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Alan fluttered his eyelashes. “I didn’t know you batted
for the other team.”
    Unscrewing the
lid of the thermos, Mike poured out a cup of hot coffee. “Trust me,
sweetheart, I wouldn’t be doing anything with you in public.”
    “Oh my.” Alan
gave a shiver of fake delight. “Shall we park behind the
bushes?”
    “I’m on duty. I
save playtime for after hours.”
    “Your place or
mine?” Alan made kissy sounds. “Big boy.”
    Sipping the hot
coffee, Mike amusedly regarded his friend over the top of the mug.
“No offence, darling, but you’re not my type.”
    “But Maddy
is?”
    “No.”
    “Because
she’s…you know?” Alan made an overblown hour-glass shape with his
hands. “Plenty of padding.”
    Mike felt a
prick of annoyance. “How someone is built doesn’t matter, it’s
what’s underneath that matters.”
    “Underneath
that nurse’s uniform is a whole lot of woman.” Alan leered. “Scared
you couldn’t handle her?”
    “I can handle
her.”
    “How do you
know?” Struck by a sudden thought, Alan’s eyes widened. “Whoa. Have
you already bedded this chick?”
    “No, I haven’t.
And stop calling her a ‘chick’.” Mike scowled and looked out the
window. “Her name is Maddy.”
    “Huh.” Alan
rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “Maddy. One of your ladies.”
    “She is not one
of my ladies.”
    “Oh, yeah, she
is. You have a type of female you respect, Mike, and those you call
‘ladies’. Maddy is one of your ladies.”
    “So what if she
is?” Mike glanced down at the speed gun. “We’ve a job to do. Stop
yakking and concentrate.”
    Alan relaxed
back in the seat and was silent. Mike just knew it wouldn’t last
long, and he was proven correct when Alan suddenly burst out
singing, “Mike and Maddy, sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!”
    Sometimes Mike
just wanted to belt his friend fair in the moosh.
    ~*~
    Pulling into
Elsie Maynart’s driveway, Maddy sighed. The elderly lady suffered
severe anxiety and anything that put even a small dent in her
perfectly timed day was enough to make her almost panic.
    Janice, the
Golden Link aide, opened the door to the house and waved, relief
evident on her face.
    “How is she?”
Maddy asked as she got out of the car, the medical box in her
hand.
    “Refuses to eat
until you give her the injection.” Janice shook her head. “I’ve got
her lunch sitting in the oven to keep warm.”
    “Damn.” Maddy
hurried over to Janice. “Okay, let’s get this done.”
    Standing in the
entry to the kitchen, Elsie was all big eyes and drooping, lank,
curly grey hair. “I waited,” she quavered. “I waited so long for
you.”
    “I’m only a
little late, Elsie,” Maddy replied soothingly. “Now we only-”
    “It’s half an
hour!”
    “But not too
long, right? Everything is all right.”
    “No! My lunch
isn’t fresh now and I’m late for my needle. It’s not all right.”
Elsie wrung the tissues in her hand and then started plucking them.
Little pieces fell down around her feet like snow.
    Maddy gently
placed her hand on Elsie’s frail waist. “It’s only a vitamin B12
injection, Elsie. We’ve had this talk before, remember? It’s not an
injection that’s vital to have at a certain time, as long as it’s
on the day. I-”
    “I have to have
it on time. I must!” Cloudy grey eyes narrowed. “You know I have
to.”
    There was no
winning this one today. Maddy caught Janice’s expression, saw her
roll her eyes behind Elsie’s back, and she grinned ruefully.
    “It’s not
funny.” Catching sight of Maddy’s grin, Elsie gripped the tissue
tightly between arthritic fingers.
    Knowing how
fast Elsie could fly into a temper, Maddy spoke softly. “You’re
right, it’s not funny and I am sorry. Now, you need this injection
today, so let’s go and do it now.”
    Elsie pulled
away and stormed down the dreary passage as fast as her skinny legs
could take her. “Not funny. Not funny at all. I waited all day,
Nurse.”
    Maddy blew out
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