he slid them off her ass and left her fully exposed. He has barely clad himself with his shirt ha

ked at him as though he had just appeared out of thin air before her. Since the news of her disciplinary hearing, she had been meeting with her counseling

ia felt no attraction to him physically or romantically. As a therapist who she respected and looked up to, however, she certai

id you hear

die, " she sh

herself off. She hadn't planned to talk about her unsettling experience w

smiled at her in his comf

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im

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ned him as a reason for your being distracted. I

me back to

hearing. It's getting to me Eddie, no matter

dn't say

se years of hard work and dedication, gone. Fo

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you, " Cel

ou so good

ervisor

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sed her not to take him on as a client then

now you. Now, why don't you tell

the openness, and lack of judgment. Worst of all she knew how effective it was and she could feel it working now. She f

of quilted, floral

om the box, wiped her eyes

e, " she said an

ke a new client on the first day. Stop avoiding and let's deal wi

the letter about the

tia. Tell me a

ay, okay. There was a clie

nted t

lent psychotherapist and very well respected in his f

never lied to Eddie in all of their time together and it

or more, wante

he wasn't serious a

upsetting Celestia. Why don't

ke going into detail but it would be better than coming clean and talki

blem for him that he

a note in

ychotherapists in the city but that he hadn't

blink he was just starin

had made him uncomfortable from

f Celestia. He never reacted that way. He was hiding something. Or more accurately, failing to hide something. Talking about herself

sor cleared

me why these remarks made

hearing those things and certai

a short

hat?" h

nce that this was often the precursor to a breakthrough, an insight of s

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when he was onto something. The man was like

tle bit, " s

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guy I had a crush

u as ever having ha

trusted her supervisor. He had guided her thr

total geek and he was a total jock.

hat ha

about him. J

would, it was a tee

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