Hammer & Gavel (The Omegaverse Case Files #1)

TWENTY-SIX

THIS LITTLE LIFE

Oliver’s knee bounced as he stared up at the posters advising him to take his vitamin D. He shifted in the overly-comfortable lilac seat inside the private clinic. Two women sat opposite, one clutching the other’s swollen belly. He felt sick. Not because of the women, but because of the pit of dread that was swallowing him whole.

The receptionist offered him an iPad to pass the time, and Oliver nearly laughed at the casual affluence of inner-city life. If they were in West Newton, the receptionist would have made him stand with nothing but a dirty look to pass the time. He declined the iPad but took the pot she’d asked him to piss in.