Love In The Time Of Outbreak

lost, b

when he approached the said woman, he suddenly became nervous. Just by the woman's fac

y I'm right where I

r a kiddo, and sure enough, he got the reaction he'd expected. The girl

then folded her arms. "Seriously

ep. "I have an appoint

ened. "Are y

eyebrow. "N

oyed breath. "Fine. Come on

iss..." He waited for t

she said g

meet you, Nadine. By

d after the teenager, who, despite the heat, was surprisingly

s body was full of sweat, and his chest seemed to be heaving because his top was wet with sweat. And he could

tain. The only good thing is that the scenery there is refreshing to the eyes, because all you can see around is green. With a population of barely a thousand, the town of Val

e said as they stepped toward

d down to the medical facility. What he knows is that the doctors at the said clinic

plastic chairs and toys for the children waiting with their parents. He also saw doors there, probably where the doct

ernight patients?" h

ways a few patients in the AIDS wing, but

cause of the cholera cases

ime there seemed to be doubt in her ey

iately responded. "It's my b

smerized. "You're a

is lying, he still should

ite for?" She

'm a freelancer, so I'm constantly trav

imself. He can't say, "Hey, guess what? I used to be a soldier, but now

sed to be reduced to three. Because seven of his colleagues were killed in their last mission in San Jose. But he knew that the death of his colleagues was no acc

was immediately saved by his remaining colleague Pi

can doctor who'd been held captive by rebel fighters. But as it turned out - the doctor hadn't been a hostage at all. And

o authorized the killing of his unit was in discovering who auth

, he and the others kept their eyes and ears foc

nd out. Pierre and Tatum knew that leaving their safe house in El Salvador to investigate was worth the risk, and even

asked in a conversational tone. "You'r

e." Nadine said.

let you come along during his travels?

But FYI, there are more important th

life is more important than anything else. Especially st

end of the hallway and it opened on i

ed in surprise, then let out a laugh as her gaze met Dean's.

to escort me to you," he replied a

kind? I'd like

houlders. "You know me too well, Doc." Then she li

immediately turned to

gly remarkable. She's also kind with the patients." The doctor extended

doctor. He was just surprised because the doctor's grip on his ha

but she was just too skinny for him. He doesn't care if a woman is chubby. Looks like the doctor need

-month-long stint of celibacy. Getting laid wasn't something he'd given much thought since going into hiding. Gra

your flig

nothing hap

ia went around her desk to sit on the swivel chair. Dean, on the other hand

cused on her face rather than her too-skinny figure, he realized just how pretty she was.

ant to know?" She as

o send me right away." He

't remember the last time I talked to someone who was healthy and not dying in front of me." She let out a

erview, he'd expected to hear a bunch of praise for the MD International orga

this clinic is a toug

nt." She stopped. "Aren't

ke notes. That is the

from his messenger bag. When he had the recorder in hand, h

at

halia shot him another one of those no-nonsense looks. "I read som

. His command

met her. Then again, when a mysterious chick showed up asking your commanding off

, and thanks to this, if it wasn't for Ina, Victor

freelancer, mostly by hacking into newspaper sites and changing the by-lines. The story wouldn't hold up under deep scrutiny, but they figured Thalia Ric

ecific questions about being a journalist. "Though I

k purposes. Communication-wise, we've got a radio we use to connect wi

noticed that the signal of

e had a signal for an hour, and our midwife was very happy because she was able to call her grandchil

as going to do here. It seems that he enjoyed his simple conversation with Thalia Ricaf

with a chuckle of her own. "You may

t De

y, D

by telling me a bit about the se

way the organization was structured, the equipment they had on hand. Every now and then, Dean interrupted with a question to give credibility to t

I," he cut in, preten

one shoulder. "We do, but we don't have an on-site expert to handle the results. The scans

was amused to listen to the doctor's speech. Because this is not the type that he usually me

ten to. He felt suddenly warm when he looked at the doctor's lips. Those

by the doctor. He has to resist the stra

other laugh, "you're overcrowded or unde

uch," she

tended he had more questions ready. "What about the rebels?" he asked h

ally,

Jose and America. For the past ten years, the UFF has only caused trouble in the San Jose area. What started out as an ad

interference in their political affairs, but I believe that most of the rebels really care about the people of the cou

ether. "Let's change the topic first. Tell me about the inpatient care you offer. Nadine said that

ou probably discovered in your research, this area isn't heavily afflict

dealing with a cholera ou

only until their blood test results come back. It's a precaution to test for cholera if the patie

nts did recently

olated incidents and not ind

ses? You don't have to reveal thei

lected to take the preventive measures we encourage the locals to employ. Unfortunately, they themselves don't want to prot

d by that. Because if it's really just about money, she can build a clinic in the Philippines or maybe in the U.S. so that she has h

he doctor why she chose to work here in a foreign place. But he can't just chang

ere killed?

ves in their house. The father did not get sick. But he was the o

. Because he knows the feeling of how pa

gs. He came here to find out if the virus that was nested by Dr. E

who want to kill him. She might be the one to continue t

dismissed it. Nah, he seriously doubted that. T

Our organization only gets funds from private donors, and with the recession, we're not seeing as many d

nted out. "You've done your best, Doc, w

ght on the issues, forcing the people back home to open their eyes to the co

e wished he was writing an article, just so he could pu

rily counted as a type. He also never had a serious or long-term relationship, and Thalia Ricafort had

ven thinking abo

an interview with the do

g else. Instead of doing his job well, h

ea

he doctor spoke, because he was deep in thought. When

mmediately sucked the

sparkled with amus

ce snapped him into flirt mode

her cheeks. "Really? A big tough guy like

"So what exactly did you say, Doc? Are you go

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