Cain by Kathi Barton

Author:Kathi Barton [Barton, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781938243172
Publisher: World Castle Publishing
Published: 2012-04-05T00:00:00+00:00

~CHAPTER FIFTEEN~

Cain was sitting in his office at nine-thirty on Monday morning when there was a knock on his door. He wanted to tell whoever it was to go away, but people, especially the nurses, had been coming by at least twice an hour since he’d started in the office that morning at five. His head hurt. The door opened without him saying anything. It was Damon.

“You look like shit. Have you found out where Quinn has gone yet?”

“No. And Jazzie still isn’t speaking to me. She moved into the cottage and now I don’t see her either. If I didn’t see her car out in front every night when I come home, I wouldn’t know she was still there. And then yesterday, Gracie Anne called me and ripped my head off.”

Cain had five sisters. All younger than him and mean as rattlesnakes, he was beginning to realize. Each of them, with the exception of Sin, had called him once a day to berate him for not contacting Julie…Alyssa.

But Quinn leaving hurt him more than he wanted to admit. They were twins and closer than the others. He supposed that Lilly-pad and Sin were just as close, as they were identical twins, but he couldn’t ask them either. When he spoke, or rather when they spoke, he couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

“Nicky and I had a falling out. It was just after we found out that Morgan was pregnant with his twins. He and I didn’t have a civil word passed between us for months. Even during the delivery I wasn’t happy with him, either of them, as a matter of fact. You need to think about why she isn’t speaking to you and fix it. Family, especially yours, needs each other.” Damon stood to leave. “By the way, you have a patient in the lobby. Dapper little man with a briefcase. Something I should know?”

“No. I don’t…he says he has something for me. He called on Saturday when I was in here setting up the office. His name is Thomas Miller. Do you know him?”

“Nope. I’ll have Carol show him back if you’re ready.” At his nod, Damon left.

When the door opened again, Mr. Miller was standing there saying something to Carol. They knew each other, it appeared, and Cain made a mental note to speak to her about Mr. Miller after this was over.

“Dr. Waite, thank you for seeing me. I won’t take up much of your time. There is just a matter of giving you this check and then I’ll be on my way.”

“Check? I don’t…perhaps you should tell me why you’re giving me a check before I accept it.” Cain eyed the envelope that Mr. Miller had in his hand with suspicion. Cain was startled when the older man burst out laughing. He sat down in one of the chairs and put the envelope on his desk.

“She said you wouldn’t just take it. She told me that I’d be lucky if I was able to get out with my hair in place.

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