She yawned after she parked the SUV. She’d have to start drinking black coffee to give her some much-needed energy. Lexi tapped at the corners of her eyes with a tissue to wipe away the tears that yawning had brought on. She’d only get one chance at making a good first impression. She’d uncharacteristically fussed in the mirror this morning with the intention of looking as close to perfect as she could. The one thing she couldn’t tame was her hair. She wore a tightly fitted teal camisole with a white denim short-sleeved jacket, a teal-and-white chevron-patterned maxiskirt, and thong sandals that buckled in the back, but the dressing on her foot had discolored and frayed from wear. Today Lexi would ask one of the doctors to take look at it for her since she couldn’t take care of it herself. Lexi smiled into the visor mirror. Nothing was in her teeth, so she grabbed her lunch and purse and limped to the staff entry. The back parking lot was edged with trees, which only added to the rural feeling of the area.
