Outback Crisis
by Melanie Milburne

A clerical error forces two big city doctors to share a practice-and a small house-in the Outback!

Newly qualified Dr. Alex MacDonald is thrilled to have received a 6 month contract in Australia's Outback. Eager to start a new life, she can't wait to get the clinic up and running. Imagine her surprise when she arrives to find the position already filled by Dr. Alex MacDonald-a very male, very handsome Dr. Alex MacDonald!

Can the two big city doctors share the country practice-and the tiny house that comes with it?

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"And this is the kitchen," Mack said half an hour later as he showed Alex around the small doctor's cottage next door to the clinic. "It's pretty basic as you can see."

Alex hoped her dismay wasn't showing on her face. She hadn't been expecting much in the way of modern appliances but preparing meals on a single hot plate and shoe-box sized toaster-oven was really going to stretch her capabilities. Hadn't they heard of microwave ovens way out here?

"We can share the cooking until things are finalized over whether you stay or not," he said. "One of the locals brought some basics around earlier so at least we won't starve over the weekend."

"Fine but I think I should tell you-"

"By the way there are no fancy restaurants or posh delicatessens or off licenses out here," he said as he led the way to the bathroom.

Alex scowled at his broad back. "I wasn't expecting any."

"Good," he said as he opened the bathroom door.

"Besides, I'm not out here to cook," she said meeting his gaze again. "I'm out here to save lives."

Something moved behind his eyes, like a rippling shadow but he had turned away before she could make sense of it. "There are some lives that can't be saved, Dr MacDonald," he said. "This isn't the city where specialist backup is just a suburb or two away. Out here the tyranny of distance is always going to be the biggest challenge."

"Yes I realize that, but that's part of the reason I'm here. I want to prove to myself that I can work under any conditions, the tougher the better."

"So what did you do?" he asked with a smile that leant more towards a smirk. "Throw a dart at a map?"

Alex pursed her mouth at him. "No, as a matter of fact I happened to go to Medical school with one of the doctors now stationed at Marraburra. She was a few years ahead of me but we became good friends after working on the same ward. She loves it out there and is getting married soon to one of the local cops. I was kind of at a loose end and decided it was time to do my bit for the bush."

A three beat silence passed.

"So why did you come out here?" she asked.

A shutter seemed to come down over his features as he shouldered open the sitting room door. "I was looking for some space and Kingfisher Crossing seemed to have plenty of it," he answered.

She wrinkled her brow at him. "Space for what?"