According to his social media account, he’d just signed a lease.
In Weatherford.
That explains why he’s around more. And why he chose Dr. Greenfield’s clinic rather than something closer to his fire station.
Before I could look further, Jay knocked on my door frame. “Can we see you in Jamie’s office?”
“Sure thing.” I closed my laptop and mentally prepared myself for a tongue-lashing.
“Morning,” Jamie greeted me when I walked in ahead of Jay.
Nothing like feeling trapped between a rock and a hard place before finishing your coffee.
“Morning. You wanted to see me?”
“We want to talk to you about Madi,” Jay said.
Here it comes.
“Relax, we’re talking to you as your bosses, not her brothers,” Jamie said.
“Can you separate the two?” Apparently, I liked poking the bear.
“No need to be a smart ass,” Jay said. “And yes, we can.”
“That’s good to know.”
“Dad says you’re pretending to be Madi’s boyfriend because this Paul guy is a nuisance,” Jamie said.
I nodded.
“How’s Madi feel about it?” he asked.
“She acted less than thrilled, but I think she’s accepted it.” I intentionally kept my answer vague. Madi could address any problems she had with them directly.
“What can you tell us about Paul?” Jay asked.
“Madi can’t confirm it, but he called her Doc, so I’m confident he’s her patient. Twice now he’s coincidentally been where she was. First at the bar, then the grocery store.” I explained how I’d stepped in at the bar because she’d looked nervous.
“Thank you,” Jamie said.
“As I’m sure you’re aware, he put out the fire near Madi’s Jeep.”
“Dad said the damage isn’t too bad,” Jay said. I could hear the fear for what might have been in his voice. See it in his eyes.
Remember, they love Madi and they’re worried about her.Their animosity wasn’t directed at me.Well, mostly not at me.
“The mechanic said he’d replace the tire today, but she’ll need to have a professional touch up her paint job.”
“That’s good. She loves O.P.,” Jamie chuckled. “I still can’t believe she paid to paint her Jeep glittery metallic purple.”
“O.P.?”
“Ask her about it,” Jay said with a smile.
I glanced at my watch. John expected me at the clinic by eight-forty-five so I didn’t have much time.
“What’s your impression of Paul?” Jay asked.
