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.

the page on the desk. She rubbed her eyes and stretched. “I know, it is a lot to go through,” Adriana said. “I’m here

with a smile. She stretched her arms over her head. “I’m

another chair up to the

you are due for a break,” Adriana said, handing Serena a small bag of chips. “Yes, please!” Serena said, popping the bag open and 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 fun, more fun than my other friends,” Serena said with a sigh. “What other friends?” Adriana asked, raising an eyebrow. Serena sighed. She hadn’t talked about it much

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

asked. “Maybe, I don’t know,” she said. “There was

eyebrow and shifted

it is,” she said, handing Serena Holly’s

annual physical and compared it with 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

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