“Well, Granny, it looks like those stitches aren’t ready to come out yet,” Kaitie said as she bandaged the woman’s hand. “Come and see me toward the end of the week, and I will take them out for you. OK?”
“Will Jake be here when I come back,” Granny Berta asked with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
“I think he plans on it, but you will need to ask him when you schedule your appointment,” Kaitie grinned as she applied the last strip of tape.
“Is this a permanent thing? Him working here?”
“I think he wants to work here for now. When he is well enough, he wants to return to teaching and start as a substitute at the school here in town.”
“Sounds like the perfect idea. That way, I get to see his handsome face more often,” Granny Berta chuckled.
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