Chapter 58: Bloodwork
“Serena, I got the lab results back for the annual physicals,” Adriana said, dropping a pile of folder in front of Serena at the Nurse’s station. “Thanks?” Serena asked, looking up at her boss and raising an eyebrow. Adriana chuckled. “Can you go through them and make sure everything is normal?” she asked. “Sure,” Serena said. “You can use my office is you want some privacy,” Adriana offered. Serena left the nurse’s station, a large stack of files in her arms. Going over the bloodwork numbers was necessary work, but it was monotonous all the same. “I’ll bring the next batch in when the lab finishes them,” Adriana called after her. Serena waved a hand over her shoulder in acknowledgement.
Annual blood panels would test for any potential diseases or health concerns that pack members had to be aware of. It also covered pregnancy in females. Serena took a seat at Adriana’s new desk. She had gotten an entirely remodeled office with the rest of the hospital renovations. She got right to work going over the blood panels. Pen in hand, Serena made small marks next to any of the results that had come back with levels that warranted further investigation. Most were small, just little deficiencies here and there, or low or high blood pressure, cholesterol, and sodium levels.
If there was anything more concerning, Serena would circle it and put a sticky note on the page with her notes on the test. Of course, she had to go back and compare each result with the medical history of each pack member to make sure the results aligned with any pre-existing conditions they might have.
After a while, Serena had her legs up on Adriana’s desk. She was leaning back in her chair, chewing on her pen cap as she went over another file of medical history and new lab results.
Her eyes were starting to blur a little, all the results bleeding together.
with another stack of files. “I think I’d read this one already.” Serena mumbled, tossing the page on the desk. She rubbed her eyes and stretched. “I
arms over her head. “I’m not
pulled another chair up to the
indulging in the snack. “Are the kids settling back into the house alright?” Adriana asked, getting comfortable with a file. “They are,” Serena said. “They keep pestering me about seeing Logan again.” “Oh, they miss him?” Adriana asked, looking up from the paper in her hands. “They think he is
her mother. “Beta Carson and I have spent a little time together, socially,” Serena explained. “Like, you’re dating him?” Adriana asked. “No, no!” Serena insisted, shaking her head. “Nothing like that. I mean, I think that is what he wants, but things are..complicated.” “Complicated how?” Adriana pressed. Serena sighed, finishing off her chips. “With the kids and everything,” she said vaguely. “Carson doesn’t like them?” she asked. “No, he likes them a lot,” she said. “They think he is a little boring. Besides, I didn’t come here to date. Sure, I’d like to settle down, eventually, but my focus right now is my career and my kids.” Adriana laughed, shuffling some files around. “Well, at least you are making connections within the pack,” Adriana said. “Beta Carson is a good man.” “Yes, he is,” Serena agreed, picking up another folder to get working on. She scanned over the bloodwork, and something didn’t look quite right. Tilting her head to the side, Serena
asked. “Maybe, I don’t know,” she said. “There was another file
raised an eyebrow and shifted some of
said, handing Serena
the other one she had in her hand. “This female,” Serena said, handing over the blood panel she was reviewing. “Does it look identical to Holly’s?” She passed Adriana both sheets. Adriana hummed as she looked them over. “They do look very similar. You better have them both in again to make
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