Martha had to stop herself from saying 'och, Jamie' involuntarily--she didn't want him to think she was mocking him, she'd just heard 'och, Martha' way too many times from Ails, one of her flatmates at uni. "Hey, eating's a damn big part of staying alive," she pointed out. "But there're a few things you can learn to do, doctor-wise. Anyone can be a first aider, do CPR, as long as they've got a steady head in a crisis."

She was fairly confident Jamie was one of those people.