Chapter 3
Waking to the afternoon sun streaming through his window Philip blinked, for a moment wondering why he’d slept so late. Then he remembered he had a house guest, so to speak. That was presuming the man hadn’t left already. Getting up, he headed to take a shower and then dressed in jeans and a T-shirt before going to check on his guest, or patient. Whichever.
Easing open the door of the second bedroom he looked in. The man was still sleeping. In fact, as far as Philip could tell, he hadn’t moved since last night. The room was darker than his as the windows faced the east. He opened one to let in the cool afternoon breeze before checking on his patient.
Sitting on the side of the bed he pulled back the covers, trying not to wake the man as he peeled off the bandages he’d applied
