after nate concluded , he introduced dr. wells , a world renowned endocrinologist in her own right who had had the chance to study a patient with one of the strange new growths . when dr. wells started to talk , meredith paid attention . the doctor had n't bothered to share any of her findings with meredith , so she was learning almost as much as everyone else . '' the first thing we want to share is that the patient is in good health , and it is not medically indicated to remove the
growth

'' i guess this means i still have a job . '' his eyes sparkled and when he smiled , i felt the warmth in it down to my very bones . it was quickly replaced by lust as he roped an arm around my waist and pulled me in close . '' the last thing i want to talk about right now is
work

at least he would n't have to worry about that anymore , he thought ; remembering the way the old man 's eyes had gradually closed as he squeezed the life out of him . it was almost as though he welcomed death as the end of his suffering . did the suffering really end when you died , he wondered ? or did you take it with you into the
afterlife