CHAPTER 24
It’s Wednesday morning, and I’m at the pediatrician’s office with Natalie. Roberto screwed up Jake’s schedule, so he’s at the store working day shift. Again. Which means I had to wake up at 4:45 to drop him off so I’d have the car. It also means I’m here with Patricia because it takes two people to haul Natalie anywhere, one to drive and one to sit in the backseat with the suction machine ready in case she chokes.
Dr. Bell’s running late, but there’s no surprise there. She’s the only pediatrician in Orchard Grove, and unless you’re filthy rich or your kid has a complicated medical history, you have to see one of the family doctors instead. I like Dr. Bell, though. She’s pretty young. Low thirties I would guess, but she’s got nice skin, so she could easily pass as a twenty-some
