Chapter 36

Laura POV

I take one step forward and then glance back at Maxwell, who is smiling at me with support. “I’ll wait for you out here.”

My eyes don’t leave his as I stall for a moment. “Laura?” Gemma says.

“Do you want to come in with me?” I ask Maxwell.

He blinks at my request. “Sure.” He nods. “You want me to?”

“If it’s too much for you, then you don’t have to.”

“No.” He steps forward immediately. “I want to. I want to be there for you.”

I nod and clear my throat. “Okay.”

When I turn back to Gemma, she’s beaming at Maxwell as I walk inside her office.

Maxwell waits for me to take a seat, but he doesn’t know I don’t like to sit down. I don’t like being confined.

I express myself better when I’m walking around because it helps my blood flow. It also reminds me I can leave whenever I want.

If I sit down, I know my entire body will cramp up from the nightmares of my past.

“Maxwell, please sit.” Gemma points at any of the Laurailable chairs.

I stand near the window and pace slowly.

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