Love Lessons by Gloria Garner Haynes

Author:Gloria Garner Haynes [Haynes, Gloria Garner]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
Published: 2023-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Jolene sat on a stool next to an exam table where Linus lay wrapped in a blanket. Other than an occasional twitch of an ear or paw, the cat remained unmoving and unaware. Speaking in a calm, careful voice, she explained to him that although he’d had a close call, everything was better now, and it was time to wake up.

“I’d like to take you home as soon as possible, sweet boy, but you have to wake up and get better for me to do that,” she added, stroking his soft fur with a light touch. “You can have whatever you want to eat, and you can have the good pillow to sleep on, too.”

The cat made a muffled “meow” sound that could barely be heard, but it was enough to tell her that he was there. “Finn! Come here, hurry. He’s waking up, I’m sure of it,” Jolene cried out.

Henry and Finn hurried into the small room and observed the groggy cat. “Hearing your voice did the trick. I thought so,” the vet commented, listening to Linus’s torso with his stethoscope.

“That’s my baby boy,” Jolene cooed as she watched her cat regain consciousness. “Hello there, handsome.”

Linus made a weak attempt to reach out to her, but she closed the gap between them and caressed his head again. “Now, all you have to do is get better. We will go home and get back to our lives and forget all this nonsense,” she promised.

Henry cleared his throat, and she shot him a warning look. “Stay away from my cat,” Jolene seethed. “You did this, and I can never forgive you. You almost took the only love I have. With all you have, you almost killed off my whole world.”

He made no reply but stepped out of the exam room, leaving her alone with Linus and Finn.

“That was kind of harsh,” Finn remarked. “I have a vague understanding of the situation between the two of you, even though it’s not something I claim to understand. Henry is a good guy, Jolene. He would never intentionally hurt anyone or their cat. Just something you should keep in mind.”

She nodded feeling a wave of regret wash over her. She had been harsh, and she had hurt Henry.

“Thank you, Finn, for saving Linus. When can he go home?”

“Tomorrow maybe, depending how he progresses. I’ll call you.”

“Thank you,” she said, planting a kiss on her cat’s head. “I’ll see you in the morning at any rate.”

She waited until Linus was fully asleep again and then slipped out of the office. Henry was not in the parking lot, so she began the long walk home in the dark.

~ ~ ~

The apartment was silent and dark when she finally arrived home. Henry was nowhere to be seen, and for that particular moment in time Jolene felt satisfied with that situation.

Working quickly, she picked up around the small apartment while the kettle heated on the stove. For whatever reason, she desperately needed a cup of tea with evaporated milk.

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