Page 39 of Promising You
“Yeah, it’s a lot better. Last week I was even doing some laps in the pool. The doctor said I was healing faster than he expected.”
His comment reminds of Frank’s doctor. “Garret, I have to tell you something. I met Frank’s new doctor yesterday and he’s the same doctor who was there the day you were shot.”
“I just saw my doctor yesterday, so it couldn’t have been him. It must’ve been someone who looked like him.”
“It wasn’t the doctor you’re seeing now. It was one of the other doctors who showed up at your house that day. I’m 100% sure. I memorized their faces as they took you out of that room on a stretcher.”
“Why would the guy be in Des Moines? His team works out of the East Coast. Mostly New York and DC.”
“I know, but I swear it was him. And hedoeswork in New York. He’s only working here part time.”
“Unless…” Garret pauses. “I’m just guessing here, but maybe my dad had something to do with it.”
“Your dad? What do you mean?”
“My dad might be trying to help Frank. He knows Frank is like a father to you and because of that, he might’ve sent that doctor out here to see if he could help Frank.”
“Why would your dad do that?”
“Because you’re like part of the family now.”
“No, I’m not. Katherine hates me.”
“It doesn’t matter. My dad knows how much I love you and he knows that you and I are getting more serious.”
“That’s not enough of a reason for him to send that doctor out here to help Frank. I think it’s something else.”
“Like what?”
“I think your dad is trying to keep me quiet. If he helps Frank, I’ll owe him. I’ll owe him my silence. It’s a way to make sure I never say anything about Sinclair.”
Garret sits back, distancing himself from me. “Can’t you just accept that maybe my dad did something nice for once?”
“Why are you getting mad about this? You’re the one who told me your family is all about bribes and favors. So it makes sense that your dad would bribe me into keeping quiet.”
“He didn’t even tell you about it. If he was bribing you, he would tell you. And you said you’d never tell anyone about Sinclair so he doesn’t have a reason to bribe you.”
“I don’t want to fight about this. Just forget it. Frank’s getting better and that’s the only thing that matters.”
Garret doesn’t respond. I figure since he’s already annoyed with me I might as well bring up the other topic that’s bugging me.
“So I saw this magazine when I was at the doctor’s office. It was one of those celebrity magazines. And it had a story about Ava. And um, you.”
He glances up. “What about me?”
“There was a photo of you and Ava at a charity event last fall. The article made it sound like you two really dated and that you might get back together. Actually it hinted that you alreadywereback together.”
“And?” His eyebrows creep up. “You’re not telling me you believed some stupid article in a gossip magazine, are you?”
“No, but I’d like to know where they’re getting this information. Is Ava telling them this?”
“I haven’t talked to Ava for over a month. I have no idea what she’s telling people.”
“The article said the show has all these photos of you. Where did they get those?”
“I don’t know. Probably from the show last year.”
“You were on Prep School Girls?”
