matched.
She was more confused than ever.
“Janet,” Kel said, trying to keep his voice down, “I’m sorry, but you can’t get married that week- its right in the middle of the convention.”
“Daddy, I’m having trouble booking the church. That’s the only free weekend this summer.”
“Then you’ll have to get married this fall instead. And please try to work around the election- I might be busy then too.”
“That’s not funny Daddy.”
“Baby please just try to work around the things I’m committed to, okay?”
“Fine.” Janet hung up the phone.
Kel ran a hand through his hair and consulted his watch. He had five minutes before his next speech. His phone rang again and he hoped it wasn’t Janet throwing out another date. Instead it was Tara.
“I have five minutes. I wish I had more,” he said in answer.
“Everywhere I go there’s a camera in my face. What am I supposed to do?”
“I’m sorry, sweetheart, I really am, but right now I don’t have time to figure that out.”
“When are you coming home?” Was she about to cry?
“In three days. I’m sorry Tara, but I really have to go.”
“Okay. I’ll see you then.”
“I wish I had more time.”
She was crying. “It’s okay.” The connection ended.
John had come looking for him. “Everything all right? It’s time for your speech.
He walked toward the stage in front of a large audience and the only thing he wanted to think about was getting through it and being done for a while. He was looking forward to some time at home
Chapter Twelve
Evan came out of an examining room and stopped at the nurse’s station and asked a complete blood count to be taken. The receptionist called him to the phone.
“It’s Dr. Hunter,” she said.
“Ted I’ve got about five minutes, what’s up?”
“I need more than five minutes. Can you walk over to my office, now?”
“What’s this about?”
“I have some radiology films for Mary Katherine I’d like for you to look at.”
Mary Katherine had gone in for a physical earlier in the week. She hadn’t mentioned any tests.
“I’m on my way.” He handed the phone back to the receptionist. “I have an emergency, can someone else cover for me?”
“They’ll just have to wait for Dr. Wilton.” Evan was often called for consults, they were used to passing his patients on to whoever was available. The ones who specifically wanted to see him always rescheduled.
Dr. Hunter looked grim as Evan was ushered into his office. He handed Evan the CT scan results. Evan held each one up to the light. For just a moment, he was certain his heart stopped beating. He sank into the closest chair, the film still in his hand. He somehow found his voice. “Stage two ovarian cancer?”
Hunter nodded. “That was my diagnosis. I’m sorry Evan.”
Evan closed his eyes. “Does she know?”
“I was going over to tell her, but I wanted you to see these first. I’m getting the feeling that you didn’t know there might be a problem.”
“No. But that’s Mary Katherine. She would have waited and broken the news herself.”
“We didn’t catch it as early as I’d have liked, but if we go ahead and take care of this we’ve got a good chance of having a positive outcome.”
Evan took a deep breath and found the strength to stand. “Okay.”
The exam room door opened and Mary Katherine looked up. “Well, I don’t know who you are,” she said to Dr. Hunter, “but you’ve brought Evan with you, so
She was more confused than ever.
“Janet,” Kel said, trying to keep his voice down, “I’m sorry, but you can’t get married that week- its right in the middle of the convention.”
“Daddy, I’m having trouble booking the church. That’s the only free weekend this summer.”
“Then you’ll have to get married this fall instead. And please try to work around the election- I might be busy then too.”
“That’s not funny Daddy.”
“Baby please just try to work around the things I’m committed to, okay?”
“Fine.” Janet hung up the phone.
Kel ran a hand through his hair and consulted his watch. He had five minutes before his next speech. His phone rang again and he hoped it wasn’t Janet throwing out another date. Instead it was Tara.
“I have five minutes. I wish I had more,” he said in answer.
“Everywhere I go there’s a camera in my face. What am I supposed to do?”
“I’m sorry, sweetheart, I really am, but right now I don’t have time to figure that out.”
“When are you coming home?” Was she about to cry?
“In three days. I’m sorry Tara, but I really have to go.”
“Okay. I’ll see you then.”
“I wish I had more time.”
She was crying. “It’s okay.” The connection ended.
John had come looking for him. “Everything all right? It’s time for your speech.
He walked toward the stage in front of a large audience and the only thing he wanted to think about was getting through it and being done for a while. He was looking forward to some time at home
Chapter Twelve
Evan came out of an examining room and stopped at the nurse’s station and asked a complete blood count to be taken. The receptionist called him to the phone.
“It’s Dr. Hunter,” she said.
“Ted I’ve got about five minutes, what’s up?”
“I need more than five minutes. Can you walk over to my office, now?”
“What’s this about?”
“I have some radiology films for Mary Katherine I’d like for you to look at.”
Mary Katherine had gone in for a physical earlier in the week. She hadn’t mentioned any tests.
“I’m on my way.” He handed the phone back to the receptionist. “I have an emergency, can someone else cover for me?”
“They’ll just have to wait for Dr. Wilton.” Evan was often called for consults, they were used to passing his patients on to whoever was available. The ones who specifically wanted to see him always rescheduled.
Dr. Hunter looked grim as Evan was ushered into his office. He handed Evan the CT scan results. Evan held each one up to the light. For just a moment, he was certain his heart stopped beating. He sank into the closest chair, the film still in his hand. He somehow found his voice. “Stage two ovarian cancer?”
Hunter nodded. “That was my diagnosis. I’m sorry Evan.”
Evan closed his eyes. “Does she know?”
“I was going over to tell her, but I wanted you to see these first. I’m getting the feeling that you didn’t know there might be a problem.”
“No. But that’s Mary Katherine. She would have waited and broken the news herself.”
“We didn’t catch it as early as I’d have liked, but if we go ahead and take care of this we’ve got a good chance of having a positive outcome.”
Evan took a deep breath and found the strength to stand. “Okay.”
The exam room door opened and Mary Katherine looked up. “Well, I don’t know who you are,” she said to Dr. Hunter, “but you’ve brought Evan with you, so
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