He stood with me in front of the new office, one hand on my shoulder, another wrapped securely around my waist. I smiled thinly at his action, because I knew he didn’t trust me not to run. He knew me too well.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUErdrKIuC 維尼
I turned into his shoulder and sighed. “I can’t do this. Can I just tell my mom I went and got the first session over with?”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dM1hLBSAp 維尼
Christian turned his head, his breath hot against my ear as he whispered, “If you don’t go, I’ll tell you mom that you didn’t.”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6vatWlZQ4 維尼
Lifting my head, I looked at him. “That’s not fair.”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkoYIEJwMI 維尼
“Then why are you here?” he asked, frowning at me. His voice had taken on an almost authoritative tone, which surprised me. “If you didn’t even want to come in the first place, why did you tell your mother you would go?”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEMZ6xJEzZ 維尼
“Because I knew she wanted this for me, even if she says they won’t find anything wrong. I know there’s something. The dreams―”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAxpCdqVdD 維尼
“Dreams?” Christian asked, raising his eyebrow. “You told me it was just one.”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUB4tlBYTp 維尼
I froze, realizing that I just slipped up. I shook my head. “There’s been more than one, for awhile now, and I don’t know why. I don’t understand them; all I know is that I―”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡiW1mBfqegr 維尼
Before I could say anything else, the entrance door opened behind us and a woman stepped out. She had medium brown hair that was tied back away from her face, revealing a pair of bright eyes.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rof5mNk73 維尼
“Kendall Scott?” she asked softly.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡywmydkvujz 維尼
I nodded.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0s4wEUE1I 維尼
“I’m Doctor Alder, would you like to come in, or we could conduct our session right here in the sunlight?”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLrQCehO7C 維尼
I frowned, thinking she was angry, but when she smiled, I relaxed.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVBgNglu1u 維尼
“Is this your boyfriend?” She smirked at Christian.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLSNhAEi5Z 維尼
Without a word, he leaned over and brushed his lips against mine. “I’ll be waiting when you’re done,” he said.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3os5qKcUi 維尼
I laughed at him and followed the woman inside. The waiting area wasn’t too big, just four chairs along the wall, and her office was just next to one of the chairs. She let me go in first, and I took a seat on the couch, looking around.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlL5Td6xNY 維尼
Plaques and pictures hung on mahogany-colored walls. The room looked like the ones I’d seen on TV, but nothing about it made me feel that comfortable.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡolO3Bw8IFi 維尼
“Is this your first time seeing someone?" Dr. Alder asked, sitting beside me. She was holding a manila folder, probably my file from―8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡmN4vp339gx 維尼
“No,” I said, shaking my head.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvGNGMidyn 維尼
“Yes, I see that,” she said as she read the file. “Why did you stop your sessions with Dr. Monroe?”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fjN4PNMDm 維尼
“He didn’t think I needed to see him anymore.”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UVStBja3G 維尼
“So you were cured?”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbGiF8NLKi 維尼
“No.”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8G0WAqQ3J 維尼
She frowned and continued to read. “It just says he thought you’d do better with someone else. We don’t have to talk about your issues today; we can just talk about anything. Is that okay?”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOFzmvVeic 維尼
“What’s your first name?” I blurted out.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDFHZrGRwW 維尼
“Dallas,” she said.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3u3fmmwpRR 維尼
“That’s pretty,” I said while I handed her something. “John, I mean, Dr. Monroe gave this to me. He told me to call him if I needed to.”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVRuLVYcuC 維尼
She stared at the small paper and frowned. “I guess you don’t need it now, right?”8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIBdbZ9QRU 維尼
I swallowed, suddenly feeling like I did. Quickly, I snatched the paper back and grabbed my phone, punching the number in. I waited, with Dr. Alder beside me, who said nothing.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡroZ9B0XVH5 維尼
On the second ring someone answered, and I was about to say that I was sorry if I freaked him out that day, that I didn’t mean to. But I didn’t get the chance, because when the person spoke, I nearly dropped the phone.8964 copyright protection204ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9RMpMF4zh 維尼
“John Monroe is not available to take this call. I’m Detective Hudson. I’m afraid that whoever this is I have some unfortunate news for you.”208Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyws0SOGFV
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