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"I'm not in the mood to remove stitches. I could have somebody else do it. But, I won't. I need an excuse to see that you're still doing well. I'll come to take them out next week. There's no harm in doing it now, but you know. I don't want to. You're in enough pain." Wu put the last of her instruments back in her back before swinging it crossbody. The goose sat on her hip looking about as lifeless as Ellie felt. "That will be it for today. I still have some charting to do when I get back to the office and I'll be on call for the weekend. Remember to be good and not do anything dangerous again."

Ellie took Wu's offered hand and laughed. "I'm going to be very boring for a long time, I promise you."