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what’s up.”
“I took a home pregnancy test this morning … and I’m pregnant!”
“You’re a little beyond your prime for that … aren’t you?” I assumed she was anyway.
Lavern nodded. “This couldn’t be right.”
“Have you been to Doctor Neely lately?” Suspicion was beginning to form in my still sleepy brain.
“Yes … I was in to see him for a pap … about a month ago.”
“Hmm … maybe I need to stop by and have a talk with the doc,” I said, talking more to myself than Lavern.
“Why?” She was confused.
“Just a hunch. Try not to worry. If I find anything crazy going on, I’ll let you know. Other than that, I would suggest you start planning a nursery.” I smiled, trying to lighten the mood a little.
“You don’t think he could have accidentally given me some kind of fertility treatment, do you?”
“I don’t know.” I shrugged. “But I’m going to find out.”
I didn’t want to say too much and upset her, but two people I know coming down with the pregnancy flu at the same time, didn’t sit well with me. Something wasn’t right.
“You go on to work and I’ll call you if I find out anything.”
Chapter Seven
As soon as Lavern was gone, I dialed Doctor Neely’s office. Of course it was too early to get anything but voice mail. The mechanical voice on the other end instructed that if I was experiencing an emergency, I should hang up and call 911. If not, leave a message and someone would return my call as soon as possible.
After leaving a message, I turned my attention to the Internet. If there were a lot of unexplained pregnancies in Dreamland, there would likely be some buzz about it online. Getting the latest gossip was the one thing social networking was really good for.
Unfortunately, I spent the better part of an hour scouring local forums, but with no luck. No one was talking about babies, though there sure was a lot of gossip about the recent murders. Theories ranged from love triangles to aliens. The latter wasn’t really surprising, considering where on the planet we were.
Just before nine, my phone rang. It was Doctor Neely’s office.
“Is this Katherine Parker?” the nasally female voice asked.
“Yes. I left a message earlier for Doctor Neely. Is he available to talk?”
“No he’s not Miss Parker. There’s been a serious accident. He won’t be available at all today. You may want to contact Doctor Hunter. He’ll be taking Doctor Neely’s patients.”
“How long will the doctor be unavailable?” I asked.
“Miss … Doctor Neely had an accident. He won’t be practicing any longer.” The woman hung up without offering further explanation.
I felt a little ghoulish calling Uncle Sonny to find out what happened to the doctor, but I didn’t have a lot of choice unless I wanted to wait to read about it in the newspaper.
“What’s up Kat?” Uncle Sonny answered.
“I just talked to Doctor Neely’s receptionist and she said he’d had an accident. Do you know anything about that?”
“Security found him dead, in front of the Jake Rhiner Professional Building, early this morning. It looks as if he jumped from the roof.”
This was too much of a coincidence.
“Why were you calling Doctor Neely? Are you sick?” he asked, worry etched in his tired voice.
“No … it was just business. Let me know if you find out anything more.”
Just as I hung up, my phone rang again. It was Celeste.
“Celeste … are you okay?” I asked.
“Yes … I’m just a little upset. Did you hear about Doctor Neely?”
“Just now.”
“I think I know what happened to the doctor, and maybe even Johnny, but I don’t want to talk on the phone,” she rushed to get her words out, as if she were afraid someone would overhear her.
There was something more going on with Celeste than what she was saying.
“Are you sure you’re okay? Why can’t you talk on the phone?”
“I had cramps last night, so I went to the hospital. Someone was
“I took a home pregnancy test this morning … and I’m pregnant!”
“You’re a little beyond your prime for that … aren’t you?” I assumed she was anyway.
Lavern nodded. “This couldn’t be right.”
“Have you been to Doctor Neely lately?” Suspicion was beginning to form in my still sleepy brain.
“Yes … I was in to see him for a pap … about a month ago.”
“Hmm … maybe I need to stop by and have a talk with the doc,” I said, talking more to myself than Lavern.
“Why?” She was confused.
“Just a hunch. Try not to worry. If I find anything crazy going on, I’ll let you know. Other than that, I would suggest you start planning a nursery.” I smiled, trying to lighten the mood a little.
“You don’t think he could have accidentally given me some kind of fertility treatment, do you?”
“I don’t know.” I shrugged. “But I’m going to find out.”
I didn’t want to say too much and upset her, but two people I know coming down with the pregnancy flu at the same time, didn’t sit well with me. Something wasn’t right.
“You go on to work and I’ll call you if I find out anything.”
Chapter Seven
As soon as Lavern was gone, I dialed Doctor Neely’s office. Of course it was too early to get anything but voice mail. The mechanical voice on the other end instructed that if I was experiencing an emergency, I should hang up and call 911. If not, leave a message and someone would return my call as soon as possible.
After leaving a message, I turned my attention to the Internet. If there were a lot of unexplained pregnancies in Dreamland, there would likely be some buzz about it online. Getting the latest gossip was the one thing social networking was really good for.
Unfortunately, I spent the better part of an hour scouring local forums, but with no luck. No one was talking about babies, though there sure was a lot of gossip about the recent murders. Theories ranged from love triangles to aliens. The latter wasn’t really surprising, considering where on the planet we were.
Just before nine, my phone rang. It was Doctor Neely’s office.
“Is this Katherine Parker?” the nasally female voice asked.
“Yes. I left a message earlier for Doctor Neely. Is he available to talk?”
“No he’s not Miss Parker. There’s been a serious accident. He won’t be available at all today. You may want to contact Doctor Hunter. He’ll be taking Doctor Neely’s patients.”
“How long will the doctor be unavailable?” I asked.
“Miss … Doctor Neely had an accident. He won’t be practicing any longer.” The woman hung up without offering further explanation.
I felt a little ghoulish calling Uncle Sonny to find out what happened to the doctor, but I didn’t have a lot of choice unless I wanted to wait to read about it in the newspaper.
“What’s up Kat?” Uncle Sonny answered.
“I just talked to Doctor Neely’s receptionist and she said he’d had an accident. Do you know anything about that?”
“Security found him dead, in front of the Jake Rhiner Professional Building, early this morning. It looks as if he jumped from the roof.”
This was too much of a coincidence.
“Why were you calling Doctor Neely? Are you sick?” he asked, worry etched in his tired voice.
“No … it was just business. Let me know if you find out anything more.”
Just as I hung up, my phone rang again. It was Celeste.
“Celeste … are you okay?” I asked.
“Yes … I’m just a little upset. Did you hear about Doctor Neely?”
“Just now.”
“I think I know what happened to the doctor, and maybe even Johnny, but I don’t want to talk on the phone,” she rushed to get her words out, as if she were afraid someone would overhear her.
There was something more going on with Celeste than what she was saying.
“Are you sure you’re okay? Why can’t you talk on the phone?”
“I had cramps last night, so I went to the hospital. Someone was
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