Chapter 9
“We should wait a couple of days and see how the infection responds to the antibiotics I gave him,” Doc Jenkins said, “then we can set a date.”
“How long will he have to be in the hospital?” I said.
“It can be done as an outpatient procedure, but I’d like him to be in the hospital overnight for observation.”
“This is a huge responsibility you and Mike are contemplating, George,” Bob said. “Are you sure you want to do this?”
“I’ve never been more sure of anything,” I said. “That little boy needs someone to love him unconditionally, and I think Mike and I qualify.”
“What he said,” Mike said. “Besides, at this point, you’d have to drag him away from George, literally kicking and screaming.”
“At some point, the sheriff’s department is going to want to ask him what, if anything, he knows about what happened to his mother,” I said. “How do you think they’ll handle that, Bob?”