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She had to get rid of the thoughts she was having.  It was unprofessional.  But if she was being honest with herself, she had a bit of a crush on the tortured male.
    “ You tried to drown yourself?” Lola asked, using Lizzie to interpret.
    He nodded his head.
    “You were saved.  How did that make you feel?”
    “ Angry and resentful.  I felt like no one else had the right to interfere.  It was my life—my decision.”  ConEL frowned as he said the words.  They sounded so strange to him.  Almost as if someone else was saying them.
    “ How do you feel about your rescue now?”  Dr. Garrett pushed him to continue.
    “ I’m grateful.  It took time to feel that way.  But I do.  I was blessed before with a mate and daughter.  Now I am blessed again with a new mate, a daughter, and a son.  I know now how precious life is and I don’t want to waste one second of it.”
    Dr. Garrett turned to Lola.  “ Is there something about your rescue you would like to share?”
    How did Dr. Garrett find out?  The only one there was LarIS.  Did he talk to Dr. Garrett about it?
    Lola lifted her hands and talked about her last moments on board the Morin ship.  She spoke of LarIS barging in and killing those that were hurting her.  Then she said what she had never told anyone about.
    “ I saw the gun.  I reached for it and pulled it up to my head.  All I had to do was pull the trigger.  I tried to but…LarIS stopped me.”  She didn’t tell them how.  She wasn’t sure if he wanted people to know how much telepathic power he had.  She felt like she should protect his secrets.
    “ How did you feel about his interference?”
    “ Pissed off at first.”
    “ Do you still feel that way?”
    “ I’m not sure.  I still haven’t completely come to terms with what happened to me. I’m not sure if I ever will.  I feel resentful toward LarIS but also...appreciative.”  As Lizzie relayed her words for them, she realized she had never thanked LarIS for saving her.  She showed him her anger, resentment, and fear.  But she never showed him that she was grateful.
    “ Talking about what happened more and more will aid you in overcoming and dealing with things,” Dr. Garrett told her.  “I think we’ve done enough for today.  Thank you, Prime ConEL, for coming to this session.”
    ConEL nodded his head.  He looked at Lola as if he was going to something else, but then he stood and left the room.  Dr. Garrett watched him go with a wistful expression on her face.
    “ Are we meeting again tomorrow?” Lizzie asked, interrupting the silence that filled the room.
    “ No.  I have another appointment I have to make.  We will meet again next Monday.”
    Lola and Lizzie left Dr. Garrett ’s office.  Each caught up in their own thoughts that they were startled when Prime ConEL suddenly appeared in front of them.  He looked directly at Lola as he spoke.
    “ May I speak privately with you?”
    Lola used sign language and Lizzie interpreted , “She won’t be able to communicate with you unless I am there too.”
    He didn ’t look at Lizzie as he spoke, “But she can read my lips and know what I am saying correct?”
    “ Yes,” Lizzie answered him.
    “ That will be enough.  Would you walk with me over to the balcony?  I will not take too long,” Prime ConEL said, looking directly at her so she could read his lips. 
    Lola nodded her head.  What could he want from her?  She felt a little nervous.  She wasn ’t used to being alone with a man, not since the Morins took her.
    Onc e they were out on the balcony ConEL turned to face her.  He spoke slowly so she wouldn’t have a hard time reading his lips.
    “ I just wanted to apologize to you.”
    Why?  She asked with her eyes?
    “I didn’t know the Morins had taken you.  Over the years they had female captives.  But for a while there had been none readily available.  I didn't know they had acquired more.  If I had known you were there, I would have