“Is it ok?” Shane asks of her hands that want to touch her.

“Yes.” Harper says trying to keep her voice steady.

Shane’s hands gently, carefully, thoughtfully touch Harper’s face. Her thumbs placed on her forehead gliding smoothly along her skin. Her deep green eyes checking the cut. Harper’s eyes focus on Shane’s neck, the neck she wants to press her lips against. She can see her pulse pumping in the vein. It’s keeping a staccato beat that makes Harper smile.

“What’s the prognosis Doc?” Harper asks, trying to move her mind to other things.

Shane lets her hands move down the side of Harper’s face a little before taking them away. She smiles, “Well, it looks good. I think I can save you. It is going to require a band-aid though.”

“Oh thank you Doctor.” Harper says in her best melodramatic movie voice.

Shane opens an alcohol pad. “Now this part might hurt a little. But if you need to punch me or something that’s ok.” Shane feels bad that she is going to inflict more pain.

“I think I can take it.”

Shane wipes the pad over the cut while Harper cringes and grits her teeth.

“Sorry.” Shane says.

Harper gives her a half smile through her still gritted teeth.

Shane finds a band-aid and very gently applies it to the cut.

“You have a very nice touch.” Harper says to her new doctor.

“Thanks.” Shane can feel her cheeks flush from the compliment.

The girls rejoin the group and chow down on the sandwiches Tina saved for them.

“You looked good out there Shane.” Tina says smiling at her.

“She’s a real natural.” Harper says.

“I don’t know about that.” Shane says modestly.

“We need to get going, the kids are getting picked up at the Center at 4:30.”

“Is it that late already?” Harper asks.

“It’s getting there. If you need some help getting everything together Harper it’s ok with me if Shane stays.” Tina tries to be nonchalant.

“You don’t need me to go back?” Shane asks surprised by Tina’s offering of her services. But not at all unhappy about it.

“No, we really needed the help here. I think Trudy, Viv and I can manage getting them back. That is if Harper needs the help.” Tina looks at Harper.