need you to digest that and give it back to me."
“I was raped. I was raped. I was raped, just because my body reacted doesn't mean I wanted it. I was raped.”
“Good job. Eat some fruit tell me about this Rhydian guy.” I know I'm blushing.
“He is the brother of my best friend’s husband. I met him when I was originally dating Easton. We reconnected again when I first escaped my father. We have been dancing around each other for about a year and a half, and he told me he loves me and had been in love with me since he first saw me" I feel the smile spread across my face, Rhydian makes me feel loved.
“How do you feel about him?”
“I get butterflies in my stomach when he is around. Sometimes when he talks or a certain look he gets on his face, makes me you know?”
“No, I don't,” she says. “Come on use your big girl words. Sex is completely natural and pretty spectacular when it's your choice. So he makes you feel what?”
“He makes me feel horny, and I get wet, and I want to kiss him, and feel him, and I want to do all the things I read about in books. I want all that with him. I kissed him right before I got on the plane. I walked right up and kissed him on the lips, tongue and all.”
“How did you feel, Estelle?”
“I felt like I never wanted to stop, but the minute I got on the plane I felt dirty, like I shouldn’t have those feelings or urges.”
“Thank you for being honest, Estelle. I know that was a big step for you. I would like to continue to work with you while you're here. You can continue to work with Pat on your regular therapy; I will work with you on rehabilitation."
“Dr. Franklin's name is Pat?” I ask with curiosity.
“Yup," she chirps “you can call him that. I have like five more degrees than him and I let you call me Mel. He likes Dr. Franklin because it makes him feel smarter. He gets pissed when I tell him if he makes patient call him Dr. Franklin for his one degree, then I'm doing to make my patients call me Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Franklin, just so everyone knows who's smarter.” She says with a mischievous grin on her face.
“You are not just kind of a bitch, you're like a super bitch.” I'm trying to hold in the chuckle but failing miserably.
“Yeah, let's go have a chat with Pat," Mel says. We head back to the office.
“Hey Dr. Franklin, Mel says I can call you Pat."
“No, you cannot. You can call me Dr. Franklin.” Mel winks at me.
“Ok, well Dr. Franklin, I need to add Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Franklin to the list of treating physicians.” I say trying to look serious but I can't seem to manage keeping a straight face, it doesn’t help that I hear Mel whistling behind me.
Dr. Franklin narrows his eyes at his wife, while she is looking around the office whistling 'Fancy' by Iggy Azalea.
“I will add her to your list and please call me Patrick then. You pat a dog, I'm not Pat, I’m Patrick” he says resignedly.
“Ok, I will see you later at group, Patrick. See you tomorrow, Mel.”
Dr. Franklin & Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Franklin POV
“What's your diagnosis, Mel? I ask her.
“To be honest, I think she can be helped, but I also think it will take a lot more than thirty days. I understand why you had her come here; she needed time away from life to just reflect. I don't think things have fully sunk in either, babe. What's keeping us here, I'm teaching and I'm bored and unfulfilled, you're at this hospital working, but no one here really has issues. This is the land of I'm a celebrity and I'm exhausted, so I'm going to rehab or I'm going to rehab for seven days to fulfill my court order. You did honest to God great work with Kennedy. You need to be helping people with real problems.
Your sister has told you a million times she goes where we go. I know we just sold the house, but we can have another built. We can continue to work with Kennedy and Easton and Estelle and Rhydian. We can open a small hospital, hell, we can put up a