Chapter Four
Strange Interlude
“Ava, Dr. Ulbrecht wants to see me next Thursday,” she said, standing at the reception desk and clutching her “gift bag.”
“Will two o’clock be good again, Ms. Van Tuyl?” she asked consulting her computer.
“That will be fine, and please call me Kat,” she said. She really looked at the receptionist for the first time. She’d been too nervous every other time. She noticed how young and pretty she was. She was about Kat’s age with short blonde hair. She found herself wondering involuntarily if Ava had come to Paul as a client.
“You’re all set, Kat. We’ll see you then.”
As the office door closed behind her, Kat was overwhelmed with an odd sense of loneliness. It felt strange to think that she wouldn’t see Paul for over a week. She determined to throw herself
