Chapter 2
Dr. Emily Bishop adjusted her white lab coat and walked toward the conference room for the meeting she was having with the coordinator of the paramedic training along with Dr. Kelly Bracket and Nurse Supervisor Dixie McCall.
Emily had recently completed her internship in San Francisco and been grateful to be able to get on as an emergency room physician at Rampart General. She had heard about the wonderful work Dr. Bracket was accomplishing in this field and wanted to expand her experience under his supervision. Along with this position included the need to work with the paramedics.
As she walked into the room, she could hear Dixie questioning someone else and that person reply.
"…..but I think they are going to be ok. I think I'll be taking them out tonight, you know kind of a 'first day of school is over and you survived' type of dinner. What do you think?"
"I think that would be a wonderful idea, Johnny. I know these last few weeks have been hard on all of you…."
Johnny nodded and replied, "Definitely, but losing her mother has really had an effect on Jenny. I'm really concerned about her. She's just not as socialible as she was before."
Dixie placed a comforting hand on his arm. "I know, but it's only been a month. Give it time." She glanced over at the door and saw Emily. "Johnny, here's someone you need to meet."
With that cue, Emily walked over to the tall, dark headed man. Dixie made the introductions. "Johnny, meet our newest ER doctor, Dr. Emily Bishop. Dr. Bishop, this here is John Gage, one of our best paramedics to ever come out of the program. He is our liaison to the fire department and is our newest paramedic coordinator."
Johnny held out his hand to Emily and gave her a smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Dr. Bishop."
"Likewise," she replied.
John tilted his head toward Dixie. "Dix tells me you've only been in LA for a few weeks. Have you had a chance to see the sights yet?"
Emily shook her head. "No, not yet. Still trying to adjust from the move."
"Well, if you would like to have a guided tour, I'd be happy to give you one."
Before Emily could answer, Dr. Bracket entered the room and the meeting began.
The meeting actually took longer than had they had anticipated. Johnny had some ideas he wanted to bounce off of the doctors and Dixie regarding the training and had wanted their input. After a brief break with lunch, the meeting finally ended mid afternoon. Johnny had just gathered his notes when his pager went off. After glancing at the number, he asked to use the phone and excused himself from the group.
Emily started to follow and was stopped by Dixie. "Dr. Bishop, a word of advice regarding Johnny. Go easy on him."
"What do you mean?"
Dixie nodded in the direction Johnny had taken off into. "Johnny has suffered some loss in the last few months, two very good friends, and is now raising their two children on his own. If you have no interest in him, let him down early and easy. Don't lead him on." With that, she gathered up her notes and left.
Emily shook her head and joined Kel in the hallway. They walked toward his office talking about possible scenarios with the paramedics. As they passed Johnny on the phone, Emily picked up part of the conversation.
"….yeah, that's good. Hhmm? Oh, sure, we can discuss that tonight. What's that? Let me talk to Chris." A pause in the conversation. "Chris, could you go ahead and check on the horses for me? I just finished with the meeting at Rampart….I know, ran longer than I thought. Listen, if you could do that I'm going to run by the office and pick up the rosters. That way we can go ahead and still go out for dinner tonight. Yes, I'm sure. First day of class, I survived, type of meal." Johnny chucked. "Exactly. Remember, I transferred to different high school during my sophomore year. You at least get to start off fresh as a freshman." Johnny nodded. "Yeah, put her back on. Jenny, I'll be in a little while. We're going out for dinner tonight, so don't bother to cook anything. We can do that tomorrow night, ok?" A grin broke out on his face. "Ok, you two stay out of trouble and I'll be home soon. Love you, too, angel. Bye."
Johnny hung up the phone and saw the two doctors. "Oh, hey, Doc, Dr. Bishop. I guess I'll be heading out. Don't forget Dr. Bishop, if you want that tour, just let me know."
"Oh, sure."
With a wave of his hand, Johnny walked down the hall and was gone. Emily shook her head. What an interesting individual.