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I made it back to my desk

I worked industriously for the rest of the day

During s to do with my dad

I decided on three possibilities - the E, the Statue of Liberty, and a Broadway play, with the trip to Ellis Island reserved for if he really had a desire to go

Otherwise, I figured we could skip the ferry and just check her out from the shore

His time in the city was short, and I didn’t want to overload it with a bunch of running around

On my last break of the day, I called Gideon’s office

"Hi, Scott," I greeted his secretary

"Is it possible for me to talk to your boss real quick?" "Hold on a minute and I’ll see"

I half-expected to have my call rejected, but a couple of th of a heartbeat to savor the sound of his voice

"I’m sorry to bother you

This is probably a stupid question, considering, but

are you co to dinner toruffly

"Are you bringing Ireland?" I was surprised there wasn’t a tre relief I felt

There was a pause

Then, "Yes"

"Okay"

"I have a late ht, so I’ll have to us will drive you over

I’ll grab a cab"

"All right"

I sagged intotherapy and ns

Gideon and I were struggling

But he hadn’t given up yet

"I’ll see you then"

Angus dropped me off at Dr

Petersen’s office at a quarter to six

I went inside and Dr

Petersen waved atfrom his seat behind his desk to shake aze swept overme," I said dryly

He looked over , so he’s coestured at the sofa

"This is a nice opportunity for us to talk alone

Is there anything in particular you’d like to discuss before he arrives?" I settled on the seat and spilledtrip to the Outer Banks and then the bizarre, inexplicable e’d had since

"I just don’t get it

I feel like he’s in trouble, but I can’t get him to open up at all

He’s co to get whiplash

I’e in behavior is because of Corinne

Every time we’ve hit one of these walls, it’s because of her"

I looked at ers, which were twisted around each other

They re handkerchiefs, and I forced ot some kind of hold on him and he can’t break free of it, no matter how he feels aboutto make his appointment on Tuesday?" "No"

The news hit "

"He didn’t tell me, either

I wouldn’t say that’s typical behavior for him, would you?" I shook my head

Dr

Petersen crossed his hands in his lap

"At times, one or both of you will backtrack a bit

That’s to be expected considering the nature of your relationship - you’re not just working on you as a couple, but also as individuals so you can be a couple"

"I can’t deal with this, though"

I took a deep breath

"I can’t do this yo- yo thing

It’s driving me insane

The letter I sent him

It ful

All true, but awful

We’ve had soether

He’s said some - " I had to stop a minute, and when I continued, s to ly ones

I keep debating whether I should quit while I’ in here because I promised him - andto digyou’re working on?""Yes

Yes, it is