Epilogue
Danny and Maggie were going to the local elementary school to pick up their daughter. They'd both finished their shifts at the hospital and the shop. Danny was still working at the same shop but through his hard work he'd been made assistant manager. Even though it was very different to being a trauma surgeon he found he quite liked working in the shop. He didn't work all funny hours of the day and he could always be there for his daughter after school. There was sometimes the very rare occasion he could use his medical training to help one of the customers after they'd had an accident but if he deemed it serious enough he'd send them to hospital. David said it was very handy to have a former doctor on hand and the customers said they always felt safe and happy seeing him in the shop.
Maggie was still working at County as a nurse and probably would until she retired. Being a nurse was all she'd ever known and she loved to help the patients. She'd recently been made in charge of all the nurses due to her almost thirty years of experience. She found it a lot more work but was pleased she still got time to raise her children.
Colby was off at law school on his second to last year. He'd already been there for four years and found quite a few friends even a girlfriend who looked past his false leg to the wonderful, caring, young man he was. He was getting on quite well with the work too; enjoying the studies that would help him become the lawyer that he wanted to be.
Jemima had only started school a few months ago and was making quite a few friends. She was enjoying being there and loved that her dad always picked her up. She was quite the daddy's girl.
When she saw her parents she ran up to them excited. She was going to meet a little friend today and couldn't wait.
"Are we going to get the puppy now?" she asked.
"Yes we are," he answered.
They got in the car and drove to the local dogs home while Jemima couldn't stop kicking her legs and trying to decide what kind of dog they were going to get. She was just so incredibly excited as she'd wanted a dog for months.
When they got there she ran in while her parents laughed and held hands.
"Jem, wait for us and be careful," Maggie said firmly.
"Will do, mummy," she answered.
They went in and were shown around the dog pens. One dog just lay there keeping himself to himself and looked fed up with being there. Jemima felt the puppy pulling her little heart strings and wanted to give her a good home.
"That's Milo, he was abandoned by his owners a couple of months ago. He's been here longer than a lot of the others," the guide said.
"Jemima, would you like him?" Danny asked getting down by his daughter.
She nodded. "Please daddy."
"We'll take him," Danny said.
They let him out so she could play with him. He immediately ran up to her and licked her face. She laughed while he did. She was already crazy about him.
"I've just got to fill in the paperwork then we can take him home," Danny added.
Jemima was too busy with the dog to look up but nodded message understood. While her father dealt with all the paperwork she carried on playing with Milo.
He was so happy he now had a home to go to. Seeing all his friends leave he'd wondered if he ever would. He was over the moon he now had a friend to play with.
Soon enough Danny came back and Jemima asked, "Can we take him home now, daddy?"
"Of course," he smiled at her.