Their Little Princess by Susan Mallery

Author:Susan Mallery [Mallery, Susan]
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2010-03-28T04:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 9

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The Women's Center Clinic took up half the second floor of a small, older office building in downtown Honeygrove. Kelly spent every other Thursday afternoon and evening at the clinic, donating her time. Her office here, with its scarred wooden desk and a cracked window, was a far cry from her spacious suite back at her regular practice, but Kelly didn't mind. Her purpose was to provide quality health care for those who wouldn't otherwise be able to receive it.

"All right, Granny Bea," Kelly said as she patted the older woman's arm. "Those supplements are working. According to the latest test, you have the bones of a seventeen-year-old runner."

The white-haired grandmother grinned at her. "You're exaggerating, Dr. Kelly, and we both know it."

"Maybe a little, but you're doing better. Keep taking those pills. Tell Sharon, the nurse up front, to give you another refill. Be faithful, all right?"

The tiny woman, a little bent but still in good physical condition, rose to her feet. She used a cane to help her balance. "You're a good girl," Granny Bea said. "I appreciate that you worry about me."

"Of course I do. You have my number, right?" Kelly made sure all her clinic patients had her pager number. If there was an emergency, most of them wouldn't bother going to a hospital. Large institutions hadn't been kind to the women in this neighborhood.

Granny Bea patted her purse. "Right behind my driver's license." She chuckled. "Not that I drive anymore, but I figure if I win the lottery one day, I want to be current so I can go right out and buy a big Mercedes. A black one."

"I can't wait to see you behind the wheel."

Granny Bea was still laughing as she walked to the door. "See you in six months, Dr. Kelly. You take care of yourself."

"Granny Bea," Kelly called. "You know the rule."

The elderly lady shook her head. "Silly child. You really think I'm doing anything like that, with my husband gone to his reward nearly ten years ago."

"You never know, Granny Bea. If you win the lottery, you're going to find yourself chasing away young men with your cane. I want you to be prepared."

"I think it's foolish. I only use them for water balloons with my grandson. Of course he thinks I'm incredibly hip for such an old lady."

She reached into the large jar of condoms Kelly kept by the door. One of the rules of both her clinic and her private practice was that every patient had to take a handful home. She didn't want anyone telling her she'd gotten pregnant or caught a sexually transmitted disease because she didn't have any handy protection.

"Bye, Granny Bea."

"Bye, child. You take care and find yourself a man one of these days."

Kelly grinned. "Yes, ma'am."

She was still smiling when she walked into the first examining room.

"Hi, Dr. Kelly," Corina said from her seat on the table.

"How are you feeling?"

"Fat." Corina wrinkled her nose. "I can't believe how huge I am.

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