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"Gosh damn it Collin!" Logan said as his friend stepped off the helicopter in the Huntzberger's backyard an hour later.
"Did you like that Huntzberger? Did you like my broadsword?!"
"Holy shit, Bro! That was the greatest slaughter fest that I've seen in my entire life!"
"I thought you'd like that." Collin chuckled. "Where's Rory? I'm dying to hear her reaction!"
"She's actually at her Grandparents. Lorelai picked her up and took her over shortly after we finished. I told her that I would meet them there. I wanted to be here when you got back."
"Damn, so I won't get to talk to her until tomorrow."
"Why don't you come to dinner with us? I'll call Emily right now. I'm sure she wouldn't mind feeding two more."
"That's ok. Actually, I need to head back home so I can tuck Valerie into bed tonight. I promised Stephanie that I would be back in time."
"Let's do dinner tomorrow then."
"Yes, for sure!"
"I can't believe the amount of ass that you kicked today! I mean I know you were good, but holy shit! That was just epic, Collin! Rory and I were sitting there completely dumbfounded! That had to have been your greatest performance ever!"
"It was pretty good, wasn't it?"
"Collin, thank you! I am so proud to call you my best friend."
"It was my pleasure. We've still got a lot of work to do though. We have a lawsuit to win."
"Can I just ask how the hell you got a subpoena for the Internal Affairs office so quickly?"
"I called Daddy."
"Your Daddy isn't a judge, homie!"
"I didn't say that it was my Daddy."
"You called Stephanie's Dad? Really?!"
"I needed a favor, and he's always told me that I should call him if I need anything. I explained the situation, and he happens to like you. He met me at HPG and handed me the paperwork."
"God bless you, Collin!"
"You're welcome!"
"I'll send him a nice thank you."
"You definitely need to."
"Tell Stephanie to tell him thank you for me. I would offer to take him and his wife to dinner, but Rory isn't able to do anything until after the baby is born. But if they'd like to join us for dinner tomorrow, you are all welcome at the house. I'll have Mirabello's cater."
"I love that idea! I'll run it by them."
"Hey Doyle. Glad you could make it." Logan said as Doyle stepped up next to the men. "Was the flight ok?"
"It was. It was nice and quick. This is your house Huntzberger?"
"My Dad's house, but yeah."
"Holy crap! I knew that you guys were rich, but damn!"
"I guess someone missed out on hearing Rory's net worth today." Collin chuckled.
"Come on Doyle. Your family is inside." Logan told him. "Your kids absolutely LOVE their Uncle Finn. They've been playing with him all day."
"Well they've got dinner with Grandma now, then a long drive back home. Maybe if we're lucky they'll sleep the whole way."
"Something to look forward to, I guess." Logan chuckled as he turned to his father's attorneys. "Gentlemen! That was quite a show that you all put on today!"
* ~ * ~ * ~ * 7pm Gilmore Residence * ~ * ~ * ~ *
"Hey, there he is!" Richard said as Logan walked into the Gilmore's living room.
"Hey everybody. I am so sorry that I'm late. I needed to wait for the attorneys to get back from New York."
"Hi Honey! Did they land ok?" Rory asked as Logan greeted her with a kiss while taking a seat next to her on the couch.
"They did. Everything went perfectly! Couldn't have been any better."
"Rory was just telling us everything that's been going on with you guys. You've had quite the couple days." Emily commented.
"We definitely have, and it's only Tuesday. If this stuff keeps up, I'm going to need a month's vacation in order to recover."
"But everything is ok now though, right?"
"It is. Everything is great. Life is going back to normal."
"So your attorney got everything settled then?" Richard asked.
"My attorney mopped the floor with their blood! Did you tell them about it?" Logan asked, looking at his wife.
"I didn't. I was starting to, but I wanted to wait until you got here, in case anything changed."
"Oh, the only thing that has changed is the lock on the door to the internal affairs office. Ain't nobody gonna be getting in there for a while!"
