"Doctor?" A figure flashed in Deirdre's mind, and she walked quickly in a hurry. Soon after, she caught a glimpse of that figure in the living room.

"Sterling?" Her mind went slightly blank, and she was surprised and pleasantly surprised. "Why did you come to Eastgene?"

Sterling closed the book and came over. He looked Deirdre up and down, confirmed it was indeed her, then frowned and said, "Are you okay?"

"Why would I not be?" Deirdre didn't know what was going on.

Sterling's expression tur