Chapter Fifteen

“He's a good doctor,” Dr. Taggert observed as Jacob left the room. “I'm glad I picked him to take over the practice. He's doing better than I could have hoped.”

I nodded and reached for a piece of pizza. My stomach rumbled as the scent of cheese hit me.

“Did you have other people that wanted the practice?” I asked, taking a big bite.

“Two actually,” Dr. Taggert replied. “They were both from out of town, so someone native to Riversville was my preference. I wasn't sure given Jacob's history, but he's proven himself.”

I nodded and swallowed. “He's a different person than he was as a teenager. He's grown up a lot.”

“That he has. I almost regret giving him the morality clause in his contract.” Dr. Taggert paused and then picked up another slice of pizza. “He's proving that he didn't even need it with how well he's been running the clinic.”

“Morality clause?” I swallowed down a big bite of pizza.

Dr. Taggert shrugged. “I thought it prudent given his bad-boy ways. Without going into detail