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Kyu Lee looked around the neighborhood, completely confused as to why the man had his clinic here. It was a smaller, lower income neighborhood where both parents worked for a living. It was so much farther from where he lived she wondered why he kept it open.

As she walked inside, she saw only a handful of people waiting, mostly those who were elderly. There were a few expectant mothers with their older children. A nurse was walking around getting vitals and recording them on the list of names she had on a clip board. A young high school student was running around handing out plastic cups to everyone over the age of ten and cookies to those younger.

There was yet another teenage over in the corner playing with some children. She was singing songs to them and leading them in the hand motions. The kids loved it enough they kept going. Everyone seemed to be at ease.

Jan Di came out at that moment and called for another person. With the same gentle smile, she led the elderly woman back, talking the entire time. The atmosphere was a peaceful one, not unlike the pregnancy clinic she worked. People seemed excited to be there.

A young woman walked in wearing the Shinhwa High School uniform. She looked around unsteadily then took a seat beside an older woman. Immediately the woman started talking to her, but the young woman ignored her. She was too nervous to be a regular and too far away from the school. Something was going on with her.

She heard Ji Hoo's voice come from somewhere near. He appeared, escorting an elderly gentleman down the hall. They talked on good terms, smiling at each other like they were related. The man hugged Ji Hoo, who returned it with as much force he could have broken the man's bones.

She caught his attention as soon as he sent the man out the door. He didn't scowl or make any sort of face at her. Instead he beckoned her over then led her down the hall to the supply room. He closed and locked the door.

"Before you start ranting," she began, "I came here to see what it looked like, to see what you would need."

"I need a lot of things, but insurance won't cover it," he supplied, not even bothering to argue. "I need a portable ultrasound machine, IV stands, needles, and other miscellaneous items. The little items I can get, but the ultrasound machines are expensive. I have to send my pregnant patients to another clinic that's further away and way more expensive. I can only do so much."

"What does Jan Di do?"

"She volunteers with the older patients. Eri comes in and deals with the patients with heart disease and any other cardiovascular issues. If they need pacemakers, I have to send them elsewhere, but everyone loves the women."

"So they don't get paid." Ji Hoo shook his head as he took off his glasses and rubbed his face. "Then I have a solution. The money you were going to pay me? Open an account and put that money back for an ultrasound machine. I'll look for the best priced one."

"I don't have the room for it."

"The portable ones are about this big," she held her hands up in front of her, "and it can be stored like you would store your medical bag. The gel and other things that go along with it are cheap."

Ji Hoo was obviously giving it some thought. He always did this thing with his finger when he was thinking, running his thumb along his mouth. "How much would it cost?"

"It depends on the brand and the machine they can go from eleven thousand Won to three million and above. It just depends on what you want. How much were you thinking of paying me?"

"You would receive nearly two million Won a month. It's less than what you're making at the hospital but it's all I can afford at the moment and it's more than you would make anywhere else. Until I get the second floor fully renovated, my bank is tied."

"Save that money. You would be able to buy a high end machine. I'll work those two months for free."

He scowled then. "I thought I told you I didn't need your help."

She stepped in close to him so she could whisper. "You have a patient from Shinhwa High School. By the looks she's casting around, I think she may be in trouble. Shinhwa is a pretty good distance from here, so something must be going on with her. Once she finds out it's you, she won't come back. If I were her, I wouldn't either. Who knows what would go around the school."

She hadn't gone to Shinhwa, but she had heard all about it. F4 had ruled the school with an iron fist, picking on people until they transferred or dropped out completely. Jun Pyo had caused so much pain and suffering, and yet still people had wanted to be their friends. Until Geum Jan Di had showed up, there had looked like no one was going to be able to stop them.

They were the most famous men in South Korea because of their money and good looks. Everyone wanted to be with them. Even now, women did their best to break up the happy couples even though Jun Pyo and Jan Di were married. Now even the illustrious Song Woo Bin was taken. That put a damper on any girl's plans.

Ji Hoo rubbed his neck. Everything she had said was true. He'd had some patients from Shinhwa come in but left immediately after finding out that it was his clinic. He understood the reasoning. They would think he would spill to the school what was wrong with them. He firmly believed in doctor/patient confidentiality, and he wasn't the typed to spread baseless rumors. He had seen what those did to people and had vowed to never be the cause.

Whenever a Shinhwa patient came, he would always send them to Eri if she was in the building. She wasn't from Korea so they trusted her so much more than him even though she wasn't a general physician. They liked how compassionate and calm she was and believed she wouldn't tell anyone. Ji Hoo had to see all their files since they were under his clinic but he never said anything.

He needed someone his pregnant patients could turn to. He wasn't a woman obviously so he needed someone they could relate to. He could handle the general things but not the obstetrics.

He looked at the waiting Kyu Lee and mentally slapped himself. This woman was going to kill him.

