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"Don’t mention it I don’t even real, Sean Modine, Nick Stevens, Joey Walters and Brent Lockere scheduled to be in Olivia’s early group thatout at the stables and joining Mariah’s tour and ca with everyone in this group

When the boys froroup with Brent, they’d giggled behind the youngfun of his Down syndrome Brent had quickly proven how adept he could be with horses; he’d shown the but unconditional acceptance and had beaten the heck out of the a session

They’d learned a lot fro with Brent She believed Brent had learned to be hi that he could have fun with others--and his parents had learned that they didn’t need to be everywhere with hi him

As Brent had once told the boys, "I know you’ll like me or you won’t But if you don’t accept me the way I am, well, I may have Down syndrome, but that means you’re the ones who have a mental handicap"

Olivia reiven hiuess we have to like to you ’cause we’re cool dudes--and so are you"

Arriving at the office, Olivia went to her desk in the long room behind Aaron’s office, where the therapists kept their notes and records Mason was at his desk, working away at his co up

"Hi, Mason" She set her purse under her desk and opened her own computer She needed to finish so, but she wanted his father to knoell he’d been doing in his interactions with others at the Horse Farm He’d been a withdrawn, sullen kid at first

She’d just started when Mason got up and walked around to her desk, perching on the edge

"So where were you last night?"

"Pardon?"

"Checking out the new digs? Personally, I like the house you already have better So, what do you think you’ll do with Marcus’s place?"

"Mason, I haven’t even begun to think about it"

"I don’t think everyone’s happy the house went to you," he said, grinning

"We’re therapists, Mason We’re not supposed to be gossips!"

"Yeah, yeah" His grin was even wider now "We’re hulanced around, then bent lohisper to her "I think Aaron was planning to go and talk to you about the house last night"

"Aaron can talk to me about the house anytime he wants I was just as stunned as everyone else, and I’m not surprised he feels the same way"

"He wants to talk in private" Mason raised one shoulder in a careless shrug "Actually, Aaron seeht just have it in for you?"

"Mason! Stop it"

"Sandra," he told her, leaning closer still "I was eavesdropping Well, I really couldn’t help it They didn’t knoas still here She said it was too bad you hadn’t taken up drugs and OD’d"

He straightened suddenly They’d both heard footsteps But then Mason seemed to relax; it was just Mariah "I’ht! Except for Sydney--he says we never should leave the whole place entirely deserted It was one thing for Marcus’s funeral, but that was only for a few hours and ere close by So--" she counted off the naers "--it’ll be Brent, Sean, Matt, Nick, Joey, Drew, you guys, plus Aaron and Sandra Oh, Liv, pitch in with me on the stories, will you?"

"Sure, if you want," Olivia said

Mariah shrugged "Oh--I forgot And the cool FBI agent He see for you, Olivia"

"I’ed Mason and they both laughed

"Therapists are huht, Mariah? Hey, you think every therapist out there lives a perfect life? Couy’s therapist forever"

"Are you tellingwith him?" Mariah asked