She was fairly attractive and Steve made an effort to read her name on her name tag. He did and saw that it said Veronica Begley.She saw him doing thi... and with a touch of arrogance in her voice said, “And you are?”“Doctor Steven Brandle, how is my patient doing?”“She is doing fine and I am getting ready to release her at noon. I am giving her a prescription for Plavix and I am changing the statin she is taking to Lipitor. I told her to call my office and make an appointment to see me in thirty. "Oh, regarding that card you forwarded from his sister, she was lurking outside your office last week when I stopped by. I bought us some coffee, and she admitted hanging around to meet me. Said that she wanted to express her condolences I person. I'm still not sure what she had in mind. Acted real friendly, though."Ed paused, then said, "Could just be a coincidence, but let's be careful. Keep a low profile and don't open up to any strangers. And by the way, is there anything in your life. You didn’t bring the sales lady home with you, did you?” She asks smiling her beautiful smile.“Again, no smarty pants. I left her at the dealership,” I tell her.“Hmm, must have been married,” Jill responds.I just shake my head; this woman knows me better than anyone else on the planet.“There’s a gift for you on your desk,” Jill says to me.I walk over to my desk. I see an envelope that has weird markings on it.As I get close to it Jill says, “It came by process server,” just that piece of. Several cars passed by. Aftera few minutes, I saw the mailman a few houses away, making hisdeliveries and slowly getting closer. Could I take someone seeing methis way up close? He was slowly making his stops, and as he finisheddelivering the next door neighbors' mail, I lost my nerve. I got upfrom the swing and went to the front door. Locked! I froze. Icouldn't just run around to the back yard, the mailman was almost here! Turning around, I saw him coming up the walk toward me. "Good.