She was breathing evenly, but her face looked pale in the glow of the dashboard.

“County Urgent Care is out of network,” I said.

“Why did you drive thirty miles instead of going to our usual clinic?”

“Our clinic was closed,” Richard said.

“I just went to the nearest place that was open.”

That was a lie.

The urgent care down our street was open until midnight.

“Where’s the paperwork they gave you?” I asked.