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“Do you really think I am? I really was just trying to offer a shoulder for her, nothing more.”
As she spoke these words, Doc began to put on his patented smile of care and gave a simple answer. "That, Elena, is probably the best thing you can offer, that and a listening ear."
He gave his farewells to the children, promising to be back soon, a promise he always kept. On his way out, he held the door open for Elena like the true gentleman that he was. He was smiling and proud. Elena took a big step whether or not she realized it. "There are about four schools like that one," he explained. "Grade schools, a middle school and a high school, both of which we will see before day's end and finally the local clinic. It sounds like a lot but it isn't as much as you might think."
He noticed her smile forming. It was a pretty smile but he said nothing of it, at least, not for now. At the end of the day, perhaps. Time and fortune would tell.
