He grabbed Hawk by the back of his shirt, dragging him along the floor until they were completely out of the room. The air was filled with dust, and w...thout their surgical masks it would’ve been hard to breathe. A stunned Hawk said, “Whew! That was close.”Helping Hawk stand, Jason asked, “Are you OK?”“Other than a sore and bruised butt, I think I’m fine. Thanks for dragging my ass out of there. I’m sorry I tripped.”“There’s nothing to be sorry about. Remember, those timbers are probably more. He coughed raising his hand to his mouth to hide this smile.“Good morning Tanya, I see its started now?” he said keeping his face straight.“Yes.” I replied looking down somewhat embarrassed.The guys said little else over breakfast as my Dad served it up. They were off to work shortly and the contrast of their heavy denim work clothes and rough stubby fingers with my Mums and my own silken hands and flimsy dresses was stark. Maybe I was always born to be the daughter of the house.“Well you guys. I was next told that she was Sue, the company nurse, and that I was to follow her for my exam.Sue led me down many hallways to her office. Once inside her office, I was lead into Exam Room #1. It looked like a regular exam room that you would find at a doctor's office. It had an exam table with all of the usual instruments by it. Sue next told me to strip down to my underwear and she handed me a thin paper gown to put on. Then she left the room. Soon I was sitting on the edge of the table. It took some distance to right the bus, pull over and safely park. To shorten the walk I backed up on the right shoulder until I was alongside the little car. By then the occupants were outside the car, looking terrified at what used to be a serviceable compact car. It had been rudely transformed into a junker, and would be crushed as soon as the insurance underwriters got a look at it.The women seemed too shocked to react and I had to ask repeatedly if she or the baby were hurt. “Are you two.