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“She has a pulmonary embolism?” Lance asked

“He called you, too?”

“No, I just figured that was the case after listening to her last night and the things you said”

“That doesn’t explain the blood she spat up She shouldn’t have spat up blood with a clot in her lungs That doesn’t make sense”

“You’re right Makes et the sputum culture sent off?”

“Yes, with her first ist is supposed to see her this ist, too”

“That’s good”

Suddenly, McKenzie felt unco in Lance’s doorway What had she been thinking when she’d sought him out to tell him of Edith’s test results?

Obviously, she hadn’t been thinking

She could have texted him Edith’s results

She’d just given in to the immediate desire to tell hinosis She really liked Edith and had witnessed Lance’s affection for her, too

“Uet back to work,” she said, taking a step backward and feeling more and more aard by the moment

“Thank you, McKenzie”

Aard

“You’re welcoe as quickly as possible