Marcus struggled through the next days. He was having a hard time concentrating on the patients when all he wanted to think about was Valerie. He tried to push her to the back of his mind, but she would sneak back out unexpectedly. Marcus shook his head and determinedly thought about his patient and reading the chart in his hand. It was a chart he didn’t even remember picking up.
“I’ve got to get a grip,” He looked at the chart and then at the patient. “How are you doing today Mrs. Chambers?”
Mrs. Chambers gave him a long look. “I’m ready to go home, young man. I can take my medicine at home just as good as I can here, and I won’t have someone coming in all the time to poke and prod me.”
Marcus laughed. He liked the older lady and her outspokenness. “I’m sure you can, Mrs. Chambers. I a
