Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016 16:49:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: Snowblind94 <snowblind94@yahoo.ca>
Subject: Jared the Paramedic II - 9 Shenanigans

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Jared the Paramedic - Volume II
Chapter 9 - Shenanigans


The two of them leaned forward, and gently kissed.  As they broke apart,
they could hear someone gagging and dry heaving outside the ambulance.

Liam rolled his eyes without even looking to see who it was.  "I know that
gagging sound anywhere, Jared."

"As do I," replied Jared as he started to laugh.

"Hello cuz," said Melanie as she jumped in the back of the unit and wrapped
herself around Jared with a big hug.

 "Oh shit," mumbled Liam "Hello, loving cousin Melanie."

"I heard that Liam," replied a chuckling Melanie.

Melanie switched stretchers and sat next to Liam to embrace him.  "How you
been keeping, Liam?"

"Good, and you, Mel?"

"Perfect as always, little cousin," she replied.  "I thought I would come
down and check to see how Dawn is doing."

Liam mumbled 'the Dragon Lady giving pointers to the Tiger Lady.'  The
smack on the back of Liam's head was so fast he didn't even see her arm or
hand movement.

Jared smiled, "I thought I explained it to you, Liam, that when you insult
the Dragon Lady, you must step out of the range for her arm reach."
Melanie tried to get Jared, but he stepped back and moved his head sideways
so she missed.

Liam was rubbing the back of head," Yeah, yeah, yeah.  Medic abuse."

"Medic abuse?  Wait until I get my hands on you, little man," as the three
stepped out the back of the ambulance.

Liam hid behind Jared and wrapped his arms his waist.  "Protect me Jared."

Melanie was laughing as Jared said, "Play nice you two or I won't buy
either of you supper."

Melanie stopped her movement and said "Yes, Dad."

"Yes, Dad," said Liam as he let go of his grip.

"How does Dawn like it here?" asked Jared.  "I don't spend a lot of time
around the administration area and don't get much of a chance to speak with
her.  I should be making the time to have a coffee with her now and then."

"I understand, Jared," started Melanie.  "She's getting the hang of it and
is sorting things out.  She has a list of things to talk with me about of
things she wants to start here.  One of the things we seriously need to get
in place is a counseling service.  It could be used as critical incident
debriefing and by the people we have from the military now as well."

"I think you know what my thoughts would be as the President on something
like that, Mel," replied Jared.

"Of course I do and I approved it already," Melanie replied with a smug
voice and beautiful smile.

"Melanie, when you smile you are so beautiful," said Liam.  "I Just don't
understand why you haven't got a husband."  Liam mumbled the next part,
"until you shoot fire out of your mouth to burn villages while stomping on
them like a female Godzilla."  He made a break for the hallway and
disappeared down it.

"You little shit," said Melanie as she chased him down the hallway.

"They're always like that when they are together, aren't they?" asked a
voice filled with laughter.  Rob was just entering the ambulance bay from
the other end.

"Yes they are Rob, and it gets worse at home together," replied Jared
laughing.

"Jared have you met the two latest hires?  They'll be coming in any minute
after they park the SUV.  We had just gone down for them to do the piss
test as the final step as well as their road driving test.

"No Rob, I've been busy on the road all day."

"I'll tell you, Jared, Melanie and Dawn have been finding some first class
medics for us.  Has she asked you about a helicopter yet?"

Jared coughed and gagged.

"Sorry, guess not," Rob laughed.

A scream of agony was heard from down the hallway.  "Guess she got him,"
laughed Jared.

They could both hear Liam complaining loudly "That's not fair!  You two
can't gang up on me."

Rob laughed, "I see Darth Mel and her apprentice got him."

"I heard that!" was yelled down the hallway.

"Jared, how the hell does she do that?"

"I have no clue but she has terrorized me with her hearing since I was
young.  But then again Rob, Dumbo has nothing on her ears."

"I heard that too, cousin."  Melanie placed heavy emphasis on the word
cousin.

Jared smirked and looked at Rob while whispering, "Ex-employee."

Melanie yelled back, "World's best and most wonderful and big hearted
cousin."

Rob laughed as Jared shrugged his shoulders and said, "I really have no
clue how she does it, Rob."

Melanie and Dawn were coming into the bay with Liam as the door at the
other end opened.  Two men entered and came towards Rob.

