Chapter 15

“Don’t sell yourself cheap. Do you have any idea what we pay for an office visit in Jacksonville?”

“Probably, but I don’t have any overhead these days, and my needs are simple.”

“I won’t argue. I’m just glad Lucinda told us about you.”

“She’s good people.”

“That she is.”

Mike retrieved his wallet, produced three bills, and said, “Here you go, with our thanks.”

“Will you do the procedure on Robbie?” I said.

“Sorry, I don’t do surgery anymore, but I’ll make sure it’s done by someone I trust.”

“Thanks.”

We walked back to the deck with the doc, shook hands again, and he left. Thor was ready to come back on the deck, so I opened the gate and said, “Robbie, come here a minute. I want to show you something.”

I led him over to the gate that protected the stairway from the parking pad. “See this gate?”

“Yes, Sir.”

“Always be very careful to keep it closed and latched. If it was left open, Thor might wander down the stairs and get lost, and we don’t want that to happen, do we?”