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But I did not cry

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Bella

If there was anything lucky about my debacle, it was that hockey season was not yet in full swing It would be hard for a girl to hide in her rooaot a call froden on the line

Thank God

"Bella? Do you have a minute to talk?"

"Of course I didn’t know you worked Saturdays, though"

"I henever the vaginas need"Do you have time for a cup of coffee?"

I hesitated "Sure Is it that bad?"

"No!" she said "Not at all I just want to see your face We’re not supposed to have favorite patients, but…"

"I’hed "Meet ht myself a cup of pepperden She’d nabbed a very private table in back "Hi," I said, feeling calaze that banished panicky thoughts

She reached across the table to give my hand a quick squeeze "Bella, dear I’m sorry I wasn’t around when you came in last week"

"Please tell me that you were someplace wonderful Because Dr Peterson is an evil troll"