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Dominic opted to carry young Joshua in his arms, rather than take the stroller, and he was infinitely glad that he always carried sun cream in the diaper bag. Kansas in January was very cold indeed, a huge difference from a Tropical island. Glad I like the heat, anyway. When he, Nikki, Virgil and Dianne reached the villa, a man whose face Dominic knew well greeted them. After all, he did work on one of his airbases.

Jeff stepped out from behind his desk and shook hands with both of the prospective employees.

"I'm Jeff Tracy, as you know. It's good to meet you two."

"Nice t' meet you, Mr Tracy." Dominic said. "This is my son, Joshua." He smiled at the young boy in his arms.

Jeff grinned, and then went to Dianne's side. Dianne smiled at him, and then at the two nurses.

"Well, before we get on with the interviews, I suggest we let you two freshen up."

"Good idea." Said Jeff.

***

About an hour later, Dominic and Nikki followed Dianne through to what was referred to as 'the sick room'. He was bereft of Joshua, having laid him down to sleep in one of the guest rooms under the careful watch of Dianne and Jeff's only daughter, Cherry. Dominic was as always apprehensive about leaving his son, but Cherry seemed sensible and confident, and he trusted her.

The two were being given a quick tour of the actual facility before their interviews, and Dominic was beginning to feel apprehensive. It doesn't look like there's much work for a surgical nurse, here. He thought. This is all family med. NOT my specialty. The sick room was well stocked, and had beds hocked up to an assortment of monitoring equipment. This is all top-of-the-range stuff. But why do they need it all? Surely the island can't be that dangerous to live on.

Soon enough, he found himself sitting at a large table in a room they called the study, with Mr and Dr Tracy facing him. They asked him generic questions such as, "Where have you worked?." "How do you enjoy your work?" and, "What other fields of medicine have you studied?" Then, of course, his time with LifeFlight came up, and Dom found himself enthusiastic about his work.

"Oh yes, I've been a member of LifeFlight for six or seven years, now. I enjoy working in the field, and I've got my helijet pilot's license. I've also gained many advanced piloting courses. It can be dangerous, but that's a small risk to take when you think about how many lives we've saved."

"Tell me about some of your rescue work?" Jeff asked. He sat forward and laced his fingers together, and Dominic took a deep breath. He was very nervous.

"Well, one of the most serious rescue missions I was ever sent on was when tornadoes swept Midwest America a few years back. I had to fly the helijet in hurricane force winds. But there were no fatalities, thank God. More recently, we were deployed as part of a search and rescue mission for a kidnapped teenager. It was harrowing work, but we found him." Just in time. Dom's face saddened at the memory of the distressed and wounded teen.

When the interview was over he excused himself as Nikki went in for her interview and went to check on Joshua. The tot was still sleeping, and he gave Cherry a grateful smile.

"Thanks, pet."

Dom sat down on the bed and ran a gentle hand over his child's head. Thank God the interview was over.

Post by ArtisticRainey on 06/06/2004

Jeff heartbeat Dianne plain My IR:TNP OTP!

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