#rutherellerymd

Dec: Don't panic. Everything is fine.

Dec: Does this look like I should get stitches?

There were several reasons Dr. Declan Gallagher preferred to stay out of the kitchen. One of those reasons, and probably the most important one, was that he was clumsy. A fried egg was safe. A sandwich? Should have been safe but he decided to get crazy with it and cut an onion. What was the worst thing Nathan could happen?

Well, that was something for Ruth to determine. He sent an image of a smallish gash the full length of his thumb. The dish towel he'd used to apply pressure was mocking him as it quickly drenched with red.