"This is Lyle and Cam.  They will both be starting here tomorrow now they
passed their piss test.  Cam just moved to town and had been working at
another ambulance service for a year before that.  Lyle is a friend of
...." said Rob

"Hello Lyle," said Melanie as they embraced.

"Mel, Dawn, I can't thank you two enough for this chance you guys are
giving me," said Lyle.

Melanie sent him a non-verbal message to "shut up," which he seemed to
understand.  Jared cocked his head sideways as he looked at Melanie, but
shrugged his shoulders slightly.  She relaxed upon seeing his reaction.

Rob continued with the introductions "This is Jared and Liam, who are our
senior Paramedic Team.  Jared is the Training Officer for the service and
Liam is his assistant."  The men all shook hands.  Liam looked like he was
going to ask Rob a question but was cut off.  "No Liam, there is no extra
money for the position.  You get the title only."

Liam pouted and mumbled, "Cheapskate."

Cam is a nice looking young man about 22-24 years old, died black hair
which was short on the sides and long on the top, combed forward over his
forehead and eyes.  He is slim, 5'10" and was wearing a tight t shirt with
very tight skinny leg pants.  He had a dream catcher tattooed on his upper
arm, and some jewelry in his ears.  Some people would describe Cam as a
border line EMO; others would describe him as a metrosexual.  Liam sensed
Cam was neither of those labeled types; he was just a typical young man
searching for inner strength and understanding by dressing different ways.
Like so many other young people, he was just acting in a role or trying
something out until he found the character he could emulate for the rest of
his life.  On the outside Cam gave the impression being a very outgoing and
pleasant young man.  On the inside, he was someone who needed a mentor to
help him build up some self-confidence in his skills and his potential.
Liam had got all that information while he shook hands with the young man.
The other thing Liam sensed was he would like Cam as a co-worker and maybe
a friend.

Cam looked into the eyes of the man who had been introduced to as Liam.
When they shook hands, it felt like he had an electric shock start at his
hand and travel to his brain.  He knew he must have imagined it.  Cam's
impression of Liam was he could like him, and he liked the strong
handshake.

Lyle is a man in mid-30's with a very muscular physique.  He has short dark
brown hair, trimmed moustache, green eyes and beautiful smile.  He stands
6' and approximately 210 lbs, and stood as rigid as a board.

"Cam, let's go and get the paperwork done on you.  Can I leave Lyle here
with you guys?" asked Rob.  "Come on Dawn, let's get this finished."

"Of course you can, Rob.  We'll go to the meeting room and talk," said
Melanie.  The group was quickly led down the hallway and into the meeting
room.

Everyone sat down, and Melanie took control.  "Jared, both Dawn and I know
him from our time in the military."

Jared held his hand up to stop her.  "Melanie, cousin, you're in charge and
I trust you."  He looked over at Liam who seemed to be observing Lyle
carefully.

"Jared, Lyle's a good man who is married with two children.  When he was in
the military, he was involved in a roadside device explosion," explained
Melanie.

Jared held up his hand again and Mel stopped speaking.  "Lyle, why don't
you tell me your story in your own words, please?"

Lyle was nervous, but spoke clearly.  "Yes Jared, I was involved in a
serious explosion.  As the result of the explosion, I lost my left leg
below the knee."

Jared was sitting at the table with his arms resting on it and made the
"carry on and out with it," gesture with his right hand.

Lyle looked at Melanie for support and she was smiling at him.

He looked directly at Jared and said, "During my recovery, I became
addicted to pain killers.  I've gone through a treatment program and passed
it successfully.  I'm getting my life together again and I bumped into Dawn
downtown while I was buying some food for my daughter and son who are 7 and
9.  During my addiction and recovery, my wife and children stood by me and
are the big part of the reason for the success in my treatment.  The
unconditional love from my wife and my kids was what truly motivated me.
The disability benefits aren't very much and to be perfectly honest, Jared,
Dawn found me crying as I was counting the coins in my hands to pay for the
food.  Not the best way to reacquaint yourself with someone I respected as
much as her.  I was hoping to find a job in this town."

Melanie took over while grasping his hand with hers.  "Jared, he's a good
man and deserves this job, especially with you and Liam to watch over him
and give him some guidance when he needs it."

Jared sat still and locked eyes with Lyle who was looking absolutely
terrified.  He moved his eyes over to Melanie who was trying to keep
control of her emotions.

"I haven't heard anything which has either concerned or bothered me so what
the hell were you two concerned about, the leg or the recovered addict?
Melanie my dear cousin, you know what I think about those types of things."

