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He nodded "Sure If that ankle doesn't get et an x-ray Can't do anything for a broken bone in your foot but rest it You could probably use some crutches"

He smiled at me and left me on the bed

I'd just met Doctor Delish It took me a few moments to recover

CHAPTER TWO

In ame

"Oh, Kate it's you! You poor dear," she said, exauest had fallen and wanted to talk to me I had no idea it was you!"

Drake? Dr Delish finally had a name

"Yeah, we didn't introduce ourselves Can I borrow so safe in the shoe department? I fell outside because I wore those," I said and pointed to the high heels on the floor

"Of course," she said and went right to her huge walk-in closet with racks of shoes, sorting through her collection She pulled out a pair of black ballet slippers and held them out "Will these do?"

"Yes, thank God you have so those in the first place"

I put the Elaine as a crutch

"Leave your coat here," Elaine said "I'll have one of the staff hang it up"

We stood just inside the entry to the living room, and I was so reluctant to be there The suite itself was huge, two full stories with cathedral ceilings in so was creaold with rich dark wood on the furniture, floors and all the trim

Almost two dozen people were there, most of them rich businessmen in several-thousand dollar suits, a couple of woy bottle blondes erequite fine in their own stiletto heels I was a dwarf compared to the rest of the women in attendance

Now, I'd have to explain to everyone why I was bandaged up and liel Immediately, he called out to me