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[Steven Hudson]

“Thanks and don’t worry if she wasn’t I would kick her out myself. Then again I interfere with your relationships so it would only be fair for you to do the same to me. On the other hand though I am your brother so it is a job requirement for me to meddle in your relationships.” He said sure that it would never ever stop happening though by the sounds of this Josh character. Yes his meddling was going straight to the fire house to dig up whatever information he could on the guy before he lost sight of his sister for good.

Steven fixed her with a glance, ‘seen her in passing’ well that was a new one on him he thought trying to not freak out over that. It was the ICU what did he really expect when his sister worked at the hospital, he could hardly ban her from the ICU or guard the woman’s door for days on end. “Phew, well that’s a relief.” He joked though he would be excited to introduce his sisters to her if it ever got that far. His track record with these things was hardly the best. He chuckled and nodded when she spoke about the concept being extreme.

“You know me, where is the fun in them just falling at my feet... the sky now that is something else. It was an interesting story; I’ve never had a woman be so snarky with me when she’s injured. I mean not like I could stop the waves on the beach, pull her out and keep her warm all at once. I am only a Steven after all.” He said with a sigh as he grinned, it had been a very interesting day or shift if he was specific on the matter. There were days like that though a plane versus being held hostage now that was a day he was glad to miss though he wished Emily had missed that one too.

“That bad... you were worse.” Steven teased as he nodded to her grinning though when he saw her look to the floor he half wanted to fix what he had said. He knew their dad would be proud and he tried to tell both his sisters that though he knew it was a sore subject for everyone. “Hey, it’s what anyone would have done so it’s fine and I’m just happy to see that I haven’t damaged you both too much.” He tried to make a joke of it and he knew their mother would have done it had she been able to; it was just one of those things in life that he got on and did.

“Thank you for saying that and I didn’t miss out on anything I didn’t want to miss out on. I chose to do what I did so don’t for a second think that I would change any of it. I mean sure my cooking skills maybe but nothing else.” He said, sure there were always going to be points he wanted to change. The fact that he had lost his wife within six months of being married, he would have changed that if he could have, the same with their father. The times that he had managed to fail both of his sisters but sure they had all come out of the other side of it. “It won’t but thank you all the same. Though since you mentioned it...” He said grinning at her for a moment before he shook his head.

There was no chance he would let that go to his head as he could feel the beginning of a lump in his throat as he looked away from Emily a moment. No he was hardly going to cry, not in front of family or anyone because he was the brother and the one that just handled things he thought as he took a breath. Hearing her laugh he nodded grinning again. “Woah wait a second... you were distracting him for stitches? How old is this guy? Two?” Steven asked as he raised his brow, “Or is ‘distracting him’ code for something?” What grown guy needed a distraction for stitches he wondered trying to not over react to the information.

Steven wanted to follow her a lunch comment with an ‘I bet he did’ but then he knew the guys name and that was it. He had helped his sister escape what in his mind was death so there had to be something nice to say about the man, it lasted up until he saw her smile when she spoke about it. “Mess it up, I won’t I just want to know my sister is with a good guy that is all.” He said wondering if there would be anything to find out about the man. Everyone had their issues though if he was too clean then there were bodies to be found as he considered just going and directly talking to the guy.

“There is nothing wrong with Velcro, I hear it’s making a come back.” He stated chuckling as he nodded to her. “Oh now that sounds even better, if you can teach me you get a medal alright. I cannot afford another department call out or I will have to move fire house or city.” He was lucky that fifty one were understanding about his lack of sense when it came to burning things like that, the few call outs that he had to make rather than handle a stove fire himself had left him embarrassed and considering skipping work for a few weeks. Then again he was a paramedic, fires were not his department.

“He better have told you that you impressed him, you impress anyone Emily.” He said nodding as grinned at her, “Yes yes, you can handle all sorts of things Emily. I don’t doubt you and I give you a lot of credit, best gravy maker, fantastic sister but no to trying to get into hostage situations. I’m sure you can handle it since the expert said so but not again.” He said not wanting to ban her from it but then he hardly wanted to make out that it was okay to go around getting held hostage by patients. “I can roll my eyes and good, don’t make a habit of it unless you want to kill me off with a heart attack.” He said after she stamped her foot.

Steven looked at the dessert, she had a point pretty was hardly what was going for it he thought but then he hoped it tasted great. “Yeah you think so?” He asked as he shook his head, “I’ve no idea how you make them so pretty and you were mad about it? I envied you’re desserts because they look so great and they still tasted good too.”

@emily,

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“They should be falling at your feet, you’re a great guy and any girl would be lucky to have you… Isla and I will just have to make sure she deserves you first. Snarky huh? Sounds like she might be able to give it right back to you when you dish it out, I’m intrigued already. Only a Steven? I thought you were Superman!” She laughed. Now she was even more determined to meet this mystery woman at some point, any woman that could hold her own against her brother’s sarcasm had a few points in her favor already in Emily’s head. “Sounds like she’s just what you need, someone to keep you on your toes.”

She laughed when Steven said she was worse than Isla about studying, “There is no way I was that bad, except for maybe the last week.” When she looked at the floor she was remembering her father and hoping that what Steven said was true, she wanted nothing more in life to make her daddy happy. He had been her hero growing up, and his loss had devastated her. To this day she still didn’t really like to talk about it, because it still brought her to tears. She snorted when he said he hadn’t damaged them too much, “I’d be more worried about us damaging you, I think we gave you a run for your money there for awhile.”