"Yes, I'm sorry but I have been having doubts because of my personally
knowing him.  Jared, I did his hiring by the book, but I've been second
guessing myself.  He's a damn good medic and I have seen his skills,
dedication and abilities, and that's why I hired him."

"Melanie, I ask you again, what's the problem?  You have never been
questioned by anyone for people you hired for this base.  In fact cousin,
it looks like we are fortunate you hired him."

Melanie looked relieved at Jared's answer.  "Thanks, Jared."

Jared finally spoke.  "Lyle, I'm the training officer, and I accept anyone
Melanie hires.  I give everyone chances and tolerate a lot if there is
potential which I can develop in the employee.  I have never doubted my
cousin Melanie's decisions, and I trust her with my life unconditionally.
I fully support her hiring ex-military personnel and helping as many as we
can.  We as a country owe it to you seeing the government is dropping the
ball."

Jared turned to Liam, "Do you sense anything from Lyle?"

Liam spoke, "Jared, from what I've observed during this conversation and
sensed is his right ear is dominant although the left is still working but
possibly in a reduced capacity. That was obvious the way he held his head
during the conversation but still reacted to sounds on the left.  I suspect
his left hand was damaged in the explosion and there is some minor long
term damage but nothing restricting.  He is and has been speaking the truth
Jared, and he also is scared shitless about this meeting and now terrified
that I have said all this."

Lyle's mouth was hanging open in shock.

"Lyle, was everything Liam said accurate?" asked Jared.

Lyle's throat was dry and he squawked.  He swallowed a couple of times and
finally said "Yes, it is extremely accurate sir."

"Liam and I are a good team, and we each have strengths which blend
together very well.  Lyle as your trainer, absolutely none of that concerns
me.  If you need help, we are always available to help you no matter what
the problem or the time of day is.  There is absolutely nothing you can
tell us which will surprise either of us and there is absolutely nothing we
cannot help you with.  Before you say anything, believe it Lyle; if you
need help, we are here."

"Jared, Melanie said you and Liam were special people but didn't elaborate
much.  I am beginning to think she understated both of your personalities
and perceptive abilities.  May I ask you a direct question, Jared?"

"Certainly Lyle, ask away."

"Melanie told me she was the Administrative Assistant to the President of
the company and she has introduced me to a few people so far.  She listened
and gave direction to each one of them.  You are the only one she has
explained her actions, sought approval from and been nervous with."

Jared laughed but was very pleasantly surprised by Lyle's question and
observations.  "That's a very good demonstration of critical thinking,
Lyle.  But, it's because I'm her cousin and if she hires someone I think is
a bad hire, I will never let her hear the end of it from me.  The other
reason is I'm more related to the President than she is which is important
in our tribal world.  He would never let his assistant forget she made a
mistake, nor would I."  Lyle seemed to accept his answer.

Melanie smiled, but rolled her eyes, "Whatever, cuz."

Lyle looked at her and then Jared carefully.  "Do I officially have the
job?"

"Melanie and Dawn hired you so you absolutely have a job, Lyle.  Welcome to
the ambulance service.  You will be spending some time with Liam and myself
until we get you up to speed on the treatment protocols."

Lyle's eyes filled with tears.  "I can't wait to tell my wife I finally
have a real job."

Liam leaned forward and snapped his fingers while saying, "Sleep."  Lyle
immediately went unconscious.

Liam looked at Jared and said, "I sensed one other thing just a moment ago.
He's been very guarded and me passively sensing him has been a challenge.
He just dropped his guard and he has managed to hide that his family are
living in a small travel trailer at a camp ground.  We need to do something
about that, Jared."

Jared looked at Melanie, who had a horrified look on her face. "Jared, I
had no clue," said Melanie quickly.  "He really did keep that from me."

"Melanie, I want this man and his family in a hotel, on our account
tonight.  Also, they will be in a rental house, furnished and filled to
capacity with food, clothing and toys for the kids as soon as you can
arrange it. Do you understand this clearly?"

"Yes Jared," she said.

Liam spoke up, "They also need some cash to operate with.  From what I
sensed, Jared, they literally have nothing anymore and the comment about
counting the coins confirms it.  They really need clothing and the kids
need to get to a school."

"Thank you, Liam," said Jared.  "You're absolutely correct and thank you
for pointing that out.  I was so busy looking at the big picture, I missed
those important details. He is to get an advance of his pay which we will
never collect back, in cash, today. "

"No problem Jared, it will be my pleasure.  Liam, your power really is
growing stronger all the time, isn't it," said Melanie.

