Chapter 16
Joe pulled into the ER area at Chicago Med. He put the car in Park, and turned off the engine. He got out and walked over to the passenger side. He opened the door and helped Taylor out. He gave her a hug and a kiss. "Go save some lives and I'll see you in the morning."
Taylor stayed in his hug a bit longer than she normally would before giving him another kiss. "I will. Be careful out there."
"I will. Promise. Love you."
"Love you more," she called as she started inside.
"Taylor-" he called. She turned around. "Love you most."
Taylor headed for the kitchen. She and Joe had shared breakfast earlier, but she felt like today was going to be one of those days where no matter what she ate, she wasn't going to be full. She sighed. Since Joe came back into her life, her appetite had increased tenfold. She wouldn't give into it because she had weight regulations she needed to stay within.
"So how was Thanksgiving?" Pagano asked as he came up behind her?
"It was nice," she said noncommittally as she braced herself for what was coming. Pagano was way too interested in her private life, and it irritated her. She didn't like his constant probing, but she had to work with him. "Quiet. Watched the Bears game."
"Anything else you want to tell me?" he asked as she picked up her coffee mug.
"Not really," she said as she blew on the coffee.
"Ok, I just thought you might seeing that you have a new piece of jewelry."
She stared him down. "Not open to discussion."
As she set her mug down, the building rocked. "What the hell was that?"
She started out of the office at a dead run. Outside the UCAN office, she couldn't believe the horror in front of her. What used to be the ER was totally gone. She was staring at the outside of the hospital.
She pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and called 911. As soon as she finished, she tried to find someone to offer her services. UCAN would definitely not be flying today. They had their own mess to deal with.