She wasn’t in charge of all hospital meal planning; she had a separate office on the west side of the hospital’s sprawling grounds for individual patient care. But honestly, the institution manager could really use some help. In fact, given the chance, Maggie thought –She saw the two men outside the exterior doors, the one in front reaching for the door handle while the second was staring at him steadily, listening to him, and stopped short. The door cracked open and Maggie’s eyes darted around for escape, her heart racing in sudden panic.“…sure you won’t join me? I could use a few more hours to extol Briar Park’s virtues. You know what I’m saying.” The man speaking was Dr. Emil Schorr, one of the hospital directors. The man he was speaking to was Tanner Baines. Dr. Tanner Baines. The love of Maggie’s misspent youth, and the last person in the world she wanted to run into.Tanner was shaking his head. Said something about having to get going. By this time Schorr was half inside and Maggie didn’t wait for Tanner to change his mind.
