They had power again throughout most of the hospital, but some of their systems still weren’t up and running two months after the hurricane, and probably wouldn’t be for a while. But the ER was functioning normally again. Juliette had just been off for two days, and she smiled at Will Halter at the nurses’ station when she came in. “How’s it going?” she asked him as she checked the board on the wall, to see what her caseload looked like that afternoon. The streets had been icy the night before, and they had a broken hip waiting for surgery, and a broken arm waiting for the orthopedic resident. Other than that, they had three cases of the flu, and a heart attack waiting for angioplasty, and they had just sent a woman in premature labor up to labor and delivery. “Looks like an easy day,” she commented to Will. He nodded and walked away to talk to one of the nurses. “What’s with that? Are you two buddies now?” Michaela asked her under her breath. “He’s a nonevent.
