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“Yes of course, but I want to let you know that I’ve taken real steps to re-gain your trust. I reported myself to the medical licensing board for knowingly injecting you with a placebo when we’d agreed that you would start Depo-Provera.”
Harlow gasps, her face going white. “You did?”
I nod slowly. “What I did wasn’t only wrong for you, but it was a huge breach of medical ethics, and I couldn’t allow myself to keep treating patients. I know I messed up.”
She gasps, visibly shaking
“So what’s going to happen now?”
I shrug, my expression stoic.
“I don’t know. They suspended my medical license, temporarily at least, until a hearing is held, so I can’t practice medicine. But to be honest, I don’t have high hopes. I wouldn’t be surprised if my license is yanked for good.”
Harlow gasps again.
“That bad?”
I shrug.
“I don’t know. But I want to make sure that I face the consequences because that’s what a real man does. We don’t stand down, even when the adversity was self-created. Instead, I want to acknowledge my faults, and I’m ready to pay the price.”
She nods, obviously shaken.
“Holy shit,” Harlow whispers. “I had no idea.”
I nod.
“Not only that, but you should know that I’ve been seeing a therapist for a while now.”
Her head jerks up as her eyes meet mine.
“You have? Since when?”
I choose my words carefully.
“I’ve been seeing a therapist for a couple years now because it helps me deal with the stress of my work. But since our incident, I’ve stepped it up. I’m going three times a week now, and Dr. Izzard’s helped me a lot. This is part of my aim to right things between us, and I want you to know that I’m serious about it. What I have with you is the most important thing in the world to me, and I’m willing to do whatever I need to to make this work. That is, if that’s what you want too.”
Harlow’s silent before swallowing audibly.
“I had no idea.”
I shake my head.
“I know this is a lot. But like I said, I haven’t been working so I’ve had a lot of time to think things through, and I don’t expect you to forgive me immediately. You’re a smart woman with a good head on your shoulders, and I understand that trust is built up over a lifetime. But I want you to know, Harlow, that I’m taking this seriously, and that I’m one hundred percent committed to you, us, and the baby, or whatever arrangement you feel the most comfortable with.”
The beautiful woman is quiet for a moment before lifting her eyes to mine.
“But what about the fact that I’m your stepdaughter?”
I look straight back at her.
“What about it?”
She bites her lip.
“Aren’t you a little embarrassed about that getting out? About what people are going to say?”
I shrug.
