Chapter 4

I didn’t, of course.

He tilted his head at me and reached for the coffeepot which I had set back down on the burner. In his hand he held a mug with some sort of medical symbol on it. “First day?”

“No.” I shook my head. “I’m Landers.”

“Who?”

“Landers. You hired me. Or interviewed me. So did Mary.” Mary was the office manager. I’d had to meet with her and one of the three doctors in the practice and Dr. Logan had been available that day.

Dr. Logan smiled uncertainly. “Hmm. Okay. Well, I don’t remember you. How long have you been here?”

Ouch.

“Four weeks. Well, yesterday was the start of the fourth week.”

He frowned. “Landers, did you say? What’s your full name?”

I turned away to add creamer to my coffee. I felt myself blushing under his stare. “Seth. Seth Landers.”

“Well, Seth, I’m sorry for not remembering you. I guess I’ve had more on my mind lately than I thought. I usually don’t forget faces that easily.”