"So what happened then? Rory said that you guys had a meeting with the hospital board this afternoon." Richard pried.
"We did, and it went very well. Better than even I could have imagined! My buddy Collin is an amazing attorney! And when you pair him with my Dad's team, they are unstoppable!"
"So tell us what happened." Emily eagerly begged.
"I can't believe that Rory didn't tell you, it was absolutely amazing! Collin started off nicely, having the hospital board explaining Rory's condition, symptoms and risks. Then he went on to ask questions about what happened, and he had the board admitting that going after Rory the way the internal affairs lady did, wasn't the smartest idea, and easily could have ended badly for both her and the baby. Collin was incredibly prepared, which was completely amazing since we just started going over everything at 9am. He made the PA identify Rory, giving her a choice of 3 people, Rory, Honor and Paris, to which the PA completely failed! She obviously knew Paris, so she actually had a 50% chance of picking the right pregnant woman, but she couldn't do it. After that, Collin slapped the PA with a copy of Rory's signed HIPAA paperwork, making her admit that talking to me about Rory's treatment wasn't at all violating in any possible way. He even had a couple doctors admitting that having everything go through me was actually the best idea considering Rory's condition. So then Collin moved on to the lady from internal affairs and got her to tell everyone all about how she not only knows the PA, but that they're best friends, and even lived together during college. None of us had even the slightest clue about that, so it was all a complete shock. And then the biggest shock comes, the two women have worked together before."
"No way?!" Richard exclaimed.
"Yeah, so they've worked together before. The PA has gone to her little buddy in the internal affairs office for help dealing with other people in the hospital. Of course no one wanted to admit what it was that they worked on together, and Collin kept getting told that personnel files are private. Collin tried to threaten them with the possibility of getting a subpoena for their files to find out what they were hiding, but the IA lady just kept insisting that the files were private. So all of a sudden, completely out of nowhere, Collin pulls out a subpoena, and hands it to the Chief Of Staff, demanding that the office is immediately shut down, and secured for him to search it."
"No way?! That's incredible!"
"Oh, it gets better, Grandpa!" Rory commented.
"So Collin has the Chief Of Staff call security, and has them escort two of my Dad's lawyers over to the IA office, to get everyone out, and change the locks, so no one can get in there to take anything, and compromise the case. Rory and I were just sitting there thinking 'HOLY CRAP!' So THEN, Collin starts back up again, this time addressing exactly what was being done to us. He full on addressed the abuse allegations, and got everyone to admit that the only three people who could legally make accusations of spousal abuse would be the two spouses, and a treating medical professional. Collin gets the PA to fully admit that she abused her power as a medical professional, but going after me for abuse to a patient that she herself didn't treat, and all of a sudden, Collin pulls a couple envelopes out of his coat pocket, slams them down on the table in front of both the PA and the IA woman, saying 'you've been served'."
"No way!?" Richard commented again.
"It was absolutely incredible! I've never seen anything like it in my entire life! It was the greatest performance in the world! Collin is just incredible!"
"It sounds like it." Emily agreed.
"So then Collin immediately goes into our demands, and exactly what is going to happen from here on out. I was immediately reinstated, Collin has copies of the paperwork closing the investigation, guaranteeing that it will never show up on my records anywhere, including the state medical board, I get to go back to work first thing tomorrow morning, and the men jumped on the helicopter and flew back to Hartford."
"That is incredible!" Richard told them! "What a wonderful outcome!"
"We are very lucky. Collin did an amazing job!"
"It's unfortunate that you guys came to town under the circumstances that you did, but we are always very happy to see you."
"Sorry we don't have nicer clothes to wear to dinner tonight Grandma, but we didn't exactly plan to do anything other than lounge around the house." Rory told her, motioning to her yoga pants, and over-sized sweatshirt.
