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“Yes. That is my husband, Conner, and our daughter, Isabella.” A small but concerned smile crossed her face.
“He’s handsome, and she is adorable. Congratulations.”
“Thank you, Freya.”
I set the picture down on her desk. “Dr. Lenox speaks very highly of you, Dr. Kind.”
“Enough for you to trust me?” Her brow arched.
“Perhaps. Shall we?” I smiled as I walked over and took a seat on the couch.
“You may call me Charlotte.” A small smile framed her face as she sat in the leather chair across from me. “I know this must be hard for you—for all of you. You’ve been seeing Dr. Lenox for ten years and have built a relationship with him. Trusting someone new isn’t easy. But I can assure you that I’ll be here for you every step of the way.”
“I appreciate that, Charlotte. Ava is a little pissed off at me.”
“Why is that?”
“I broke one of our rules. But I did it for her.”
“What did you do?” she asked.
“Two weeks ago, we were at a bar. A man got pushed into us, and Ava’s drink spilled all over her dress. The moment her eyes met the sexy stranger, I could feel what she felt.”
“Which was?”
“I don’t know. An interest, perhaps. Some type of connection. We had never felt that before with anyone. She was thinking about him a lot after the incident. She kept looking at him from across the bar, and I knew she wouldn’t do anything about it, so I decided to. I wanted to see for myself if he was as nice as she thought he was.”
“So, you slept with him?”
“I did. I know it wasn’t my decision to make, but I couldn’t help myself. After it happened, I sent him home and went into hiding. She never would have known if I wasn’t careless.”
“Careless, how?” she asked.
“I forgot to make up the other side of the bed and left the empty condom wrapper on the nightstand. But it didn’t matter anyway. His scent was embedded into the sheets. Anyone with a sense of smell would have known a guy was there. His scent was alluring.” The corners of my mouth curved upward. “Earthy with a touch of spice.” I closed my eyes.
* * *
Ava
I opened my eyes, looked at my surroundings, and then at Dr. Kind.
“Ava?” A soft smile crossed her face.
“It’s nice to meet you, Dr. Kind. How long was Freya here?”
“About fifteen minutes. Please, call me Charlotte.”
“If I’m still here, she must approve,” I said.
“I’m pretty confident she does. Can I get you some water or coffee?”
“No, thank you. I’m fine.”
“I want you to know, Ava, that I will work as hard as Dr. Lenox has with helping you. He’s concerned you’ll regress with your progress because of his illness.”
“I already feel like it’s starting to happen. For example, Freya broke one of our rules, and instead of explaining to me why she did what she did, she hid. That hasn’t happened in a very long time. Perhaps she’s also having a hard time with Dr. Lenox’s illness. She’d never admit it, though.”
“Why do you think that?” Charlotte asked.
