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And tired he was. The Scotch he poured before bed was still untouched the next morning on the same spot he had left it the night before with the open bottle still next to it. Although refreshed, his morning was busy. Reviewing files, daily meetings and the chief resident's report kept him through lunch. He was headed to Ashley's room when he got paged for an emergency surgery which kept him through dinner so by the time he would arrive at her room that evening, he was again tired but not near as bad as he was the night before. He just took a seat beside her, quietly not to disturb her.
The report on her was good. Her vitals were stabilizing as her body was again producing proper levels of blood. Her bandages were changed by a nurse just before his arrival so they were fresh. Her wounds still had much healing to be done but were improving.
"Can I get you anything, Doctor?" asked the attending nurse. "Coffee, black, if you would please," he replied with a smile. Looking at the stirring Ashley, he added, "Make it two." She returned a few minutes later with the coffees and left.
Doc enjoyed that first sip as he went through paperwork.
