Chapter Thirty-Five

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“If I said it’s not what you think, would you believe me?” Evan’s voice came out even, though I could sense the turmoil underneath. It made me ache.

“Should I? Is this what you didn’t want me to see?” I answered with a question.

Betrayal felt too strong of a word. Disappointment suited the situation better. I’m not at all surprised he knows Dr. Mayweather on a personal level. It was a possibility since he did take over for her patients.

“You worked with Joanne…Dr. Mayweather on a lot of tough subjects Sonja. I didn’t…didn’t want your opinion of her to be ruined,” he said cautiously. “Sometimes that can destroy the work a patient has done in therapy…”

“My opinion of her? What about you? To see you in these photos…with her...like this…” I glanced down at the two of them in the photo, drinking, smiling, and laughing at what looked like a party.

“No,” he raised his voice. I stared wide-eyed at him while he collected himself. “No, I was never with that woman, not the way you are thinking,” he said it with such disdain in his voice. He shook his head slowly and his eyes looked watery.

“Then what is this?”

“She’s Kyle’s ex-wife,” he blurted out.

I clutched at my chest. Kyle always spoke so bitterly about his wife.

“We all met in college, became fast friends. I had a girlfriend at the time. It happened fast for Joanne and Kyle. They got married just before graduation. We started a practice where I was a therapist with Joanne, in the city,” Evan looked up at me as if checking to make sure I am still here.

There is nothing I could think of to say as I listened so he continued.

“Joanne was always a controlling person; she called the shots for the most part. Most if it was just that is who she is. Kyle adored her so usually he dragged me along with him at her beck and call. After college my girlfriend and I broke up and I haven’t dated much since. A few years later everything started to happen at once. The incident I had with my patient, it coincided with Kyle walking in on Joanne sleeping with a patient, I didn’t know it at the time,” he took a deep breath before continuing.

“The practice fell apart over their divorce. It was very bitter and I had to deal with my situation. All this happened over two or three years ago so it is fresh for Kyle. Joanne is very bitter and still tries to control him sometimes through me because of what happened with my patient."

"Kyle recommended me to her when she had the accident so I could start up again and we could get out from under her control starting our own business. She has no say in that since it was started after the divorce. I am not happy he recommended me to her, it gave her more fuel for the fire, but it’s worked out and…it led me to you,” Evan finished in a solemn tone.

I could tell he didn’t like having to tell me this, but not because he thought I would judge him, but judge Dr. Mayweather. Still…

“You could have told me,” I said.

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