As it turned out, Justin’s mother’s schedule was busier than even he had expected, and while the office did have a Saturday appointment available, Justin had let her know that weeknights were probably a better match for Thom. Which meant it would be Monday, of the week following, before Dog would have to face the doc.
Thom knew all this because he’d received a long message from Justin on his cell phone. It hadn’t been odd to see the “unknown caller” message when Thom got home from work on Monday, as he never had his ringer on. Anyone not on his short contact list resulted in just another UC message with the rest of them. It was, however, a weirdly pleasant surprise when he’d finally gotten around to listening to the message and Justin’s voice came out of the phone. He barely recalled givi
