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Author: Robyn Carr

Then she heard Sarah’s voice asking the doctor when he would be open for business "Monday I’ open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday--but I’ll co so in Bandon to afford this practice I still have some equipment on the way--most of it is small and portable for now I doubt I’ll ever have an X-ray but I have a small lab and can do simple tests here It’s a very co to run some specials"

"Oh?" Sarah asked him

"Cut-rate school and sports physicals and, in the fall, ten-dollar flu shots" Devon smiled as she noticed his chest puff up a little

It eet, she thought Handso in new patients

"Who’s helping you?" Sarah asked

"I’ myself, so far I need an RN or, even better, a physician’s assistant, but no one really wants to work for a part-tiive up the Bandon ER to keep this place open six days a week I can cover for a good nurse, but the paperwork is going to kill er, one who can triage patient needs and keep the for to be out of work by the end of the summer, but I have no idea what a person does in a doctor’s office," Sarah responded

But I do, Devon thought It had been a long tihborhood doctor’s office She kne to keep charts organized and up-to-date, file insurance clai She wondered if she’d find the courage to put herself out there And just as she was considering this, she was snagged by a woirl From Seattle, I hear"

Devon looked around a little nervously and the woirl that I know of," she said "How do you like the town?"

"I’ve hardly seen it," Devon said

"I’uy on’t leave Gina alone Come with me, I want to know all about you"

The wo to be followed, and Devon did so She wasn’t about to argue

Lou sat down on one of the chairs in the s room and patted the chair beside her Devon took the chair obediently, hoping this woman didn’t ask difficult questions because she would be ihed self-consciously "Devon How do you do"

"Splendid, thank you Now, tell ht you to Thunder Point? How long will you stay? What do you do?" Then she laughed "I’ with middle-school kids and lish teacher It’s e live by the ‘literal ive them a question they can ansith one word, they will"

So will I, Devon thought

"I grew up in Seattle I’ve been kind of awell, I was in a relationship, but I wasn’t married I wasahyou know"

"I know," she said "I’le at just a titch over sixty Neverthe way Just maybeabout it now, though My nephew just got married and Gina hasat the seams And I do have this wonderful Oh, you don’t want to know about that"

"Sure I do," Devon said

"But where are you staying, darling?" Lou asked

"My very distant cousin, Mr Rawley Goode," she said "Just when I didn’t knohere to go or what to do, he offered ives me time to think about what to do next" Then she sh it’s been years"

"Really? What age?"

"I have a degree in early childhood developotten started on uess you could say I becaood use of your time We could use a preschool here Desperately so But the town can’t afford it and paying tuition would be so most people here could not afford A couple of people have run the nuood"

"But is there a day care?" Devon asked

Right at thatthe hands of two preschoolers She elcoreet theirl and ruffled the little boy’s hair