The Private Practice

The Follow Up

After her morning commute to work, Lauren Pierce pulled into the parking lot at work. Being a few minutes early, she sipped her morning coffee as she browsed through her phone. While looking at photos she took over the weekend, pictures of her and Jake eventually popped up on her screen.

It had been a couple of days since their secret encounter. She was just about fully recovered from the savage fucking Jake had given her. Lauren gazed at the photos on her iPhone, reminiscing the moment. While lost in thought, a knock on her window snapped her out of it.

"Morning Lauren, are you ready for another day in paradise?"

Lauren nearly dropped her phone and gasped. "Shit Susan! You scared me!" She said with a laugh.

"Sorry dear, didn't mean to scare you." Susan replied. "I just didn't want you to be late reading your phone dear."

Susan was a sweet old lady who had been our receptionist with the company for a few years. She and Lauren got along great. After Lauren got out of her car, they both headed towards the building.

Upon entering, Susan turned to her and said, "Oh! By the way, I received a message. Your 4 o'clock appointment got canceled. Something about car problems. They said they'll call back later."

"Really? Well I guess I got an early shift today." Lauren responded as she was slightly confused since that was the time Jake was to come for his "visit."

Once the clinic opened up, it was business as usual. Patient after patient, Lauren was booked the entire day. By 2:45pm, she finished up one of her appointments earlier than planned and had some time to take a breather before meeting her last patient for the day. She stepped outside, taking in the brisk Monday afternoon air and browsed her social media accounts. After a few minutes of mindless scrolling, her phone began to ring. It was her sister Erika.

"Hey sis, how are things?" asked Lauren. "I've seen Jake's appointment got canceled today. Is everything okay?"

"Hey Lauren...and no. My car didn't start yesterday." Erika answered. "Jake and I met up with his friend Roderick at the Cork Bar and after we left, my car didn't start. Roderick was nice enough to drive us home and offered to fix it today in time for Jake's appointment. Well, I just got a text saying he has a stomach bug. So...I had to call a tow truck to haul it to a garage to get it fixed."

"Ouch, that sucks." commented Lauren. "When does the garage close?"

"5pm but they are nice enough to stay over to help me out. So I might be here til about 6pm. They've been busy and haven't gotten to my car yet." Erika continued. "Listen, I know I owe you a lot, but if you could, we were wondering if you could swing by my place and do a quick check-up on Jake. He's been doing a lot better and I want to make sure he's ready for the game tomorrow."

"We?" Lauren curiously asked.

"Yeah...if it isn't too much trouble. I don't know what you did last week but he could really use some more of your magic touch."

Lauren's face blushed. "Oh you have no idea sis." she thought to herself as she slightly began to fluster. While doing her best to keep her composure, she responded, "Sure sis. After I get done with my next appointment I can leave and head towards your place. Jake's in good hands."

"You are awesome! Seriously!" Thanked Erika.

After they chatted for a few more minutes, the conversation ended and Lauren went back inside to meet with her next patient. The appointment went by fairly quickly and once 3:40pm came, Lauren was finished for the day. She packed a bag with some medicine and a few other things Jake "might" need as she headed towards the front lobby.