Chapter 18
Hayden
To be on the safe side, I kept my phone off for the rest of the weekend. I wasn’t ready to see Derek again; I didn’t know when or if I ever would be. It was bad enough seeing him on TV. Sure enough, when I walked into the clinic this morning, Amanda and Jessica looked at me curiously. Even Jeremiah had a concerned look on his face. Wilford waved at me and smiled before following Margerie to one of his exam rooms, clearly not aware what was going on.
“Good morning,” I announced. To Amanda, I said, “Is everything prepped and ready to go for Lady?”
She nodded. “Yes, Dr. Hunter.”
“Good,” I said, walking past them to Michael’s office so I could drop off his scone. He wasn’t set to come in until later, but very soon I wasn’t going to be able to buy him breakfast. When I re
