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Jeff peered in as the door to the sick room opened, then smiled as he saw Dianne glance his way. She put down the note she was reading, and held out a hand to him.

"How are you doing, love?" he asked as he kissed her, and sat on the edge of the bed facing her.

"I'm okay. The leg is a bit sore today... more than usual. Looks a tad inflamed, too. I'll have Brains do a swab and see if we've got a bacterial infection or what." She shook her head slowly and indicated her leg with a hand. "This thing is ugly enough as it is. I don't need some big open wound to be cleaned and packed several times a day. I want to get back on my feet!"

"You will, Di," Maggie said as she came out of the restroom, drying her hands. She looked cheery in a pink flowered scrub top and coordinating solid pants. "Just wait until Drew gets here. Then he'll start putting you through the wringer with physical therapy!" She sighed contentedly. "I knew I should never have given up nursing full-time. But someone's got to keep the house together and the grandkids mollified."

"I'm glad you're here, Maggie," Jeff said. "I'm afraid to call on our nurses quite yet. I want to give them some more time to recover... in more ways than just physical." He hesitated, then sighed. "You might as well hear this, too, Maggie." Turning to Dianne, he said, "Tyler's been vomiting again."

Dianne sighed and sagged against the bed. "I should have known something was wrong."

"And exactly how should you have known?" Maggie said, hands on hips.

"He never came to see me in the hospital," Dianne replied softly. "I wondered why, but never pressed the issue." She turned to her husband. "I -- I can't deal with this now, Jeff."

"I know, love. I know." Jeff took her hand and squeezed it gently. "I called Drew; he'll leave Tuesday from Los Angeles and get here Wednesday. I asked him what to do, and he suggested that I call the counselor you'd interviewed, Mrs. Hanson. So I did. She'll be out here in the morning. I'll need to volunteer a couple of people to fly over and pick her up, then file a flight plan."

Dianne nodded. "Oh, thank you, love. That really takes a weight from my shoulders." She glanced down and pulled up her blanket a little. "We really need a counselor... all of us do." Looking up again, she asked, "What will you tell her about IR? She needs to know the whole picture."

"I'll know when I get a better idea whether or not she'll work out."

"Jeff," Dianne began to protest, but Jeff held up a hand.

"I trust your judgment, Dianne, I really do, but I have to feel sure for myself. Drew said that there are sometimes reasons why good counselors don't work out." He smiled a little. "I promise I won't wait six weeks. Once I meet her, and see that she'll be good for us, I'll tell her. Promise."

Dianne sighed again. "All right." Her face cleared and a sly smile crossed her face. "Y'know, you might want to volunteer Gordon for this little jaunt. I'm sure he'd appreciate getting out of Scott's line of fire."

Jeff nodded slowly, a smile beginning to spread across his face as well. "That's a very good idea. I think I'll go tell him right now that he's been volunteered, then file the flight plan." He stood, and leaned over to kiss Dianne once more. "I'll be back later."

"I'll look forward to it," Dianne said as she stroked a hand along his face. He took the hand, kissed the palm, and gently curled her fingers over the kiss. Then he turned and left, stopping at the door to give her a farewell wave.

Maggie sniffed a little chuckle. "Y'know something? I think Drew could take a few lessons from that man."

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