“Does it ever get busy?” I asked.
Martha laughed. “No, not really. The biggest things that ever pop up in the ER here are farming related injuries or children swallowing toys.”
“It must be so different,” Chad mused. “It must be so calm.”
Jonathan nodded. “I would think so, too.”
“Do you have a lot of doctors here?” I asked.
Martha shrugged. “There are a few at the hospital but most major things get referred to doctors in Wichita. We have two family doctors in town, but no specialists. Dr. Blum, the pediatrician in town when Clark was a child, retired a few years ago and I don't think anyone took his place. I think Dr. Skeptel takes all the kids now. And we're too small a town to get any other specialists.”
I can hear Chad saying to Lois, "Honey, don't you think
I could... don't you think
we could...?"
I agree with Lieta, this entire chapter was completely adorable and utterly feel-good. I was giggling about this:
“I bet you were a cute little boy,” I said to Clark.
“Oh, I could show you pictures,” Martha said.
“But you won't, will you, Mom?” Clark asked. “Didn't you get that all out of your system when you showed Rachel?”
I can imagine the adorable pictures of a
naked little Clark! Hey, Lara Moon has already written the naked baby Clark fic of all naked baby Clark fics. I wonder if it was called The Yellow Towel? Martha had been giving Clark a bath, and she wrapped him in a yellow towel, but his little bottom was peeking out!
Wel, the chapter was lovely, but I can imagine complications looming at the horizon!
Ann
