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Am I right?”
    I was already wishing that I hadn’t called her. Charisse was one of my best friends, but she always knew how to get under my skin. She did the same thing with Whitney, but for some reason we kept tolerating her year after year. We’d been doing it since college and maybe it was because we’d always been able to depend on her when we needed to. She was more critical and judgmental than we liked, but we still loved her like a sister.
    “Taylor?” she said when I didn’t answer her question.
    “No, actually, I haven’t been taking them. I keep meaning to, but it just hasn’t worked out that way.”
    “Then the dizziness is all your fault. Because you and I both know that when a person suffers from anemia, they need to take their medication.”
    “I realize that, Charisse, but what I need you to do now is refer me to a good gynecologist. Mine is no longer in town so I need to find a new one.”
    “Dr. Green is one of the best, and if you want I can get his number.”
    “You go to him, too, right?” I said, picking up the pen from the nightstand, preparing to jot down his information.
    “Yes, as do quite a few other nurses on staff here,” she said, and recited all seven digits.
    “Is the area code 7-7-3?”
    “Yes. His office is only two blocks away from the hospital. And when you call him, tell the receptionist that you are out of town with an urgent situation and that I thought you should speak to Dr. Green directly.”
    “Will he be okay with that?”
    “He’ll be fine. He’s one of the nicest doctors I know and he has the best bedside manner.”
    “Sounds good. I’ll call you back later to let you know what he said.”
    “Make sure you do.”
    “I will. Talk to you later.”
    I pressed the button and dialed the number Charisse had given me.
    “Covington Obstetrics and Gynecology,” someone answered.
    “Hi. I’m a good friend of Charisse Richardson’s and she suggested that I call and speak to Dr. Green. I’m out of town with a pretty urgent medical problem and I really need some advice.”
    “Your name?”
    “Taylor Hunt.”
    “Let me see if he’s available. Please hold.”
    I sighed when I tried to imagine what that idiot Skyler was going to say when he learned that I hadn’t been able to attend most of the legal sessions after all. He was my worst rival and neither of us made any excuses for not liking each other. Skyler disliked me mainly because he thought I was way too career-minded to be a woman and because he felt that only men should be assigned certain high-profile cases. I disliked him because he was a male chauvinist and was ridiculously arrogant. I also disliked him because he was one of the most attractive men I’d ever seen. I, of course, would never tell him that, but I couldn’t deny what the truth was.
    “Ms. Hunt, this is Dr. Green,” the voice said.
    “Thank you so much for speaking with me. I won’t take up too much of your time, but I do need some advice.”
    “No problem at all. What can I do for you?”
    “I’ve been bleeding pretty heavily for quite a few months, and this afternoon I became dizzy and then passed out.”
    “Have you had dizziness before?”
    “No. Not really.”
    “Have you had any problems with anemia?”
    “Yes.”
    “For how long?”
    “Almost ten years.”
    “Are you taking any meds for it?”
    “Well, actually, no. I have a prescription for iron, but I haven’t taken it like I should.”
    “Then, that’s probably where the dizziness came from. Are you also feeling weak?”
    “Yes. Very.”
    “My receptionist said that you were out of town, but do you have any pills with you?”
    “No, I don’t.”
    “Who’s your primary care physician?”
    “Dr. Cilletti.”
    “Well, what you need to do is call her up and ask her to prescribe just enough iron to get you through the weekend so that you can begin taking it this evening. And hopefully that will help you at least some. Then, when you’re back, I’d like