<strong>Kate, with Amaya and Miss June, Heading for the Cafeteria</strong><br/><br/>Kate nodded and smiled gently as Miss Golding – sorry,<em>Miss June</em>– patiently explained that she was all right … but inside, Kate’s heart broke just a little. She didn’t know why. Over the past year-and-a-half of working at Calvin Coolidge for the Fat Man, she’d learned a lot of important lessons. Like how to punt patients off to other department, how to make her own problems somebody else’s problem. And how to pretend to not give a damn, and to play the part of a sarcastic, cold-hearted bitch.<br/><br/>But there was something about Miss June … something sweet. Something fragile. Something that didn’t deserve to be ignored, and something that Kate couldn’t bring herself to not care about. Even though she was painfully aware that caring about someone like Miss June would only lead to trouble, and heartache …<br/><br/>Tenderly, Kate patted Miss June’s hand. “That’s right … just rest for awhile,” Kate murmured to her patient. She brushed errant strands of hair out of the woman’s face. “I’m glad you’re all right. But I’ll be back in a little bit, to check up on you.”<br/><br/>Picking up Miss June’s chart, Kate looked at it and frowned, her brow furrowed in worry.<br/><br/><em>I wish I knew what was wrong with you,</em>Kate thought.<em>I think you’re broken, in more ways than one …</em><br/><br/>Kate shook her head. She pretended to wipe a speck of dust out of her eye.<br/><br/><em>Whatever,</em>she thought, shrugging and putting away the chart.<em>Time for lunch. Let’s see what Mox is up to … and what he’s got for me.</em>She smiled, thinking of that.<br/><br/>She looked over admiringly at Amaya’s sexy bottom as the new girl headed off as well, watching the soft, gentle swells of those succulent ass cheeks … wondering what it’d be to bite them. She wondered if Amaya was a screamer in bed.<em>Bet she is,</em>Kate thought.<em>I’d love to find out for sure whether I’m right or wrong, though …</em><br/><br/>“Hey, Amaya,” Kate called after the new nurse, “Nice job this morning.” She smiled mischievously. “And come join me and Mox in a little bit. Should be fun.”<br/><br/>After finishing up, Kate walked out into the hallway. She fished out a cigarette from her purse and lit it up … the nicotine rush washed over her in a lovely, lovely way.<em>Christ, I needed that.</em>She made her way over to the cafeteria, wondering what new surprises might be in store for her.