NINE
It was 7:15 p.m. as Chris and Beth reached the Camarillo city limits.
“Are you nervous,” Beth asked.
“Yes,” Chris replied, without hesitation. “How about you?”
“Yeah, me too. I’ve never done anything quite like this before.” Beth was quiet a moment and then asked, “How did you get involved with this guy, anyway?”
“I was a complete i***t,” Chris replied, shaking her head. “He was emotionally devastated. I’m not allowed to tell you why because all of my sessions are confidential. Come to think of it, what he told me may have been just as fictional as his name.”
“I understand the confidentiality issues,” Beth replied. “And no one will know whatever you tell me.”
Chris nodded slowly and then replied, “After about ten sessions, one night he kissed me and said thank you. I told him I
