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at Howard Hospital, I started working there,
but I wasn’t being fulfilled. After a few months, I began working
with Doctors Without Borders for two years in various places, then
Doctors Unlimited, and here I am.”
    “ How long have you worked
here, Dr. Phillips?”
    “ Almost two years, but I’m
contemplating going back to the States soon. While I love it here,
I get homesick sometimes for my family. I miss out on birthdays,
holidays, graduations, and births. While Skype is cool, sometimes I
want to see my mother’s beautiful smile in person, or give her a
big kiss on the cheek instead of on the computer
screen.”
    “ I’m sure your family
misses you. Where are you from?”
    “ Not far from you,
actually. My family lives in St. Louis. I’m a military brat, so we
moved around a lot. After both of my parents retired from the Army,
we moved to there. I was sixteen.”
    “ Do you want to go back to
St. Louis?”
    “ Possibly, or at least in a
city where I can hop in my car and be there in a few hours. My
parents are getting older, and as the oldest, I feel responsible
for them.”
    “ I hear you. Cannon and I
are the oldest, even though he likes to remind me that he was born
two minutes before me and swears he’s my big brother.”
    “ It makes sense that he
feels like he’s the big brother. I have two younger sisters, so I
completely understand the big brother role.”
    Raven smiled, thankful that they were
having a casual conversation, and that despite her brief moment of
thinking she was attracted to him, she felt that they could easily
work together.
    “ Hungry?” Armand asked,
briefly glancing at her before turning back to the road.
    She nodded, realizing she hadn’t eaten
since lunch during the ten hour, non-stop flight to Buenos Aires,
which was three hours ahead. The sun had begun to go down, and she
was finding herself becoming sleepy, but she definitely needed to
eat first.
    “ Very,” she stated
matter-of-factly.
    “ Good. Everyone at the
clinic has been dying to meet you, so we’ve planned a dinner with
authentic Argentine foods to welcome you to the staff. We do this
for every new doctor or nurse so they’ll feel at home, considering
they’re away from home.”
    “ Wow. That’s wonderful.”
Raven looked down at her attire of jeans, ankle boots, and a purple
cashmere sweater. She’d been in them all day, and was ready for a
shower and something comfy to wear. Besides, it was spring in
Buenos Aires, and she was dressed for the fall weather of Memphis.
“Will I have time to change?”
    She caught his eyes roam over her
briefly and a smirk formed on his mouth. “You look fine to me, but
yes you can change before dinner. I’m assuming Cannon told you
about our living quarters?”
    “ Yes, he did.”
    The living quarters were on the top
floor of the three story medical facility. Each staff member had a
small apartment, which consisted of a living area, bedroom, and
bathroom. There was a kitchen with a full-time staff, including a
trained chef and a dining area. Cannon had shown her a picture, and
the apartments reminded her of hotel suites … minus the luxury of
housekeeping and room service. Even though the staff had schedules,
everyone was on call majority of the time except for days off
unless it was a dire emergency. The second floor was a hospital, so
patients did stay there as well. The first floor was set up like a
regular medical practice with exam rooms and offices.
    They arrived in the town just as the
sun was setting, and Raven was quite impressed with it. She’d seen
pictures from the Doctors Unlimited website, but the scene before
her was breathtaking. Stores, cafés, and office buildings were
neatly arranged. There were very few cars on the road. It was
mostly people walking the sidewalks, or sitting and eating at the
outdoor cafés, which painfully reminded her she was
hungry.
    “ Are we there yet?” she
asked. Suddenly, she chuckled as she thought about her