Liam leaned over towards Jared and took his hand into his.  He brought it
to his lips and kissed the back gently.  "Yes it is, Melanie, just as the
love between Jared and it grows with every breath I take."

Melanie was sticking her fingers down her throat and gagging. "Oh God, I
cannot believe you said that, you are so sickeningly mushy."

"And you are such a bitch," laughed Liam.

Melanie looked at him absolutely emotionless and said "So?  What's your
point little man?"  Then she smiled.

"You are so very good at being a bitch, Mel," laughed Liam.  "I just had a
thought, what are the chances of his wife getting some work if she wants it
down the road?" asked Liam.

"Good thinking, Liam.  I don't know much about her, but I will do anything
I can if she wants work Liam.  I have a lot of friends and connections
around town," replied Melanie.

"Anything else guys?" asked Jared.  They both shook their head 'no.'

Liam snapped his finger again and Lyle woke up.

"Lyle, you zoned out for a moment," said Jared.

Lyle shook his head.  "I'm sorry.  I guess I'm just overwhelmed by this.  I
am so happy to have a job again, in spite of my injuries."

"Lyle," said Liam, "you are working here because of who you are and your
skills, not your injuries.  We will not be making you a poster child for
hiring vets, mobility challenged or recovered addicts.  You are here
because Melanie believes in you to do the job, and now we do, too."

Very quietly, Lyle said "Thank you, all of you and I won't let you down."

"All we expect you to do is your best, and if you run into problems or you
need someone to talk with, we are here for you - any time you need us,"
said Jared.

Liam looked at everyone around the table and looked like he wanted to ask
something.

It was the first time Lyle had a lighthearted smile on his face when he met
Liam's gaze.  "Liam, your dying to ask about the amputation and prosthetic
leg I have so go ahead."

"Thank you Lyle.  How does the prosthetic work?  You walk so naturally I
didn't even realize you were using a prosthetic. Does it affect your sense
of balance and how do you compensate? Is there a difference in the use of
the muscle to operate the prosthetic from the natural leg?  How does it
attach to your remaining part of the leg?  Is there such a thing as phantom
pain and how do you control the phantom pain?  Is the ankle articulated or
solid? How does that work on gradients or slippery conditions? When you're
standing still and feeling the sensations from your foot and stump, how do
you maintain balance?  What about pivoting, is it difficult?  What type of
shoes or boots do you need for your foot?  Can you still do the Swan Lake
Ballet and is it true you first met Melanie while she was doing the
Nutcracker and not in the military like she claims?"

Melanie swung and missed Liam with a slap.  Jared shook his head while
chuckling.

"Slow down, Liam," laughed Lyle.  "Most people just ask if they can see it
and not all these technical questions.  My god I've never had anyone rapid
fire so many questions at once. And, yes that was how I really met Melanie.
She was performing in a tight pink tutu and form fitting shirt....."

"I'm going to need psychological treatment for that vision of my cousin
with camel toe in a tight outfit," replied Jared.

"JARED!" screamed Melanie.  "I am still your bigger, older and tougher
cousin and I can still wash your mouth out with soap or put you over my
knee like I used to."

Liam had his head on the table and had both his arms wrapped around it.
"The pain, the pain, the vision is killing me. Oh God, camel toe.  Melanie
with camel toe - I need counseling."

Melanie looked at the three men and said, "You're all assholes.  Now, just
remember I can take my time to get even with all of you."

"Let's move on from this topic, please God, let's move on."  Jared ducked
and Melanie missed slapping him.  "Lyle, I had all those technical
questions in my mind that Liam asked, and others on my mind as well.  Right
now, I have two questions to ask before you and Liam go off on a tangent in
your discussion."

"Please, ask away Jared," replied Lyle.

"Is there a better model we can get you to help you do your job here and
can I see your prosthetic, too?" asked Jared with a smile.

"My leg works fine and of course I'll show it to you, Jared," said Lyle as
lifted his leg onto the table.

