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I had Bobby reschedule my patients and free me for the rest of the week so I could fly to Chicago. In my haste I didn’t give him a reason why and later learned he told patients I had to attend a conference. He’d been a dependable, steady hand since he learned of my crisis. I needn’t have worried about him saying I was checking up on a woman I’d been dating. He had full rein to put in as much time in the office as he wanted since he needed the income.
I packed lightly, enough for three days and stuffed everything into a carry on. I could launder or purchase clothes if I needed to stay longer. Eager and anxious, I arrived at SeaTac airport way too early with a couple of hours to kill. I meandered through the shops, places for travelers to pick up a souvenir for the family, or something
