The Solar Wind by Laura E. Collins

Author:Laura E. Collins
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-02-19T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12: A New Year

After the holidays Ava arrived back to work rested and excited for a new year. She felt proud of her adjustment to her life and job on Orionis over the past year and was grateful for her boyfriend and her group of friends. Since the Andromeda needed repairs Ava and Wesley spent as much time as possible with each other during the week. Ava did not have much vacation time left so they would fall back into their usual pattern of being together only on the weekends. Ava couldn’t believe she had been with them during their narrow escape from Capri and their impromptu visit to an abandoned space station. Wesley asked her not to mention it to anyone as some of their activities had technically been illegal. He told her it would be a long while before they would ever go back to Capri. Their adventure did give Ava a new appreciation for Wesley’s job, and for the frailty of life in outer space. She found herself worrying about him more now that she was aware of the space pirates and the other dangers his job involved.

In early January the OMC announced the addition of Dr. Grant’s son, Thomas, as an infectious disease specialist. The infectious disease clinic, or ID clinic, was located down the hall from the general practice clinic Ava worked in, separated only by a set of sliding doors. Ava enjoyed the change of pace in her job at the beginning of the year. Their clinic had been busier than ever in December and she welcomed the slightly slower schedule. It would only be a matter of time before things picked up again. Since things were slow in the ID clinic as well, Dr. Grant brought his son around and introduced him to everyone. He quickly took on the name of “Dr. Tom” as no one wanted to confuse him with his father.

“And this is our newest Nurse Practitioner, Ava Amherst,” Dr. Grant announced as he brought Dr. Tom around to her station.

“It’s nice to meet you, welcome.” Ava smiled at him and shook his hand. She did not see much of a similarity between him and his father. He had short sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. Not as tall and as built as Wesley, but he was a handsome man.

“Nice to meet you Ava. My father speaks highly of you,” he said pleasantly.

“Thank you, that’s nice to hear. We’re glad that you are joining the ID clinic, I’m sure that we will be referring lots of patients to you.” Ava felt flattered by the compliment. She liked Dr. Grant’s easygoing, laid back personality, and appreciated having such an amicable collaborating doctor to work alongside with. She wondered if his son would be as agreeable.

Despite the strict criteria of optimum health for migration to Orionis, people still managed to become sick. The OMC had specific guidelines for managing ill patients. If a general practice provider suspected anything unusual, patients were sent for a mandatory evaluation by the ID clinic.

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