alex had seen plenty of strange things in his years on hospital rotations , and had walked in on some pretty exceptionally sexual situations that ranged from the commonplace to the perverted , but going at it while a woman was dilated to six centimeters or so , in a hospital room bathroom , was a new kind of deviant that- as sherri turned to him and bit her lower lip , covering her mouth with her palm , alex took charge and said , `` laura , are you okay ? ''