Chapter 10

Nick yawned. It had been a long day. He was off the Devon Carmichael case, but he had a number of other cases that were a bitch.

Ray’s car entered the station parking lot and he drove over to Nick’s beat up Pinto. He felt himself blush as he opened the passenger door and got out.

“Thanks again for making that extra stop at my mother’s house, Ray.”

“Not a problem. Good night, Nick. Drive carefully.”

“Night.” Nick got in his car and started it, very glad the engine roared to life.

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Two days later, Ray closed the door of his private office and lowered his aching body into the desk chair. He’d been seeing patients all day and now had a moment to make some necessary phone calls. He checked the messages one of the nurses had left for him. Most were from patients with questions about medicines or symptoms. He’d call them after he checked his private voice mail.