"Go see her. There's an extra exam room across from Jan Di's. Use it. Everything you'll need is in here," he motioned to the supplies around them, "but make sure you mark what you use so I can keep up with inventory. Prescription pads are in here as well if you ever need to write one."

Ji Hoo reached over and unlocked the door, but in doing so, he brushed against Kyu Lee's skin. Goose bumps skittered along his flesh, making him shiver. No one had had that much impact on him since Jan Di. Eri hadn't even done that.

Kyu Lee wasn't going to admit it, but her heart started to race as soon as Ji Hoo reached around her. Why of all people did this man have such a strange effect on her? He hated her and she wished he would turn around and go back to his own business, but her body said otherwise. It was always the thing to betray her first. It's what had gotten her in trouble the last time.

She left the supply room and put her coat and bag on a hook just outside. Ji Hoo handed her a lab coat and disappeared into his office. She took a deep breath then went out to the waiting room. She took the Shinhwa student by the hand and led her into the free exam room.

"My name is Dr. Kang. I noticed you're wearing a Shinhwa uniform. You're pretty far from where you live aren't you?" The young woman nodded. "Tell me your name and what's wrong. I may be able to help."

The woman was nervous, as was expected. She looked around the room as if there were cameras around that would capture what she was going to say. The only camera was outside looking at the door.

Kyu Lee took the woman's hand. "Your secret is safe with me. All you have to do is tell me what happened and what's going on. I won't even tell your parents. But you can't fix it if you don't tell me what's wrong."

"My name is Kim Moon Jae. I'm a third year at Shinhwa High School. I skipped my last period," she whispered.

The doctor nodded. "So you think you might be pregnant." The woman nodded. "I'm going to ask you some questions before I do anything else. Answer as honestly as you can."

It took some time, but Kyu Lee finally got the whole story out of the student. She took blood and urine samples and told the woman to come back in a week. She handed her a card with her name and number and escorted her out. Feeling accomplished she took all the information she had received from the student and logged it into an admin file, making sure to add things the person was allergic to.

That's how the day continued. Three more pregnant patients came in and Ji Hoo ushered them her way. Since she didn't have an ultrasound machine, she had to use her hands and stethoscope to make sure the women and their babies were healthy. So far only one was suffering from iron deficiency. She prescribed an iron supplement to help with that.

Time moved swiftly. Finally the last patient was seen out and Jan Di locked the doors. The volunteers started cleaning the clinic as the three doctors sat in Ji Hoo's office going over charts and inventory. Kyu Lee realized Ji Hoo liked to keep on top of everything so he didn't run out.

They catalogued everything, even the tiniest piece of information. Kyu Lee figured out how hard these two worked, and if she was smart, she would piece Eri into the mix. They worked well together, as friends and colleagues. It was no wonder the hospital tried their best to keep them together. They fed off each other and made the atmosphere at work better.

Jan Di stretched and let out a groan. "I better go. Jun Pyo will be mad I didn't answer the majority of his texts today."

"He should know how busy a person you are. He runs a whole company," Ji Hoo replied.

"He's still a teenager at heart. Well, I'll see you tomorrow at the hospital, if he lets me leave the house."

"I'll send Eri over. He can't refuse her."

They heard her laughter as she left the clinic. Ji Hoo waited until the kids were finished cleaning before locking up. He looked up at the sign with such longing Kyu Lee wondered what he was thinking.

When he finally looked down at her, the smile on his face was so sad it broke her heart. She didn't know much about him, but she knew he treasured this place.

"Let's get some coffee," she requested.

He shook his head. "I'm too hot for coffee, even iced. I need to get ready for tomorrow. There will be a delivery for this place and I need to be here. Plus the construction team will be back tomorrow. I want to be here when they come."

She knew something else was bothering him but he wasn't going to say. He did that quite a bit she noticed. When there was something he didn't want to say, he got this longing look in his eyes. It matched the one he had at that moment.

"What is it?" she asked. He looked down at her. "You get this look when you're upset or thinking too hard about something."

"I keep thinking about Woo Bin and Eri," he said.

"What about them?"

"I keep hoping nothing will happen to them that would force their child to be alone in the world."

That was the deepest thing he had ever said to her. Normally he would yell and fuss at her for doing or saying something stupid or going after Woo Bin. But right now he was so raw she was certain she could flay him alive if she wished.

She wanted to touch him but knew he would push her away. Something inside him was working and he couldn't control it just yet. She would stand back to allow him time to come to terms with it himself. He would tell her if he wanted to, but right now was not the time to be nagging him. It would cause adverse effects.

So she nodded. "I'm sure nothing will. Well, I have to head home. I have a busy day tomorrow. Take care."

Ji Hoo watched the irritating woman walk down the street. Something was up about her. He wasn't going to place too much stock in it, but the way she had looked at him told him she knew something otherwise she wouldn't have ran away as fast as she had.

"Just ask me," he muttered before he slung his leg over his bike.