Louisa George – A Puppy And A Christmas Proposal (страница 9)

‘You’re probably right.’ Alex shrugged and walked over to the pen where Button was gnawing on a puppy teething ring. He absent-mindedly stroked the mutt as he said, ‘I was just thinking, maybe he did leave some medication out and he’s too embarrassed to say, but worse...what if he’s getting a little confused or forgetful? What if he just didn’t realise he’d left it out? Forgot he’d even had the tablets?’

‘Are you thinking general forgetfulness or something worse, like early signs of dementia?’

‘I don’t know and I’m certainly not going to jump to conclusions. He’s not the kind of man who’d respond well to me asking him to make an appointment to come to the clinic, so I’ll pop by the farm on the pretext of wanting to buy a fleece or something and try have a chat and see how things are going up there.’

Surprising. ‘I didn’t think Oakdale GPs did house calls unless it was a medical emergency. At least, that’s what the rules were when I filled in as receptionist.’

‘Normally we wouldn’t. But sometimes rules are made for breaking, right?’ Now he was scruffing Button’s neck and playing with the mismatched ears with a lot more fondness than he’d ever admit to. ‘Poor guy’s been living it tough and he’s never going to ask for help, so we have to make it easy for him to accept it if he needs it.’

‘Alex Norton, what with this and looking after Button I’m starting to think you do have a heart after all.’

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