All in a Day Work - Bishop and others

The next week.

Monica and Diane had finally opened the clinic. It was a good split they had set up. Monica would be the OB/GYN and Diane would be the pediatrician for the women's children. They had plans to add on other services but for now, it would be just the two of them. Daniel and Audrey had come through with their promise and Norton had given Diane a generous severance pay and a raving recommendation.

Diane's demeanor had also changed a lot in the last few days. She seemed to glow and smile a lot more. Part of it was being able to finish her internship and getting her final degree, the opening of the clinic and finally being able to sleep 8 hours every day. Part of it she knew was Roy. It had surprised her that Charlotte, being so close to her traditions, would have taken the initiative to bring Roy to Diane. She guessed Charlotte really took her belief of her 'family curse and legend' a lot more seriously than she had thought she would.

As they expected, many of their friends came in for an appointment to help start the clinic and brought their daughters to Monica for an OB/GYN checkup and their children to Diane for a pediatric checkup. Monica wasn't surprised to see Chloe and Ashley as their very first patients soon followed that very same day by Sylvie, and Bonnie, even Lisa, and Madison came by together that very first day. Even Paris, her niece, came for an appointment later and there was some talk of their family moving to Azure Rocks. Diane also had her first patients with Holly, and a few of her classmates and hoped that even more would eventually show up. Even Daniel and Audrey came in with Isabella.

Today Monica walking into the reception room of the clinic and she was pleasantly surprised by the turnout. "What happened?" Monica asked Diane when she saw the number of young girls in the waiting room.

"I think most of them are from school." Diane beamed at her friend and gestured to the far corner where Monica saw a blonde girl waving at her and she recognized Ashley and her friends, Heather and Victoria next to her and Sarah walking over to them.

The three women greeted each other. And after quick pleasantries Sarah said. "Guess what? Ashley, Hannah, and Heather managed to convince most of the cheer squad to come over for their annual checkup and if they stay then I think you might have most of the school coming over."

"That would be great!" Monica said. This was going much better than she hoped when they started planning this a few years back. They chatted for a few minutes before Monica decided it was time to start with the next patient.

"Ok!" Monica said out loud. She smiled brightly at the prospect of so many new patience so soon after opening up the clinic. "Who's next?" she asked.

"I am!" Heather said as she shot up from her seat and walked over. Monica noticed the glare Heather got from some of the other girls in the room and guessed Heather really wasn't the next in line, but she was now.

Monica led Heather back to her office. She wondered about how she should take the fact that Heather Ravers was here. She knew the young girl wasn't responsible for what Robert had done to her sister even if she did remind her of what Robert had done to Mallory, and yet...

They made small talk as they went through the examination. Monica truly enjoyed the bubbly and energetic attitude that Heather had and it reminded Monica so much of when she was a cheerleader that she just couldn't help relating to her young patient. And when Heather sprung the question she was working toward Monica already knew where to go with it.

"I need to know about birth control," Heather said.

"Ok," Monica said slowly and asked her. "Have you talked about this with your mother or your father?"

"No!" Heather said flatly. "I don't want to talk to my mother about it. This is why I came here. My other doctor always snitches and tells my mother everything and I don't want her to know."

Monica smiles sweetly at Heather and nodded in understanding. "Don't worry about it I understand, I've been there myself. Didn't want my parents to find out about my first time either. It's supposed to be just between you and your boy, right?" she saw Heather's eyebrows rise in surprise and continues. "Don't worry. Whatever you tell me here stays here."

"That's what Mrs. Woodsen said you would say," Heather added with some skepticism.

"And that's what I will do," Monica assured her and then gave her a conspiratory smile. "Sarah and I go way back to when we were cheerleaders and you know... We always keep the cheerleader code."

"Really!" Heather said happily.

"Really." Monica said, "I won't say anything unless you let me tell someone... maybe... your Aunt Audrey?" waving her hand as if it was no big deal to which Heather just shrugged, "Anyway I will only talk to someone with your permission but, only if you want me to talk. Remember, we're cheerleaders, we don't ever tell the other. Now, tell me all about this boy" And so the two dove into a long conversation not only about what Heather needed but also about what to expect with her boyfriend and a little of their lives as cheerleaders.

As they talked Monica couldn't help liking the young girl and remembered what Robert had said about the girl's praise for her Zack's actions and hoped the word spread, It certainly would help the way the girls looked at her boy. She also started to wonder, what if Robert had married Mallory. Maybe Heather would have been her niece and she realized that... she liked the idea.

When Heather left Victoria came in for her checkup. Monica was immediately struck by the difference between the two girls. She was pleasantly surprised that Victoria was such a smart, focused, and innocent girl more interested in her grades and 'The Busy Bear' than in any gossip. From what she knew, she was a true gem to her family's tradition.