"No, honey, don't be silly. We completely understand." Emily told her. "You just need to focus on resting and growing that baby."
"I'm doing my best. It's a little bit boring, but I can just as easily sit around here doing nothing, as I can at the Huntzbergers. Plus, we miss you guys. It's been a few weeks since we've seen everyone. We can't possibly come to town without stopping to say hi."
"I see that Logan changed though." Lorelai commented.
"Yeah, I didn't think that an old way too tight t-shirt and basketball shorts were really appropriate to go out in."
"Oh, but you looked so good!" Rory told him.
"I looked ridiculous."
"No you didn't, you looked hot."
"Mrs. Gilmore, dinner is ready." Emily's maid announced, as she entered the living room.
"Oh, excellent! Thank you Gracelynn! Shall we go grab our plates, and bring them back here?" Emily asked.
"Grandma, don't be silly. I am perfectly capable of walking 20 feet to the dining room. It's really not a big deal. Paris hooked the baby and I up to monitors. As long as my heart rate stays within the normal range, and the baby keeps moving, everything is fine. I'm even allowed to work, as long as we keep the stress down, and my feet up. I can't be expected to just lay around in one place all day, or I'll go completely crazy. It's a violation of my constitutional rights.
"Really Ace?" Logan chuckled. "A violation of your constitutional rights? That's hilarious!"
"Hey, I remember you saying the same thing one time when you were supposed to be in bed all day."
"So you're stealing my lines now?"
"Just using them against you like any good wife." Rory told him.
"Well, should we go eat?" Emily asked.
"Yes, please! Come on, help me up."
"Yes ma'am!" Logan smiled, standing from his seat, and helping his wife up. "Lead the way Babe."
* ~ * ~ * ~ * Next Morning * ~ * ~ * ~ *
"Doctor Schultz, it's nice to see you." Veronica said as Doctor Schultz walked into the Huntzberger clinic. "What can I do for you?"
"Nothing at all, I just came by to say hi and see how things are going. You look busy."
"We're just finishing up with our last patient of the morning. Come on in, make yourself at home."
"How is everything going here? Is there anything that I can help you with? Anything that you guys need?"
"No, not that I can think of. We just got a supply delivery yesterday, so we are good to go."
"Is everything running ok for you guys?"
"Yeah, it's been great! Things are running very smoothly here. It's a totally different experience than being in the ER, but I really like it. Everything is nice and mellow. It's a nice change. There is zero drama. It's actually very relaxing. We aren't rushing around like crazies to get things done, and we actually have all the time in the world to take care of our patients. It's almost like living on a completely different planet."
"They are definitely more mellow, that's for sure. You don't have anyone coming in with their fingers chopped off, or gunshot wounds."
"No, definitely not. Mostly just sick families, and a couple ankle sprains. Nothing major. It's definitely a big change."
"Well if you ever decide that you miss it, you are welcome to come visit the old stomping grounds at any time."
"Thank you Doctor Schultz, I will keep that in mind. Doctor Huntzberger, look who came to visit." Veronica said, seeing Logan exiting a patient room.
"Doctor Schultz! Look at what the cat dragged in! How are you? What can we do for you today?"
"I am doing well. I just came by to check on you guys. How has everything is going over here? Is there anything that you guys need, or that I can help you with? Anything that I can do to make things a little bit easier on you?"
"Everything is going great. Would you mind giving me just one second?"
"Sure, take your time." Doctor Schultz said as he leaned back against the reception desk.
"Hey Veronica, would you mind getting a school excuse for Miss. Givins? She can return to class tomorrow. She just needs the note, and then she's free to go."
"No problem." Veronica smiled, walking away to use the computer.
"Sorry about that." Logan said, turning back to Doctor Schultz.
"Things look like they are going well here."
"They are, everything is great. We've had a busy morning. Cold and flu season is still very present here in the city."
"It sure is. Is there anything that you guys need here? Is everything running ok for you?"
