The Soldier by Ellie Isaacson

Author:Ellie Isaacson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ellie Isaacson

That morning, I locked myself in my office again until it was time for Angelo’s appointment. My body was a jumble of nerves as the time ticked down to seeing him again. It took everything in me to hold myself back from rushing to him and wrapping myself in the safety of his arms. I soaked up every smile, every touch, every ounce of his comfort until the dreaded time when he had to leave.

Angelo stood behind me as I rolled the ultrasound machine back into the storage room after we were done. I soaked in his promises that I would be safe, that he was just a phone call away. And I swallowed down my fear as I watched him walk away, locking myself back in my office as I waited for my next patient in the afternoon.

But it wasn’t long after he said goodbye and left the building that my little corner of solitude was interrupted by a knock on the door.

Without waiting for me to answer, for me to get up and unlock the door, the knob twisted and the door swung open.

And Dr. Martin stepped in.

“Ah, Lyndsey. There you are.” He casually tucked his keys into his pocket, then rolled back on his heels like we were old friends and he’d been invited in. “You’re a hard person to pin down. I keep expecting to see you in the breakroom, or for you to come to my office and talk to me about what’s been going on around here.”

My already raised hackles lifted toward the sky. “Why? What’s been going on?”

He looked at me like he thought I was dense. He bumped the door shut behind him with his foot, but his hands still stuffed in his pockets didn’t make his presence any less intimidating.

“Please, don’t.” My voice trembled, and I hated showing this man any weakness, but I couldn’t get it to stop. “Leave the door open.”

“Now, now. I don’t think this is the kind of conversation you want the others to overhear.” He stepped closer, across the small spot where I usually paced, past the visitor chair that took up most of the empty area that wasn’t taken up by my desk. Then he sat. Sat his ass down on the corner of my desk, encroaching on my personal space.

It made every hair on my body stand on end. Made my palms sweat and my stomach roll.

And there was nothing I could do to escape.

“I see you found my old ultrasound machine in the storage room, and you’ve been using it without permission.”

“Permission?”

“You can’t just take what isn’t yours, Lyndsey. That machine was very expensive, and I’m going to need to be reimbursed for its use.”

My head was shaking before he finished his demand. “Our contract states that I have the right to use any of the equipment in the office for my patients’ use.”

He sent another condescending look my way. “The ultrasound isn’t included.”

“Then you should have made sure that was stated in the contract.

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