Monica and Diane truly enjoyed their new work at the clinic, finding it much more wholesome and satisfying than their work in the Hospital. In the coming months and years, almost half the girls in Azure Rocks High would end up coming to the clinic, bringing their future children and daughters to receive their medical checkups and some great advice from Monica and Diane.

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Brandon walked slowly out to the football field. He was nervous about meeting his new teammates considering the feud between the football and the basketball teams. He was starting to regret the decisions he had made.

"There you are! Come on over!" Rex Thorne called out to him and Brandon walked over. He felt like he was walking into the slaughterhouse. He wished his father hadn't ordered him to play football.

Rex put his arm around Brandon's shoulder and had him face the team. "Alright everyone, this is Brandon Cole, our new team member," Rex said. "Brandon has just switched over from the basketball team, but let's not hang that over his head. What the hell, everyone makes mistakes like playing chess, or going on a date with an ugly girl, or even play basketball. Ain't no shame in making a mistake if you make it right," Coach Rex said.

Brandon felt him squeeze his shoulder, 'Did Hartburn tell him what I did?' Brandon cursed himself again.

"Make things right like dumping the ugly girl, playing football like a man, and nailing a hot cheerleader, so let's give Brandon here a real second chance! What'ya all say?" The kids cheered at his words but Brandon still felt left out of it all.

"Alright, guys you all know the drill so start practicing," Rex said. "Trent, I want you to help me see where we can place Brandon here on the team."

They walked over to the side as Rex explained how he wanted Brandon to hold the football and toss it. he sent Trent out to catch and watched Brandon throw the ball. He was pretty good with his first few throws and Rex called Trent over.

"Boy? you sure you haven't played football before?" Rex asked.

"No," Brandon said. "Just tossed it around a bit with my dad in the yard a bit."

"He's got a really good arm coach," Trent said.

"Well, you got some real talent there boy," Rex said and turned to Trent. "Start running, let's see if can lead the throw." Trent started running and when Brandon threw again it landed right in Trent's arms. Rex slapped Brandon on his shoulders. "Brandon my boy! You got all the makings of a star quarterback. You're going to fit right in."

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"Hijo de Puta!" Carlos Rivera growled softly as he slipped back into his native Spanish. He knew he had to keep his voice down or else his wife or, god forbid, his daughter Lisa would come down to his den and ask what was going on.

What was going on was something he couldn't let them know or they would freak out. What was going on was that Carlos was watching a girl from school have sex with her teacher. The fact that the girl seemed to be really enjoying it did nothing to help, just the opposite. If Susan found out she would cut his balls off for not having killed the bastard already.

He had routed the hidden surveillance equipment to his office at the police station and his home. The idea was simple, gather enough evidence even if circumstantial, to get a warrant from the judge to then do it all over again but with the official legal stamp on it this time.

Now he glared at the screen as the rage burned inside him. The video was paused, he couldn't keep watching it. He had more than enough evidence to lock them all away for a very long time. He wanted to kill them all, every single one of them.

"Cabron Hijo de Puta!" he whispered again. He didn't know what to do. If it came out a lot of people would be hurt. All those girls' lives and reputations would be ruined. All their families would be destroyed. If he did nothing those bastards would continue ruining those girls and many more. Both were shitty choices. He couldn't even talk to Susan about it. God only knew how many had already...

His phone rang and he saw it was Joan McClane.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"Have you seen the T-files yet?" she asked.

"You're not supposed to see any of them!" Carlos said the anger he felt leaking into his voice.

"I know but I couldn't let you hang out there alone boss, I just want to help close this fast," she said.

"I haven't seen those yet, I just finished running through the V and K files (for Vickers and Kinkaid)." Carlos sighed in exasperation. there were hundreds of hours of video to go through and he was starting to realize he was barely scratching the surface. When it started he thought that there may be a few people involved. Maybe 1 or 2 teachers with maybe 2-3 students but this...

Carlos remained quiet for a while and then Joan asked again. "Boss? This is really fucked up. What are we going to do?"

"I'll think of something. In the meantime... You stop watching you hear me? If someone takes the fall for bending the rules It's gonna be me. not you. Got it?" Carlos said.

"Sure boss," Joan said softly. "Just... Please let me know. Let me help, I promise to keep my mouth shut if I have to. But we have to do something! Anything!"

"I'll let you know Joan. See you at the station." Carlos said before he hung up.

He spent a long time watching the screen and thinking. Finally, he picked up his phone and made a call.

"Yeah it's me." he said "Ehm... Listen... Count me in, but... I'm gonna need your help with something else. He's not the only one and we have to do it right."