Cackling away, Rees wheezed hysterically, “He didn’t know! That big idiot didn’t know! Hahaha,
that’s fucking awesome!”
Snod stalked to the door, trying to ignore both Rees’ laughter and the rush of horrible mental images
that were trying to invade his mind of Lorenzo and his brother. He stopped short, freezing when he
heard a quick series of little knocks. He looked back at Lorenzo and Rees, asking flatly, “Expecting
someone?”
“Oh, crap!” Lorenzo exclaimed, smacking his forehead. “It’s Amy! She used to be an ER doctor!”
“Amy?”
“You know, the lady from our carpool! I forgot we had called her to come by and check on Rees.”
Snod groaned heavily. He hadn’t met the mysterious carpooling buddy Amy before and tonight was
the absolute worst time to make a good impression.
“I’m fuckin’ fine,” Rees sniffed stubbornly.
“Says the old stubborn bastard who almost passed out twice and refused to go to the hospital!”
Athaliah yelled from the bedroom.
“I’ll get rid of her,” Ephraim growled impatiently, reaching for the door. “We don’t have time for this
shit.” He hastily turned the knob, revealing a petite brunette woman peering up at him on the other
side.
“Oh! Uhm, hi!” the woman said, suddenly blushing at the giant man leering at her. “I’m Amy, Dr. Amy
Bean. Are... are you a friend of Lorenzo’s?”
Ephraim had the funniest look on his face, wordlessly staring at her in shock.
Smiling sweetly, Amy offered her hand. “Tongue-tied? I don’t usually have that effect on people.
Well, it’s nice to meet you!”
Ephraim gently took her hand, opening his mouth but still nothing came out.
“You can let go of my hand now,” Amy whispered loudly, looking for a familiar face and spying
Lorenzo. She sidestepped around Ephraim, greeting brightly, “Hey! Uh, wow, full house tonight.”
“Look, sorry we called you,” Lorenzo said quickly. “Something came up, and we gotta go.”
“Go?” Amy frowned, looking suspiciously at Rees. “Are you feeling better now, Mr. Everhart?”
“I’m fuckin’ fine, doll,” Rees huffed. “Never better.”
“Why do I not believe you?” Amy drawled, herding Rees to the couch. She had a small black bag
with her, pulling out a blood pressure cuff and a stethoscope. “Let me just get some basic vitals, and
