A Well-Lived Life 2 - Book 4 - Elyse
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Prologue
Coming of Age Sex Story: Prologue - This is the continuation of the story told in "A Well-Lived Life 2", Book 3. If you haven't read the entire 10 book "A Well-Lived Life" and the first three books of "A Well-Lived Life 2" you'll have some difficulty following the story. This is a dialog driven story. The author was voted 'Author of the Year' and 'Best New Author' in the 2015 Clitorides Awards, and 'Author of the Year' in 2017.
Caution: This Coming of Age Sex Story contains strong sexual content, including Ma/Fa Ma/ft Fa/Fa Mult Military Workplace Polygamy/Polyamory First Slow
November, 2004, Chicago, Illinois
“Seriously?” I asked.
“Nearly twenty years is a LONG time to keep the same role, don’t you think?” Al said.
“It is, but that doesn’t make it easier to accept.”
“I’m going home. Chicago has been home for two decades, but I really can’t pass up this position.”
“Dean of UCLA Medical School? No, I don’t suppose you could. When do you start?”
“In January. The current dean is retiring due to health issues. An old friend of mine called me and asked me to apply.”
“And you kept this from me?”
“I honestly didn’t think it would happen. I’m an emergency medicine guy who hates administrative work. But we both know I’m at a point where I shouldn’t be taking ER shifts. I’ve spent far more time teaching than in the ER for the past five years.”
“Have you told Fawn, Georg, and the kids?”
“Not yet. They’re next. And Gerry, Amelia, and their kids. And with Fawn in New York, and Gerry in Florida, there really isn’t anything keeping me here in Chicago. Well, Jessica, and your family, of course. But I’ve lived alone for three years now. A change of scenery will be a good thing. You know I’ll miss you guys!”
“And your replacement?” I asked with a smile.
Al laughed hard, “You know who I think should get the job! She’s the best trauma surgeon in the hospital and probably the best teacher. But it’s not up to me. And believe it or not, that episode sixteen years ago STILL impacts her career.”
“That’s just flat out stupid and you know it! She is a tenured full professor of emergency medicine, has been an Attending since she finished her Fellowship, and should have been both Chief Resident and Chief Attending! Show me one person who doesn’t agree with that!”
“I agree with you. You know that. But the hospital board sees that episode and all they can think of is the liability lawsuit if something were to happen, even if it had nothing to do with her breakdown sixteen years ago. It would be dredged up and laid at the board’s feet.”
“That’s just pure bullshit and ass-covering! She’s given the keynote at a number of important trauma conferences, has published a dozen papers in refereed journals, and pioneered a revised training program under your direction.”
“I know. All she can do is apply. I’ll give my recommendation, and I’m sure she’ll have recommendations from a score of other doctors she’s worked with or who she’s trained over the years. But I just don’t think that will be enough.”
I nodded. He was probably right. But I had a card to play that might just move things in her favor.
“I’m going to call in a favor,” I said.
Al frowned, “That’s a dangerous game to play. Very dangerous.”
“Actually, it isn’t. It’s simply me asking a friend to talk to her husband, the board member, and have him make the case. Forcefully.”
“You’re putting him in a sticky position if you do that. He has a conflict of interest.”
“So do a number of other members of the hospital board for various reasons. All he’s going to do is make a point about the time that’s elapsed and how the board is running very little risk in appointing the best trauma surgeon in the country as Chief of Emergency Medicine.”