She sniffed a bit when he said he wouldn’t change anything that he had done, “You were amazing Steven, things may not have been perfect or always gone as smoothly as we would have liked… but we always knew we were loved and that you’d be there for us no matter what. What more could a couple bothersome little sisters ask for?”

Leave it to Steven to latch on to one part of what she had said she laughed and shook her head, “Yes I was distracting him, the cut was in a pretty sensitive spot and was rather large… so I simply held his hand and talked to him the same as I would have done for any patient.” Ok so maybe that wasn’t entirely true but she didn’t want Steven making a big deal out of something that wasn’t one. “No… distracting him is not code for anything geez Steven get your mind out of the gutter, we were in the middle of the ER afterall, and Josh is forty since you asked so nicely.”

She saw the look on her brother’s face knowing that she never should have said anything to him, but Emily never had been able to keep a secret from Steven. When they were kids he never bothered interrogating Isla because he knew he’d get the truth out of her, it had been a curse she had suffered with her entire life. “I’m not ‘with’ anyone yet Steven, he’s a friend and he is a good guy. The first good guy I’ve met in awhile so I’d appreciate it if you didn’t go off all half cocked on this one. I don’t care if you ask around some but please don’t make it a huge issue, and rather than going to him… I’d rather you come to me first.”

She laughed, “If you start wearing Velcro shoes again I will disown you, they are and always have been some of the ugliest shoes ever invented. If I can teach you to tie your shoes I can teach you anything, I’d hate to have you have to move now that I’ve moved in. Besides, what would Isla and I do without you here to protect us?”

She laughed when he said she should impress anyone, “Trust me, I don’t plan on ever needing to be rescued from a hostage situation ever again but if I do, it’s nice to know I have someone to call if I need them… even after hours.” She smiled remembering Josh telling her that he’d make an exception to his working hours for her. “You know I hate it when you roll your eyes at me, and the heart attack comment is the exact reason I didn’t have anyone call you when it was going on.”
She scoffed when he asked if she thought his dessert would taste good, “Your deserts have always been amazing Steven, and yes it used to make me so mad that mine never tasted as good as yours… looking great is nothing if they don’t taste just as good.”

Steven Hudson

[Steven Hudson]

“Yeah, yeah, tell any girl that.” He said grinning as he wondered just how badly Emily meant that the two of them would ‘make sure she deserved him first’. “I don’t dish anything out, I tell the truth and if people don’t like that then they have to live with it not me.” So yes he dished it out but then people could take it or snark back or argue with him. It was one of his many annoying personality traits that he had adopted or rather taken on. Steven grinned when she said she thought he was superman, well since she mentioned it... “I’m super at a few things so I’ll take it.” He said grinning at her, “Just what I need, I don’t know we’ll see how it goes but don’t hold your breath. I’m not exactly the greatest example for relationships.”

Studying, oh he had seen one sister go through it and turn into a monster in his head and now Isla too, what was wrong with them both though he was insanely proud of each of them. “You’ve no idea how bad you were, grumpy, short of time, worrying... it’s the reason I’m going grey right now. Transfer of stress.” He teased smiling though Steven had no doubt in his mind that their father would be proud of Isla and Emily. He knew how his father loved them both and to see them now, he was just glad that they had managed to work through everything.

“I remember the damage, yeah again grey I blame you both for this and if it starts falling out...” He teased though he knew he would never have done anything different at all. “You guys were never bothersome, I’ve always got any amount of time for you both and as long as you can forgive me for anything I did wrong along the way. I can live. Perfect didn’t really come into it I don’t think, more like imperfect and improvisation.” There were days when Steven had barely known what way was up let alone how other parents managed it but then there was only one way to go and that was forward no matter what was going on.

“Trust me I’m sure he could have dealt with it himself, sensitive or not. Held his hand... honesty sure a two year old but jeez what is he man or mouse? Any patient, really Emily anyone at all?” Steven asked though he was grinning when he said it because he knew that he would blow the entire thing out of any sense of proportion. He was a brother, what else was he really expected to do about something like that. “You are the one talking in code, holding hands; distracting him yeah I’m not stupid I can read into things. He’s how old? Are you serious you’re only thirty three Emily?” He said though as soon as he mentioned it the age gap was hardly bad at all.

Steven eyed Emily carefully as she laid out her case of not being ‘with’ this Josh that was forty and required his hand to be held in the middle of an ER. “I just want to make sure my little sister isn’t getting involved with any strange guys who don’t deserve her. I messed up with Isla and Jerk Face and I’m not repeating that mistake again so yes I’m asking around and making it a huge issue. If I have questions or find any skeletons I’m coming to you first.” He stated knowing there would be little chance he would give what he had to the appropriate party first. No, show Emily and then kill the guy.

“See, I’d protect you with my Velcro shoes because no one would come near. There’s method to it all Emily.” He said grinning at her though thankfully now he was in big boy shoes with the tie up laces and all. “Good because if you are then you can call me too and you know I’d be there.” He said but the mention of afterhours he rolled his eyes again. “You were saying about mind and gutter, was he really talking about afterhours or do you do house calls now?” Steven asked her knowing he was messing with her but then again, his sisters business was his if she was in trouble or danger of some kind.

Steven stuck his tongue out at Emily for a moment before he grinned, “Well you can do heart attack or not, remember I know how to try to fix a heart attack in a way so I can fix myself then save you. I can hear things and if another disaster call comes over the radio or diversions, I’m there no questions asked until after the fact.” He said to her, no doubt that he would move anything he could to make sure that both his sisters were alright. “Yours did taste just as good, it’s only because you made it that you didn’t think so. But you should because they’re great, ask Isla or Mum or anyone. They’ll all say the same.” He said grinning at her.

@emily,