He slid the pant leg up, and started to explain the answers to all of
Liam's questions along with many more he asked.  Lyle didn't do it very
often because of his own insecurities, but he removed the prosthetic and
explained the surgical procedures to his leg, and the steps he needed to
follow to keep it healthy.  Lyle was becoming relaxed with Jared and Liam
now, and he was actually enjoying the discussion around the technical side
of his injury.  Unlike many other people, these guys were not interested in
the explosion - they wanted to understand the injury, the treatment and how
it has changed him.  Lyle was really beginning to enjoy talking with Jared
and Liam, and he was beginning to believe them when they had said there was
nothing that would shock them and there was nothing they couldn't help
with.  Melanie, Jared and Liam were deep in a discussion with Lyle when
Dawn came to the door and asked for him to come and finish the paperwork.

Dawn brought Cam in and sat him down in the room as Lyle left with her to
finish his paperwork.  Jared looked over to Melanie and said, "Good
opportunity to start working on what we just discussed, Cuz."

"You're right, Jared," she replied and left the room quickly.

Liam was staring at the metal in the young man's ears.  "So, Cam - why do
you wear all that shit stuck in your ears?"

Both Cam and Jared sputtered and coughed.  "That's our Liam, direct with
the questions."

Cam looked at the two men and smiled.  "I don't mind actually.  You are the
first person to ever ask me the question they had in their mind without a
load of bullshit.  I've been wearing them to piss my dad off but now that
I'm living on my own, I can take them out."

"At work, if you would, wear the minimal or lowest profile of jewelry,
please, Cam.  They do become a safety issue for us if someone can grab them
and pull them out of your skin," said Liam.

Cam unconsciously reached up and held his ears, "Ouch.  I hadn't thought of
that."

Jared, Liam and Cam sat and chatted for approximately 20 minutes when
Melanie came in and sat down.  She let Cam head out for home and to return
the next day to start work.

Melanie brought Jared up to speed on the hotel, and cash she had obtained.
It was her intention to take Lyle's wife and children out shopping in the
morning after he arrived at work.  She also had a broker looking for a
suitable house rental for them near a school.

Dawn brought a very happy looking Lyle in with her.  Melanie was back in
control of the room and asked Lyle to have a seat.

"I've had a conversation with the president of the company and he has
directed that I do the following things.  First, we know about the trailer
you guys are living in and you are now booked into a hotel with a pool for
the kids starting tonight."

Lyle started to object, but Mel shut him down.

"Sgt, I have been given instructions and I am now giving them to you.  Is
there any part of this you do not understand?"

Lyle smiled finally, "No, sir."

Liam chuckled and mumbled "Sir. I always suspected....."  Jared slapped the
back of his head this time.

"Thanks cuz," said Melanie with her beautiful smile.  She pulled an
envelope from her day timer on the table and pushed it over to Lyle.  "This
is an advance of your pay so you have some cash.  It will be recovered from
your pay over the next year.  There is one month salary there."

Lyle's eyes started tearing as he reached for the envelope.  "I don't know
what to say to all of you.  I would like to meet the president of this
company sometime to personally thank him."

"Some day you may meet him, but although he is very involved in his
businesses, he isn't much for formality.  In his mind, he's just another
guy," she said.

Lyle was staring at the envelope full of cash with tears leaking down his
cheeks.

"We'll go and pack up your trailer and it can be parked here in the back
lot.  Then we will go and get your family and take you to the hotel.  I
think you need some time with your family and the kids need to play on the
slides at the pool."  Melanie stood up and before Lyle could say anything
she added, "Move your ass, mister."

Lyle stood, gave her a crisp salute and followed her out of the room.

Just as Melanie was walking through the door, Jared said, "And Miss Bear,
if you could find time to fill me in on the helicopter and what the
Training Department needs to do for you, I would appreciate it."

Dawn was trying not to laugh and covered her mouth quickly.  Melanie turned
her head over her shoulder and without missing a beat replied, "I'll do
that as soon as I find the replacement for the Operations Manager who is
about to have an accident and die."

Jared, Liam and Dawn were all laughing now with Lyle was looking puzzled at
everyone's reaction.

The next morning, Liam had Cam and Lyle going through the units completing
audits and inspections to learn the locations of the equipment within the
ambulances.

Jared was with Rob and Melanie discussing the helicopter idea.

He had to hand it to them, Rob and Melanie with back up from John had done
a fantastic proposal which made absolute sense.  The price tag was
reasonable as well in Jared's mind, but he had a few questions for John
before he would commit to anything. He also asked Melanie to look into the
cost of training pilots as well because he might know a couple of people
who could be trained in the job.

Liam walked by and mumbled something about Mel's ass being too big for the
pilot's seat and they would have to sling her underneath in a net.  He took
off running right after the comment.  Melanie looked at Rob and Jared while
she reached for a roll of duct tape, and took off down the hall after him.

