Chapter 24
JAMES’ COMMENTS PUSHED Brody over the edge, and he pushed his chair back roughly and stood. “You ignorant son of a b***h. If you had any knowledge of such things, you’d know that family members aren’t allowed to treat patients. All I was allowed to do in the ambulance was hold Pop’s hand—my boss was the one who treated him. Why don’t you step outside and say that stuff to my face brother. I don’t know what your problem is, but I’ll bet you don’t have the balls to settle things mano a mano.”
“That’ll be enough of that,” Brody’s father said. “James didn’t mean it.”
“The hell, he didn’t,” Brody said. “He’s always been jealous of me. God knows why, but he has. And I’ll tell all of you something else. I loved that old man. In many ways, he was my best friend, and I miss him every
