Chapter 41

Katniss leaned in and whispered, "Samuel, mind if I check you out?"

Samuel blinked, a bit thrown off, and then it hit him-Katniss was the doc who patched up Maximilian. He'd been so wrapped up in their drama, that he totally spaced on that. Katniss was a lifesaver for their family. Samuel had seen Max's rough shape and felt the pain, hunting down top docs everywhere, but nothing worked. And now, here she was.

Snapping back, Samuel grinned, nodding like a bobblehead, "Sure thing, but I didn't bring any cash for a consult."

Katniss flashed a sweet smile, dimples and all, "No sweat, it's on the house."

Samuel's heart melted a bit; that smile reminded him of his daughter. She had those same deep dimples...

"Katniss, you see something off?" Felix piped up, always on high alert about health stuff after hanging with Max for so long.

He could tell Katniss had spotted something.

Katniss hesitated, "Can't say for sure without a check-up."

The room went dead quiet for a few beats before Max chimed in, "Alright, let's do it."

Samuel shrugged; he knew his body was fine, but he was curious if Katniss was as good as Felix said. So, he sat down for the exam.

As Katniss got to work, the room went silent.

A moment later, Katniss looked up, eyes serious, "Samuel, you got pain in your ribs?"

Samuel's eyes widened, "Yeah, a bit, but it's no biggie."

No biggie? Small problems left unchecked can snowball into a catastrophic mess.

you let it slide, it can get bad. Everything's connected in the body. Rib pain might seem minor, but it's 'cause your liver

glued to Katniss. She didn't flinch, her confidence shining

but don't ignore it. I'll start you on some meds.

quicker, but

blinked, "How

back, "Nineteen, still in

then shot

gave him a

said: "She's so young, and you're

Max was speechless.

probably wonder what the heck was up

for some paper and a

reached for it, but Samuel snatched it first, muttering, "Dang, your handwriting's

downtime. Most of her

was a

shrugged, "Just a

cool. If you were my granddaughter, I'd be over

forgot about his plan to make Katniss his granddaughter-in-law. When he snapped back, he saw Maximilian

play matchmaker for these

glanced at Maximilian, noting he looked better than yesterday, and shook her head, "No need today, I'll swing by in

yesterday;

had to rush back

her goodbyes

didn't even get

Katniss was about to leave, Samuel suddenly

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