Chapter 14

"And that's what I keep saying! I'm not asking for too much, okay, I just want him to be honest with me!"

"Mm-hmm..."

"Am I being nagging?! Am I being a terrible wife?! Am I the problem..."

"I think the problem is..."

"It's me, isn't it?! I knew it had to be me!"

"Malia, look," he exhaled tiredly,shuffling papers, "I think you have the wrong idea here. I am not your therapist."

Malia pursed her lips. "Couldn't you just let me enjoy this?"

Her companion sighed and took off his glasses. "Look, you're rich enough to get a therapist, why don't you just do yourself and I a favor, and get one?"

Malia folded her arms tightly, her tongue pushing out the inside of her cheek. She looked around the office, this was a doctor's office and not that of a shrink.

Dr.Caleb Brown was the Stone family doctor. And that was partly the reason Malia felt safe enough to vent her problems to him. He listened to her rants and threw in a couple of comments remind