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of his uniform shirt. “Ambulance E-495 responding from ECMC.”
He looked up. “We gotta go. See you guys.” The two paramedics
rolled the stretcher around and out the doors as they opened
automatically in front of them.
    “I guess I need to get back in service, too,”
Brynne said. “You never know when another call like that one will
come in. It was a pleasure to meet you, James. Ashley will take
good care of you, and I’m sure Rudy’s in good hands here, too.”
    “It was a pleasure meeting you, as well,
Brynne,” James said. “Thank you again for your help.” He watched as
she left to go to the ambulance parking area following the other
paramedics. She was a very formidable female, something that always
caught his eye. He turned back to the Eldara Sister as she cleared
her throat. She was smiling.
    “Brynne’s caught your eye, I see,” Ashley
said.
    “I’m merely impressed by her professionalism,
and I enjoyed seeing this new program to help my unique friends in
action,” James said waving his hand dismissively.
    “Uh-huh,” Ashley said, smiling. “Well, I’ve
got to get back to work. We’re busy tonight. Let me show you to the
waiting room. I’ll come back out a little later and let you know
how your friend is doing.” She continued around the nurses station
to a set of double doors, leading him out of the emergency room
area.
    James sat down in the waiting room, finding a
seat in the corner, again using his ability to “disappear” in plain
site to avoid conversations with the others crowding the waiting
area. It was quite full, being a Saturday night. He had not been
sure about the new emergency medical program for Unusuals when it
was first proposed. Now that he had seen it up front and personal,
though, he was gaining confidence in his decision to go along with
it. He thought more about the events of the evening so far and
wondered if there might be a way to provide additional resources to
increase the level of services provided. There must be something
else that could be added to the program. He’d have to make
arrangements to talk to Doctor Spirelli over the next few days and
see what his thoughts were on the matter. James also resolved to
reward the young paramedic who acted so decisively to save Rudy’s
life. He believed in rewarding competent subordinates that excelled
at their jobs. His thoughts revolved around that idea as he waited
for word on his injured colleague and friend still being treated
back in the trauma room of the ER.

CHAPTER THREE
     
     
    The next few weeks passed quickly with much
of the mundane business of life and unlife that had come to bore
James over the years. The bright spot in that boredom came in his
efforts to reward the paramedics of the Station U program for their
work. Doctor Spirelli was ecstatic that James wanted to expand the
program. He had already mapped out where he wanted the program to
go some day, and James could see that there would be instant value
to his community by helping hurry that expansion along. The vampire
lord of Elk City met with several local Unusual and human leaders
to smooth things over and grease the wheels of progress. He was not
without financial resources, one of the many benefits of his
centuries of life. His assets were substantial, and he was known as
an active business leader and philanthropist to the local civic
community. It was merely a matter of making a planned bequest to
the Elk City Fire Department, targeted at one specific station of
paramedics. The rest took care of itself. Doctor Spirelli’s plans
mapped out what was purchased and the layout of the new
station.
    James owned a small collection of industrial
buildings on the outskirts of town, and he donated, rent free, one
section of one of those buildings to become the new home of Station
U. He wanted it to be a model of what a group of specialized
paramedics could want, with all the latest in technology and
creature comforts. The Doctor and other members of