Chapter 27

I didn’t open the office the next day.  Not that it mattered as I had no appointments scheduled and everyone was well trained to remember that I only held a walk-in clinic one night a week, which had already passed.

I was a bit sluggish as I made myself busy tidying up the house from the battle of the night before.  Angela, Evan, and Megan were all very helpful in helping me with this task, for which I was grateful. It was well after noon before we finished, and Peter was still sound asleep.

I expressed my concern to Megan while she joined me for a cup of soup and a tuna sandwich on the back patio.  The sun felt soothing, as if it was melting away any remnants of stress that our chocolate fest the

night before might have left behind.

“I need to get to my lab to test that powder,” Megan said as she camouflaged a burp with her hand. “It’s too bad you don’t have one here.”

“I have a pretty