Forbidden Feelings

would need to stop seeing Ryan as her patient, but the

rom work, Emma bumped int

m worried," Dr. Lee said, a

aid, attempting to d

, I know something is both

er colleague. But there was something about Dr

patients," Emma said, as a we

ious. "Oh, Emma. That is a

den. "But I don't know what to

reak up with him, Emma. That's the only w

t on the way home, she couldn't quite

lly very burdened. He had cheated on her with a girl nam

n smiling.

he breathed in deep, preparing

a said, the tone of her voic

e becoming serious

e end starts with: "I think we

or a second Emma felt

his voice barely

OK, Ryan. I'm your therapist, a

ition in his eyes.

iled. "Don't be sorry, Ryan. Jus

pped outside her office, as if she were

t had ended so abruptly with Ryan. She felt like she

straction from the pain as best sh

Ryan on the street on 

said, a bi

ad twist still i

or a beat, not yet

yan said at last. "

breathing a sigh of

r another second, the

," Ryan fina

inge of sadness h

were losing Ryan aga

and weeks turned into months. She began dating a

to time, but it was already a

e evening, Emma bumped into Ryan ag

ghing and smiling as Emm

mma, soon replaced by a se

d, seeing Emma

h the handhold had ma

girlfriend, and she was r

. She had closure, and she was prepared to