Later, while Alex was diligently... inspecting the quality... of Ashley's "tunnel" with his "big truck," Riley was leaving her grandmother's hospital room.
Her grandmother's improvement had brightened Riley's whole world; she couldn't stop smiling.
As she quietly closed the door, she nearly bumped into the doctor, who was looking through some files. "Miss Riley!" the doctor exclaimed, his eyes wide with enthusiasm.
"That prescription you brought, where did you get it? It's simply miraculous! It's like it was written specifically for your grandmother's condition. Absolutely brilliant! Why didn't I think of something like that?"
"Oh, um, a doctor gave it to my boss for me," Riley explained, shaking her head slightly. "I don't actually know the doctor myself."
The doctor sighed dramatically, a sound loud enough to echo slightly. Anyone watching closely might have noticed a hint of performance in his reaction.
