Nicole fastened the blood pressure cuff around Max Rockwell’s arm and pumped it until it was tight. As always, he grumbled at her. Max was nothing if not a grumbler.
“All those brilliant doctor minds, they can’t invent a way to measure blood pressure that doesn’t pinch?”
“Don’t you know that everyone in the medical profession is a sadist?” She winked at him. “Especially us home health aides. We live to torment.”
In her experience, teasing Max was the best way to stop him from getting riled up.
She watched the gauge. “Looking good. I think the new diet is working.”
“Yeah, working to drive me nuts.”
“Oh, come on. You loved the vegetarian chili I made last night.”
“It was an insult to beans, that chili. If you were just more honest and called it Flavorless Bean Mush, it might not be so
