Chapter 20

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Thursday finally came around and Peter presented Russell to his appointed surgeon. He owed Trevor big time for carrying both patient loads. Bernice knew to cut back on the open slots. Russell looked like a man resigned to his fate. He smiled at Peter. His partner knew that the boss had called the day Russell was to return to work. He’d assured Russell that all his clients were looked after. His only concern was that he spends the few days before the surgery “being as intimate as humanly possible with his partner” and not worry about the office. He made a mental note to speak with Denise and Bernice after they got through this.

Russell glanced at Peter, then turned his head and smiled. “When this is over, I’ll go from having a full colon to a semi-colon, neither of which made sense to me in grammar. Will you still love less of me?”