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Peeling my eyes away, the door opens to his room, but he turns to me. “Stay right here, and do not move.”

While he walks over to his nightstand, I take in the room, trying to remember every little detail. There is a bathroom off to the right.

From here, it’s a very nice bathroom with a decent-sized shower, which I’d assume has hot water. Our communal showers have lukewarm water on good days.

My eyes drift to the queen size bed centered against the back wall, and of course, my mind wanders to all the different ways he could fuck me on that bed. The thoughts alone cause my thighs to press together.

When my eyes meet Leo again, I see him grabbing the recorder out of his nightstand, and then a voice sounds from behind me.

“Ms. Rollins?”

CHAPTER 21

Leo

My feet quit working at the sound of his voice. It’s as if I stepped into a pile of quicksand, and I can’t move forward. I’m slowly being pulled under the surface as I watch the way she looks up at him. The smile plastered innocently on her face.

“What are you doing in this wing?” he questions her.

I open my mouth but no words come out. I’m frozen in this spot as I wait for her to respond. She can throw me under the bus. Make something up to get me fired and I wouldn’t put it past her to do so.

Especially since I just punished her in my office, and went as far as getting her previous doctor kicked out because he was touchy with her.

“Leo and I were about to have our session when he realized he had left his voice recorder in his bedroom,” she tells him the truth.

Somehow, I force my feet to unglue from the floor, and I step closer to them. When Dr. Bennett’s eyes meet mine, I can spot the concern. “Hello, Dr. Bennett.”

“Dr. Madden,” he acknowledges me. “Veronica was just telling me you left your recorder in here?”

“Yes, sir.” I swallow hard with my answer. “We were about to start the session when I noticed it wasn’t on my desk. I didn’t want to leave her unsupervised in my office.”

He watches me carefully as he assesses my answer. “I’m glad you are on top of her safety, but you know patients aren’t allowed in this hall.”

“Yes, I know, and it won’t happen again. I’ll be sure to leave this in my office.”

“Very well, then. You two best be on your way.” Dr. Bennett shoos us away as he heads down the hall in the opposite direction.

I walk quickly ahead of Veronica, scanning my card to unlock the door for us. As soon as we step through the frame, the sound of a shutting door behind us and heels click against the floor, echoing the space. When I turn my head, I see Scarlet smiling at me.

By my side, Veronica’s body stiffens at the sight of the woman strolling towards us. She overheard me and Scarlet talking that one time and saw it as flirting. Which, I guess, wasn’t all that wrong.

“Dr. Madden! It’s been a while.” Scarlet keeps hold of her smile as her eyes drop to Veronica at my side.

“It has. I’ve been busy.”

“I’ve heard. Edith mentioned you are taking on another patient. That’s exciting!”

Shit. I can almost feel the heat radiating off Veronica.

“Uh, yeah. I’ve been trying to work out a schedule for her,” I keep the answer short. “I’m sorry, Scarlet, but Veronica and I must get to our session. We can catch up later if you’d like?”

Something shifts in her eyes before she finds Veronica’s intense stare. “I’d love that.”

“Great. I’ll find you later.” I smile, then turn to head towards my office. Not hearing footsteps behind me, I look over my shoulder to see Veronica standing there. Staring up at Scarlet. I can’t see her face, but I’m sure it is anything but pleasant. “Veronica. Let’s go.”

A few seconds pass before Veronica spins and marches past me and into my office. Scarlet, however, hadn’t wasted any time leaving the hall and going somewhere else.

By the time I entered my office, Veronica was sitting comfortably in my seat. “Veronica, get up.”