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Her therapist sure didn’t beat about the bush. Evie hadn’t been convinced that bringing Oak here to her therapy session, to meet Noel, was a good idea… she still wasn’t sure.
Oakley’s hand scooped over her cheek even though she wasn’t looking at him. “I want her to love me; I’m not going to pressure her into doing anything before she’s ready. But, doctor, I will take her word for it if she says she is, I trust her and if she tells me she’s ready for something or asks for it, I will give it to her. I will do it even if it’s against your advice.”
“I’ll probably never be ready for a******x,” Evie said, but her joke didn’t break the men’s stare.
“She uses s****l humor to deflect when she’s nervous or uncomfortable,” Noel said.
“I know,” Oakley said. “And she uses it to tell me sh
