Chapter 22December 2013 Now: Koa Oh, the irony: when Loren’s TV show finally confirmed the dates for their year-end production break, the clinic had to hire a temp to cover me, because we were heading for Hawaii. Loren had twenty-two days off, and we’d be spending twelve of them in the islands. My family shot down our intention of booking a hotel for the entire time. First and last nights in Honolulu: yes. The rest of the time: not a chance. We had to seriously negotiate for a night by ourselves on the Big Island. And then, for reasons, Loren insisted on calling the Four Seasons as soon as we landed. He booked the best room they had available for a single night. “This is pretty f*****g posh,” I said, gazing around after the door closed behind us. We’d walked through gorgeous gardens af