"Yeah, of course. We haven't had any problems at all. We're basically bathing in hand sanitizer these days, but otherwise everything is going really well. We've gotten into a really great rhythm, and haven't had any problems keeping everything clean and sanitized between patients. Some days I feel like we are choking on Lysol, but it's how we keep everyone safe."
"I remember those days well. Are you all stocked up on flu vaccines? How is your supply looking?"
"It's actually good. I figure if we start getting low, I'm sure the hospital has some than we can have brought over until we can get another delivery. Flu season should be over soon, so I think we'll be ok. Most people have already gotten the vaccine, so we probably shouldn't need any more until the fall. I don't really anticipate giving many more. Maybe a couple here and there, but otherwise we shouldn't even need the full supply that we've got."
"Good good. That is wonderful to hear. How are you doing? I know it's been a rough week for you."
"I am doing ok. It has definitely been a rough week. Luckily, Doctor Gellar took care of explaining things to my staff here, so I haven't had to answer many questions. They're just glad that I'm back. I'm kind of hoping that there aren't rumors flying around the hospital, and that things stay pretty quiet."
"Honestly, there hasn't been much going on over there. The board didn't do any interviews with your case because we knew that your attorney was handling it. I think the only people who have heard anything is the L&D team, and I talked to everyone on staff myself after you left on Monday, and then again this morning. They've all been told that the situation has been handled, and instructed to keep what happened to themselves. Anyone caught spreading rumors will face disciplinary actions."
"Thank you, that is good to hear. And thank you for yesterday. I appreciate you having my back."
"I just wanted to come by to check on you, and tell you that I am really sorry about the whole investigation thing. I never wanted any of that to happen to you."
"I know you didn't. You and I are cool. You honestly have nothing to apologize for. I appreciate you being so professional, and trying to handle everything quietly."
"It is my pleasure. How's your wife doing?"
"Rory is doing alright. She's upstairs in her office, if you'd like to go see her."
"Sure, I could definitely do that. I am surprised that she is here though."
"Rory isn't one to willingly sit around doing nothing. She basically needs a babysitter to make sure she rests."
"Doctor Huntzberger, I need your signature." Veronica said stepping up next to Logan with a piece of paper.
"Sure, no problem. I'm going to head upstairs with Doctor Schultz, to check on Rory. Call me if you need anything." Logan said as he signed his name.
"No problem. It was nice to see you Doctor Schultz."
"It was nice to see you too Veronica. Don't hesitate to call me if you guys need anything."
"Thank you Doctor Schultz, I will." Veronica said, then headed into the patient room with the paper Logan had just signed.
"Alright, let's head upstairs." Logan said as he led Doctor Schultz out of the office, and across the lobby of the HPG building. "Let's grab you a guest pass, then they'll let us go upstairs. I just need your ID."
"Doctor Huntzberger, what can I do for you?" the woman at the reception desk asked.
"I need a guest pass for Doctor Schultz. We're heading up to the 9th floor."
"No problem. Is your wife here today? I haven't seen her at all this week."
"She is. She's in her office resting. You may not see a lot of her for the next few months. She's officially on bed rest, but we're allowing her to come into the office as long as she agrees to stay put upstairs, and isn't running around all over the place. She'll be working from home a lot."
"Bed rest is harsh. I've been there. Tell her that I said hi and that I'm thinking about her."
"I will. Thank you Madeline."
"Are you having your lunch delivered today?"
"Most likely. I will let you know."
"Here's your guest pass."
"Thank you so much. Here you go." Logan said handing over the pass, then heading for the elevator.
"This building is very impressive."
"Thank you. My father put a lot of work into it. Rory is redecorating a little bit. Making it a look less gaudy. My Dad is a little more outlandish than Rory is, so none of this is at all her style. It's too stuffy for her."
"It's very professional."
"It is. Everything runs like a well-oiled machine here. It's pretty nice."
