left. She had practiced psychology for more than a decade, which had hone

n's background. She opened his file and started flipping through the notes. While reading, she realized that Ryan had bee

dug a little deeper. She took o

hen her colleague picke

up?" S

g to get a read on him," Emma said. "See w

ne. In the end even she could not shake t

while she waited for Sam to respond. She opened

ad been in a relationship in the past and it had ended badly. He hadn't been clear

ities. She was eager to learn what Sam

pack up her things and go hom

"I have some informat

" Emma asked, her heart

to be a little bit of a player. He has a

sensed Ryan was hiding something, but she

her mind whirring with s

hat she had only hit the tip of the iceberg here. She was dete

houghts drifting back to Ryan and the things he wasn't telling her. She did not want

to unfathomable, difficult men, and Ryan was no different. But when Emma grew older, she le

. It wasn't until she stepped out of the car th

chael asked as she nea

across her face. "It was fine,

row. "Is there anythin

worry about Ryan on Michael. Besides, she d

g," said Emma. "

lieve. She went inside and tried to forget Ryan. But that

ing for Ryan to come. She had prepared for the session

king a 100 percent effort to be professional, but she

id, smiling. "How ar

okay, I guess. Jus

talk about it. Wha

room anxiously. Emma realized t

know if I can trust y

im. [She knew what vulnera

want you to understand something that w

s searching. Emma could see

said finall

. She was determined to help

throughout the session. She had vowed it would be busines