found out that unreported fights between the boys was not covered under the military's policy. So every time McKnight and I sent each other to the E.R. we had to pay, or anything un-work related was not covered. The little misunderstanding between Sanderson and Eversman would not be covered. If we reported it to the insurance company, they'd wanna see the police report, and there was none.

"Yeah," I told her.

Diana breathed out then stuck her head out the door, "Never mind!"

Eversman looked concerned for a minute, "I don't get a Cat Scan?"

Diana waved him off then shouted at someone else, "Yo! Ricardo! Get your ass up to Radiology, I have a head you can practice scanning."

Eversman looked to me, quite concerned. His eyes got round. It was kinda funny. I nodded towards Diana who still hung out the door, "Ain't she great?"

Unsure of what to say he just nodded.

Smart man.

Diana stood up as the Doctor, Wandle, and close friend of our small family came in the room. At the sight of me he sighed, "Hoot, damn! What'd her daddy throw at you t'day?"

"Nothing! I brought Eversman in," I told him.

Wandle took the chart from Diana and walked over to the counter, which he

hopped on, looking over the chart. Diana leaned back against the exam door and folded her arms.

Wandle nodded at whatever Diana had written on it. When he came to the second page he glanced up, "Your a Ranger?"

Eversman nodded.

"Ah fuck….aight," Wandle then looked to Diana, "Aight girl go get Ricky do a CT scan for practice. When he's done bring me the film and check his blood pressure. Make sure these here papers vanish, aight?"

Diana nodded, "Aight."

Wandle saluted me then strolled out, after he told Diana, "I'm gonna go take'a nap. Wake my ass up if someone comes in coden or if Lydia finally burns this place'er down."

My beautiful fiancé gave him a thumbs up.

Eversman looked to me, "Is he a real Doctor?" Diana peeked out the door, then looked to us, "Come on. Lets go upstairs. If we're lucky they won't be too busy and we'll have the whole floor to ourselves."