"It's definitely a much different atmosphere than the hospital."
"That's for sure. We have a more colorful dress code, and a whole lot more people."
"How many employees do you have here?"
"In this building? I believe around 5-600. But in the company? I don't even know. Rory can probably tell you that. She can tell you everybody's names too. I cheat off name tags a lot. People just think that I know who they are."
"I guess you're learning then, having everyone coming in as patients."
"I am, but I still kind of treat it like the ER. So far I haven't seen anyone here more than once. Although, one patient last week told me that I treated him in the hospital last year. I looked back at his chart, and sure enough, I casted his leg after a football accident with friends."
"It probably won't be the first time. You've been in the ER for a long time. You did very well there."
"I loved being in the ER. We were always busy, and there was very little down time. Every day was an adventure. I miss it, but I do like being here. It's nice being able to have a set schedule, and seeing my wife more. I actually really enjoy being home for dinner every night."
"It will be nice when your baby is born."
"That is very true."
"This is your first, right?"
"It is."
"I have four myself. The first one is a learning curve, but it gets easier after the first couple of months."
"That is what I have heard. It will be interesting to have a baby around. Well, actually, having two babies around. Rory and my sister are so close, our babies are probably going to be raised more as twins than cousins."
"It sounds like they will be best friends."
"Probably. Most of our friends already have kids, so it will be nice to be part of the parent club."
"Speaking of friends, your attorney friend yesterday was quite impressive."
"Yes, he definitely was. Collin and I have been friends since we were babies. He's become an amazing attorney. I was actually extremely impressed. I've never seen him in action like that. Collin was definitely in his element yesterday. Hey Doyle, you've met Doctor Schultz, right?" Logan asked as the men stepped off the elevator right as Doyle passed by.
"I have. It's nice to see you again Doctor Schultz. Are you guys coming to check on Rory?"
"We are. How is she doing?"
"She's asleep. She zonked out about an hour ago. I've been checking on her about every twenty minutes, or so."
"Thank you Doyle, I appreciated it."
"No problem. Let me know if you guys need anything."
"You know I will." Logan told him as he unlocked Rory's office door, and led Doctor Schultz inside.
"She looks very comfortable." Doctor Schultz said, seeing Rory sleeping on the couch with a blanket over her legs, and her computer on the floor next to her.
"Hey Babe . . . Do you want to wake up? Doctor Schultz is here."
"Hey . . ." Rory murmured as she slowly opened her eyes to see Logan crouching down next to her, gently stroking her hair.
"Hey, I'm sorry to wake you up, but Doctor Schultz came by to see us."
"Hey Doctor Schultz." Rory smiled, attempting to push herself up to a sitting position.
"Hey Mrs. Huntzberger. I'm so sorry to wake you."
"No, it's totally ok. I probably shouldn't be sleeping here anyway."
"Rory, don't be ridiculous. This is your company, you can nap whenever and wherever you want to." Logan told her.
"Yeah, but the office probably isn't the best place. I just didn't realize how tired I was."
"Pregnancy will do that to you. It's perfectly normal. How are you feeling? Are you doing alright?" Doctor Schultz asked.
"I'm ok. I've been a kind of tired lately, and always hungry."
"That is all perfectly normal. How is your blood pressure doing? Has it leveled back out?"
"I don't know, I haven't been paying attention to it. I honestly leave all of that up to Logan."
"I actually need to check her stats, would you like to help? You can see the monitors Doctor Gellar put her on." Logan offered.
"Sure, that sounds great, if it's ok with you guys of course."
"That is ok with me." Rory agreed as Logan moved across the room to Rory's desk, and pulled his medical bag out of a drawer.
"I started keeping an extra set of equipment here in Rory's office, just in case. I figured having an emergency supply in a couple different places in the building would cut back on response time, should something happen. Rory, which arm would you like?"
"Whichever is easiest."
"Will you pull up the app for me?" Logan asked, handing Rory his phone.
