Chapter 15
Lacey kicked a loose pebble across the parking lot as she walked beside Marley to the lab. Quinn had offered to go with her, as she’d guessed he would, but he got a call from Dr. Daniels right when they were discussing it, and Marley stopped by with Holly. As soon as Marley ascertained the situation, she offered to go with Lacey. Quinn had started to insist he’d take her, but Lacey didn’t want him to feel like he had to hover. During a brief verbal tug-of-war, Holly latched onto Lacey’s sleeve and wouldn’t let go, effectively deciding the matter. Quinn had insisted she call him with any updates as he followed them outside.
She and Marley walked slowly through the revolving door into the hospital and down the hallway to the lab. The hospital in Diamond Creek could have been any
