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never
seen snow.
    While her parents had also relocated to the
city, they still maintained their mountain hideaway and when time
and the demands of their jobs allowed, they escaped the noise and
mayhem of the city and spent some quality time surrounded by the
peace and tranquillity of the beautiful Australian bush. Georgie
made a mental note to make an effort to take a few days off over
the winter and join them there.
    Her phone rang, distracting her from her
thoughts. Tugging it out of her handbag, she glanced at the screen
and smiled.
    “Chanel! Thanks for calling me back.”
    “Of course! Why wouldn’t I call you
back?”
    “I don’t know. You’re always so crazy busy,
between work and your new promotion to senior resident.
Congratulations, by the way, Doctor Sutcliffe. Then there are the
triplets and that demanding husband of yours!” she joked. “How is
Bryce, by the way?”
    Chanel took the gibe in the spirit it was
intended, and laughed. “He’s great. I don’t know how he manages to
keep going. People tell me I’m amazing, juggling work with three
small kids, but at least I only work part time. He works sixty
hours a week and then comes home and helps out with the girls. The
man’s a saint!”
    Georgie giggled and forced down the tiny
pang of envy. Chanel was a good friend. It wasn’t her fault she’d
hit the jackpot in the husband stakes. Georgie could only hope
she’d be just as lucky some day.
    “How have you been, Georgie? I haven’t seen
you for ages!”
    “Flat out, like everyone. Lately, it seems
all I do is leave home, go to work and then come home again.”
    “We must organize a girls’ night out. I’ll
confer with my dear husband and see when he’s scheduled for days
off. He can spend some quality time at home with his
daughters.”
    Georgie smiled. “That sounds like a great
plan. Let me know when we can do it. I might even see if Isobel can
make it. I’m sure Mason would be happy to do daddy duty, too.”
    “He’s such a sweetie,” Chanel agreed. “After
that horrible stuff Isobel went through with Nigel… I’m so glad she
found someone special.”
    “Yes,” Georgie agreed, remembering the
traumatic events of a couple of years earlier when nurse Isobel
Donnelly, had left her violent and abusive husband. Getting away
from him had been difficult; and complicating matters further, her
ex had been a prominent doctor at the same hospital. Things had
been very tough on Isobel for a while. Georgie couldn’t be happier
that she’d found love and contentment with someone else.
    “So, what can I do for you?” Chanel asked,
interrupting Georgie’s musings.
    “I had a young girl in the birthing suite
today. Sixteen-year-old runaway. She’s had a tough life.”
    “Haven’t they all?” Chanel said without
rancor.
    “Yes, you’re right and this girl’s no
different. She’s living God knows where and has no family support,
except for a brother, and she doesn’t know where he is.”
    “Okay. What do you want me to do?” Chanel
asked, sounding uncertain.
    “Actually, she told me her brother’s a
police officer and she believes he’s stationed in the city. I was
wondering if you could ask Bryce if he knows of him.”
    “Sure, I guess so. Do you know how long it’s
been since this guy worked there? They tend to transfer around a
fair bit, especially if they’re young.”
    “He’s not that young. Cynthia said he was at
least ten years older than her.”
    “Okay, so he’s not straight out of the
Academy, but he’s still not old. Anyway, there’s no harm in asking.
I’ll call Bryce right now.”
    Georgie sighed in relief. “Thanks, Chanel. I
hate to trouble you or Bryce, but I couldn’t think of a faster way
to find out.”
    “Hey, it’s no trouble. I’m happy to help
out. What’s the brother’s name?”
    “Cameron Dawson. At least, I assume they
bear the same surname. I didn’t think to ask.”
    “You never know, you might get lucky. Even
if he has a