"Sure. Your Mom texted."
"I know. I'll answer her later. I've been busy."
"Do you want me to answer her?"
"You can if you want. They are making plans for her to transition home in a couple of weeks."
"Oh joy! More amazon shopping!"
"No, because she'll be home, she can actually go to the mall."
"If I wasn't already on bed rest, I might be tempted to beg." Rory said with a roll of her eyes.
"You don't like shopping?" Doctor Schultz asked.
"No, I do. It's just that Logan's Mom can be pretty overwhelming. I would rather be stuck in bed than be drug around shopping with her all day. She's gone kind of nuts shopping for the babies. And she seems to forget that they are babies, and not ten year old's."
"My mom keeps buying stuff on amazon that isn't at all appropriate for babies." Logan explained. "Rory is at 90 systolic 60 diastolic."
"That is really low. What medication did Doctor Gellar put her on?"
"She is on Procardia."
"I'm guessing twice daily?"
"That is correct."
"Let's try cutting the dose in half, and see what happens. If it goes back up too high, we can try a different dosage, but usually cutting the dose in half works to level patients out. For now, let's get some salt in her. It should help boost her levels up a little bit. We don't want Rory's blood pressure to get too low with the baby. She may have been too high before, but her pressure tanking isn't good for the baby either."
"I'm good with that." Logan agreed, taking his phone from Rory, and showing it to Doctor Schultz. "This is the app for the monitors that Paris put her on."
"It is really nice that there are apps available now. We used to have to count on an outside service to send us the patient's numbers. It would take several hours, and the information wasn't as accurate as it is now."
"This top set of information is Rory's, and the bottom one is the baby. It shows the baby's heart rate, movement, kick counter, placenta pumping rate and fluid level surrounding the baby."
"This is really impressive. You have all of the information that you need right here, without your wife having to be inpatient."
"I am really enjoying it. I have been able to check on her for the last couple of hours while I've been working in the clinic, without having to bug her about how she's doing, or interrupt patients. I still check everything myself every couple of hours or so, depending on where she is at during the previous check. Rory probably hates being married to a doctor by now."
"Not yet, but I am definitely starting to see how annoying it can get. But I do agree that it is convenient and makes it so I don't have to sit in the hospital, bored out of my mind. Logan tried to hire me a babysitter to watch me at home, but settled for letting Paris' husband watch me here."
"You guys spend a lot of time together." Doctor Schultz commented.
"We really do. But it works for us." Logan told him. "Rory and I make a really good team. There is no one else that I would rather spend all of my time with. Babe, let me borrow your finger. I'm sure your oxygen is fine, but I want to check just in case."
"Yeah yeah yeah." Rory muttered holding her hand out for the oxygen meter.
"You are a much more willing patient than my wife is. My kids completely hate it."
"I get double duty between Logan and Doctor Gellar."
"I imagine she is pretty intense."
"She's been that way since the day I met her in high school. Paris hasn't changed very much."
"She's more mellow with her kids though." Logan commented.
"That is true. The twins have been a complete game changer for her. I never knew that Paris actually had a soft side, until she had them. She's an amazing mother."
"Paris' kids are very well behaved. And they speak two languages."
"Aren't Doctor Gellar's kids like two?" Doctor Schultz asked.
"They just turned 3." Rory confirmed.
"And they speak two languages?"
"They do. They have a hispanic nanny. It is important to Paris that her kids learn other languages. Paris speaks four languages fluently. I wouldn't be surprised if her kids were fluent in four languages before starting kindergarten."
"That is incredible! I knew that Doctor Gellar spoke a couple different languages, but I had no idea that she is fluent in four of them."
"Paris speaks Farci, English, Spanish, and German. And I believe she knows a lot of French and Italian, but I don't think she has become fluent in those yet."
"Wow! That is unique. Farci? What made her decide on that one?"
"Paris likes to be different."
