Sam’s POV It’s been eight weeks since I started seeing Dr. Whitmore and I still continue to see her, but we have cut back to three times a week. I am in a much better place in my life now. I don’t see myself as worthless or ugly or fat or any of those other words that have been told to me. She and Alex have changed my life. Alex has continued to be patient with me and nothing but loving and kind. He has praised me with words of encouragement and held me when I had a breakdown, but those have gotten a lot less over time. Alex and I have grown close as well. I learned to trust him, and he has learned to trust me as well. He has taken me on more dates than I’ve ever been on. Like tonight, he asked me if I would accompany him somewhere after dinner. He wouldn’t tell me where. Just told me to

