"Well, you both certainly look a lot better," I told Dr. Wagner.
"I feel better, already. Sharper, more awake. Millie, too. It's a good thing there aren't any squirrels on this island, or she'd be chasing them all over hell and back, even with her arthritis."
"Maybe when you two finish your treatment we can have a squirrel sent over."
"Ha! That'd be a hoot! Imagine the two of them tearing off through the trees at full speed. Just like the old days, hey girl?" Wagner reached down and gently rubbed the back of her neck behind her ears. She leaned into his hand contentedly.
"So, Joe tells me Donaldson has turned into a real slacker since he learned the new physics stuff."
"I went over to see him yesterday and I could barely keep his attention long enough to get two whole sentences out of him. Seems like he gets lost in his own thoughts half the day," Wagner admitted shaking his head sadly.
