Daddy's Home (Firebacks Book 1) by Linda Verji

Author:Linda Verji [Verji, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-05-24T23:00:00+00:00

On Tuesday morning of the following week, Zain sat nervously outside of the Chief of Staff’s office at Chesley Memorial Hospital waiting for him. There hadn’t been as much attention as when she’d come in the last time, but it was most likely because everyone was busy with the shoot-out at Reshill High. According to his PA, the Chief was in a press conference fielding questions on the situation.

The longer he stayed away, the more nervous she became. What if she had the day wrong? Couldn’t be! She’d quadruple checked with Eli when they’d talked the day before. What if Eli had the day wrong? No, there was a very little chance of that happening with Eli having an eidetic memory. What if the Chief was just pulling Eli’s leg and had no real intention of hiring her? What if Eli didn’t have as much clout with this Chief as he did before he went off to Africa? What if…

By the time Dr. Gregory Marsden walked in at a quarter past noon, Zain’s hands were clammy and her right foot seemed to have a mind of its own. It tapped rhythmically on the floor in time to the PA’s annoyed glares.

“Mrs. Ford!” Marsden greeted her with a quick too-tight handshake, a wide smile and laughing blue eyes. He was shorter than she’d expected - almost her height actually - and had a wide gut barely hidden by his white doctor’s coat. However, his jolly and welcoming disposition easily overshadowed his physical deficiencies. He led her into his office. “Please have a seat.”

“Thank you.”

“I’m a huge fan of your husband.” As an afterthought he added, “And your father.”

“Thank you,” she repeated because she really didn’t know what to say to that.

“So tell me, Mrs…” He paused. “…can I call you Zain?”

“Of course.”

“So Zain,” Marsden continued as he shifted through a drawer in his desk. He came back up with a pair of glasses in his hands. Once he slipped them on jolly Santa was replaced by a keen expression as he observed her. “I’m told that you were our best resident in your time, with your eye on cardiothoracic surgery.”

“Yes sir.”

He sat back in his seat and pushed his glasses up to the bridge of his nose as he stared at her for a long time. It felt as if he was trying to figure her out and Zain was uncomfortable in his assessment – so uncomfortable that she had to remind herself not to squirm.

Finally he said, “Three years is a long time to be gone.”

“I’ve been keeping up sir,” Zain said. Honestly, she hadn’t. She’d tried to read up a bit the first year but the kids had taken up most of her attention. In her defense, it was hard to concentrate on hearts and scalpels with toddlers running around. Her license might not have expired, but it certainly felt like the knowledge in her head had.

Marsden narrowed his eyes. “We’ll see.”

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