see you.”
“Me too,” I smiled. I missed my big brother.
“Hey, I’m getting ready to head out and get some food. I’ll call you later ok?”
“Call me tomorrow. I’m tired and have to nurse my bumps and bruises,” I whined exaggeratedly.
“Oh, yea, you’re fine,” he laughed. “Love you. Talk to you tomorrow then.”
“Love you too,” I giggled.
Chapter 9
The next day when I walked into my office at the back of the animal treatment clinic I had a sticky note pasted to my computer screen. It read, Call John as soon as you get in . I had several messages in my voicemail as well. I intended to call John, but I wanted to check my messages first. No doubt, he’d probably left me voice messages as well. I wanted to have some idea of what he wanted to talk to me about so urgently.
I was right. He had left me a message, but unfortunately, he gave me no other clues as to what he wanted. Just another message to call him as soon as I got this message because he had a special assignment for me he needed to discuss. But, he saved me the trouble of calling him. As soon as I set the receiver down he walked into my office.
“Good morning, Lela. How are you?” he asked in his usual cheerful voice.
“I am doing well, John. How about you?”
“You don’t look like you’re doing well,” he frowned, looking me over and seeing some of my bruises and scrapes. “I thought you were just a little sick yesterday, or wanting some additional deserved time off. What happened to you?”
“I just had a little accident when I went hiking on Sunday.”
“What kind of accident?” he asked sitting on the edge of my desk now. “Were you badly hurt?”
“I, sort of, fell in the river,” I tried to lie. “Just a few bumps and scrapes is all.”
“Did you go to the doctor?”
“Yes, I did. Now stop worrying over me and tell me what this sticky note and your message is about,” I insisted, trying to change the subject. He looked at me critically, and I put my hand on his and squeezed it. Then I spoke through gritted teeth and a forced smile, “I am fine. If I wasn’t I wouldn’t be here. Now, please, tell me about this assignment.”
“Ok,” he said reluctantly , “but just remember I’ve got my eye on you.”
“Duly noted.” I gave him my best smile.
“Ok, are you familiar with the Alexander Ranch? It’s about 30 minutes from here.”
“I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know much about it.”
“Well, they apparently have heard of you. They requested you specifically.”
“Specifically for what?”
“Well, they recently lost their staff vet and they need a temporary one to help with the animals on the farm.”
“Ok,” I said slowly, confused , “but, I’m not a vet, just a vet tech.”
“I know. I told them that. They said that if they needed a vet, or something more than what you could do, they would have you contact one of our vets to provide the service.”
“So , I’m supposed to go out there and just do an assessment of an animal or something? I’m confused.”
“Well, they asked if they could borrow you, just for a few weeks, until they could replace their vet. Apparently they have some animals there that are ill and were under the vets care.”
“What do you mean, borrow me?”
“Just that. They offered to pay your salary and pay me a fee for the inconvenience of not having you here.”
I was stunned. I didn’t know these people. Why did they want me?
“But…, I don’t understand? I don’t even know these people. Why don’t you send one of our vets?”
“The owner, Logan Alexander, asked for you by name. He said he’d heard about you from someone and you came highly recommended.”
Logan, hm? The name was familiar. It took me a moment to realize where I’d heard that name. Didn’t Jordan say his brother’s name was Logan? Hadn’t he mentioned something about Logan punishing him for something? What was going on?
“Ok, but,
“Me too,” I smiled. I missed my big brother.
“Hey, I’m getting ready to head out and get some food. I’ll call you later ok?”
“Call me tomorrow. I’m tired and have to nurse my bumps and bruises,” I whined exaggeratedly.
“Oh, yea, you’re fine,” he laughed. “Love you. Talk to you tomorrow then.”
“Love you too,” I giggled.
Chapter 9
The next day when I walked into my office at the back of the animal treatment clinic I had a sticky note pasted to my computer screen. It read, Call John as soon as you get in . I had several messages in my voicemail as well. I intended to call John, but I wanted to check my messages first. No doubt, he’d probably left me voice messages as well. I wanted to have some idea of what he wanted to talk to me about so urgently.
I was right. He had left me a message, but unfortunately, he gave me no other clues as to what he wanted. Just another message to call him as soon as I got this message because he had a special assignment for me he needed to discuss. But, he saved me the trouble of calling him. As soon as I set the receiver down he walked into my office.
“Good morning, Lela. How are you?” he asked in his usual cheerful voice.
“I am doing well, John. How about you?”
“You don’t look like you’re doing well,” he frowned, looking me over and seeing some of my bruises and scrapes. “I thought you were just a little sick yesterday, or wanting some additional deserved time off. What happened to you?”
“I just had a little accident when I went hiking on Sunday.”
“What kind of accident?” he asked sitting on the edge of my desk now. “Were you badly hurt?”
“I, sort of, fell in the river,” I tried to lie. “Just a few bumps and scrapes is all.”
“Did you go to the doctor?”
“Yes, I did. Now stop worrying over me and tell me what this sticky note and your message is about,” I insisted, trying to change the subject. He looked at me critically, and I put my hand on his and squeezed it. Then I spoke through gritted teeth and a forced smile, “I am fine. If I wasn’t I wouldn’t be here. Now, please, tell me about this assignment.”
“Ok,” he said reluctantly , “but just remember I’ve got my eye on you.”
“Duly noted.” I gave him my best smile.
“Ok, are you familiar with the Alexander Ranch? It’s about 30 minutes from here.”
“I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know much about it.”
“Well, they apparently have heard of you. They requested you specifically.”
“Specifically for what?”
“Well, they recently lost their staff vet and they need a temporary one to help with the animals on the farm.”
“Ok,” I said slowly, confused , “but, I’m not a vet, just a vet tech.”
“I know. I told them that. They said that if they needed a vet, or something more than what you could do, they would have you contact one of our vets to provide the service.”
“So , I’m supposed to go out there and just do an assessment of an animal or something? I’m confused.”
“Well, they asked if they could borrow you, just for a few weeks, until they could replace their vet. Apparently they have some animals there that are ill and were under the vets care.”
“What do you mean, borrow me?”
“Just that. They offered to pay your salary and pay me a fee for the inconvenience of not having you here.”
I was stunned. I didn’t know these people. Why did they want me?
“But…, I don’t understand? I don’t even know these people. Why don’t you send one of our vets?”
“The owner, Logan Alexander, asked for you by name. He said he’d heard about you from someone and you came highly recommended.”
Logan, hm? The name was familiar. It took me a moment to realize where I’d heard that name. Didn’t Jordan say his brother’s name was Logan? Hadn’t he mentioned something about Logan punishing him for something? What was going on?
“Ok, but,
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