"That she does." Doctor Schultz chuckled. "Doctor Gellar is a fountain of knowledge."
"Yes she is. She is one of the reasons that I made it through medical school. I wouldn't have survived without her, no matter how badly I wanted to prove to her that she was completely wrong about me." Logan told them.
"Why didn't you go into the same field as Doctor Gellar?"
"Because I have no interest in ever working with Paris Gellar." Logan laughed. "I might kill myself if you ever made me for an extended period of time. Paris and I are good friends because of Rory, but I am definitely not immune to her insanity. Paris is A LOT to handle, even on her best days. I would rather die than be stuck in an office with her all day long. I have no idea how any of her staff do it."
"They rotate out between her office and L&D." Doctor Schultz told them. "No one has been willing to be stuck in the same office as her, day in and day out. They all seem to enjoy their jobs, but they need a break from her, just like you. That department all rotates out between the OBGYN clinic and L&D."
"That is probably a smart move."
"Amazingly enough, even with all the rotations, that department runs smoother than all of the other departments within the hospital. I don't quite understand how exactly it is possible, but it somehow works, so I have learned to stop questioning it."
"Probably a good idea."
"Doctor Gellar is a very good leader."
"Yes she is." Rory agreed. "She's bossy, but she knows her stuff."
"So she is taking good care of you then?"
"Yes she is. I have the two best doctors in the hospital at my beck and call."
"That you do. Doctor Huntzberger, don't you have a training seminar coming up soon, that you were taking time off for?"
"You're right, I do. I completely forgot about it with everything that has been going on lately. I am supposed to be in Philadelphia the 20th-24th. I'll be postponing my continued education and training this year. I am pretty sure my wife's condition qualifies me for an exemption.
"Yes, it definitely does."
"I was originally planning to take her with me, but all things considered, traveling isn't the best idea for her right now."
"NYU has a summer symposium that you might be interested in attending. It won't give you all the credit hours that you need, but it will definitely get you close. If you choose to attend that weekend, you may be able to do an online class to finish up your credits. Or you can choose to go to another conference. There are a few others throughout the country."
"I'll look online and figure something out."
"Just let me know what you decide to do, and I will make sure that you have coverage in the clinic."
"I will, thank you."
"There is a medical conference in Orlando that I usually go to. My kids enjoy spending a week at Disney World and Universal Studios while I am at the conference. The last day of the conference is spent volunteering at the Give Kids The World."
"What is Give Kids The World?" Rory asked.
"It's the resort where the medically fragile kids who travel with groups like the Make A Wish Foundation, stay. It is entirely built around those children's specific needs, and caters to giving them a magical experience that they wouldn't be able to get elsewhere. There are doctors and nurses rotating through the resort to help take care of the kids, and assist with anything that they might need during their stay."
"That sounds incredible!"
"It's a lot of fun. I've been going for about ten years now, and my wife and I volunteer our time a couple of times a year. You should look into going sometime. Maybe when your kid is a few years old, and able to enjoy the parks."
"That is a great idea." Logan agreed.
"Doctor Schultz, did you know that Logan was accepted to Doctors Without Borders?"
"I did not. I sent off the recommendation he asked, but I never hear anything after that."
"I was accepted a few months ago, but I turned it down. It wasn't the best timing. I applied before Rory and I were together, and I with everything going on, there is no way that I can drop everything and go live overseas for 18 months. It would have been a great experience, but I am very happy with where I am at right now. But thank you very much for the recommendation. I appreciate it."
"I was happy to help with it. It definitely would have been an unique opportunity for you, but I do agree that you are in a very good place right now. Sometimes things happen for a reason."
"Yes, they do." Logan agreed. "It would have been great to be able to go, but I can't imagine my life any other way right now. I am very happy."
"There are loads of other opportunities for talented doctors such as yourself. I'm sure that Doctors Without Borders won't be the only avenue to open to you."