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He pounced "Not like you?"
The smile vanished, poof! "You ask a lot of questions, Dr Dean"
"Jared And you’re still in trouble fro to look out for you? I et sick or hit by a car or have chest pains, I’ at you to shut you up, I’ll be the one cowering in the corner with my hands over my ears"
She srinned back at her "Carlotti knows he has nothing to fear fro up to refill her cup She disdained the sugar locker and drank it black,an appreciative face He couldn’t believe it--of all the things to happen this evening, beautiful Kara enjoying the hospital’s interpretation of coffee was the strangest "I can’t testify against hiure that one out There were only two reasons not to testify against anyone: fear--which Kara didn’t see to hide You didn’t testify for the DA if the DA had so on you as well
He wondered what she had done
"So let’s go see the DA," he said, seizing the bull by the horns
"You o alone and I would prefer to wait and see what happens"
WhichHe had the feeling if he insisted on seeing the DA; he’d for a fact never see her again
He instantly decided that was an unacceptable course of action Screw the risk to his personal health!
He had to get to know this woman
"So…what?"
"We wait until Carlotti is arrested It shouldn’t be long A lot of people are looking for him" She said that with cool relish and he et on her bad side "When he’s arrested, you’re out of danger"
"Doesn’t he have hench-thugs who could still get me?"
She nodded "In theory But they won’tin their ears You can see the DA--his name is Thomas Wechter, by the way, second floor of the courthouse, take a left past the water fountain--and tell hi to testify, ask to see the rest of his case If he has one"
"What about you?" he asked, trying once again, even though he kneas useless The same tenacity that made other doctors literally pull him off a DOA wouldn’t let hied by Carstupidi You should testify that he tried to kill you! Ibully, if you hadn’t cleaned his clock, I would have"
She snorted and he raised an eyebrow at her "Sorry," she said quickly "I was just picturing you and Carlotti--but you were talking about the DA I can’t testify It’s all up to you"
"What are you afraid of?" he asked boldly, sure she’d rebuff hiave hi I could explain to you," she said quietly, then got up, poured the rest of her coffee down the sink and walked to theShe took the cup with her, he noticed After a ot it: she was so paranoid, she wouldn’t take a chance on leaving fingerprints behind Interesting "See you around, Dr Dean I’ll be in touch" She stepped up to the sill
"It’s Jared ," he yelled, darting after her, "and use the door , for God’s sake! Look, it’s right here" He rattled the doorknob invitingly; she ignored hiuard!" he practically screa at hi s for Carlotti’s henchht"
"Wait!" But theclosed firmly and when he darted to it to look out, it was so dark he couldn’t see her anymore
Ten hours later, he let hi shift, but a busy and rewarding one…only one death and that one a DNR, an eighty-seven year old wo for death for the better part of a year, according to her calh, but it could have been so much worse Was so much worse, frequently
He often wondered how he had ended up where he was--a physician, someone who dealt with death every day In school he’d been an a or anyone seriously Strange that he had been drawn to a career that was, at ti from humorous
It wasn’t that he’d lost someone close to him, had been marked forever by the death of a parent or close friend Hell, he’d never had so e he’d taken an EMT course and as part of the training he had to volunteer at a busyaround hi, pull off , That looks a helluva lotout to LA to do stand-up Making people laugh is one thing Giving theht and applied to five pre- out college applications instead of watching Friends re-runs, had nearly ith relief
He alking past the couch, intent on the kitchen and a sandwich, when he saw Kara was deeply asleep on his couch, curled under a yellow fleece throw He nearly walked into the end table
He turned around, tiptoed back to his front door and exa Then he walked to the hich were all locked on the inside The wohost, a--a rich woman if she ever decided to use her powers to aid the forces of evil
He went to stand over her again, wanting to talk to her, but also wanting to let her sleep If she had stayed close, as she said she would--and he didn’t think she would lie to hi day, es She hadn’t heard hi particular care to be quiet Clearly she was exhausted He would let her sleep