ALISON
"Uh-oh, I think we have a problem here."
Stepping into the exam room with my shadowing NP and closing the door behind us, I pretended to consult the tablet in my hand, frowning.
"I'm supposed to see Sadie Baxter in here, and I can't find her." Ignoring the woman sitting on the exam table with her arm around a small dark-haired girl, I squatted and peered beneath the desk, the chair, and the table itself.
"I'm right here!" The little girl giggled, pulling her feet up and wrapping her arms around her bent legs.
"No, that can't be right." I shook my head. "Sadie Baxter is a baby who cries when I try to weigh and measure her. She's not a big grown-up lady like you."
"I am! I'm a big girl now. I'm not a baby."
Feigning suspicion, I bent over and stared into the child's gleef
