Chapter 39

"Dr. Reynolds!" Rosa greeted me with a smile. "Glad you could finally make it in to work."

"Rosa " I warned.

"I'm just saying, good for you!" she said. "That's the most time that you've taken off in years. So, what did you do?"

"Okay, enough chatter," I said, suddenly all business as I reached for the medical chart in Rosa's hand. There was no way that I was going to tell her that I had just spent the weekend with a vampire. She wouldn't believe me if I did. "Who do we have waiting?"

"Details, girl!" Rosa said, taking back the chart. She was the only person who could get away with this. "You know I live vicariously through you!"

"Rosa, let's get to work," I said sternly, taking the chart back. "What's going on?"

Rosa frowned, but, to my relief, she donned her professional demeanor and filled me in on the patients. I was relieved to get back to work and put Lance and Steven to the back of my mind for a while.