"Jared, you know what's going to happen to him don't you?" asked Rob.

"Rob, if he wants to play with the big people, he needs to learn," replied
Jared with a smile.

A scream from down the hallway was heard as well as duct tape being torn
off the roll.  Liam was begging for forgiveness as more duct tape was torn
off.  Finally, Liam's voice was muffled.  Melanie returned a couple of
moments later dragging something on the floor.  It was Liam, all taped up
exactly like a calf wrestled and roped in a rodeo.  His hands and feet were
all taped together as well as his mouth being taped shut.  Melanie grabbed
her phone and started taking pictures.  Liam was obviously begging her not
to do it through his gag, and it became frantic when she said she was
tweeting it to Darren, Josh, Tyler, Troy, John, Jesse, Zane and finally
grandfather.  Jared and Rob were laughing hard at Liam who was whining
through his gag.

Thirty minutes later Liam, Rob, Melanie, Jared, Dawn and Lyle had left the
base and were at a restaurant to order Brunch.

"Liam, I have to ask you about Melanie," said Lyle.  "Why do you push her
buttons so bad?"

"Do I have to answer that?"

Rob leaned over and said, "Liam, you might just as well tell him.  I think
he has figured it out already."

Liam huffed loudly.  "Lyle, this is going to be very, very painful to me."

"You don't know what pain is, little man," laughed Mel.

"Lyle, Melanie and I love each other like a brother and sister.  I always
wanted a sister, and now I have a real old one."

Lyle laughed and looked at Rob who was shaking his head in disbelief.
"Rob, are they always...."

Rob cut him off, "Yes, they are and Liam is usually the one who gets the
worse of it."

"Seriously Lyle, Jared and I are soulmates and I've been adopted into their
family.  I'm the luckiest guy in the world to have a boyfriend like Jared,
and a beautiful cousin named Melanie."

Lyle's face went blank.  "Boyfriend?"

Dawn mumbled, "Oh shit.  Didn't anyone tell him?"

"Why should anyone tell him?" asked Jared.  "He either accepts it or he
finds out how close to the president I really am."

Rob was holding his hands up, "Hold on guys; let Lyle finish before
everyone jumps to conclusions."

"I'm sorry everyone, I didn't mean it to sound that way.  I thought you two
were already married the way you act and are in tune with each other.  I
don't care about your being gay," explained Lyle.

Jared, Melanie and Liam began to smile at Lyle.  Jared said, "Now that you
are an employee, and hanging with us, you can become a target yourself."

It took a minute for Lyle to realize what was being said, and he grabbed
his face to hide it.

"Got ya," said Liam.

"Melanie, I am beginning to understand why you kick his ass so much."

"It's so fun," she replied wringing her hands with anticipation.

The meals arrived and everyone dug in quickly.  When a person works in the
essential services, you eat when you can - and quickly.  Approximately 50%
of the time, emergency personnel never get to finish their meals.  The men
managed to get most of the meal eaten before their radios warbled a
priority call.

The call was for an industrial accident.  Two workers had been on scaffold
when it had collapsed, killing one man immediately and injuring the other.
The scaffold was only 12 meters in height, and the other workers had
cleared the debris by the time they arrived.

Jared allowed Lyle to run the call with Liam backing him up. He did a
fantastic job and his skills clearly demonstrated he had a lot of
experience.  Jared drove the unit back and allowed the two men to finish
the call together.  Liam only stuck his head up front twice during the
trip, and Jared missed him with the slap the first time when he asked if he
even knew the directions to drive to the hospital.  The second time Liam
went to front of the ambulance, he actually just turned around and backed
up so his ass was in the front.  He then farted a long and not too silent
fowl gas into the cab of the ambulance.

Jared resolved to definitely deal with Liam later when he looked in the
rear view mirror and he had his feet up and was telling Lyle he now
understood why Jared liked working the back so much.

He pulled into the ambulance bay slowly and he kept a close watch on the
two attendants.  He saw his opportunity while Lyle was seated and Liam was
standing in the aisle.  Jared tapped the brakes twice, causing Liam to fly
forward and bounce of the bulkhead wall.

"Sorry, someone stepped out in front of us," said Jared with a smile.

Lyle was trying not to laugh and Liam was mumbling something about
ambulance drivers.  They handed the patient over and Jared introduced Lyle
around the ER staff.