Home Sweet Alaska by Beth Carpenter

Author:Beth Carpenter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-04-04T13:23:55+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

THE REST OF the trip was a great success. Delores indeed had lots of suggestions. Good suggestions. The other people they visited filled in the blanks about the sort of support they needed. Scott felt like he had a handle on the holes in the system that the Travert Foundation might be able to help plug.

In fact, everything had gone so smoothly that Mike dropped them off in Fairbanks almost three hours earlier than they’d expected. While they waited in line at the rental car desk, Scott looked at his notes. “If I’d realized we’d be done this fast, I’d have scheduled the other two doctors I need to talk to in Fairbanks for today instead of tomorrow morning.”

“Why not give them a call?” Volta suggested. “They might be available to meet with you.”

“Good idea.” The person in front of them finished, and they stepped up to the counter. Volta showed their driver’s licenses and collected the keys while Scott made the calls. She was right; both doctors agreed that if he could get there within twenty minutes, they’d meet with him.

The doctors could only give him an hour, but Scott was able to get the information he was hoping for, as well as a sense of how supportive they might be of new services and ideas. Once they’d finished the interview, he and Volta left the hospital, but stopped outside. “I can’t believe we’re this far ahead of schedule. Do you want to check into the hotel now?”

“You know, it’s not quite four o’clock. It’s less than five hours to Talkeetna. Why don’t we cancel our reservations here and drive down this evening?” she suggested.

“Will we find a place to stay at the last minute?”

“Maybe. Let me call.” She found a number in her contacts and dialed. “Hi, Nate, it’s Volta.” She listened for a moment. “Yes, tomorrow afternoon was the plan, but we’ve finished up early and were thinking of driving down from Fairbanks tonight. Is Minnie up from Arizona yet?” She smiled and gave Scott a thumbs-up. “Yes, if you don’t mind, that would work out great for us. The window box?” She laughed. “Sounds perfect. We’ll see you in the morning, then. Thanks, Nate.”

She ended the call. “We’re in. Minnie Macon is a doctor in Arizona who comes up to help staff the clinic during the summer, but she’s not due until next week. Nate says we can stay in her apartment over the clinic. He’s going to leave us a key.”

“In the window box, I gather?”

“Yes.” She smiled. “He says not to worry, that he’s a better doctor than he is a gardener. Whatever that means.”

“And he’ll have time to meet with us in the morning?”

“Yes, before he opens the clinic. I’ve always loved Talkeetna. My whole family comes up for the Bluegrass Festival every summer. In fact, my brother named his dog after the town. Why don’t we plan to eat a late dinner there? I’ve got snacks in my purse to tide us over.

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